HelRaza

I bought a pair for Callaway S205BK's for $60 at my local pro shop. They are great and everyone I play with who has tried them wants to get a pair.

I met up with my instructor at the driving range. He bough some balls and we headed over to hit them. We started with an 8 Iron and we went over my swing. When fitting me with my clubs he gave me some very basic swing mechanics to work on. He was impressed at the progress I had made but found some things I need to work on. I was doing a few things wrong. I was pulling my head too quickly, swinging at the ball not through it, and not turning my wrists enough when I was swinging. He seems to have me over exaggerate the corrections and then had me swing normally. It worked. I was a little inconsistent, but I got the "feel" what the correct swing was like. I have to say I was impressed with the progress we made. He wanted me to get 3 days of practice in before our next lesson on Tuesday. I am going to play 18 on Saturday and hit the driving range Friday and Monday. He bought me another bucket of balls before the end of the lessons so I could work on things after he left. Honestly though, about a third of the way in I was beat. It was about 105 here today. I can definitely tell when my mechanics break down because I'm tired. Now I know what people mean by golf shape. All in all I am having a lot of fun with this, and enjoying golf more...the more I learn.

Yea I am happy with my clubs. They are not the best thing on the course, but all my friends who have better sets tried them and really liked them. I can deal with them just fine for now. My first lesson is tomorrow after work. I hope to get at least 18 in this weekend if not more.

I didn't really sign up for a set we're just doing as many lessons as it takes. I want to start from the ground up though.

You're all way ahead of me, but I am taking my first lesson on Wednesday. I went in to get my clubs fit and he actually showed me how to swing a club correctly. I was able to take that to the range today with my new clubs and make good improvement. What should I expect to get out of beginner lessons and how many should I take before it will take playing a while to get to a point where more instruction can help? I'm sure this is a relative, but a general idea would be helpful.

I ended up getting the Top Flite XL clubs. I got my fitting today. Everything was standard other than when he tested my loft i was hitting on the inside of the club a bit. He is going to have me use it this weekend and we will do it again once I get used to the clubs. He actually gave me a quick lesson as we were doing the test. After he showed me a few things...it all kind of clicked. I went to the range with some buddies from work and gave them a try. The combination of the new clubs and learning how to swing a bit made a HUGE improvement. It was night and day. I can't wait to keep working at this sport and getting better. My first lesson is at 5:30 on Wednesday. I am playing 18 tomorrow and I can't wait...the addiction has begun. Thanks a lot of all the advice and information guys. I look forward to posting here more.

I don't have a game yet. hehe So I think the beginner set is the way to go until I figure it out.

This is what the Pro wants me to to buy: http://shop.callawaygolf.com/compset...efault,pd.html

What do you mean by custom? I am getting fitted tomorrow. I assume whatever I get will be custom fitted right? Isn't that what a fitting is? That brings up another question how do I get properly fitted when my swing is a train wreck and I don't even know how to swing properly yet.

So I went with a friend to the pro shop today and I tried out the Adams A7 set. http://www.adamsgolf.com/products/irons/a7_set.php I really liked it and it's on sale for $450. Then I would need to get Fairway Woods, Driver, Putter and a Bag. The Used selection was pretty weak other than drivers. They had a 2009 Nike SQ Dynamo STR8-FIT 10.5 for $150 and a Taylor Made Tour Burner for $120. Only used Irons they had were Cleveland TA7's.

Yea that's really the debate I have been having in my head. Getting a set that I grow into or getting a good quality beginner set. I am lucky, especially in this economy, that I could get a better set if I thought that was the best choice. So price really isn't a huge consideration. The Pro at the local shop I have been at seems to be a super nice guy, who was actually steering me away from the more expensive clubs. I am going to speak to him on Friday and make my choice and get fit. However, the TF's seem to be the front runner right now. I figure I can hack away with these for a year or so trade them in a for a few bucks and get a better set when I can truly take advantage of them. Thanks for all the great advice guys. I will definitely be sticking around and sharing my journey to becoming a better golfer. The funny thing is right now my driver is my best club, which isn't saying much... But once I start taking lessons the Pro wants me to take the driver out of my bag. It's going to be a long road ahead, but I am looking forward to it.

I am going in for a fitting Friday morning. I will figure out what clubs I am getting then. Right now I am thinking of going with the Top-Flite set. Earlier it was Nike or Adams, but since then I played 9 holes after work and realized that I have such a long way to go. It seems just silly to get a decent set now.

Yea he has been super nice. Just need to decide on the clubs already.

So I spoke with the guy at the pro shop again today. He said that the only used clubs he right right now that he thought would work for me were a set of Cleveland TA7 Irons for $150. He also said he would be happy to look boxed sets from other vendors if I was interested.

I'm in Champaign-Urbana.