what iron set to use

A little about myself. I play once a week. I currently use a set of northwestern irons and a Taylor made rx550 driver. Ive only been playing about 2 years but ive only played about 40 times. im really starting to get into the game and having a dilemma in irons.

I currently played from senior tees but im moving up to the white tees now and irons are going to be a big deal. I Average a 260+ drive.  However ive always been terrible with irons. except the pitching wedged.

I have a choice between

Taylormade burners 1.0 for 140------ USED----------------------- Buying from E bay

ray cook silver iron set- NEW----------------------------------------buying from Ebay

adams set--- NEW------------------------------------------------------buying from Ebay

and mizuno mp iron set. NEW-----------------------------------------buying from Ebay

Wilson reflex irons NEW------------------------------- ------------------ DICKS SPORTING GOODS

They all look good and I don't get to test before I buy.

what should I do?

I have roughly 12 days to make a decision on this.

If you play once a week and want to get better, I'd suggest making a bigger investment and get fitted for sure.

Can't test and only 12 days to make the decision...are you just looking online/ebay?

If so you are rolling the dice.

Not sure where you are, but take a trip to your local golf shop and ask someone for help. Preferably a pro. If for nothing else, try to find some used clubs you can hit before you buy. Most courses should have some demos around you can hit.

Updated some info for you.,

You can waste a lot of time and money playing around on eBay. If you "roll the dice" and hope you get a set of irons that fits, you may have to go through several purchases/trials to find a set that works.

You can waste an entire season going hit-and-miss on buying new irons. Get a fitting and save time and $$. Hit them before buying to make sure they work.

Good luck! Let us know what happens.

Even though I am the poster boy for scrounging pawn shops, Goodwill and the like, I have to agree with this. Do as say, not as I do, LOL. My goals are different from yours. A lot of the time, I am just experimenting or looking for something vintage. If someone is looking for their first full set, or just starting or the like, I will often say go to PING, find a color and length, and pick up some Eye 2's or ZINGs, and take some lessons. It is still not a bad play if you are still developing your swing. Its fairly inexpensive, and these clubs can be sold fairly easily. A lot of other irons are not so easy to resell and get your money back.

Don't let your decision be dictated by when an auction ends on Ebay.  There are always clubs for sale if you want to go the Ebay route, so do more hands on research first.

If you haven't, take a lesson. Or three.

Once your swing is fairly developed, a good set of clubs can be an investment, not from the standpoint of making a $, but from enjoyment over a long period of time if done correctly.

okay got it narrowed down. Thanks to your opinons I went and redid my shopping option and im down between these two

Callaway X-20 Graphite shafts

Titleist DCI 762 Steel Shaft.

Any opinions are welcome and thanks for the advice earlier.

Your handicap index indicates you usually score somewhere in the low 80's for 18 holes, is this correct?

How old are you--not specific just general 20-35, 40-50, 55 or older?

How much are those sets, what is their composition, and what is the flex of the shafts?

If you are between 20-45ish give or take, I would go with the DCI's with steel shaft.

50ish the x-20 with the graphite deserve consideration, but not a given.  The X-20's are perhaps a tad more forgiving, and graphite is a tad easier on older bones if you play a lot--but it depends on the graphite. A lot of times a forgiving club with graphite has a regular shaft or softer, but again not a given.

If you drive it 260+, you are probably wanting a stiff steel shaft in your irons but again, not a given.