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Thanks so much for all of your advice. I truly appreciate it. I went on another little search after my golf lesson today and came across an inexpensive Taylormade Rossa Lambeau that I really liked for around $90. I could not find it on the Taylormade site so I expect it is a discontinued model but any views would be appreciated. I also tried the Ghost Daytona but it didn't seem to work as well for me.

I am a relative beginner. I have been using an un-named club putter for practice over the past few weeks and I am now looking to get my own. I have done the usual thing and gone to a couple of superstores to try a variety of putters on their little indoor greens. I don't really know the terminology but the putters that feel most comfortable to me have heads that look like the Ping Anser model and I seem to prefer clubs with a heavier head. The one I seem more drawn towards is an inexpensive Cleveland model with the brass head. When I was starting my search, they had used Cameron sitting out there. I believe it was the Newport model At the time I did not know anything about the brand but as I have tried more putters I have realized that it was the most "natural" or confident feeling of all the ones I have found since. I realize that Cameron is perhaps a "boutique" company so they are expensive. The used Cameron I tried is long gone. But is there anything I should be looking at that might give me a similar feel at a lower price point or should I just look into used Camerons and get it over with? Thanks so much.

Thanks so much everyone. I found both the four 5 and the newer hybrid model in a local store. They are quite similar to one another but the hybrid is slightly heavier and a little larger. The 14 way top on the hybrid is somewhat different with different organization of the dividers and a more square top with a plastic rim all the way around. The four 5 has thicker/better padding on the side against the body and a little amount of padding on the straps. My impression was that the four 5 was the variant designed to carry bag that would work quite well on a cart while the hybrid was the variant designed more as a cart bag that could also be carried.

I am looking to buy my first decent bag. I am looking for a carry bag that is relatively light weight with a 14 way top with full length dividers. The Sun Mountain four 5 seems to fit the bill although I notice that it no longer appears on the Sun Mountain website. I would love to hear opinions about this bag, possible alternatives and if Sun Mountain has a new model that has similar specs? Thanks so much!

Thanks so much for providing me with your insight. I truly appreciate it.

I hope I have posted this in the right forum but I do have a question that is a variant of the best clubs for a beginner topic. I took up golf again after a very long hiatus (20 years) and for the past three months I have taken some lessons, gone to the range and played a few rounds. I have been using borrowed and rented clubs as I need them. This is fine but it has occured to me that I am spending money on rentals that I could put to better use getting my own clubs and I am pretty sure that using different clubs almost everytime I play is not very good for developing my game. I was thinkng of getting something basic used to start off with and this is still the plan. But while visit family on the other coast my brother in law mentioned that he had a set of Ping K15 irons that he was planning on trading in for something new and offered them too me for $100 less than he had been offered by the store. It's a good and kind offer but I am concerned about a couple of things. First, these seem to be well regarded and expensive irons when bought new. That's great but I am concerned that they might be too advanced for my level of play and cause me to struggle compared to a set designed for beginners. Second, the irons were fitted for him and he is 6'3" compared to me at 5'10". I don't really understand the whole process of fitting and to what extent a set of clubs specifically fitted for one individual would cause problems for a beginner. If I was to keep these clubs for the long term, is it possible at a future date to get them fitted for me? Thanks so much for all your help.