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Post by Foggy on Feb 23, 2019 14:20:19 GMT -6
Here are some random thoughts on golf clubs......by me.
I got fitted by Ping.....at their factory/showroom/fitting parlor. They won't sell you a thing....but you walk out with all the sizes and lie angles and a specific set of clubs they recommend in their line. (You can also somewhat fit yourself by dimentions on their website.). <------DO THIS!
I have two sets of Irons.....one in MN and one in OZ. They are nearly identical. The woods cost too much (new)......so I ship a few selected clubs back and forth.....but I also have enough to make a "good" set in either location. I'm fairly average in size....but I have a green dot lie angle (a bit more upright) and an extra 1/4" shaft length and mid size grips. Could I play the same with standard clubs.....yeah.....more than likely could. Not much difference.....except in your head......unless you are abnormal size.
Now that I know my size and I have played enough golf......I can buy used clubs at a fraction of the price of new. Just did this on a set of irons at "GLOBAL GOLF" where I bought a set of Ping Irons for $300. They were nearly new with stiff flex graphite shafts and my green dot and G30 weight / size (4,5,6,7,8,9,PW, GW - 8 clubs). They would cost over $1000 for the irons if I bought them new. I wanted to try a different shaft to see if it made a difference in the yards I could hit. It didn't.......and I went back to my old clubs......as they are a bit heavier.
Ping in models G15. G20, G25, G30, G-max, and Karsten models are all just about the same thing......with the Karsten and GMax being a bit larger size.....or SUPER game improvement clubs. I really dont see much difference in these irons.....the companies have to have a new model every year.....so they tweak em a bit and sell clubs to folks that want the latest and greatest every few years. If your gear is 5 years old or newer.....it's pretty good stuff.
I could easily sell these irons on CL and get my money back or trade them (lots of stores trade clubs here).....but I think I will keep them for my grandson when he comes down. If he likes them I will send them home with him. He is my size.
MOST folks of average height and arm length and such.... could buy clubs off the rack at a good golf store and be pretty happy with them. If you want to keep the price down and get good clubs......look to Cobra for a good club at an entry level price. At demo days.....lots of guys really like what Cobra offers.....and I hit them nearly equally well with my Pings. The old standby brand is Calloway.....and I suppose there is nothing wrong with their clubs either. If you dont know what you need and want to get started I would try one of these brands and buy them used from Global. You could get a nice set with woods and all for under $1000 and have good gear.
I'd google that Global Golf and check the used clubs there. Pretty good deals and money back guarantee. I think. they are the web outlet for DICKS and they sell returns and such. I've bought from them several times for about a third the price of new. After one or two rounds of play......they all look used. Just saying.
As we like to say on the golf course: "It ain't the arrow.....it's the Injun".
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Post by Foggy on Feb 23, 2019 15:00:39 GMT -6
^. To add to the above. I would buy a set with at least one hybrid club. Likely a 4 hybrid then 5 to PW with a GW (gap) wedge and a SW (sand wedge). Just saw very nice sets like this on Global for under $500. (Maybe as low as $300 if you shop well and dont mind a few nicks in 'em.....your gonna get 'em anyway.)
Now....you need to add a driver and a fairway wood. I'd stay away from a 3-wood as that is the hardest club in the bag to hit. Most folks these days go with a five wood and a driver. The driver should likely be about 12 degrees for most starting golfers. The five wood is about 18 degrees or so. (most of these clubs are adjustable these days.). Again find good used driver and five woods on Global. NO REASON TO BUY NEW......and new ones are expensive. Should be able to buy these two clubs for under $400.....and they will do all that clubs that cost 2x the price will do. (Maybe 300). Stick to name brands and Ping or Taylor Made or Calloway or Cobra are good brands. Ping is hard to beat for forgiveness.....IMO.
Then you need a putter. Most folks putt well with the MALLET-style putters. They are a bit heavier and are easier to swing straight. You can find a good Odyssey mallet putter for under $100 used....(maybe $50)
So.....if you do a bit of shopping you can put together a high quality set of clubs that anyone would be proud to play with for $600 to $1000. Plus you need a bag, balls and tees.
