Golf clubs for novice golfer?

Question

I've been out of the sport of golf for around 3 years now but im looking to get back into it. When I did golf I was pretty bad (always over 100) so you can say for certain im a novice.

Im not looking to spend a whole lot of money on clubs, ($250 max) and will most likely get a used set but im wondering if anyone can recommend a brand/type of club that would be forgiving and reasonably priced.

Answer 1

Go to Golfsmith.com.  From here you can look at all their clubs, new and used, and get help from the highly trained staff.  You can go to the store nearest you and test clubs out as well.  They have the largest selection of golf clubs in the industry, and the staff to go with it.  I buy everything I own golf related from them.

Answer 2

Try Target they have fairly cheap sets , cavity back irons and graphite shafts and nice bag all for $200 or less. I play w Titleist now but the set I bought at Target played real nice.

Answer 3

you can get a very nice set of used clubs for a good price.  check with a local golf club repair shop, they usually have them.  any club with a wide sole on the bottom of the club, normally where the number of the club is on the club, makes it easier to hit the ball.  make sure you get regular shafted clubs, if you get stiff shafts you may not be able to hit them.  stiff shafted clubs are for people who swing very hard and normally very good players.  the shaft on a club can be more important than then club.  if you get a used set probably best to put new grips on each club, then they will be as good as new

Answer 4

Try the Target of Big K for a whole set for that price.  A friend of mine hits the Wilson RAM clubs he got at K-Mart and they are pretty good.  He is a high 90's player down from about 110 since new clubs.  Cavity backs are the way to go though.  I got my Adams Golf Idea A1 ones on ebay for about $450 for the woods, wedges and irons with a hybrid.

Answer 5

Ok, heres the deal....

       I do agree that going into a pro-shop and talking with some one is a good idea, but lets talk about irons first (and then we will talk pro-shop). In todays quazi-streamlined market, you want to start by looking for a set of irons with a deep cavityback and wide sole, as this will provide optimal forgivness for a novice golfer. If you go into a pro-shop to buy a set of irons, they will A) make this same recomendation, but you will overpay. Or B) Just sell you something to make the sell, based on whatever they have in-stock. My recomendation would be to buy any of the sets listed below off e-bay (set up an account if you don't already have one, It's easy!) Even as a 10 handi-capper, i still buy almost all of my clubs off ebay (you should be able to find any of the below sets, whitch are excellent clubs, in "like new" condition for under $200. Some great novice sets are:

Callaway: Steelhead X-14's, X-16's, or X-20's (i don't recomend the X-12's or X-18's for a novice)

Ping: Eye-2 black dot (not red dot), or

Cobra: Anything in the FP series with a deep cavity.

         *while you are on ebay, you might want to go ahead and look at putter's, anything from odyssey is great and can be picked up cheap here.

Now lets talk driver's (and going into the pro-shop). Now is when i would go into the pro-shop, and hit some driver's on a launch monitor with a representative. Hit different drivers with alternate shafts untill you find one that (based on your swing) gives you the desired launch angle (13-14) and spin rate (a good representative should help you with this. Take note of these things. 1) Shaft flex 2) Size of clubhead 3)Relative shape of clubhead. I would then go to walmart, or target and find a comprable driver that meets those of what you found in the pro-shop (h**l when your game improves you can go back and buy the high-end one), but as a novice you will notice little to no difference in starting with an off brand driver. You can also pick up a 3-wood based on the same guidelines.

In conclusion i will give you an example of how you could buy everything your looking for (and stay in your price range)

Ping Eye 2 black dot: ebay $100 (incredible beginner irons)

Odyssey White Hot Putter: ebay $50

And Bazooka driver and 3-wood (remember go hit other drivers on monitor first): Target $80-for both

Good luck, hope this helps!

Answer 6

You could always buy a second hand set of irons and get a "decent" model.

Go to your local professional shop/golf club and tell him/her exactly what you have told us and they will point you in a better direction than us.

Answer 7

Just go to your nearest reputable sporting goods store and check out some clubs within your price range.  There must be a selections from a major manufacturer that would be right for your money and would be forgiving enough.  

The cool thing about golf is that once you start getting good at it, then you will form an opinion on they exact type of club that you need/want and you will save up the bucks for it.  

So go out there and kill some gophers.

Answer 8

ebay.