1. frances e Said,

   As a beginner to the sport you really shouldn’t spend so much money on your first set of clubs, you should buy a used or beginner set for around 100.00 to 200.00 dollars. These sets you can find online or even your local Walmart or Target. The reason you don’t want to spend so much money at first is because your trying to figure out your swing, and swing speed, and swing path, and all the other elements that come with the game. So a 800.00 driver will probably do the same thing a 34.99 driver a Academy Sports will do for anybody just starting out. You really want to figure out your swing, because I can tell you now you won’t want to ding or put sky marks on that $ 750.00 set. I have been playing golf for 4 years now, and took lessons for the last 2 years, and just figured out my swing.

2. sno f Said,

   before you go spending a wad of green learn the basics and get an idea as to your distance and control first.

3. cwhiatt Said,

   I second the notion of not plunking down $ 750 for your first set of clubs. You may come to find you don’t much care for the sport for one. Go get a set of Wilsons or Cougars or something similar from Target or Sports Authority or whatever and have a field day with those first.

   OR, if you’re absolutely hung up on the idea that you need some fancy clubs, then go to a pro-shop and look into a decent used set.

4. punkineater Said,

   PinemeadowGolf.com
   The above site has clone golf clubs that are every bit as good as the NAME brand but are a whole lot less. Read about clones at their site.Also you can Google “Clone golf clubs” and get three top site that offer good choices.
   I have used Adam tight lies clones for years as well as the originals and cannot tell difference. 12 handicap only able to play 2-3 times a month and not at par 3 courses.LOL.
   As to bags, if you must have Callaway or Tietelist on your bag, pay the big bucks, but if just beginning out, a good bag from Wal-Mart will serve you just as well into you move into the next pahse of golf and become better at it and are concerned about apperance.
   As to fit, they have an online fitting prog, but a time or two with an instructor asking about an analysis of your swing to better answer the questions aked at the fit program on the above mentioned sites.

5. green_lantern66 Said,

   Along the lines of what Punkineater said…

   GigaGolf is another well reputable clone company.

   GolfSmith and GolfWorks also sell components, which you can have assembled at a significantly reduced price than “name” brands.

   Go to a local club fitter. They can test your swingspeed, get your measurements, and can give you a comprehensive read-out of what kind of driver and fairway wood lofts, lengths, lie angles for your irons/wedges, shaft flex, etc. that would put you in the best possible place to make an efficient swing. Using your information, you can select a set of clubs from one of these websites, and you can customize them using whatever brand of shaft and grip you want.

   No matter what route you go, you’ll still save money compared to buying brand name clubs. Use the money you just saved to buy some lessons… that will help you more than any name brand club.

6. Martkal44 Said,

   As a beginner your friend is correct.

   You won’t tell the difference…but I would suggest you going to a professional fitting place where you can get checked for your swing.

   From there you will find out if you could benefit from a certain type of iron or not.

   You could just buy a cheap set and then when you learn you own swing and the game more upgrade to getting custom fitted

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