The end.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Feb 23, 2019 15:11:37 GMT -6
^. To add to the above. I would buy a set with at least one hybrid club. Likely a 4 hybrid then 5 to PW with a GW (gap) wedge and a SW (sand wedge). Just saw very nice sets like this on Global for under $500. (Maybe as low as $300 if you shop well and dont mind a few nicks in 'em.....your gonna get 'em anyway.) Now....you need to add a driver and a fairway wood. I'd stay away from a 3-wood as that is the hardest club in the bag to hit. Most folks these days go with a five wood and a driver. The driver should likely be about 12 degrees for most starting golfers. The five wood is about 18 degrees or so. (most of these clubs are adjustable these days.). Again find good used driver and five woods on Global. NO REASON TO BUY NEW......and new ones are expensive. Should be able to buy these two clubs for under $400.....and they will do all that clubs that cost 2x the price will do. (Maybe 300). Stick to name brands and Ping or Taylor Made or Calloway or Cobra are good brands. Ping is hard to beat for forgiveness.....IMO. Then you need a putter. Most folks putt well with the MALLET-style putters. They are a bit heavier and are easier to swing straight. You can find a good Odyssey mallet putter for under $100 used....(maybe $50) So.....if you do a bit of shopping you can put together a high quality set of clubs that anyone would be proud to play with for $600 to $1000. Plus you need a bag, balls and tees. The end. You can spend 1000 or 4000, I will Still out drive ya! Lol
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Post by Foggy on Feb 23, 2019 15:22:16 GMT -6
^. To add to the above. I would buy a set with at least one hybrid club. Likely a 4 hybrid then 5 to PW with a GW (gap) wedge and a SW (sand wedge). Just saw very nice sets like this on Global for under $500. (Maybe as low as $300 if you shop well and dont mind a few nicks in 'em.....your gonna get 'em anyway.) Now....you need to add a driver and a fairway wood. I'd stay away from a 3-wood as that is the hardest club in the bag to hit. Most folks these days go with a five wood and a driver. The driver should likely be about 12 degrees for most starting golfers. The five wood is about 18 degrees or so. (most of these clubs are adjustable these days.). Again find good used driver and five woods on Global. NO REASON TO BUY NEW......and new ones are expensive. Should be able to buy these two clubs for under $400.....and they will do all that clubs that cost 2x the price will do. (Maybe 300). Stick to name brands and Ping or Taylor Made or Calloway or Cobra are good brands. Ping is hard to beat for forgiveness.....IMO. Then you need a putter. Most folks putt well with the MALLET-style putters. They are a bit heavier and are easier to swing straight. You can find a good Odyssey mallet putter for under $100 used....(maybe $50) So.....if you do a bit of shopping you can put together a high quality set of clubs that anyone would be proud to play with for $600 to $1000. Plus you need a bag, balls and tees. The end. You can spend 1000 or 4000, I will Still out drive ya! Lol I'd put your money on me Sonny. 9 out of 10 times. I held back a bit when you were there as I was trying to improve my accuracy. . .
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Feb 23, 2019 15:31:25 GMT -6
You can spend 1000 or 4000, I will Still out drive ya! Lol I'd put your money on me Sonny. 9 out of 10 times. I held back a bit when you were there as I was trying to improve my accuracy. . . I held back as to not embarrass you in front of the flight attendant we golfed with. Lol!
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Feb 23, 2019 15:37:57 GMT -6
And that flight attendant got me in trouble. Wife walked in when that chick was rubbing my leg for the 10th time. Damn women. Lol
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Post by batman on Feb 23, 2019 18:10:44 GMT -6
Sleeper Clubs. Same as the cars. Leather grips and shitty bag. But they pack 500+ hp and win you major cash.
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Post by Freeborn on Feb 23, 2019 22:56:05 GMT -6
Here are some random thoughts on golf clubs......by me. I got fitted by Ping.....at their factory/showroom/fitting parlor. They won't sell you a thing....but you walk out with all the sizes and lie angles and a specific set of clubs they recommend in their line. (You can also somewhat fit yourself by dimentions on their website.). <------DO THIS! I have two sets of Irons.....one in MN and one in OZ. They are nearly identical. The woods cost too much (new)......so I ship a few selected clubs back and forth.....but I also have enough to make a "good" set in either location. I'm fairly average in size....but I have a green dot lie angle (a bit more upright) and an extra 1/4" shaft length and mid size grips. Could I play the same with standard clubs.....yeah.....more than likely could. Not much difference.....except in your head......unless you are abnormal size. Now that I know my size and I have played enough golf......I can buy used clubs at a fraction of the price of new. Just did this on a set of irons at "GLOBAL GOLF" where I bought a set of Ping Irons for $300. They were nearly new with stiff flex graphite shafts and my green dot and G30 weight / size (4,5,6,7,8,9,PW, GW - 8 clubs). They would cost over $1000 for the irons if I bought them new. I wanted to try a different shaft to see if it made a difference in the yards I could hit. It didn't.......and I went back to my old clubs......as they are a bit heavier. Ping in models G15. G20, G25, G30, G-max, and Karsten models are all just about the same thing......with the Karsten and GMax being a bit larger size.....or SUPER game improvement clubs. I really dont see much difference in these irons.....the companies have to have a new model every year.....so they tweak em a bit and sell clubs to folks that want the latest and greatest every few years. If your gear is 5 years old or newer.....it's pretty good stuff.
