I would go to your local store and try out different clubs until you find one you like, then...as much as I feel like a douche for saying this, go online and I'm sure you could find a great deal on slightly used clubs or hell even brand new clubs.

when I got mine I did exactly what robrey said, I tested them at store and bougth of a guy who was moving locally and got a good price!

From your list I would personally go for number 3. I use a set of graphite Callaway's myself. 

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Originally Posted by Derrick Parker 

From your list I would personally go for number 3. I use a set of graphite Callaway's myself. 

I agree the JPX 800 are good clubs and $499 is a great price.  I play with some steel shafted Callaways (X22) but if I was in the market I'd get the Mizuno's.  

you can use ping's online fitting tool if you want an idea of how you would be fitted, and their measurements apply to any manufacturer of clubs.  it's not a true fitting, but i hate to tell you, MOST places you go don't have great fitters.  golf galaxy, golfsmith, pga super store, etc.  all those guys are a crapshoot.  some may be good, most probably will be looking at cheat sheets (aka the webfit stuff you can find on ping's website) and not necessarily fitting YOU, but fitting your size instead. 

i got fitted by a ping fitter of the year and he fitted me with exactly the same specs as what the ping website did.  now, i don't know if he cheated or what, but i think fitting can really be a hoax if you naively believe all fitters are created equal.  and remember you can buy at places like tgw online without having to pay taxes most likely, so even if you go into a store and get a credit on the "fitting" (if that's what we want to call it), the tax liability negates the credit.
 

back on track, if you do use ping's webfit (takes 2 minutes) and the results are all standard, it's so easy for you to find used clubs!  i am super tall so i have very upright clubs with a 1" extension and an oversized grip--it's impossible to find any clubs that fit right on the used market.  still, i get the allure of buying your own brand new, so if you're intent on buying new, golf digest's hotlist suggests a few GI irons in your price range:

1. callaway razr x, although they come in at $600

2. cobra amp $500

3. ping g20 (i20s are better, out of your budget though)

i hit all of those before i got the i20s, and i prefered the razr x, and actually i liked the tour version because the clubfaces were a bit smaller.  hell, you could even go back a year to the 2011 hotlist and find some still in store for even less such as the cobra s3, or again on the used market.  they would probably perform similarly to any of the latest models.  have a look here:

http://hotlist.golfdigest.com/

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Originally Posted by Th3R00st3r 

Well, that's why I don't want to go online. I want to get this set fitted...

If you're below 20 HDCP, your swing has definitely stabilized. Now is the time to get a detailed fitting.

A good club fitter can help you figure out your clubhead and shaft combo specs for re-doing your set. Also, you don't have to buy everything at once. You could start off with irons, and then fill in the rest as you have $$ come free.

A conscientious fitter could scan his shop's trade-in clubs, looking for good-quality used items which fit your "recipe."

Ping G15s with steel shafts @ Golfsmith $440. They are not the latest model but are really nice clubs (I play them). Give 'em a try you may like them. Price includes getting fitted, Golfsmith is an authorized dealer, obviously.

I played the Ping G15's for a year and could not get used to shovelling the ball. These clubs are so ugly you need serious eye-protection to be able to play them.

I would go for the TM rocketbladez.

I recently picked up a used set of Mizuno MP-62's under 200 bucks. 

Get fitted for the right shaft. as for club heads it's personal but check out

TM R11 

Mizuno JPX

Cobra s3

Wilson D100

Titleist AP1 or AP2 maybe

I'm personally not a fan off Ping and callaway