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atthepin

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atthepin Established Member

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What irons would anyone recommend for a begginer golfer? Do you think it would benefit more to get super-game improvement irons or to get a set with some forgivessness but also that you can grow into?

I was thinking possibly the X-24 Callaways or the Ping G15s...won't be until next season but i was just curious.

This first time i swung a golf club was on 5/8/10....

Driver: M85T 9.5 Stiff
Wood: Black Max 3W
Hybrid: MHT 3H Irons: Black Max 5-PW, SWWesge: 52*Putter: Black Max Putter


sean_miller Incredible Member

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  atthepin said:
What irons would anyone recommend for a begginer golfer? Do you think it would benefit more to get super-game improvement irons or to get a set with some forgivessness but also that you can grow into?

For an absolute beginner I'd suggest something used that's been very recently re-gripped. You're gonna make a lot of ugly swings and be hitting off some pretty awful surfaces for a while - why F up a crisp new set of PINGs right away?

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.


Bug Bunny Well Established Member

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I started a year ago and went with Adams A3OS and think they were definitely the right choice!! I just bought a set of G5's off here though!! I'll have them next week!!!!! ;)

In my Nike SasQuatch Staff Bag:
Driver: Callaway FT-IQ 9.5 Stiff
Irons: Ping G5 4-P
Wedges: Vokey Spin Milled 56*, Cleveland bent to 49*
Putter: Scotty Cameron California Monterey
Ball: Srizon Z-Star Yellow
Range: SkyCaddie 2.5


shades9323 Great Member

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  sean_miller said:
For an absolute beginner I'd suggest something used that's been very recently re-gripped. You're gonna make a lot of ugly swings and be hitting off some pretty awful surfaces for a while - why F up a crisp new set of PINGs right away?

Pings are indestructible! He won't f them up.


atthepin Established Member

atthepin

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Just to clarify this was my first season. Started in may and i played every single weekend. I def have the golf bug! At the beginning on the year i picked up a complete set of Black Max Maxfli clubs.

It came as a set with these clubs:

Driver: 10.5
Woods: 3W and 5W
Hybrids: 3H and 4H
Irons: 5-PW, SW
Putter
Headcovers for the Woods and Hybrids
Bag
$229

I already had them cut and re-gripped(i am only 5'2)...I was really just curious and probably won't get new irons unless i get a really good deal in the off season.

This first time i swung a golf club was on 5/8/10....

Driver: M85T 9.5 Stiff
Wood: Black Max 3W
Hybrid: MHT 3H Irons: Black Max 5-PW, SWWesge: 52*Putter: Black Max Putter


atthepin Established Member

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  Sarge said:
Ping G2

I am about 5'2-5'3. Which color dot would i be looking for?

This first time i swung a golf club was on 5/8/10....

Driver: M85T 9.5 Stiff
Wood: Black Max 3W
Hybrid: MHT 3H Irons: Black Max 5-PW, SWWesge: 52*Putter: Black Max Putter


te3point5 Well Established Member

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  atthepin said:
I am about 5'2-5'3. Which color dot would i be looking for?

This is ping's lie chart:

http://www.ping.com/uploadedFiles/Cu...Code_Chart.pdf It should give you a ROUGH idea as to what dot you want, although it does not take into account the length of your arms, stance, etc. looks like it shows for your height you should get a slightly flatter than standard club.

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pixel5 Well Established Member

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Likely Orange dot. I didn't realize you were shorter.

Driver - Cobra S3 9.5* - Mitsubishi Rayon JavlnFX M7 
Fwy - Titleist 904F 18*
Irons - Mizuno MP-14
Wedges - Cleveland 588 54*, Ping Tour 58*
Putter - Ping D66 (iWi)

 


Bug Bunny Well Established Member

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The G5's I just bought were purple! Prolly been about right for you! Glad I saw them first!!! HAHA They are at PING right now being bent to green!!!

In my Nike SasQuatch Staff Bag:
Driver: Callaway FT-IQ 9.5 Stiff
Irons: Ping G5 4-P
Wedges: Vokey Spin Milled 56*, Cleveland bent to 49*
Putter: Scotty Cameron California Monterey
Ball: Srizon Z-Star Yellow
Range: SkyCaddie 2.5


atthepin Established Member

atthepin

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  te3point5 said:
This is ping's lie chart:

Thanks

Thanks

This first time i swung a golf club was on 5/8/10....

Driver: M85T 9.5 Stiff
Wood: Black Max 3W
Hybrid: MHT 3H Irons: Black Max 5-PW, SWWesge: 52*Putter: Black Max Putter


atthepin Established Member

atthepin

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  Bug Bunny said:
The G5's I just bought were purple! Prolly been about right for you! Glad I saw them first!!! HAHA They are at PING right now being bent to green!!!

damn you! haha

This first time i swung a golf club was on 5/8/10....

Driver: M85T 9.5 Stiff
Wood: Black Max 3W
Hybrid: MHT 3H Irons: Black Max 5-PW, SWWesge: 52*Putter: Black Max Putter


WUTiger Incredible Member

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This would depend in part on how you are entering the game. If you have a teaching pro giving you lessons, or playing partners who really know something about the game, you might get some used clubs for starters. But, getting appropriate used clubs requires you, or your helpers, to know about the game.

Another option is to get a boxed set: You get a matching driver, a wood or two, a hybrid, some mid-to short irons and a putter, along with a carry bag. You can get into the game for under $300. Some adjustments can be made to such clubs for your personal build and height, if needed.

For details, see my January guest column on the topic:
http://thesandtrap.com/bag_drop/club...der_boxed_sets

Focus, connect and follow through!

  • Completed KBS Education Seminar (online, 2015)
  • GolfWorks Clubmaking Academy: Fitting, Assembly & Repair School (2012)

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Hybrid:  :callaway: Big Bertha OS 4H at 22°  ||  Irons:  :callaway: Mavrik MAX 5i-PW
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sean_miller Incredible Member

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  WUTiger said:
This would depend in part on how you are entering the game. If you have a teaching pro giving you lessons, or playing partners who really know something about the game, you might get some used clubs for starters. But, getting appropriate used clubs requires you, or your helpers, to know about the game.

Sounds like he already has a box-o-crap. He wants to upgrade.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.


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I would look at used clubs on ebay personally. I have bought and sold several sets that I demoed until settling on the like new mp-58s I have now. I am very happy with them and they cost $500 less than if I paid for new ones.

atthepin Established Member

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  sean_miller said:
Sounds like he already has a box-o-crap. He wants to upgrade.

lol exactly. I am no pro yet, but i have played every weekend(sometimes twice a weekend) since may. I have about 20-25 rounds under my belt and don't plan on stopping until the weather makes me. The bag has already seen better days, the driver was crap and i hate my putter. Don't get me wrong, they were the perfect thing for me to start with but i feel like i already have a good enough baseline to get something else. My best round was a 97 so i am not horrible...

already upgraded my hybrid and driver..irons next

This first time i swung a golf club was on 5/8/10....

Driver: M85T 9.5 Stiff
Wood: Black Max 3W
Hybrid: MHT 3H Irons: Black Max 5-PW, SWWesge: 52*Putter: Black Max Putter


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