New guy help

[wakefield724]

Hey I'm Adam I'm new. My family golfs. My best friend does and I want to start. I never played. I'm 24, 6'8" strong and athletic. I go to driving ranges for fun and hit a little over 300 yds. I play pro discgolf but i do not want to associate myself with those people who do drugs and such on the field. I want to buy some clubs with about a $1000 budget starting out. I know literally nothing though. I know what a driver and putter is and that's about it. Any help and advice would be really appreciated. Any suggestions on first clubs. Like any newbie I think a basass driver is most important.

[Slice of Life]

Hey I'm Adam I'm new. My family golfs. My best friend does and I want to start. I never played. I'm 24, 6'8" strong and athletic. I go to driving ranges for fun and hit a little over 300 yds. I play pro discgolf but i do not want to associate myself with those people who do drugs and such on the field. I want to buy some clubs with about a $1000 budget starting out. I know literally nothing though. I know what a driver and putter is and that's about it. Any help and advice would be really appreciated. Any suggestions on first clubs. Like any newbie I think a basass driver is most important.

Hey Adam, welcome.

Golf is fun, and equally difficult. First advice, don't care about distance. At 6'8" and athletic, you should have no problem hitting the ball far.

Second bit of advice: Don't spend $1,000 on clubs. Get a cheap used set (from a tall person haha) and practice with them. Your driver will not be the most important for a while. You'll only hit that maybe 12 times a round...whereas you'll hit your other clubs 95 times. Keep that in mind.

Once you play enough to where you know you want to stick with it, then you can start thinking about a good set of clubs that fit your game and skill level. If you're serious, the smart move would be to video tape your swing and post it in the member swings section, so you can learn the do's and don't's before you develop a bunch of bad habits. There are a lot of people here who really know what they're doing and can get you on the right track with your golf game. Unfortunately, I'm not one of them.

http://thesandtrap.com/f/4180/member-swings

[iacas]

Hey I'm Adam I'm new. My family golfs. My best friend does and I want to start. I never played. I'm 24, 6'8" strong and athletic. I go to driving ranges for fun and hit a little over 300 yds. I play pro discgolf but i do not want to associate myself with those people who do drugs and such on the field. I want to buy some clubs with about a $1000 budget starting out. I know literally nothing though. I know what a driver and putter is and that's about it. Any help and advice would be really appreciated. Any suggestions on first clubs. Like any newbie I think a basass driver is most important.

If you were closer, I'd trade you some disc golf lessons for some golf lessons. :)

Are you in the northeastern part of the United States? Are you going to encounter winter here soon? If so, my advice would be to borrow some clubs and play the rest of the year, but spend the winter researching and perhaps through December, then find an instructor who teaches indoors and begin working on things in January.

If you're in a place with year-round golf, I'd still advise taking it slow to start. Your enjoyment of the game can be immediately hampered by:

• the wrong choice of equipment
• the wrong method of playing

What I mean by the latter is that if you suck right from the start, you may quit before you start to get good at all. If you've PAID an instructor but still suck from the start, odds are you're going to be REALLY frustrated, too.

So… find a good instructor with a proven track record, realize that GOLF IS HARD, and delight in small successes with steady progress.

P.S. Finding a good instructor is difficult.

[Strandly]

Hey I'm Adam I'm new. My family golfs. My best friend does and I want to start. I never played. I'm 24, 6'8" strong and athletic. I go to driving ranges for fun and hit a little over 300 yds. I play pro discgolf but i do not want to associate myself with those people who do drugs and such on the field. I want to buy some clubs with about a $1000 budget starting out. I know literally nothing though. I know what a driver and putter is and that's about it. Any help and advice would be really appreciated. Any suggestions on first clubs. Like any newbie I think a basass driver is most important.

That's a freakish height, I'd be really surprised if you found used clubs that worked for you.  You'll probably have to be fitted for clubs.

[wakefield724]

If I bought a used set that were too short for me, is it possible to get them extended. Any brand I should be avoiding or looking for? Are there different kind of drivers and clubs? What's best for beginners?

[Spitfisher]

Hey I'm Adam I'm new. My family golfs. My best friend does and I want to start. I never played. I'm 24, 6'8" strong and athletic. I go to driving ranges for fun and hit a little over 300 yds. I play pro discgolf but i do not want to associate myself with those people who do drugs and such on the field. I want to buy some clubs with about a $1000 budget starting out. I know literally nothing though. I know what a driver and putter is and that's about it. Any help and advice would be really appreciated. Any suggestions on first clubs. Like any newbie I think a basass driver is most important.

Welcome! I'm 6 4" you can find clubs, just need to search harder. . Clubs with added length don't cost anymore than off the rack clubs. I have  fitted 1000s of people and have also fitted pro athletes, collegiate and including NBa basketball players. John Paxon +1 1/2  and 3 degrees.   Height is one element, how long and where your arms hang from the floor is also a strong consideration.

The good news you can buy belly 41-43inch putters for pennies on the dollar- just don't belly it, all the clubs will likely need additional length. its also likely you'll have to go to a heavier and stiffer shaft.  Some additional length via a plug under the grip can be a cheaper way out until you develop your swing. especially for for hybrids, fairways & even driver. This may sound complicated but go to a ping dealer or a golf shop with a pro who can see what they are dealing with. One last thing your swing will develop once you commit to these clubs, remember you can't buy clothes off the rack, so you will need some special attention when buying clubs. Good luck

[Spitfisher]

If I bought a used set that were too short for me, is it possible to get them extended.

Any brand I should be avoiding or looking for?

Are there different kind of drivers and clubs? What's best for beginners?

if you are an athlete, you can develop a good consistent swing quicker than most, I wouldn't go a super game improvement ( beginners) club, instead something that has some forgiveness. for irons the taylormade speed blade or rocket blade is a nice "type" of iron set. everyone makes them in that catagory. Any modern day driver inside of 1-3 years old will be fine for your, ditto for fairways and hybrids.

[baw1]

So… find a good instructor with a proven track record

What's a good process for doing so? Any tips?

realize that GOLF IS HARD, and delight in small successes with steady progress.

So true. This is the true key I believe