buying first set of clubs, what should i avoid?

[furyshade]

tomorrow going to get a few clubs, dont know much about golf yet so not planning on buying a full set. i've been told i should just get a 1 and 3 wood, 9 and 5 iron, and a putter to start, any suggestions as to what i should look for?

[furyshade]

sorry to double post, but just found this site, what do you think of the sets it recommends?

[jupiterpig]

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tomorrow going to get a few clubs, dont know much about golf yet so not planning on buying a full set. i've been told i should just get a 1 and 3 wood, 9 and 5 iron, and a putter to start, any suggestions as to what i should look for?

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about 5 years ago when i was a junior in HS I bought a set of Ram golf clubs to learn on. It was about $225 i think and it came with driver 3 and 5 wood...3-PW irons and putter and bag...it was nice to learn on but after i started to get better I upgraded but I am def glad I didnt waste a lot of money early on clubs until I got decent...that is my advice if you are just looking for a set to learn with and dont want to spend money. If money is not your issue you just need to see what is cheapest with the name brands or go to a local golf shop and ask around, most places are pretty helpful.

[furyshade]

alright, the sets in that link i posted seemed around 300. only reason i didnt want to just ask the person selling me clubs was just that, they are selling me something so i assume i will be told i need to buy a bunch of crap i dont need, if that probably isnt the case then ill just go with what they tell me.

[rjoefish]

I bought a set of Rams last summer for about 260, the sets come with hybrids now if you want and a decent range of styles and driver sizes and putters. I like having them even though I'm like a 3534534 hc'er [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[David LoPan]

LoL...I have RAMs too. I went to Target and for $145.00 got a Driver/3-wood/5-wood/3-hybrid/4i thru 9i and PW...(no SW) and a Putter. Plus 200 tees and a box of top flight golf balls.

for $145 I thought it was a bargain

oh and it came with a decent sized bag with good shoulder straps and a bunch of pockets. Its a kinda crappy set but I'm a beginner so to each his own.

I also got a bunch of cleveland and taylormade head covers from the country club lost and found so my clubs don't look cheap [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref...asin=B000JQWL4I

[furyshade]

seems like rams is the way to go, i looked at their site and there are a few sets they have, other than the one posted above any other specific ones you guys recomend?

[dizong]

- Buy used. Much cheaper without any detectable degradation in quality. Kind of like buying a used car. Look at some golf pro shops or sporting goods stores, most of those places have some used sets. For instance, I saw a set of Callaway X-14s a few weeks ago selling for $175 (new >$500). That's a great deal.
- Stay away from any iron below 5. Pretty tough to hit and I would definitely emphasize development of short game/short iron play over long irons at this point. I still NEVER use my 3-iron (use a hybrid instead).
- Sure, get a driver. But I would get a 3-wood also and use that primarily off the tee. It's much easier to hit with probably nearly equal distance off the tee at this point.
- Get a putter.
- Get a bag.
- Get some tees.
- Get some golf shoes.
- Get some golf gloves.
- Get a golf towel.
- Get some golf balls (Top Flite D2 Feel has been recommended several times before in this forum).
- Get SEVERAL golf lessons with a PGA pro. Get them videotaped. It hits much harder when you can see your own swing.

It's an expensive hobby unfortunately...