Sheekamoo

Hey guys. I golfed back in high school and college and recently got back into golfing. Instead of using my old early 70's hand me down clubs I've decided to by some newer equipment. I just bought a set of Irons Callaway x-20's 4-SW and I'd like to buy a 3 wood and 3 hybrid to finish up my bag for now. I'm going to continue using my old putter and I'm going to leave a driver out of my bag for now. I'd like to get the 3 wood and 3 hybrid and then take a few lessons to get my swing fixed up as I've never had any lessons in the past. Once I get a better swing going I should have a better idea of what driver I'd like and it would be easier for my to pick out. so... what is a good 3 wood and 3 hybrid I can test out at my local shop? I'm a high handicap golfer and I'm looking for something that's pretty forgiving. I'd rather have a more forgiving club that hits straighter and shorter then a club that hits further but has a smaller sweet spot. This is true for both my 3 wood and 3 hybrid. Any recommendations would be appreciated. I'd like to go into the shop and be able to pick 3 or so of each type of club already knowing they may suite me well... and then take a bunch of swings on the virtual range with each to figure out which one feels best to me.

I'm almost sold on picking up the Taylormade R7 irons, but they come as 4-PW so I'll be needing a 3 iron. I'd like to get a hybrid but I'm not sure what to look at. Taylormade R7 Draw Hybrid Taylormade Burner Rescue Adams A3 OS Hybrid Adams Idea A3 Boxer Callaway X-Hybrid Callaway FT Neutral Hybrid ??? I'd like something that would work well with the Taylormade R7 irons. What are a couple I should be looking at and trying out?

I've done a lot of searching and reading on this board and it seems the following would all be good choices for me: TaylorMade R7 Adams A2 Callaway X-20 Mizuno MX-25 They're all good quality clubs for a golfer with a higher handicap (more forgiving I guess?). I think the only thing I would need to do is try each of them out and see what feels best in my hand. I'll be going to my local store tomorrow to try them all out and see what feels best. Is there any other clubs I should look at? Or are the 4 options above probably my best bets? I'm un-decided on buying used or new right now. But if I buy new, the clubs above seem to be between $400 and $600.

Thank you for all the replies guys. It sounds like those of you that bought the cheaper sets eventually replaced everything shortly after. The best advice is to buy better equipment and not be so cheap? With that said, maybe I should just buy new irons and a bag for right now. I can use my old drivers, fairway wood, and putters for the time being. That should save me around $400-$500 right now. And by doing that, I'll get much better clubs in the long run without the quick shock to my bank account. If I do decide to buy just the irons only, what are some good quality irons for a beginner that I can eventually grow into? I'd like to get something that may be a little harder for me to hit now, but in 1-2 years I'll be hitting with them perfectly.

What would you recommend then for a decent set?

Hey everyone. I started Golfing back in 1997 during high school with a friend of mine. We played a bunch and I used my dad's old clubs (which were his dad's old clubs). I'm pretty sure they were made sometime during the 60's or 70's. Anyways, I played through high-school just for fun and I played through college with a bunch of friends. I haven't played in a while but a couple of my friends and I started back up again. So... I need some new clubs. The clubs I've been using are just too old and it's time for an upgrade (actually... time for me to purchase my own set). I went to my local store (Golfsmith) and talked to one of their sales guys. I initially gave him a price range of $400 for everything and it turns out that wasn't possible (even with their cheapest clubs). I need everything as I'd like to ditch all my old equipment. That means I need a set of irons, a driver, 2 fairway woods, sand wedge, putter, and a bag. The putter and bag I can take care of, but I need some input on the others. The sales guy came up with the following for me: Iron Set - Nike 06 Ignite Steel - $399 Driver + two fairways - Lynx Predator - $199 Pitching Wedge - Didn't pick one... but he said $50 Putter - Didn't pick one... but he said $80 Bag - Didn't pick one... but that will be about $100 So with all that I'm looking around $800. That's more then I'd really like to spend since I'm only a casual golfer and will only be golfing at the most once every 1-2 months with friends and only a few times a year for business. Basically... what do I need? What's a good iron set and driver/fairway set? I realize like most things it's personal preference and everyone will have their own opinions... but since this is my first time actually buying clubs and I've been using clubs from the 60's I'm not sure what's good or not. I shot with a few different clubs at my local store and they all felt great to me. I don't have to buy locally and I'm ok ordering online. So if there's a better deal on clubs online I'd rather go that route. Preferably I'd like to get everything under $600 but I'm ok spending a little more then that to get something decent that will last at least 10 years. Any input would really be appreciated.

I'm the same way. Putting is definitely the worst part of my golf game. Missing the easy 2-3 footers is the worst.

I live by LAX and may be up for a game over the weekend. Send me a PM.

I'm new here... but I'm 27.