£700-£1000 Budget...... Is it enough??

[DrPepper]

Hey Guys,

After getting in to golf over the last few months and saving my hard earned pennies I finally have £700 save for putting together my golf bag but when I start to look at the prices of things I fear that it might not be enough. So far I have some trousers, shirts and shoes but that still leaves me loads of other things to buy.... What do you guys think? Should I just buy a starter package now to get me out on the course and then save save save so I can upgrade things in the future? Or should I keep saving for now and just continue to practice at the range three time a week until I get enough money for all my sticks??

Thanks,
Doctor P.

 

[chris661]

That is plenty ask around at your driving range get yourself some decent second hand kit and away you go

 

[NWJocko]

Hey Guys,

After getting in to golf over the last few months and saving my hard earned pennies I finally have £700 save for putting together my golf bag but when I start to look at the prices of things I fear that it might not be enough. So far I have some trousers, shirts and shoes but that still leaves me loads of other things to buy.... What do you guys think? Should I just buy a starter package now to get me out on the course and then save save save so I can upgrade things in the future? Or should I keep saving for now and just continue to practice at the range three time a week until I get enough money for all my sticks??

Thanks,
Doctor P.

Beat me to the punch, posted on the other thread.

Tbat is plenty to get yourself kitted out. Either through good quality second hand gear or buy new but last seasons.

A lot of places have sales on at the moment (direct golf and clubhouse golf in manchester) where youcould comfortably get kitted out for that money.

I would advise against getting a package set as you,are likely to outgrow that quicker than anything else and have to shell out again.

 

[kid2]

Hey Guys,

After getting in to golf over the last few months and saving my hard earned pennies I finally have £700 save for putting together my golf bag but when I start to look at the prices of things I fear that it might not be enough. So far I have some trousers, shirts and shoes but that still leaves me loads of other things to buy.... What do you guys think? Should I just buy a starter package now to get me out on the course and then save save save so I can upgrade things in the future? Or should I keep saving for now and just continue to practice at the range three time a week until I get enough money for all my sticks??

Thanks,
Doctor P.

Buy all 2nd hand Ping mate....
You'll get good gear that will wear well and last years....And you might even save a few bob for lessons at that rate.....

 

[toffeeboy70]

i would advise you do what i did,buy a starter package or some decent second hand gear then when you feel as though your improving get fitted for your clubs and your game will take off,then just save up and buy the rest of your gear as you go along.
happy golfing

 

[Society_Fan]

Plenty. Go second hand stuff to get you going. Maybe a nice driver and putter as well.

 

[ScienceBoy]

Putter £60-110
Wedges X2 £60-110
Irons 4-PW £500-700
Hybrid X2 £120-150
Driver £190-270

Total £930-£1500


Add on bag, shaft extra costs, custom fitting costs = golf is expensive!

My advice is buy a half set of:

Putter
56 or 58 Wedge
9, 7, 5 iron
22 or 24 Hybrid
3 wood

Learnt to hit shots with this lot for a few years and when you start shooting low 90s then step up to a full set.

Invest the rest of the money in lessons so you do not ingrain swing faults from the start.

Its not all about spending your budget on kit, lessons are an important thing unless you want to spend the next few years playing "fix the things I got wrong messing about"

 

[hangover]

http://www.clubhousegolf.co.uk/acatalog/2FT-5_Draw_Driver.html

http://www.clubhousegolf.co.uk/acatalog/Cleveland_CG7_Irons_Graphite_Shafts.html

http://www.clubhousegolf.co.uk/acatalog/08Callaway_X_2008_Fairway_.html

http://www.clubhousegolf.co.uk/acatalog/...-706_Wedge.html

http://www.clubhousegolf.co.uk/acatalog/Cleveland_Classic_3_Blade_Putter.html



http://www.clubhousegolf.co.uk/acatalog/09Srixon_Golf_WG-706_Wedge.html

 

[HomerJSimpson]

My advice would be get the clubs sorted first. You an get decent but cheap clothes and no point eating into the budget looking like a fashion icon (victim) if you have clubs you don't like or get on with

 

[hangover]

You won't need to spent that much. I have posted links above and all these clubs are quality and will serve you well

 

[thecraw]

Here's a decent set of irons to get you going,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cleveland-CG-Red-I...661adc1ffe62694

 

[Imurg]

Putter £60-110
Wedges X2 £60-110
Irons 4-PW £500-700
Hybrid X2 £120-150
Driver £190-270

Total £930-£1500

Buy 2nd hand and you can more or less halve those prices.

