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Hey guys, how goes all? Not too bad here. Anyway, I'm new to the forum, semi-new to the golf scene.

As kids, me and my cousins always went to my great-uncle's house to practice our swing on his "driving range". It was really just his front yard that crossed the road into a huge field (approx. 2 acres deep).

So, long story short, now i'm wanting to find myself a decent set of clubs and hit the ranges on a weekly basis and courses at least on a monthly basis. My question is this: can I trust the Wal-mart sets for training and learning? I was going to get a set from there about a year ago for approx. $150, but was told not to do that because of their bad quality. But earlier today, i read on golf.about.com, and several other sites, that one of these sets are good for beginners because the more expensive sets require special methods of swinging, etc. Either way, I know I will have to have extensions put on them, because i'm 6'4". But how much of an extension, and won't I have to change the angle of the head or something?

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For a beginner, even at your height you wont need extensions. Once you begin making consistently solid contact, invest in some good used clubs. You can get tips added under the grip-relatively inexpensively.

Driver: Taylor Made 425 TP 9.5 ProLaunch 65 Stiff
3 Wood: Taylor Made V-Steel 15 deg Stiff
Hybrid: Taylor Made Rescue Dual 19 deg stiff
Irons: Titleist 704.cb stiff
Wedges: 52 deg Cleveland CG10, 56 deg Titleist Vokey spin-milled, 60 deg Vokey oil canPutter: Original 2-ball, Claw grip.


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well, i had read in a golf magazine that even a small extension would make a big difference... in posture... the article said something along the lines of golf clubs are generally made to fit people up to 5'9", and say, a 2 inch extension would be good for people up to 6'1" or something like that... I don't remember the exact wording, because i was at a doctor's office and i wanted to hurry up and get out of there... i was waiting on my mom to get a shot..

a-ha! from golf.about.com....

"The standard, off-the-shelf length for golf clubs corresponds to a male who is 5-foot-10. If you are around that size, then standard will probably work just fine. If much shorter or taller, get fitted."

how much is "much" taller??

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its not your height that determines the length of the shaft, its how far your wrists are from the ground. i am 6'3" and 1/2" extensions for me...


imho, for just starting, get the walmart set. see if you like the game first. if you do, look into a nice set of used clubs.

Driver- TM 580XD 9*
3w- Adams GT extreme 15*
2H- Snake Eyes 653TH
4-gw Snake Eyes Viper Tour 1/2" long, 2 degrees up
wedges:TM chrome RAC 56*putter: Odyssey 2 ball DFX ball: Srixon Z-URC


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