I could easily sell these irons on CL and get my money back or trade them (lots of stores trade clubs here).....but I think I will keep them for my grandson when he comes down. If he likes them I will send them home with him. He is my size. MOST folks of average height and arm length and such.... could buy clubs off the rack at a good golf store and be pretty happy with them. If you want to keep the price down and get good clubs......look to Cobra for a good club at an entry level price. At demo days.....lots of guys really like what Cobra offers.....and I hit them nearly equally well with my Pings. The old standby brand is Calloway.....and I suppose there is nothing wrong with their clubs either. If you dont know what you need and want to get started I would try one of these brands and buy them used from Global. You could get a nice set with woods and all for under $1000 and have good gear. I'd google that Global Golf and check the used clubs there. Pretty good deals and money back guarantee. I think. they are the web outlet for DICKS and they sell returns and such. I've bought from them several times for about a third the price of new. After one or two rounds of play......they all look used. Just saying. As we like to say on the golf course: "It ain't the arrow.....it's the Injun". Good stuff, I'm looking forward to getting fitted. Hopefully I can find some used stuff in my size.
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Post by Foggy on Feb 23, 2019 23:57:51 GMT -6
Here are some random thoughts on golf clubs......by me. I got fitted by Ping.....at their factory/showroom/fitting parlor. They won't sell you a thing....but you walk out with all the sizes and lie angles and a specific set of clubs they recommend in their line. (You can also somewhat fit yourself by dimentions on their website.). <------DO THIS! I have two sets of Irons.....one in MN and one in OZ. They are nearly identical. The woods cost too much (new)......so I ship a few selected clubs back and forth.....but I also have enough to make a "good" set in either location. I'm fairly average in size....but I have a green dot lie angle (a bit more upright) and an extra 1/4" shaft length and mid size grips. Could I play the same with standard clubs.....yeah.....more than likely could. Not much difference.....except in your head......unless you are abnormal size. Now that I know my size and I have played enough golf......I can buy used clubs at a fraction of the price of new. Just did this on a set of irons at "GLOBAL GOLF" where I bought a set of Ping Irons for $300. They were nearly new with stiff flex graphite shafts and my green dot and G30 weight / size (4,5,6,7,8,9,PW, GW - 8 clubs). They would cost over $1000 for the irons if I bought them new. I wanted to try a different shaft to see if it made a difference in the yards I could hit. It didn't.......and I went back to my old clubs......as they are a bit heavier. Ping in models G15. G20, G25, G30, G-max, and Karsten models are all just about the same thing......with the Karsten and GMax being a bit larger size.....or SUPER game improvement clubs. I really dont see much difference in these irons.....the companies have to have a new model every year.....so they tweak em a bit and sell clubs to folks that want the latest and greatest every few years. If your gear is 5 years old or newer.....it's pretty good stuff.
I could easily sell these irons on CL and get my money back or trade them (lots of stores trade clubs here).....but I think I will keep them for my grandson when he comes down. If he likes them I will send them home with him. He is my size. MOST folks of average height and arm length and such.... could buy clubs off the rack at a good golf store and be pretty happy with them. If you want to keep the price down and get good clubs......look to Cobra for a good club at an entry level price. At demo days.....lots of guys really like what Cobra offers.....and I hit them nearly equally well with my Pings. The old standby brand is Calloway.....and I suppose there is nothing wrong with their clubs either. If you dont know what you need and want to get started I would try one of these brands and buy them used from Global. You could get a nice set with woods and all for under $1000 and have good gear. I'd google that Global Golf and check the used clubs there. Pretty good deals and money back guarantee. I think. they are the web outlet for DICKS and they sell returns and such. I've bought from them several times for about a third the price of new. After one or two rounds of play......they all look used. Just saying. As we like to say on the golf course: "It ain't the arrow.....it's the Injun". Good stuff, I'm looking forward to getting fitted. Hopefully I can find some used stuff in my size. You are of such size that YOU need to be fitted. When the dust settles....you may need a similar size of others.....but that would be a huge leap for me to assume. I dont know how many folks have fitted giants.....grin. Likely you are not too much different than the average guy (you are proportioned quite well) but how would anyone know that?? Good luck with getting fitted......I wrote most of what I know just for you. .
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Feb 24, 2019 5:18:50 GMT -6
Second Swing in Minnetonka does free fittings if you buy the clubs from them. Great reviews from that place and there are a lot of them. Me being a tight ass when it comes to golf clubs may do this if it includes buying used clubs from them. Seeing a lot of good reviews of the G400's and now the 700's.
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Post by biglakebass on Feb 24, 2019 9:10:53 GMT -6
Several years ago I upgraded clubs. Went to a couple golf shops and tested clubs, had them recommend what stiffness shaft I needed, etc.
I decided on Taylor Mades. So I just watched online for a while, found a great sale and picked them up. Shot the best round of my life that summer with them(a 79).
Never got fitted or anything. Simply test swung clubs, found something that felt right to me and got a great deal. (Kind of like buying a bow) Luckily I am the very average size person that most clubs are the right length(or close enough for my needs) right out of the box. In Jerrys situation, getting fitted would seem VERY appropriate. for the average guy, I think getting fitted and customized is money down the drain unless you plan to retire and start competing.
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Post by Foggy on Feb 28, 2019 14:54:37 GMT -6
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Mar 1, 2019 7:23:05 GMT -6
I already hit the ball straight. Need clubs that hit it longer.
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