Junior Set Recommendation for Taller Kid

[weberd27]

Hi Everyone,

I am looking for a recommendation for a new set of clubs for my junior golfer.  He has been using a Hot Launch Junior set meant for 64-67" tall, but he has recently grown to 68" tall (5' 8").  He's about 11 and a half and loves the sport, but is not to the point where he really needs a full set at this point.

I was trying to figure out how to static fit him into a set of lightweight clubs similar to his junior set, but it s a bit of a challenge as there are not really junior options at his height.

When statically fitting him, his wrist to floor without shoes was 32" and his wrist to fingertip for grip size is 7.5".  Looking this up on the net he would need -0.75" and needs a ladies or senior flex to make sure the clubs are still flexible for his junior stature.  There's US Kids golf clubs available in a 66-69 height range, but I'm concerned with those as they are the most expensive Tour Series and he's going to outgrow those in about a year.

Any recommendations are appreciated!

Best Regards,

Dan

[DrvFrShow]

Golf is expensive. I understand your hesitance to get the US Kids Tour Series. You might as well look at the 2nd hand market for senior flex standard length clubs. And here's what i'd look. Cobra makes a very good product, but they do not hold their value on the second hand market. They do more now than they used to since Bryson has a sponsorship, but still not as much as Callaway, Ping, and Titleist. 

[phillyk]

You could go with ladies beginners clubs instead. Still lightweight and and built shorter, to about the spec’s you need. 

[weberd27]

Thank you both @DrvFrShow and @phillyk for your input!  I was looking at the ladies club options as well, but noticed my wife's set was about the same size as his current junior set. 

I measured his irons and his Tour Edge junior set has a SW (34.5 length), a 9/P (35 length), and a 7/8 (36 length).  The SW is about .75 shorter than a men's Tour Edge SW and if you average the men's 7/8, its about an inch shorter.

So with that info, I'm currently looking at a couple of options:

Stay put for a while longer until I can gather some more info.

See if there's a way to add .5" to his current irons if they make small enough shaft extenders for this, leave the hybrid and woods as-is.

Buy the largest junior SW, 9i, and 7i I can find at a golf store if they are in the length I am looking for (about a half inch shorter than men's standard).  Or build the 3 irons using components with lighter heads and appropriate flex shafts (like Hireko Golf).

Buy a junior or ladies set if I can find them around the specs I am looking for, or pick up something used.

I appreciate all of the input!

[weberd27]

Just to follow up, I ended up with going with a new Tour Edge Bazooka 370 box set with senior flex graphite shafts.  I took the kid to the golf store over the weekend and he managed to hit the adult sized clubs just fine.  I stuck with the senior set as he still hasn't figured out how to swing hard under control, so the graphite shafts with some flex should help.   The Tour Edge clubs look a lot like his junior clubs, so they have some familiarity to him.  Thanks everyone for the advice.