New to golf - should I learn with Forged irons?

[Vacant]

I'm going to begin playing golf, with the intention of becoming as good as possible, once the weather lightens up here. I plan on playing 18 holes every single day. Now, would I be better off learning with forged / blade irons; or should I opt for the more forgiving cavity backed irons? Also, I have $2,000+ to spend. I plan on purchasing:

Callaway Razr Hawk Tour - 9.5* Driver

Callaway Razr Hawk - 3 and 5 wood

Callaway Razr x cavity or forged - 3-PW

Callaway Jaws Wedges - 56* and 60*

Odyssey White Ice #1

Any good advice would be helpful.

[ajschn06]

It really depends what your looking for.  There are a lot of nice cast irons out there that will be a lot more durable than most of the forged offerings out there.  If you have the cash and plan on recycling your irons every 2-3 seasons, you may want to look more into forged.

[jamo]

Can I ask why the preference for Callaway?

[RedFox999]

as a beginner golfer, I suggest you go to a local golf store that you trust. Nothing like Dicks sporting goods or anything but a reputable golf store and talk with them about club choices in person. As someone who is just starting to golf for the first time, I dont recommend just buying clubs offline.

[Vacant]

Originally Posted by RedFox999

as a beginner golfer, I suggest you go to a local golf store that you trust. Nothing like Dicks sporting goods or anything but a reputable golf store and talk with them about club choices in person. As someone who is just starting to golf for the first time, I dont recommend just buying clubs offline.

Buying locally means paying over $200 in tax alone. I'd much rather buy from Golfsmith or a similar online vendor.

To the other person asking, there's really no reason why I chose all Callaway clubs, I just figured I would stick with a singular brand. Is there anything wrong with Callaway on a whole?

[RedFox999]

Originally Posted by Vacant

Buying locally means paying over $200 in tax alone. I'd much rather buy from Golfsmith or a similar online vendor.

To the other person asking, there's really no reason why I chose all Callaway clubs, I just figured I would stick with a singular brand. Is there anything wrong with Callaway on a whole?

yea, well you dont have to buy them at the store. Just talk with them and look and hit. Then find a place online to buy them. Theres nothing wrong with callaway but you should check em all out at the store.

[RedFox999]

yea, you dont have to buy them at the store, look for them online.

[ajschn06]

Then you should go locally for information and testing to figure out what you want, then you can buy on golfsmith....

[Vacant]

There's a Callaway performance center at a nearby course. So I'll look into that, for sure.

[clubchamp]

Originally Posted by Vacant

There's a Callaway performance center at a nearby course. So I'll look into that, for sure.

If you have never swung a club before I wouldn't look to invest 2000+ right away. I'm not saying don't get nice clubs but your swing will evolve esp if you get lessons which you should. Once you get a consistent swing down then go for a fitting and get the full get up. I'd also stay away from a tour driver to start and look for something a little more forgiving.

[q7w]

18 holes a day?

don't you have a job?

[max power]

Don't play 18 every day, even if you can afford it.  Put in time for practice sessions only at the range-ballstriking (all types), chipping, putting, and overall consistency.  Go to a local Pro Golf Discount, or Golfsmith, or Golf Galaxy, etc.  Take a look at all the used clubs, ask someone for help, tell them you want to be fitted.  Don't spend all your money on brand new Callaway equipment, you'll literally be paying 200%, 300%, 400% markup or more as compared to tremendous lightly used clubs, or even just last year's clear-out models.  If you did, you'd also be that guy , the guy who shows up one-branded with $2,000 of gear that he can barely use.  You don't want to be that guy.

[Vacant]

Originally Posted by q7w

18 holes a day?

don't you have a job?

I don't have a job in the sense that I'm a guy who gets up at 6:00 AM and slaves away until 6:00 PM. I've been fortunate enough to have enough foresight to allow me to make money a bit more intelligently. Why?

Originally Posted by max power

Don't play 18 every day, even if you can afford it.  Put in time for practice sessions only at the range-ballstriking (all types), chipping, putting, and overall consistency.  Go to a local Pro Golf Discount, or Golfsmith, or Golf Galaxy, etc.  Take a look at all the used clubs, ask someone for help, tell them you want to be fitted.  Don't spend all your money on brand new Callaway equipment, you'll literally be paying 200%, 300%, 400% markup or more as compared to tremendous lightly used clubs, or even just last year's clear-out models.  If you did, you'd also be that guy, the guy who shows up one-branded with $2,000 of gear that he can barely use.  You don't want to be that guy.

I will for sure put in a good amount of time at the driving range, and will only begin seriously playing once I feel confident in my ball striking and shortgame. In regards to the "that guy" thing. That's silly bullshit and the only people that think that way are negative douchebags who don't have their egos in check or people that care too much about what dummies think. I'm lucky enough to be surrounded by really cool and positive people, who want to have the best possible time with everything we do. None of us think a certain way because Jim Rome told us we should.

Originally Posted by clubchamp

If you have never swung a club before I wouldn't look to invest 2000+ right away. I'm not saying don't get nice clubs but your swing will evolve esp if you get lessons which you should. Once you get a consistent swing down then go for a fitting and get the full get up. I'd also stay away from a tour driver to start and look for something a little more forgiving.

Thanks for the advice on the driver. I changed that up. Also, I understand $2000 is a lot of money to a lot of people, but for me it's worth it. When I get into something seriously I go all out.

[leo3]

This whole thread reeks of BS

[RedFox999]

Originally Posted by leo3

This whole thread reeks of BS

not really, ive seen business guys who never played before pick up brand new nice sets to start playing with business partners etc.

[plum]

Originally Posted by Vacant

I don't have a job in the sense that I'm a guy who gets up at 6:00 AM and slaves away until 6:00 PM. I've been fortunate enough to have enough foresight to allow me to make money a bit more intelligently. Why?

so  i am less intelligent than you ?

[jmanbooyaa]

Wow, an honest question turned into pure nonsense. Defensive anyone? Either way buy what you want with your 2k. Hopefully you and your friends can enjoy golf together. Just please don't turn into the guy or group who thinks they own the course. The kind that play horribly and end up holding everyone up because they feel some how entitled to hit multiple balls and goof around as if no one else exists. You sound like you really just want to take up golf and don't want to be screwed with in getting clubs. Good luck.

[Vacant]

Originally Posted by plum

so  i am less intelligent than you ?

I wasn't saying that with the intention of offending people.

Originally Posted by jmanbooyaa

Wow, an honest question turned into pure nonsense. Defensive anyone? Either way buy what you want with your 2k. Hopefully you and your friends can enjoy golf together. Just please don't turn into the guy or group who thinks they own the course. The kind that play horribly and end up holding everyone up because they feel some how entitled to hit multiple balls and goof around as if no one else exists. You sound like you really just want to take up golf and don't want to be screwed with in getting clubs. Good luck.

I posted here to get advice on whether or not I should learn golf with forged irons. Two people attacked me and now you seem to feel compelled to do that as well. Like I alluded to earlier, people who talk shit or act cunty in general, especially on the internet are broken humans. It makes you wonder why they are like that. Nobody wants to be around people like that. Ultimately I end up feeling bad for them because obviously if everything was going well in their lives they'd be super friendly and really cool.

Also, why even make ridiculous assumptions about me and my friends feeling entitled or not knowing proper etiquette. That's kind of baffling. Unless you were once again trying to attack me.

Anyway, thanks to all of the people that responded legitimately. I'm still unsure of whether or not I would be better off in the long run learning with forged vs. cavity irons. I'm going to head up to the Callaway Performance Center at one of the courses near my house to get fitted and evaluated.