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Something for the non-serious golfer, but still of decent quality?

Buy used. Golf clubs are stupid expensive new. Craigslist and Facebook marketplace have given me great results.

Most important place to spend your money is on irons and wedges.

If you are shorter than like 5'8 or taller than like 6'2, you'll probably want non-standard (either shorter or longer length than standard).

For irons, I would look for a set that has (4)5,6,7,8,9 (need 5-9, 4 is recommended but not all sets have a 4 iron). You can match your pitching wedge to your irons or you can match all your wedges (my recommendation). Wedges can be labeled as either pitching, gap (approach), sand, lob or they can be measured in degree angles. For angles, you might do 48, 52, 56. Or 50, 54, 58. 4 degrees apart is pretty much standard. You normally only want 3 wedges.

If I had 400 to spend, I'd probably spend $150 on irons, $100 on wedges, $50 on a putter, and $100 on woods or hybrids.

Woods go 1 (driver) as your most expensive wood. A 3 and 5 is standard, but some people like hybrids. A 2 and a 4 hybrid would give you about the length of a 3 and 5 wood. But hybrids are more expensive. Easy to find a 3 and 5 wood for $10-20 a piece, hard to find any hybrids that cheap. Woods don't need to match.

For shafts, steel or graphite is fine. What you care about is flex. If you are average athleticism, just get standard flex. If you are really weak, consider going woman's or sr. flex. If you are in great shape and swing speed is going to be what you have going for you, consider stiff. As a newbie I would advice against extra stiff. You only get those if you feel your stiff flex are too bendy.

back to irons, you will want the largest faces you can find. Larger = easier. DO NOT GET BLADES. You will suck using blade style irons unless you are already like a pro-level baseball player or something.

For brands, Ping, Calloway, TaylorMade, Cobra, Titleist, Adams, Mizuno, Cleveland, Tour Edge, PXG, everything they make is great, so long as you avoid blade style irons.

Brands like Wilson, Honma, Robin, Sub 70, Ben Hogan, Stix have some very good stuff but also some super entry level equipment.

That's my advice.

https://www.amazon.com/WILSON-Profile-Platinum-Complete-Package/dp/B07WVKRH26?th=1&psc=1

I bought this in a similar situation as you. Total noob who might play regularly and sucks but just wants to have fun. Assuming you're regular stance and rightie it'll put you right at $500. But they're supremely durable and beginner friendly (as far as I can tell)

Don't sleep on Wilson from a golf perspective. My dad's had his wilsons for like two decades

Norman_Smiley posted...

Buy used.

Can't add much else close the topic.

Norman_Smiley posted...

Buy used. Golf clubs are stupid expensive new. Craigslist and Facebook marketplace have given me great results.

Most important place to spend your money is on irons and wedges.

If you are shorter than like 5'8 or taller than like 6'2, you'll probably want non-standard (either shorter or longer length than standard).

For irons, I would look for a set that has (4)5,6,7,8,9 (need 5-9, 4 is recommended but not all sets have a 4 iron). You can match your pitching wedge to your irons or you can match all your wedges (my recommendation). Wedges can be labeled as either pitching, gap (approach), sand, lob or they can be measured in degree angles. For angles, you might do 48, 52, 56. Or 50, 54, 58. 4 degrees apart is pretty much standard. You normally only want 3 wedges.

If I had 400 to spend, I'd probably spend $150 on irons, $100 on wedges, $50 on a putter, and $100 on woods or hybrids.

Woods go 1 (driver) as your most expensive wood. A 3 and 5 is standard, but some people like hybrids. A 2 and a 4 hybrid would give you about the length of a 3 and 5 wood. But hybrids are more expensive. Easy to find a 3 and 5 wood for $10-20 a piece, hard to find any hybrids that cheap. Woods don't need to match.

For shafts, steel or graphite is fine. What you care about is flex. If you are average athleticism, just get standard flex. If you are really weak, consider going woman's or sr. flex. If you are in great shape and swing speed is going to be what you have going for you, consider stiff. As a newbie I would advice against extra stiff. You only get those if you feel your stiff flex are too bendy.

back to irons, you will want the largest faces you can find. Larger = easier. DO NOT GET BLADES. You will suck using blade style irons unless you are already like a pro-level baseball player or something.

For brands, Ping, Calloway, TaylorMade, Cobra, Titleist, Adams, Mizuno, Cleveland, Tour Edge, PXG, everything they make is great, so long as you avoid blade style irons.

Brands like Wilson, Honma, Robin, Sub 70, Ben Hogan, Stix have some very good stuff but also some super entry level equipment.

That's my advice.

I'll keep all of this in mind. I appreciate the extensive answer; this will help tremendously with me deciding what to buy.

PatrickMahomes posted...

https://www.amazon.com/WILSON-Profile-Platinum-Complete-Package/dp/B07WVKRH26?th=1&psc=1

I bought this in a similar situation as you. Total noob who might play regularly and sucks but just wants to have fun. Assuming you're regular stance and rightie it'll put you right at $500. But they're supremely durable and beginner friendly (as far as I can tell)

Don't sleep on Wilson from a golf perspective. My dad's had his wilsons for like two decades

I'll look into this as well! Thanks dude, they look pretty nice.

I got mine from ebay. Paid 180 bucks. Used callaway extremes. You should get those. I'm a beginner too