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Thinking about buying new golf clubs

68EFIvert

68EFIvert

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I went over to Dick's Sporting Goods earlier today to pick up a trailer hitch bike rack for a trip next week and stopped by the golf clubs. I noticed that Dick's is having a trade in special where I can get about $200 for my clubs ($103 trade in and another $100 MFG trade in allowance). Since when did buying golf clubs start looking like buying a car?

I have been playing with Ping ISI clubs since 1999. I am an occasional golfer (4-6 times a year) and the Ping clubs are more of a players club than I am a player. I generally score somewhere between 92 and 98 a round. Anyway, it made me start to think about it. I can pick up a new set of more forgiving clubs for about $400 after discounts. What are you guys playing with and how do you like them? Do the new clubs really make that much of a difference over the ISI clubs I am using now?
 
About 20 years ago, I was heavily into golfing. There was (and are) a great variety of clubs that you can select from. I also upgraded to Ping from Ben Hogans, and regretted it quite a bit. Being left-handed, there aren't many manufacturers that do lefties. What I found is that the shaft flex is often more important than the club-face, along with shaft length, grip size, etc., that do more for your self-confidence than the clubs themselves.

You probably would be better off going to a specialty golf store and letting them try and fit you to a set of clubs. They allow you to practice swinging into a net or computerized screen to assist in the fitting. Buying golf clubs by hit-or-miss can be quite expensive.

With woods, you can probably get away with selecting a driver that's not matched with your set...maybe a 3-wood as well.

Good luck, and happy shooting those pars and birdies!
 
I have a set of TaylorMade rac OS irons that I have had for about 5 years now. My local golf course sold TaylorMades at the time and would loan a set out for you to try. After playing 1 round with them, I bought them. Much better than the set of Wilsons I had been playing. I picked up my TaylorMade R7 Superquad driver 2 years ago. I was at a golf store that had a setup where you could hit clubs and they gave you feedback regarding distance, ball flight, etc. I would highly recommend going through a dealer that would fit you to your clubs and would also have a lot of different clubs you can try out. You may spend more going this route but you will give yourself an advantage by having clubs that fit your body and swing style.
 
I use Cobras. I have to have a club with a stiff steel shaft also. Can't play with graphite. Flex is very important depending on your swing. With that said, I'll hit a $700 set of clubs just as horrible as a $100 set. I was using, and still have, a set of AP Axioms that were (and still are) great clubs. The amount of time you play and the score you shoot sounds identical to me. Don't get caught up in spending an extra $500 for this and that. It will be a waste. Go to a range and demo a few to see what feels good to you.
 
I fielded this same qustion to an uncle who is a teaching pro at Golf Galaxy. He basically said that it may not be worth it to buy new clubs unless I start playing more. I have been wanting to play more but never seem to make time for it. I'd rather spend time with the kids/family, mustang or play some soccer. Soccer is almost over for the summer and the mustang is virtually done. I just got done putting on Cobra rear brakes this weekend. :ecit Maybe this will give me the incentive to get out to the course more.

My uncle offered to fit me and allow me to hit different models/manufacturers. I guess I will try to go over to his store about 20 miles away to hit some balls with my club and then hit with some of the new models. I may find out that they feel the same or not as good as mine.

I would love to get to the point where I take off Wednesday afternoons to play. I could probably do it now but I have a hard time mentally taking myself away from my job. I guess I am some what of a workaholic. I just don't take enough time off work.
 
I have a set of oversized Tommy Armour titanium clubs as well as an old set of RAM clubs, both with steel shafts. They are pretty forgiving. I would think you could get more than 200 for a set of Ping clubs on ebay and craigslist.
 
the clubs made within the past 5 years or so are VERY forgiving. I have a set of Calloway Hawkeye woods and my nephew gave me his Taylormade R5 and my drives improved immediately. I'm considering buying a Taylormade burner but the sale at Sports Authority ended on June 19 (we had thought it ran thru Father's day) so I didn't buy.

I have been considering playing a round with just my putter and my Calloway 7 wood just to see what score I would get - that 7 wood is an awesome club!
 
I went over to Dick's yesterday to try out the new Calloway and Taylor Made clubs. The guy had me swing mine first then the other two. I was hitting my 5 iron about 208-220 the Calloway was roughly 10 yards less but much higher. The Taylor Made was the same distance as mine but slightly higher. He advised me to keep my club but to go play about 10 rounds then come back to see if we can just adjust my clubs or at least check out to make sure they still fit my swing. It is kind of nice when pro's don't try to sell you stuff you don't really need.
 
I play with Ben Hogan blades and can tell you when your playing in the mud it doesnt really matter. LoL! Im just kidding, great courses up there in the PNW, Cedars, Green Mountain, Fairway Village is always a nice quickie, Heron Lakes, and you gotta love Persimmons and the Dolce Scammania Lodge. I was playing golf 3 to 4 times a week when I was living up there, rain or shine.

Sorry, got carried away with memory lane, back to the question. I have heard nothing but great reviews in regards to the Callaway Irons with the offset heads, X something, I dont remember exactly. It really just depends on your game and your swing, the only real advice that I can share is that playing in Vancouver and Portland really taught me the importance of keeping the ball down. It was always soo windy, if you struck the ball up above the tree line there was never any way of knowing what was going to happen, but then again if your playing in the winter time the ball really isnt going to be rolling around that much once it touches the wet ground.

Hope that helps a little.
 
Me, too.

I was on the HS and college golf teams back in the day and played all the time after starting to work for a living. I was pretty good.

But, where I ended up geographically there isn't much in the way of decent courses. That plus home ownership, tendonitis, and of course Mustang building put golf on the shelf for over ten years.

I'm back with a vengeance but my equipment is badly outdated. My irons are 25 years old (still love them, though) and my woods are about 17 years old. I'm in great need of new woods, at least.

I found a great driver (Titleist 900D comp) that has made an incredible improvement. Now, I'm looking for a 3 and/or 5 and/or 7 wood. The Titleists look good, but the heads are smaller than most others.

I'm looking for somewhere in the Dallas area where I can go and see a BIG selection of clubs and demos that I can hit. Any recommendations?

BTW - I second the recommendation for getting a "fitting" if you're serious about finding the right clubs. If you're going to just play a few times a year, you're probably wasting your money on new equipment. JMO
 
There are a ton of places in Dallas. The bigger places I can think of are:

Edwin Watts
Golfsmith
PGA superstore
Dallas golf

Online for the best deal, check rockbottomgolf.com
 
"PJ Moran" said:
I found a great driver (Titleist 900D comp) that has made an incredible improvement. Now, I'm looking for a 3 and/or 5 and/or 7 wood. The Titleists look good, but the heads are smaller than most others.
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Im playing the Titilest 980f 15 degree and I love it, best 3 wood I have ever used. Real nice sweet spot.
 
i play lefty titleist zm irons with project x shafts. if ur looking for a reasonable set of forgiving irons i got my dad a set of taylormade r7 irons and he hits them alot better then the green dot ping eye 2 irons he was playing before. shaft selection can really effect how the clubs perform make sure you know what u need.
 
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