Hey all. This is my first post. I'm a 31 year old husband and father of 3 living in Indianapolis. I golfed a lot for a few years as a teenager, but only played sporadically until i was about 22. I went about 3 years and played regularly and then got sporadic again for multiple reasons. I've played a few times this summer and am loving playing again and hoping to get a lot more regular. I've always taken to golf pretty well. The only 2 times i've played on my own this summer i shot par (9 holes, easy course from the whites) & 81.
I feel good about how I played & know I have some things in my game i can work on, but every piece of equipment in my bag is either a set my dad made for me in 1998 or something that's been given to me. My set & distances are below. The distances are REALLY rough. As I said, I've only played a few times this summer and haven't gotten a GREAT handle on that yet.
Driver: Taylor Made R580 9.5 loft (roughly 290)
3 wood:
Big Bertha Steelhead 3+
(roughly 260)
5 wood:
XPC Rough Rider 5+ 19 loft
(roughly 240)
5 iron:
Golfsmith Tour Cavity Professional Grind
(roughly 200)
6 iron: same (roughly 185)
7 iron: same (roughly 165)
8 iron: same (roughly 150)
9 iron: same (roughly 135)
PW: same (roughly 115)
GW: K Fastback Tour (roughly 100)
LW: Golfsmith Tour Classic Professional Grind 60 loft (only chip, don't hit full)
P: Odyssey White Hot XG #9
I'd love some different thoughts on how I could improve my game on the equipment side. I'm a pastor with 3 kids and a wife who doesn't work much...so to say I'm on a tight budget is an understatement. What would be the first upgrades you'd suggest? I think my GW is a 52, but i'm guessing that getting rid of it and going with a new 52 and adding a 56 might be best?
any thoughts?