Will I notice a big difference if I switch?

[gtexan]

I have been playing golf very sporadically for about 10 years. Over the past 12 months, I finally started playing regularly.

I got my clubs 10 years ago as a "complete beginners set." It came with 3-pw, + driver, 3 wood, 5 wood, and putter. They were a set of Wilson Prostaff OS with graphite shafts. Heres a link to similar on ebay I think:
http://catalog.ebay.com/Wilson?_fcls...5076431&_tab=2

Anyway, I upgraded my driver to a new Taylormade burner driver, and noticed an instant difference. I went from shooting in the 120s to shooting in the low 100s.

My question: Will I notice a similar difference if I switch to better irons? Or do clubs really matter that much at my level?

[CarlSpackler]

I would take a lesson from a pro and ask for their opinion. I did a few years back and was told that I should be swinging stiff shaft instead of regular. I changed and my score only improved slightly. Track where you are loosing stokes. You might find that you are loosing more in the short game and putting where different/better irons will not help as much as short game practice or some additional wedges or a better putter.

[shankapotamus]

I would take a lesson from a pro and ask for their opinion. I did a few years back and was told that I should be swinging stiff shaft instead of regular. I changed and my score only improved slightly. Track where you are loosing stokes. You might find that you are loosing more in the short game and putting where different/better irons will not help as much as short game practice or some additional wedges or a better putter.

But, you could have a lot of putts because your approach shots are 30 feet from the hole.

[CarlSpackler]

But, you could have a lot of putts because your approach shots are 30 feet from the hole.

Granted. I know that my score is closely related to short game performance. I started tracking shots inside of 100 years ago and discovered that it often took 4-5 strokes to hole out from inside 100 when I was 30+ HCI. Working on PCP (pitch, chip, putt) brought it down significantly. In the scenario above, I worked on long putts to make sure I could get most of those down in 2.

I guess my main point was that a 30+ players can shave more stokes in the short game than iron play. Secondly that the advice of a pro is invaluable. Just my humble little opinion though.

[LBlack14]

New Clubs are always the answer!!!

[Technospaz]

New technology promotes improvements in your game. I read somewhere that golfers are hitting their clubs by 10+% further now than they were 10 years ago. So, I believe that new equipment will help give you distance and accuracy.

HOWEVER, if you have a bad swing, it's not going to change too much. Often, it's the golfer who needs the "upgrade" not the equipment.

If you have a good and stable swing, then picking up new clubs will help. If your swing is flawed, then you may not do the new clubs much justice.