Clubs or Lessons?

[motteler621]

  RedBaronaz said:

I was told the same thing about my irons at Golf Galaxy and also would like to know if it's true.

it might be true, in that case you can probably get a decent chunk of money for your current set and buy new ones.

[Titleist_ProV1x]

  grn.eyed.bandit said:

here is my dillema...hopefully some of you more experienced golfers can point me in the right direction.

Get the irons that fit, you'll learn how to swing in time without lessons, just search the internet you'll find what you need, I've never taken a formal lesson in my life and I'm a solid 3 handicap now, and you can do the same, it's all between the ears

[Kingfisher]

  Titleist_ProV1x said:

Get the irons that fit, you'll learn how to swing in time without lessons, just search the internet you'll find what you need, I've never taken a formal lesson in my life and I'm a solid 3 handicap now, and you can do the same, it's all between the ears

Really? You must have been born with a God-given talent?

To the OP - get the lessons first. You can change your clubs as often as you change your underwear, but if you can't swing properly, the clubs won't make a blind bit of difference. Of course, the guys running the Mizuno fitting at your local range would like nothing more than for you to buy a new set of clubs from them, so all they need to do is plant a seed of doubt and the cash register will be ringing! If you get lessons from an impartial professional you may find out that there's nothing wrong with your current irons...you never know. If your current irons are holding you back just get them adjusted AND get some lessons. If you've already convinced yourself that current irons are trash, then sell them away and but a used set of clubs and get them adjusted. I can gurantee you that a used set of MX200 irons which are fitted to your specs will perform just as well as a brand new set of MX200 which are fitted to your specs. Either way, you don't need to shell out for new irons, so you can still get yourself some lessons.

[golfro]

Agreed with Kingfisher.

You can get the best fitted, coolest irons ever but whats the point if you're not getting everything you can out of it?

For one, at an early stage when your swing is off, your swing can change regularly. So why get fitted for a set of clubs only to find out months later that it is no longer fitted for your swing?
But the point should be, learn how to properly hit the ball first then buy the clubs.

Think of your lessons as an investment into your game. It will help you improve your swing, which in effect will help you better decide what irons you should get, etc.

[Leftygolfer]

I didn't even read anything, but I can say with 100% confidence lessons from a good instructor will pay off way more than any equipment change.

[srjorion]

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[j_moo]

  grn.eyed.bandit said:

yeah, i thought about getting my current irons fit properly, so i took them to the local golftown and they told me that since they are a cast iron, they cannot be bent, only forged irons can. he said i would have had to special order them made that way directly from taylormade when i bought them new.

Call Taylor Made, they might bend it for free. Cleveland did it for me. Only thing was the set had to be sent by an authorized retailer, I went to a local Golf Smith and only paid the $10 for shipping.

Don't worry about cutting it short, just choke down the 1/2" and save yourself the $60.

  RedBaronaz said:

I was told the same thing about my irons at Golf Galaxy and also would like to know if it's true.

Call the manufacturer. The shops don't want to bend cast irons because they might break and they want you to buy a new set. Cleveland bent mine 2 degrees with no problem.

[Shanks A Million]

  grn.eyed.bandit said:

yeah, i thought about getting my current irons fit properly, so i took them to the local golftown and they told me that since they are a cast iron, they cannot be bent, only forged irons can. he said i would have had to special order them made that way directly from taylormade when i bought them new.

Absolutely untrue. This guy has no idea what he's talking about. Really bad clubfitters will only bend forged irons, but any halfway decent one can bend cast irons. You can't bend them as far, and there's a chance they will break, but they can be bent. A decent set of irons made by a respected OEM should be able to be bent though.

[Ptowngolf33]

I would get a lesson and then talk to your pro on what clubs you should get. Whatever you do dont go with a big huge very forgiving head like i did with the nike slingshots last year. Now i am trying to work the ball with them and cant, although last year i never even dreamed of working the ball. Now i am getting some burners.

[jhawker23]

  LBlack14 said:

Clubs I say and live by, it can't be the swing.....EVER!!!

That's exactly what I said yesterday after 3 straight holes in the bunker. Bad clubs.

Maybe I missed the suggestion but why not go to Golfsmith and pick up a used set of clubs and get lessons. There is going to be improvement from both equipment and lessons. I don't think there is just a one and done answer. You can get decent used sets for $200 (Mizuno MX-25s for $250) and even less at places like Play It Again Sports. So for the price of one to two lessons you could have a set that will improve your game and still have $ left over for lessons. If you're working with a $200 total budget, well, you're probably talking about (2) 1 hour lessons. I think you'd get more benefit from simply posting a video of your swing and taking the advice of the great players on here (wish I was one of them) and following their recommended drills. I just confirmed that suspicion by putting $100 into a lesson to kick off the year. Well, I get just as much great instruction from video analysis on this site.