i'm a complete beginner in golf and looking at some used clubs to replace the 20-year old set my dad left at my house.

i got some used clubs yesterday and wondered if it would've made sense to get some non-branded stuff i see on craigslist or ebay...

anyway, how different is a no brand 460cc driver w/12 degrees loft and senior flex (55g?) vs. say a callaway or ping or some of those high end drivers? assuming they're both "titanium" or whatever these things are made of these days.

i'm sure i won't be able to tell the difference but can someone help me out here?

 

TaylorMade is niice so are the Pings

 

yes but let's say you get 2 clubs of the description i had up there, one is taylormade, another is no brand, would there be a difference in play? how different?

i play tennis and i can tell you the difference between a good racquet and a shitty one is pretty obvious on the court, and the strings make a huge difference as well, plus the string tension.

anyone play well in both that can maybe give me a comparison?

 

You 'pay for' what you get. Chances are, that driver you refer to, isn't 460cc, or titanium, 55g or even 12 degrees.

You are much better off buying a name brand (Callaway/Ping/Titleist/ etc) than buying knockoffs.

If you were to hit a knockoff vs a 'legit' club, you'd know the difference right away.

(One of the first set of irons I bought was a set of Ping knock-offs (Pingster's ) and when I hit them back to back with real Pings, the touch/feel/craftmanship etc, the real Pings blew the Pingsters away).

 

what zdave said. If your serious about playing, then spend the
money and get a good set.

 

Knockoffs are just that, cheap imitations. I've tried plenty of 'custom clubs' that were suppose to be built to the same specs are the big boys. Horse dung. When you have a real ping or callaway or cleveland in your hands, you can feel the difference. And, as you will soon find out, feel is the only thing that really matters in golf, particuarly from 100 yards in. Look for a good used set, as golfers are notorius for constantly updating their gear. I'd take a 3 or 4 year old set of sticks over a brand new set of knock-offs 8 days a week.

 

i'd recommend going to a professional shop and get fitted.
that way you'd have an idea of what type of club settings to look for.

 

well the used clubs i got at the local pro shop were branded (driver & 2 hybrids) but i was looking at craig's list and saw a bunch of cheapo new clubs for sale (and ebay as well) so i figure i'd ask first.

thanks!

 

fixed.

 

Try out a few sets before you purchase. Pings for example are a good club...but very difficult to learn on. Brand names do hit different. Just like a racquet, they are balanced differently and react differently.