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[mggreen14]

I played on the golf team as a freshman in High School but quit to focus on ice hockey. I am a senior in college and now I'm making my return to golf but am unsure which set of irons would be best for me to get back into the game. Currently I have a couple hand me down sets in my garage. The first looks like a clone of the Ping Eye 2's and they are called KB II with True Temper Dynamic Gold shafts. The second looks like a clone of the Callaway X-12 called the Calcutta C-12 Professional with True Temper Dynamic Gold Sensicore shafts. Both sets were given to my family by my grandpa who gets his clubs made by a friend of his. My question is which set of clubs would you recommend or would you recommend getting a set of name brand clubs that are a couple years old? Thanks in advance for your help.

[redsox98]

Ping Eye 2's if you want a name brand. I am coming back to golf from a 5+ year break and you can find these well under $200 and sometimes real close to $100. These things are to good to be true they feel great and are very forgiving. For the money you cant go wrong.

[tws1098]

I would go name brand. You can find used sets as mentioned above for the same or less money. I have used/still use some off brand clubs and they are nice, but not all are. Gigagolf and Pinemeadow are both good companies if you are looking for something new on a budget. However, name brand will be worth something if you plan to trade up in the future where something from giga, pine, etc. will not be worth anything/very little. Good luck.

[Shripe]

Take into account the kind of money you want to spend, and how serious you want to get. My personal method was to keep using the set I used back in HS, which was a cheap Northwestern wood/iron/putter starter set (lol) until I found the Tommy Armour 855's. Just find something pretty forgiving, SGI/GI types should be good.

Whoops, way to read... Since you were on the golf team, I guess my advice doesn't quite apply... Still, forgiving might not be too bad for you as you start up again. Just depends on the budget.

[max power]

PINGs make real nice used clubs-and the finish on them holds up very well. Check local shops and online and look for a nice used set of Zing 2s, ISIs or I3s. An added bonus is if you ever decide to sell the PINGs in the future you'll get about what you paid.

[Slammin' Sam]

PINGs make real nice used clubs-and the finish on them holds up very well. Check local shops and online and look for a nice used set of Zing 2s, ISIs or I3s. An added bonus is if you ever decide to sell the PINGs in the future you'll get about what you paid.

I second that. I currently own a set of G2's and have previously had a set of Eye 2's, two sets of ISI's (BeCu and Nickel), and a set of I3's, all purchased and sold on Ebay. Without exception I either broke even or sold them for more than I paid for them.

[Blades4me]

I played on the golf team as a freshman in High School but quit to focus on ice hockey. I am a senior in college and now I'm making my return to golf but am unsure which set of irons would be best for me to get back into the game. Currently I have a couple hand me down sets in my garage. The first looks like a clone of the Ping Eye 2's and they are called KB II with True Temper Dynamic Gold shafts. The second looks like a clone of the Callaway X-12 called the Calcutta C-12 Professional with True Temper Dynamic Gold Sensicore shafts. Both sets were given to my family by my grandpa who gets his clubs made by a friend of his. My question is which set of clubs would you recommend or would you recommend getting a set of name brand clubs that are a couple years old? Thanks in advance for your help.

Take the 6i from each set, go to the range, get a bucket of balls, hit each club and see which one you like the best and start with that set. This will be inexpensive and give you some time to get your swing and game back a little and see what other equipment is now out there, cuz there is a lot of good equipment out there.

I found it pretty over whelming when I got back into the game 8 yrs ago and found it best to work on ball striking, swing, etc. first. When I felt I was good enough I bought a really good set of clubs.

[mggreen14]

Thank you for your responses. I think that I'll go to the range today after work and see hit a bucket of balls with both clubs and see which one I like better. My main concern with these clubs was quality. Getting back into the game is tough enough without having to deal with quality issues from clubs. I have a little faith in them as my grandpa's friend made them but I though someone on the forums might know better than me.

[WUTiger]

Take the 6i from each set, go to the range, get a bucket of balls, hit each club and see which one you like the best and start with that set. This will be inexpensive and give you some time to get your swing and game back a little and see what other equipment is now out there, cuz there is a lot of good equipment out there. ...

The set which feels best would get you started back into the game, and let you get your swing regrooved. For the first season or so your swing would understandably be unsettled. So, no use in getting "custom fit" name-brand clubs until your swing stabilizes.

And, welcome back!