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Originally Posted by porsche4life
This is along the lines of what I've been thinking, I'm just trying to figure out if there is anything I should be looking for, or specifically trying to avoid(Obviously anything older than myself, or wood).
I've taken 3hrs of lessons, and am planning to go back for more, but I've been on the road a lot lately and haven't been able to. The place I go for lessons does fittings, but they charge $50 for a fitting. I know working in sales, that being able to be competent on the golf course is a good thing, and I don't see dropping it. I enjoy when I play, as its a challenge for me, and I like a challenge.
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I think the biggest thing to avoid is the "advanced player" clubs. They are significantly harder for a beginner to hit straight and high. And avoid any clubs that are older than you are.
The thing, IMO, is to stick with are the game improvement/super game improvement clubs from any of the major manufacturers. You can't go too far wrong with those. The good thing, if you are going used, is these are the "Camry/Accord" of golf clubs. Thousands and thousands of sets sold every year. And if you buy new, you can get last year's model very inexpensively.
Not to brag (well, ok, maybe a little as a proud dad), my 13 year old son is a scratch golfer (4 under, even and 1 under in his last few tournaments), He's played in hundreds of tournaments from California to North Carolina, he's won countless tournaments, national level events, etc. over the last 5 years. I'm his full time equipment manager (lol). I've bought, shortened, lengthened, regripped, custom bent more clubs than I can remember over the last few years. So I have a pretty good idea of what it takes to go from an absolute beginner to a scratch golfer.