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Yes. I heard that half the shots that make up a beginner's score are taken with a putter. That surprised me, but once I tried putting, I understand. I don't think I can get away with not having a way to get long distances. There's only one executive course near me and everywhere else has a lot of par 4 and 5 holes from what my pals who play golf tell me. I can tell by the variety of responses that there may be no one clear answer as to the best thing to do, but many are suggesting the 3 wood, so that's probably the safe bet.

thanks for the advice. Golf is fun....frustrating at times but fun too. Happy golfing!

Thanks for the advice everybody. Upright, to answer your question, I got a short set of nike cpr irons (9-5 and PW). It's been 5 weeks. The week after the class, i took a break since I screwed up my wrist -- possibly from taking a lot of fat shots. I'm at a point now where I can probably hit a 5-9 iron semi-decently about 70-80% of the time. I also tried using a cleveland launcher driver and hit that ok which is to say that the ball got hit and went around 200 yards. I can't speak to my accuracy with it and I only tried it about 15 shots at the driving range. Thanks again. I appreciate everybody's advice!

Hello. I'm new to the game of golf and new to this website. I'd appreciate the advice of all the more experienced players. Here's my question. I have just finished 4 weeks of lessons. I've never been on a golf course, but I'm going to the driving range regularly and am looking forward to a real round of golf. My starter golf club set consists of irons and a putter. My instructor told me I can't get away without a driver or a 3 wood. Can you all suggest if I should get a 3wood or a driver first? Thanks in advance for your advice.