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Derekg359

By Derekg359
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Derekg359

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so i have been golfing since around 10 years old. And my uncle is the person who introduced me to golf so any clubs I have ever golfed with are hand me downs from him. I currently have a set of ping irons that are out dated. Now that I'm 18 and have a full time job, and have played very well lately, I would like to buy my first set of new irons. This is where I need help, I don't know what preferences I like because I don't have much experience with a lot of the new irons. How do I find which brand irons are good for me? I'd like to stay in the $300-600 range

Two sets I have been looking at are the callaway x-series and Adams golf xtd both on sale for $400 at a local store with the hybrid included


Sante TwoGloves Dedicated Member

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How are you looking at them?

  1. LPGA Square Two Melody driver 
  2. Callaway Steelhead Plus 5 W
  3. Adamsgolf Idea 4i hybrid 
  4. Answer 6 iron 
  5. Answer 8 iron 
  6. LH Golfsmith Tour Model IV PW
  7. AdamsGolf GTxtreme LW
  8. LH Ping Zing Magnesium Bronze

Grumpter Great Member

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How I choose a set is ignore the brand name and then go swing every set I can in my price range. Whichever feels best gets my hard earned $$$.


dave s Great Member

dave s

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Hi Derek:

If you have a Golfsmith, Golf Galaxy or maybe even Dick's Sporting Goods store, you should be able to go in and test-drive the iron sets before deciding to buy.  Heck, you might stumble across a set you like better in the same price range.  Do your homework, make a good selection and make sure you 'buy once and cry once.'  Golf gear isn't cheap!

Fatherly advice: Buy the best quality you can afford.  Always worked for me.

dave

The ultimate "old man" setup:

Ping G30 driver
Ping G Fairway woods - 5 and 7 woods
Callaway X-Hot #5 hybrid; Old school secret weapon
Ping G #6-9 irons; W and U wedges
Vokey 54 and 58* Wedges
Odyssey Versa Putter
Golf Balls

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so i have been golfing since around 10 years old. And my uncle is the person who introduced me to golf so any clubs I have ever golfed with are hand me downs from him. I currently have a set of ping irons that are out dated. Now that I'm 18 and have a full time job, and have played very well lately, I would like to buy my first set of new irons. This is where I need help, I don't know what preferences I like because I don't have much experience with a lot of the new irons. How do I find which brand irons are good for me? I'd like to stay in the $300-600 range

Two sets I have been looking at are the callaway x-series and Adams golf xtd both on sale for $400 at a local store with the hybrid included

Wait a month until Black Friday and get in on sales either through retailers or sites like CallawayGolfPreowned.com or TaylormadeGolfPreowned.com. In the meantime, go try as many irons as you can. Look at Golf Digest's Hot List from the past 3 or 4 years so you have an idea of what lines of clubs were big over that time. In any event, you're looking at Game Improvement clubs or Super Game Improvement clubs, depending on how athletic you are and how much you think you'll want to put into the game. Most likely, you'll be happy with a set of GI irons, like a Callaway X2 Hot or a Taylormade Speedblade

Dom's Sticks:

Callaway X-24 10.5° Driver, Callaway Big Bertha 15° wood, Callaway XR 19° hybrid, Callaway X-24 24° hybrid, Callaway X-24 5i-9i, PING Glide PW 47°/12°, Cleveland REG 588 52°/08°, Callaway Mack Daddy PM Grind 56°/13°, 60°/10°, Odyssey Versa Jailbird putter w/SuperStroke Slim 3.0 grip, Callaway Chev Stand Bag, Titleist Pro-V1x ball

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Rip62 Well Established Member

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I have the xtd irons and the more I use them the more I like them. Check on eBay I was able to get them for $153 brand new. The biggest knock against them seems to be the look of the cross cavity design but I can tell you they performed as any other iron I demoed. 

DRIVER- Tour Edge EXS 220
3W- Adams Tight Lies 2
Hybrids- Cobra F8 19 *

Utility- Sub 70 699U #4
Irons - Sub 70 739 5-PW
Wedges- Tour Edge CB Pro 50, 54, 58
Putter- Cleveland Huntington Beach Soft #11

Ball- Titleist DT Trufeel


cooke119 Great Member

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I check the big stores, Golfsmith, Dicks, etc. and find the clubs I like. Then I go on Ebay and find those clubs. I happen to be lucky, I'm a standard fit for virtually every measurement. If you need a special shafts or lies it get a little harder. I also use graphite shafts so Ebay really helps with the price quite a bit. I have never been disappointed.


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JMO, go to a golf store and find a quality used set.  I was at Golfsmith last week and saw several high quality used iron sets that would retail for $1000 and were on sale for around $600.  Some were obviously used a lot and some looked like they have barely been used.  

Remembering back when I was your age I was broke so I would have looked hard for the best used set I could find. As you get older and have more income you can splurge and get that latest and greatest new set.

Brands wise, everyone is different.  I play with Mizuno's, but I have no problems with Titleist, etc.  

I am a big believer in getting fitted. So, sometimes going the used route is a little more suspect, but if you find some forged clubs you should be able to bend them to your fitting.  Just make sure they have the right shafts for your swing.


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