Callaway pre owned which one would you pick?

[kamachi923]

Buying clubs from callaway preowned golf, need opinions and info to help decide or what types of things i should look at to help me decide. I am new to golf playing for a few months a few times a months. looking at these clubs wondering differences, similaritys, which one you would pick and why?

Steelhead X-16 3-PW
1. true temper.
2. royal precision rifle.
Big Bertha '04 4-10,W
1. true temper.

three choices the x-16 have a 3 iron but no 10 and come in either true temper or rifle. the bertha only come in true temper, at least thats all thats available right now. I have heard that the berthas are more forgiving but are they that much more forgiving. if they are good for high handicappers like i have read. if/when i get better will they hinder shot making ability that much or will i never really get to that point if i only plan to be a recreational player playing 3 time a month on average. thanks for all your help and opions in advance.

[J.P.]

  kamachi923 said:

if/when i get better will they hinder shot making ability that much or will i never really get to that point if i only plan to be a recreational player playing 3 time a month on average. thanks for all your help and opions in advance.

These two clubs are very good choices for a beginner. Certainly the Big Bertha's may make things easier for you in this initial learning period. I would probably get them for this reason and the fact that it would be nice to have the 10 wedge and the fact that you probably won't want to hit a 3 iron in the next few years. (rather hard to hit well) Fact is, you will beat the heck out of whichever clubs you buy for the next couple years, then trade them in for X-16's, or X-18's as you improve.

Either of those shafts are very common and very good. Problem is you need to know which flex to get. Regular or Stiff or X-Stiff. True Tempers are Regular, Stiff, and X-stiff. With Rifle shafts, flex is graduated and numbers are assigned to the varying stiffness. Ie. . . 4.0 is more flexible than 5.0 And 5.0 is more stiff than 4.0 but more flexible than 6.0. If you are younger and stronger, these steel shafts are appropriate. There are graphite shafts out there for irons as well, available for those of us who are not as strong as we once were, or are just slowing down cause of father time or just want a lighter shaft! You may want to head to a golf shop & get on a monitor & just ask the guy to tell you which flex it looks like you need with your swing & then go home & buy that flex in whichever club you choose. Fact is that you will likely buy several sets of irons in the first 5 years or so of your golf life! A very forgiving set will bring the most pleasure while you are learning! Good Luck!

[niblick]

For a casual player just learning the game, I'd probably lean towards the Berthas for the forgiveness. The difference won't be huge, but ever little bit helps. Do make sure you get your swing clocked so you get the right flex. That's mission critical for buying new clubs.

[SuaSponteMn]

I spent the last 6 years playing Big Berthas and they brought my index from a 26 to 14; the new clubs have done the rest. I can't say anything bad about them other than:

A) They are ugly lookin... Real ugly
B) Clear shot to the pin, the ball goes straight. Need to work the ball around something, the ball goes straight.

One positive that might be overlooked though is resale value. I was given 150.00 in trade for my irons when I bought my new ones. That might not seem like much but lets just say they were more than just "pre-swung". Callaway irons are always worth something because any golfer that's new to the game immediately thinks of them as an option. They've essentially built their company on game improvement clubs.

Their motto isn't, "A better game by improved fundamentals"

It's, "A better game by design"

So yeah, I'd certainly reccomend the Big Berthas, they will get you out there hitting high, straight, irons shots a lot faster than most clubs.

[golfchief]

Go to the monitor first, tell them your thinking about getting new irons, tell them which clubs your looking at and they usually will have demo clubs to swing and check you out with something your interrested in buying and you should feel good about any set you buy. any of the clubs you've listed will be good if they fit your eye and swing.