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Ok, Im 21 and want to start golfing Ive been to the driving range a few times and my dad and grandpa like to golf so I played with them a couple times when I was about 12-13 and now I really wanna start playing. Im obviously a beginner and have been researching online for a nice complete set for under $400. This seems to be a decent set from the reviews I can find about it, I looked into some others but nothing really looked as good as these. Anyone have any advice on these. Will they be good for now etc. Thanks a lot! Here is the link

http://www.golfgalaxy.com/galaxy/pro...0HH646MBW2BPB8
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If you have $400 to spend, I would personally go a different route. I would get a cheap set on clearance for around $200 and then buy yourself some forgiving woods and hybrids. But that is just my opinion. Or you can buy a complete set of Ram or Acuity for less than $200 and ssave the other $200 for when you want to upgrade.

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I recently got back into golfing. I saw those, but didn't care for them. I di however buy the Maxfli Fire set. Doesn't have the bag or putter, but $300. A great set of clubs for the $ IMO. I am however looking for the next set of better clubs. But, all my pals who hit my Fires say they are pretty darn for the $.
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You could do what I did - buy a full set for about $150 with a stand bag. I bought my starter kit from Wal-mart and added a couple of wedges. They are a lot nicer quality than you might expect. I am going to phase out my starter clubs and go with all new clubs next season. I figured there was no reason to spend more than I did for my first season without knowing how 'into' golf I was going to be. I'd rather spend $200 this season and get a lot of playing in, and then sell or give those clubs away and spend $1000+ next season on awesome fitted clubs, than spend $300-400 my first season and decide I don't like golf as much as I'd hoped.

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I would agree with most people here. Get yourself a cheap Affinity or RAM set for $200, and either play the other money or save it for later. After a couple of months you would start thinking about a wedge you are missing, or a new putter you woudl prefer, etc, but you'll first have to start hitting your clubs to know which way to go.

I think its best to have a cheap starter club to start with, and keep adding new clubs every time you get better.

For example, I still have the same bag my first set came with and I use it with some regularity , but have changed every club inside...

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