Golf clubs
- Thread starter Berty5446
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Go get fitted and find out what type you need first. IMO "Brand name" means relatively nothing compared to getting a set that "fits" you. If you are just intent on buying something off the shelf, there is no reason to spend anything close to $800. You can find a good set of cavity backs with flex shafts(or graphite) for $400 or less. Don't get caught up in the brand name, go swing as many as you can and see what you like. Owned a "knock-off" set made by a company down the road that served me well for years.
I suck at golf but I did buy some new irons not too long ago. I hit several but the clubs that had the best feel for me as well as offered some increased distance and control were the Calloway Pro X's or whatever the hell they are called. Cavity back etc... Very forgiving. I like them. Try them, they are awesome.
Again, keep in mind that I truly suck at the game but have been playing much more the last couple years so now I suck with experience.
Hope this helps,
FDC
Again, keep in mind that I truly suck at the game but have been playing much more the last couple years so now I suck with experience.
Hope this helps,
FDC
Getting fitted is a must. I bought a set of Ping i3's around 12 years ago and still have them. They fitted me at an inch and half longer and 3 degrees upright. How you stand and address the ball, your club sole should rest evenly on the ground. If the toe is up or down in the ground, you won't hit the iron flush. This is due to how tall you are and whether you stand upright or bent over. They have tape they put on the sole of the club to find out the right degree and length. Good luck. Hope that helps....
Ahem..............It's not polite to rub another man's rhubarb.
The rest is good information. I got my clubs fitted by craigslist, but I am standard height and my knees still bend a bit so I got lucky I suppose. It would be interesting to see if they actually fit me.
Hope this helps,
FDC
If you wanted to check fit, most pro shops have a special mat and tape you'd put on the sole of your club. You swing the club as you normally would without a ball on the mat. When your club strikes the mat, it makes a mark on the tape and will tell them if your club strikes the mat flush. Which is optimum. If not, it tells them if you need upright or a flatter angle. They usually have different angled clubs to try until you find the right degree. Ping makes different upright degrees and uses a colored dot on the iron to distinguish one from another....
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Spend a couple extra long lunch hours at Golfsmith, hit every iron you can there. Find the one you like, then go home and get it on ebay for half the money!..I love my Taylormade Rocket Bladez (stay away from the Rocketbalz), they were 949 at golfsmith, after two weeks of lowball bidding on ebay auctions, ended up getting a set for well under 500.00
