Want to Get Back Into the Game, Need Advice

[thompsdw]

We just moved and now are located very close to a semi-private golf course.  I really want to get back into the game, but want to start right.  I plan to take lessons, but my question is about my clubs.  I have a set of ping eye 2 clubs that my father handed down (many, many years ago) and I had custom fit some time ago.  Should I start with those or consider a newer more forgiving game improvement club.  I am going to look at a Yamaha cart tomorrow, so I really have the bug.  Thanks in advance for the advice.

Edited March 27, 2019 by thompsdw

[billchao]

48 minutes ago, thompsdw said:

We just moved and now are located very close to a semi-private golf course.  I really want to get back into the game, but want to start right.  I plan to take lessons, but my question is about my clubs.  I have a set of ping eye 2 clubs that my father handed down (many, many years ago) and I had custom fit some time ago.  Should I start with those or consider a newer more forgiving game improvement club.  I am going to look at a Yamaha cart tomorrow, so I really have the bug.  Thanks in advance for the advice.

I still run into players who play Ping Eye 2 irons. They're perfectly good clubs so if you want to save yourself a few hundred dollars, you can play with them. You'll get more bang for your buck from upgrading other clubs in your bag, starting with the driver.

[Buckeyebowman]

I used to play in a league with a guy who had a set of Ping Eye 2 irons and sold them. Every year after he would moan, "Why in God's name did I ever sell my Eye 2's!" 

[pganapathy]

Start with the Ping Eye 2 irons.  They are a very good set unless the shafts/heads are damaged.  You are better off investing in woods/hybrids and wedges.  Those are the clubs that have improved the most and in the case of wedges the grooves matter.  For the irons, see if you can get them re-gripped.  It will help.

The most important thing is lessons.  That cannot be emphasised enough

[thompsdw]

Thanks everyone!  Thats what I needed.

[Patch]

Eye 2s were darn fine clubs. Since you had them custom fitted at one time, I would continue playing them for a while. See how they still play. 

Here's my reasoning. I was forced out of golf for several years due to a car accident. My golf prognosis was I would never play golf again. Not only was I able to play again, once I thought a new fitting was in order, I found my old swing specs were still current. I had no need to purchase new clubs, with new specs. 

The OP just might find, that once he gets his reliable, consistent swing back, his specs might not have changed. His Eye 2s might still be playable.

[tinker]

The one thing you should do is make sure you have a fairly modern titanium driver. The Pings are as forgiving as anything else. There is no forgiving chart that is etched in stone. 

[IowaGreg]

Often you can pick up a nice used much newer technology driver if you can find a local store that specializes in Golf.  Go check out a bunch of them on their simulator.  Can't hurt to check it out and see what may or may not help you out.

[cooke119]

I have a full set of Eye 2s in the garage from years ago. I have newer irons but every once in a while I still take them out and play them, good irons. 

[thompsdw]

I probably should have said I have a newer Calaway titanium driver.  Need to look at the woods though.  Might need to get a fairway/hybrid instead of what I have.  Thanks again for all the advice.  Kinda nice to keep the clubs because they were my late fathers.

Edited March 29, 2019 by thompsdw

[dbuck]

I will join the choir and say keep using the PINGs for now.  If your driver is 6 or more years old, you could probably benefit from a newer one, but I would still start with the old one. I don't know about your age or game level, but hybrids and fairways have also had some improvements in the last 5-6 years. If yours are less than 10 years old, though, I would still start with them and get some good instruction to start off on the right foot.