buying golf clubs/accessories?
genius asked:
I plan to buy a set of clubs (irons/driver/wedges/putter) and was wondering what would be reccomended before I get in the store and they just try selling me the most expensive stuff. I will get a new bag and any other “gadgets” that you find useful I would like to hear about. I like the Nike brand as well as Callaway, but I’m not limiting it to those. (10 points for best answer)
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I plan to buy a set of clubs (irons/driver/wedges/putter) and was wondering what would be reccomended before I get in the store and they just try selling me the most expensive stuff. I will get a new bag and any other “gadgets” that you find useful I would like to hear about. I like the Nike brand as well as Callaway, but I’m not limiting it to those. (10 points for best answer)
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I bought a big bertha driver and the big bertha irons and i love them. Callaway is the best brand i think for golf clubs.
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Well, what’s your budget?
Brand name matters little – for pros it’s about who will pay them the most to use it, for the rest of us it’s a matter of what we can afford, or for many, what makes us seem coolest. The difference between competing brands is negligable to most people – I look for good deals and sales myself and stick to discount type golf stores, which are plentiful around here.
All I can say is don’t overspend or overthink – good equipment does not make a good golfer, and a good golfer will do well with lousy clubs. Spend wisely and save cash for the linx.
My first priority is always shoes. Good, comfortable footwear should be priority in any game that keeps you on your feet as far as I’m concerned
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first…if your terrible at golf…dont buy a $1500 dollar set of clubs. dont go with the nike and the callaway if your only going to play golf once a month…its not worth it…look at different brands such as cougar or top flite…also you could buy a used set of clubs.
go to actual golf stores in which they have an indoor driving range and putting green. You can test out clubs there before you buy them.
so yeah you might like the nike and callaway by the way they look, but if this is your first time golfing dont plan on buying a set of those…keep it simple…and buy a set of clubs not as expensive that will let you learn the basics.
here is a website called golf discount…they have stores around the country and most of them have the ranges and greens indoors…
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Judge your game.
How often do you play?
How well do you shoot?
How serious do you take the game?
How much money do you have?
For what you mentioned, you are looking at over a $1,000.
Breaking it down…
Irons – The best bet is to get hybrids and you can save on the extra woods. ($500-700)
Driver – Last Year Model ($200)
Bag – A decent stand bag with plenty of pockets – ($75)
Balls – A Dozen mid ranged balls ($20-$30)
Umbrella – The most forgotten – but often needed pieces of equipment – ($20)
Incidentals – Tees, glove, Club Brush, Towel ($50)
Shoes – Comfortable pair of spikes! You’ll thank me for this one, I have a pair of footjoys that are more comfortable then my Nike sneakers! ($75)
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The most important thing when buying golf clubs is FIT. If they don’t fit – it doesn’t matter what brand name of clubs you get or how much you spend.
Make sure they are the right length, shaft flex, lie angle and weight. Then buy the ones you like the best within your budget. If you don’t know what you need (in regards to fit) go to a golf professional and pay for a fitting. The shops will offer you free fittings – but often the set they most want to sell you will ‘magically’ fit you the best.
As far as brand names go:
Callaway/Nike/Taylormade are pretty cheaply made these days. They spend lots of money on marketing (paying players, advertisements, etc) – to convince you they’ve got a great product and you wind up with a pretty good clubhead but a relatively cheap shaft and the cheapest golf grip they can find.
Ping/Titleist/Mizuno are slightly better quality.
A professional club builder will build a proper set custom for you – allowing you to have exactly what you like. There are knock-offs of varying quality and there are also unique designs which are better quality than the ’so-called’ brand names. This includes KZG,Wishon,SMT,Alpha,Infiniti. I have a personal preference for KZG irons and SMT woods. Try kzgolf.com and smtgolf.com. Go somewhere that you can hit the clubs and then have them made for you – you’ll wind up with the perfect set that will last you forever.
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I just bought a new set of 04 Big Bertha Irons and love them. They are very forgiving. I also got them on closeout at about 45% off. I was trying to decide on between the Big Berthas and some Taylormades both were excellent and were the same price but the Big Berthas included a sand wedge.
I have an older Nike Driver and am considering getting some new woods also. I’ll probably stick with the Big Berthas again.
My only advice it to got to a good golf store and not a sporting goods store. The prices will be the same but the golf store will have experienced golfers who are more interested in getting you the right clubs than making a sale. My salesman didn’t even try to show me the most expensive clubs or try to push anything else.
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Getting a set of club all depending upon you ability to play. If you need to ask these questions, I bet you are high handicaper, who’ve playing less than two years. Low handicap players with long experiences have different problems; i.e. there are so many brands, types of clubs we wanna buy and it’s unreasonable or too costly to get them all. I have five set; thee Mizuno, one Nike, one Titleist with all sort of woods and more than five putters, still I linker on buying new clubs; like Mizuno MP 67. Just bought driver, 3 and 5 wood Nike Sumo.
The things about buying clubs is determine whether they suit you. Go to the pro shop, look around, measure your club head speed, talk to them about the club that fit your height and built, and certainly go to the club test day at the driving ranges.
My experience, the cost of golf clubs doesn’t really matter if they fit you and do the job well, as each of my iron and wood set seem to have last forever. I had a Mizuno MS 203 for 15 years until the grove worn out, and still I sold them for 1/3 of the price I bought. Amazing Ha.. Get any thing suit you and importantly you like. Have fun with the game.
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1st thing you shold do:
Research all the clubs you are planning on buying here:
This breaks down the pros and cons of drivers, wedges, irons, balls, etc. For irons look at game improvement or super game improvement. Study up on this resource so you are relatively well informed when you go to step two.
Step two:
Go down to your local golf superstore (golfsmith, roger dunn, edwin watts, etc) and put your hands on the ones you think you might like. Get an understanding for how much these things cost. try some stuff out – putters, drivers irons…
Step three:
Go home before buying a single thing. Make a budget. Re-read the website above. Start narrowing down what you like and what you can afford.
Step four:
Talk to people you work with who play golf about where they buy clubs, what they play, etc. Go to your local public golf course and see if they have demo clubs – you usually have to put down a credit or id card and you can test them out at the range.
Step five:
Take all that you’ve learned and decide what you want. Go back to the superstore. My recommendation is to spend the money on irons first. You can get cheap putters and wedges very easily, and upgrade as you save up. Get the irons first. Look for a deal on drivers – nike sasquatches and cobra f-speeds are $200 as are many others. These are very new clubs but they have been replaces with newer, glitzier clubs.
Step six:
Get lessons. IF you are willing to drop all this scratch on gear, take at least 5 lessons over a couple of months. Lessons will help you get better MUCH quicker than figuring stuff out for yourself or having buddies coach you.