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I wanted to start a thread about golf clubs. I'm currently in the market for my first "nice" set of clubs and thought I'd ask about what everyone is using.
My clubs: Big Bertha Steelhead driver, Orlimar Tri-metal fairway woods, Titleist DTR 3-PW.
Me: Love golfing, but have only broken 100 once on a par-72 course. I play about once a month and go to the driving range every other week or so. Excited to take a couple lessons this summer!
I love the driver, but I consistently get about 30 extra yards with my friends' nicer/newer drivers. I think the irons are holding my swing to far too stringent standards. They are high-quality clubs but unforgiving for someone at my level. I thought about getting fitted for new clubs but I think I'll hold off until I'm consistently shooting low-90's or better.
So what are you hitting? What level are you? Are you in the market for anything new?
Thought they stopped making that model 30 yrs ago.
Me??
Ping G15 irons, Titleist D905 Driver, a few Cleveland Halo hybrids, Odyssey putter.
Don't buy a new set of clubs without demo'ing them and try your best to be measured for lie angle/swing speed. If you have the wrong shaft, you'll be spraying the ball everywhere.
A new great set of irons and golf balls and a new driver and hybrids will help you don't need it to play well or enjoy the game. I have a fellow golfer who has a ugly swing and uses old wooden clubs that he got from a rummage sale and he beats a lot of good golfers. You don't need the best available but it wont hurt IMO.
I have a old set that I bought 5 years ago it's cougar set from Target that I paid $120 but I have 2K waiting to buy a new set but I am so nervous on buying a new set that I have been sitting on this money for the last 2 years! I plan to get fitted for the right shafts, grips, balls, clubs, drivers and have my swing analyzed and more private lessons. But for people who say you need a 2K set of clubs and gear just to play golf their crazy you can get a very good Wilson set for 250 that will do fine for a weekend warrior!
Technique and skill and practice will go farther than all new Nike balls and clubs and the latest tiger gear will ever get you!
I've owned my PINGs for about 2-3 yrs and recently snapped the shaft on a tree on my 5-iron during a follow through. I visited the PING website, filled out one of their work order forms, and mailed my 5-iron in for re-shafting and gripping. I expected the club repair to cost $100.
Two weeks later I get the club back re-shafted and re-gripped, no charge.
I didn't expect that they'd fix the club because of my stupid mistake.
No more swings around trees for me.
But I will continue to buy and register my PING irons. This is my third set that I've played since starting golf 25 yrs ago.
Demoing clubs is a huge key. If you can, hit the demo days at clubs and ranges. This will give you more feedback than hitting into a net at the retail stores. Both should have monitors to help you determine your optimal fit.
Another thing you can look into is find a local fitter/clubmaker, they can make you a set of component clubs for 1/3 of the off-the-shelf stuff. They won't have names you see on TV during the weekends, but you're also not going to pay for the research/marketing that's built into the major manufactures.
so many players I see out at the golf course have the absolutely wrong set of clubs and wonder why they're not hitting the ball well......one size does not fit all.
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