200 quid buys you a very good 2nd hand set of irons
100 quid buys a driver
120 quid buys a couple of fairways
80 quid buys a couple if hybrids
100 quid buys 2/3 wedges
I got a good Scotty recently for 70 quid.
Another 150 for bag, shoes, balls, bits'n'pieces and you're away.

Can even be done for less if you don't mind not having big brand names.

 

[Imurg]

Just been "shopping" on GOlfbidder..
Cleveland Launcher Driver - £72
Callaway X woods 3/5 - £116
Mizzy MX23 irons - £164
Pair of CG12 wedges - £74
Odyssey No5 putter - £40
Callaway X hybrids 3/4 £99

Add a dozen balls (£20), Shoes (£50), and a bag for £70 and there's your £700. All in about 10 minutes. If you look more carefully and maybe shop around you can do even better than this.

To me, that's not a bad "starter" set

 

[MashieNiblick]

If it helps, in my current bag (all bought second hand except 3 Wood - new old stock)

Callaway GBBII driver £70
Callaway GBBII 3+5 woods £120
Callaway 20* Heavenwood £50
Mizuno MP30 Irons £100
Vokey 52* gap wedge £20
Mizuno T-Zoid SW £15
Tad Moore Putter £10
Total £385
All top quality gear. Worth well over £1200 when new.

Add a bag for £80
2 dozen decent balls £40
2 gloves £20
Umbrella £20
Cap, towel etc £20

Change from £600

 

[doubletripledouble]

If you want to go new....

Mizzy mx100 - 4-SW £279

Benross VXProto Driver £49

18* Cleveland Launcher Hybrid £59

Ogio Decibel bag *half Price* £60
That's £447 plus a putter. A putter i would go and try lots. It's the club that you use most. And price is what you are willing to pay. And a putter doesn't need to be dear. You will be able to get one for under £50 so that leaves you 200 for bits and pieces, A 3 wooda an extra wedge or lessons. But as a beginner.Those clubs will be good enough and cover what you need. IMO of course...

 

[bobmac]

You might be able to borrow Craw's clubs for a couple of months

 

[TheJezster]

Thats EASILY enough money!

I dont think the post a few above stating that it'l cost you over a grand is actually very helpful at all to be frank.

I bought a complete set last August, including bag for £260. Wilson Pro Staff LCD. Driver, 3 wood, hybrid, 5-sw and putter. It's a quality set, Im very happy with it and will certainly do me for the next few years. I could possibly look at other drivers sooner, but the irons are cracking. You wont go far wrong with something like that.

Golf is as expensive as you want it to be Ive found. You dont need to spend thousands on clubs etc, especially when starting out.

 

[Smiffy]

Golf is as expensive as you want it to be Ive found. You dont need to spend thousands on clubs etc, especially when starting out.

Is the correct answer.
My mate Norman's complete bag cost him under £50.00. All stuff purchased from boot fairs. Most expensive single item, (I think), is the driver he bought for £15.00. He has never (ever) bought a sleeve of golf balls in his life, only ever playing with ones he finds on the course.
I don't think I've ever seen him get really annoyed on a golf course either....

He's tough to beat off his 10 handicap too.

 

[FourPutt]

doubletripledouble has posted a fantastic starter set above. The MX100 irons will serve you well and are nice and easy to hit. The launcher hybrids are also easy to hit and 60 notes for an Ogio bag is a bargain. Not tried the Ben Ross driver, but have heard good things.

To be honest, my set didn't cost a great deal, except my driver which I bought new as it came out. The irons, fairways and wedges all came from online golf for very reasonable prices. Irons cost £249 if i recall correctly, in fact they still do the r7 irons for that price and they are great.

 

[HRC99]

It's easily enough. There are some very good "cheaper" sets out there and plenty of value in second hand too.

If you're new to the game, why not leave a driver out of the bag for a few months too? Stick with a 3 wood. It'll probably be better for your game and you can then save up and treat yourself to a nice shiny new driver when your game has developed further.