Would like opinions on my bag

[JoelDuffer]

Well I have read a lot of the posts on this GREAT site and i thought that it was time to post a bit about my sticks and my game.
First the clubs;
DRIVER: WalMart SIEGE Clone 10.5º @ 45" 460cc
#1 WOOD "ACCUZONE" 9.5º @44 1/4" ALDILA VX Intermediate
#3 WOOD "ACCUZONE" 13º @43 1/4" ALDILA VX Intermediate
2-9,PW,SW IRONS "TOUR MODEL II" Black Dot TRUE TEMPER Dynamic
(3I @38 1/2" - 9I @35 1/2")
RESCUE/HYB "THE GREAT ESCAPE" (SG tm) 24º @41 1/4" Leyland 2.8 S
PUTTER SENATOR V(5) @35"
The Big driver was longer when I bought it but I broke it at the hostel. I drilled out the head, cut the shaft square and epoxyed back in place. I think i lost about an 1 1/4" and seems to be a better club now than before. (Iguess I am a clubmaker )
If any one can tell me more about these clubs please do. (mfg., age, ect.)

ME:
6' 5" tall
Wrist to floor = 38 3/4"
Longest finger to floor = 30 1/4"
I have never really been fitted but I stopped one rainy day at a Golfsomething store in Joplin Mo. about 1yr. ago. I had just started golfing regulary even though I have had these clubs (less the BIG one) for about 8 yrs. The store had a swing booth and I took a couple of swipes with some diff. clubs and was told politely that I prob need at least +1" and take some lessons. I have over 40 rounds sence then and I practice w/wiffle balls and sometimes real balls at a local high school complex.
My game has improved a bunch and prob. only a 28-30 hdcp. . I have stoped slicing for the most part but still hit both fat and thin. If you ask any distances it would be hard to say as dist. is so inconstent. I think between shot(hard & too small) grips and clubs that "I" feel are to short there is a better game lurking within me. (Better be or the whole lot is going in to the pond )
I know the top end of my set is a little funnky but I have some plans for working on that after I add 1 1/2" to the butts of my irons and re-grip the whole set.
The club I hit the best is that Great Escape thing, just seem to square most often. I use it alot, I just change the ball pos. for diff. shots and works well coming out of the rough. (witch I seem to find once in a while) The Irons, I feel like i am a dog doing his duty, all squated down. I can hit them but the squat leads to the thin/fat prob IMHO. Also if and when I keep my tempo in check things seem to work a lot better.
Thank for listening and I welcome any and all thoughts.
JoelDuffer

[Golfaway]

First of all welcome to the frustrating and rewarding world of golf.

For the clubs, I can see you have a starter's set of mostly unknown brands. A good way to start, that's how I started. You don't want to spend a lot of money on clubs when you still don't know what you like exactly.

Eventually you will want to change to something better, that's when you will want to use the internet. Tons of great deals are out there specially on ebay.

You should also take lessons, and get a fitting. I personally don't have the option of a fitting, but I certainly recommend it.

[JoelDuffer]

I know the head brands are obcsure but the graphite shafts tells me someone "made up" the woods and rescue. Am I corect in thinking that ?

[frogger]

  JoelDuffer said:

I know the head brands are obcsure but the graphite shafts tells me someone "made up" the woods and rescue. Am I corect in thinking that ?

Odds are that those shafts did not come on those clubs originally. One thing I noticed is that you list a Driver and a 1 Wood. Those are the same thing so basically you are carrying 2 drivers.

[tricky]

6'5", and a wrist to floor of nearly 39" and you are able to occasionally hit a standard ping (black dot). You deserve congratulations, not condemnation.

Your club fitting is badly harming your game.

I'm 6' with a 34 wrist to floor. I'm a green dot ping lie fitting (2.5° upright). I suspect you may be somewhere in the region of a silver fitting (3.75° upright). You may also need length adding to the clubs.......but please get the fitting right, it will make a huge difference.

At the very least, go to ping.com choose custom fitting, and then web-fit. It should give you an idea as to your correct fitting based on your physical characteristics. Just having a rough go it suggested maroon fitting (the most upright) and +1" on your shafts. You should check for yourself, though. It should also give you an idea of what sort of shafts you should be using.

[EGS]

Its wonderful that you are interested in your equipment, but at this stage of your game, you should be concentrating on your swing fundamentals. Of course equipment can play a role in creating a solid foundation, it is not the most essential factor. There are way too many golfers out there with the best stuff money can buy who could not shoot a decent score to save their lives. Your swing is the most important piece of equipment you have, never forget it!