Club help

[jamesbarber]

Good afternoon,

I have recently started playing golf and loving every second of it. I just have a question if people could help?

Upon hearing that I had taken up golf my dad has given me some old clubs! I think they are about 20 yeas old Wilson Bernhard Langer clubs the irons seem ok but a bit old hat now. And the drivers/woods seem very old and very different to today's clubs.

Are these clubs good to learn my craft with then get some more modern clubs or is it a case of getting some more modern used clubs to learn with?

If it is the latter of the two please could
Someone recommend some clubs that o should be looking for.

Many thanks

James

 

[turkish]

I'd say you could probably get away with the irons but woods have came a long way so you might struggle with them.

I have a 20 year old macgregor driver which is about 7 degrees loft and the same size and length as my 3 wood- it's a struggle to get airborne.

 

[Jake O'Reilly]

Good afternoon,

I have recently started playing golf and loving every second of it. I just have a question if people could help?

Upon hearing that I had taken up golf my dad has given me some old clubs! I think they are about 20 yeas old Wilson Bernhard Langer clubs the irons seem ok but a bit old hat now. And the drivers/woods seem very old and very different to today's clubs.

Are these clubs good to learn my craft with then get some more modern clubs or is it a case of getting some more modern used clubs to learn with?

If it is the latter of the two please could
Someone recommend some clubs that I should be looking for.

Many thanks

James

Welcome aboard James,

I'd look at it a bit like learning to drive a first car. One with power steering and the like (modern clubs) would make it easier and faster to learn the basics, but an old banger (old clubs) would still do the job once you've got used to the pedals and gears (your swing).

My personal recommendation would be to pick up a set around 7-10 years old for less than £100, and then improve each part of that set as and when you can afford to. This way you'll find a relative amount of forgiveness to make it more enjoyable as you learn the ropes.

Hope that helps!

 

[Sats]

Welcome aboard James,

I'd look at it a bit like learning to drive a first car. One with power steering and the like (modern clubs) would make it easier and faster to learn the basics, but an old banger (old clubs) would still do the job once you've got used to the pedals and gears (your swing).

My personal recommendation would be to pick up a set around 7-10 years old for less than £100, and then improve each part of that set as and when you can afford to. This way you'll find a relative amount of forgiveness to make it more enjoyable as you learn the ropes.

Hope that helps!

With Jake on this one. Best advice I ever got was from an old pro who told me to just enjoy the game before throwing money at it.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Welcome along. What condition are the grips in? Are they hard and shiny which will make it difficult to grip properly? The shafts will be old and perhaps not as helpful as the modern versions but as a starting point, they'll get you going until you're certain you want to inflict this game on yourself. Plenty of good second hand (more modern) sets out there once you decide to upgrade

 

[jamesbarber]

Thank you for all the advice.

All the club grips look pretty good in no way shape or form look worn down.

A friend advised after seeing my clubs that the irons may be ok but the woods/driver should be replaced.

He said I should be looking for a Driver,woods and a hybrid? Otherwise I may struggle when I change to a more modern set up.

What of the above am I looking for spec wise and can someone please explain what a hybrid is. I have a driving iron but I think that may be a very old thing now.

Thanks again.

(Irons exclusively at this point I dare not try my hand at the drivers because of the reasons above) thank you all for the help.

 

[GreiginFife]

Thank you for all the advice.

All the club grips look pretty good in no way shape or form look worn down.

A friend advised after seeing my clubs that the irons may be ok but the woods/driver should be replaced.

He said I should be looking for a Driver,woods and a hybrid? Otherwise I may struggle when I change to a more modern set up.

What of the above am I looking for spec wise and can someone please explain what a hybrid is. I have a driving iron but I think that may be a very old thing now.

Thanks again.

(Irons exclusively at this point I dare not try my hand at the drivers because of the reasons above) thank you all for the help.

Bit on bold would be my advice. Forget woods and drivers for now and focus on getting to know how to swing a club first. You will soon know if you want to continue on with this oddly masochistic game that is golf or not.
Once you get a bit of a swing going then start to look at woods and build up to the driver. Hitting it far isn't always as important as hitting it accurately IMO.
A hybrid is a cross between a wood and an iron, not unlike a driving iron in its purpose. It usually has the shape of a short form wood head with the shaft length of an iron (or slightly longer than an iron. Hit shorter than a wood). Primary purpose is to be more forgiving and to launch the ball in the air easier than a long iron.

Enjoy the game and build your skills base up as you would with most things. As much as we would all probably love to, we don't start learning to drive and jump straight in to a super car straight away. It's a bit like that with golf and drivers (OK, maybe not a bit like it - but I am sure you get my point).
As I say, the key to this game is to enjoy it. Let it get to you and you open yourself to a world of hurt unlike any other.