Jaarus
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Hello,
I have just recently started playing golf (badly) but definitely been bitten by the bug!
It came about quite by chance actually.
A friend has been trying to get me to come a play for a while but I always made an excuse. The real reason I kept trying to get out of it was the somewhat prohibitive cost of equipment on TOP of green fees.
Anyway rather drunk at a Christmas party his brother approached me and asked if I wanted his old clubs, for free, as he was downsizing. Well, it sounded like a good idea at the time.
The next thing I know - I now really have no excuse not to go and play, at least once, with my friend to see what its all about.
The worst possible thing happened....
I loved it.
Since then I have played a handful of times (same course - its very cheap compared to all the other local courses) and also been to the driving range a fair few times as well. Definitely improving and my rounte around the course has stopped being quite so 'scenic'.
My friend has a well payed job and loves to show off in everything he does, golf being no exception (we call him 'Boycie' behind his back, a la 'Only fools and horses') so he has a very swish looking bag with a lovely set of Ping Eye 2 irons and a swanky driver (cant recall which right now, just that it cost £150 2nd hand - see what I mean, I know how much his stuff cost for heavens sake??! Hahaha) all of which is in stark comparison to the aged leather carry bag filled with a full set (Irons, woods and putter) of Mitsushiba 'Tour Tech Series' clubs which I am slugging around with me.
In my few outings I have dropped from a round of 120 ish (yes I know!!) to about 95 and I could get it down further, if only I could hit the ball farther.
Whilst its probably me - I dont think the clubs are helping much as my friend (granted he is better than me but not by much, especially considering he has been playing golf for years) always has about 20 yards on me.
Even I pick the next club up from him to compensate, and hit it perfectly, he still has a few yards on me.
(sorry, I do ramble on...)
Aaaaaaaaanyway, lets get to a point shall we? My birthday coming up and I have.... ta da daaaa.... £50 to spend on some new (2nd hand) irons to replace those I have currently.
I managed to replace the putter with an old Ping Anser slotline (£4 from a charity shop and an hour cleaning it gently to keep the patina and it looks fabulous and putts far better than the awful TTS one!)
Lots of clubs known to me pass throough eBay but always end up a touch over budget - e.g Eye 2's end up around £80 ish including postage.
So should I keep looking for Ping ISI, Eye 2, Taylormade Burners, DCI's etc to fall withing budget or are there clubs, less well known, that are just as good?
Perhaps eBay isnt the best place to look?
Basically just posted to say hello but if you have some advice or guidance then please do say, I would really appreciate it.
I have just recently started playing golf (badly) but definitely been bitten by the bug!
It came about quite by chance actually.
A friend has been trying to get me to come a play for a while but I always made an excuse. The real reason I kept trying to get out of it was the somewhat prohibitive cost of equipment on TOP of green fees.
Anyway rather drunk at a Christmas party his brother approached me and asked if I wanted his old clubs, for free, as he was downsizing. Well, it sounded like a good idea at the time.
The next thing I know - I now really have no excuse not to go and play, at least once, with my friend to see what its all about.
The worst possible thing happened....
I loved it.
Since then I have played a handful of times (same course - its very cheap compared to all the other local courses) and also been to the driving range a fair few times as well. Definitely improving and my rounte around the course has stopped being quite so 'scenic'.
My friend has a well payed job and loves to show off in everything he does, golf being no exception (we call him 'Boycie' behind his back, a la 'Only fools and horses') so he has a very swish looking bag with a lovely set of Ping Eye 2 irons and a swanky driver (cant recall which right now, just that it cost £150 2nd hand - see what I mean, I know how much his stuff cost for heavens sake??! Hahaha) all of which is in stark comparison to the aged leather carry bag filled with a full set (Irons, woods and putter) of Mitsushiba 'Tour Tech Series' clubs which I am slugging around with me.
In my few outings I have dropped from a round of 120 ish (yes I know!!) to about 95 and I could get it down further, if only I could hit the ball farther.
Whilst its probably me - I dont think the clubs are helping much as my friend (granted he is better than me but not by much, especially considering he has been playing golf for years) always has about 20 yards on me.
Even I pick the next club up from him to compensate, and hit it perfectly, he still has a few yards on me.
(sorry, I do ramble on...)
Aaaaaaaaanyway, lets get to a point shall we? My birthday coming up and I have.... ta da daaaa.... £50 to spend on some new (2nd hand) irons to replace those I have currently.
I managed to replace the putter with an old Ping Anser slotline (£4 from a charity shop and an hour cleaning it gently to keep the patina and it looks fabulous and putts far better than the awful TTS one!)
Lots of clubs known to me pass throough eBay but always end up a touch over budget - e.g Eye 2's end up around £80 ish including postage.
So should I keep looking for Ping ISI, Eye 2, Taylormade Burners, DCI's etc to fall withing budget or are there clubs, less well known, that are just as good?
Perhaps eBay isnt the best place to look?
Basically just posted to say hello but if you have some advice or guidance then please do say, I would really appreciate it.
