At first,one question you should answer is and you have to be completely honest with yourself: Are you going to stick with it for a while? Is this just a summer infatuation or something you think you are going to play for a long time to come? Or, are you just not sure? If this is something that you want to tinker with, want to play once in a (maybe great) while, then any set appropriate for your height will be fine. Your swing mechanics and methods won’t refined enough to take benefit of the variations in the equipment out there.

But if you want to stick with it for a while, then probably you need to get equipment more tailored to you and your swing. That means probably getting a set with the correct shaft for your swing speed. You will make this game harder on yourself by playing a set of shafts that are way too stiff for you. In a perfect world, you’d go to a good clubfitter and find out your swing speed to find the correct shaft.

Here would suggest a nice used set. As it’s silly to spend large amount of money on your very first set unless you are full blow addicted and know that you are going to stick with it for a long haul. You can try to go to some local stores and see if they have a used set (something like a 2005 or 2006 model), or you can shop around on the Internet. Like to recommend GlobalGolf as a site with a lot of good used sets for a very good price.

Also you can try primary component clubs. Component clubs are clubs made at the same foundries as the big companies, but the components don’t spend gobs of money on advertising. Many of the component companies offer just as good of a product as the better-known companies, just at a cheaper price. The component companies also tend to be better at offering a wider variety of clubs — that is, a lot of big companies only offer driver lofts of 8, 9, and 10 degrees. Component clubs usually offer driver lofts between 6 and 16 degrees, with sometimes even a wider range of lofts available.

One thing that a component clubmaker can do is make you a great half-set. That is, since you are a beginner, there probably isn’t a whole lot of consistency yet. That’s, ok, we’ve all been there. But, the point is that you probably don’t need a 5 iron, a 6 iron, a 7 iron, an 8 iron, a 9 iron, AND a PW. You probably hit the ball so inconsistently that on average, there isn’t much difference between any two consecutive clubs. Well, then, no need to pay for the consecutive clubs? just buy a PW, 8 iron, and 6 iron

To start with, this is more than fine. When you start getting better, then you can come back and order the odd-numbered clubs.

In my mind, the good set for starter should be:

1 ) a high lofted driver. You want a driver with a hit head for the forgiveness, but you want a high loft, too since your swingspeed probably isn’t very high. I’m thinking somewhere in the 14 degree range. Maybe even 16.

2 ) a 5 wood

3 ) a hybrid somewhere around 26 degrees — a hybrid equivalent to a 4 iron

4 ) 6 iron or a 6 hybrid club

5 ) an 8 iron

6 ) a PW

7 ) a sand wedge

8 ) a putter

Look, half the cost is gone because you won’t pay for a bunch of clubs that you won’t be able to get the full use of anyway. And once you get better, you can order the clubs in between the gaps in that set above. Once you get good enough to notice the gaps, that’s when you are ready for the gap-fillers.

For your information,Hybrids are very good clubs for most everyone, not just beginners. As you play more, you’ll figure out what clubs work best for you. There really aren’t any hard rules — these things tend to be very personal — what works for one person may be completely wrong for anything — so each of use has to figure out what works best for each of us.

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