What should I do..get lessons or a beginners set first?

[Dr Hook]

Hi guys, I just recently took up this game and was wondering if I should get a lesson or 2 before getting a set or just go and get a box set of top flites at Dicks? I'm really not a 25 handicap but more like a 45 haha. Anyways I'm using my friends set of older hippo irons and Spalding woods with graphite shafts and I keep taking too much earth and scarring up the golf course with my awful swings and I can barely hit it right. When I do it slices right but only when I manage to make solid contact. Should I get offset irons?? Thanks and please don't make fun of me I know I stink. Lol

[WUTiger]

... Anyways I'm using my friends set of older hippo irons and Spalding woods with graphite shafts and I keep taking too much earth and scarring up the golf course with my awful swings ...

It's possible to take lessons and look for proper clubs at the same time.

If you know people who play golf, get a recommendation on a golf pro that gives lessons and fits clubs. Then, tell the pro you're a beginner who wants lessons, and help finding proper clubs.

You should be able to get a good deal on lessons since it's winter time. Your basic swing starts to take shape after you play a few times, so lessons will show you the right way to swing. You don't want to ingrain a lot of bad habits right when you're starting. A good pro can help you "find" your golf swing.

As for finding clubs, at the start you just need a basis static fitting: find the proper shaft length and lie angle for your height and stance, proper grip thickness, and the right shaft flex.

[golfbarefoot]

Depends on your goals. Get clubs. Get lessons, play A Lot and just have fun, then repeat as needed....

[Dave2512]

You need clubs to practice anything you're taught.

[David in FL]

It's possible to take lessons and look for proper clubs at the same time.

If you know people who play golf, get a recommendation on a golf pro that gives lessons and fits clubs. Then, tell the pro you're a beginner who wants lessons, and help finding proper clubs.

You should be able to get a good deal on lessons since it's winter time. Your basic swing starts to take shape after you play a few times, so lessons will show you the right way to swing. You don't want to ingrain a lot of bad habits right when you're starting. A good pro can help you "find" your golf swing.

As for finding clubs, at the start you just need a basis static fitting: find the proper shaft length and lie angle for your height and stance, proper grip thickness, and the right shaft flex.

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