first timer golf lessons - new clubs needed from the start?

[Red devil]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing but it's a pity you didn't join this forum before being had off.

 

[sunshine]

Definitely need to go complain to either the golf club or the head pro as he's taken you for a ride. It's not the kind of service you should expect from any golf club, you should probably name and shame then here to be honest.

The woods don't sound too far off assuming they are brand new (as in they still have the cellophane on when you receive them) as otherwise you could have gotten them off Callaway Preowned for cheaper and in great condition. They were selling those fairways for £175 last week in "like new" condition which means they will have been hit once or twice.

The putter seems very cheap for a Sik putter if new, I thought they were a lot more expensive than that.

Thing is though, you didn't need to spend any of this money on learning the game. Even £50 a lesson from someone who isn't the head pro is pushing it.

A lot of truth in this post but perhaps giving him a hard time on the pricing e.g. £50 for a lesson is fine, I know plenty of places in London/ south east where lessons are £80 an hour.

 

[Hobbit]

Sim 2 Max with Ventus 5-A Fujikura shafts 5-9, PW and SW for £829 - this was in early March. Just gone back through my messages - I found them for £599 at clubhousegolf at the time and queried it with him but he said the way they were assembled were no good, compared to the ones he could get. FYI he suggested senior flex due to my age (retired).

Then Callaway paradym Ai smoke with Cypher forty 5.0. Driver £320, 2x fairways £239 each and a Sik putter for £160. Not yet received the last 3.

There are 2 parts to this:
1. Did I get ripped off for the clubs he sold me? Yes
2. Did I need new clubs at all before I completed 10 lessons? No

Mmm, Clubhouse golf couldn’t get them built to your spec…? The guy is a blatant liar. My son is a qualified PGA pro and works there. Unless they were obsolete stock, in which case the build would take a little longer, they absolutely could build to your spec. And if they were an obsolete model, why is he selling you a product that is potentially, technically out of date?

As Doon said, if things don’t go well tell him you’re reporting him to the PGA.

 

[Crow]

Any old £50 set (or even a half set) on eBay would have been fine to begin with, as would the Precisionaire set you have in the garage.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

He told me to disregard sets of clubs from places like this as they apparently assembled on the cheap, whereas the ones I have are apparently assembled with much greater care.

Wow he really spun you a yarn. He is talking utter BS

 

[spongebob59]

Name and shame, if only to allow others to avoid.

 

[Voyager EMH]

My existing clubs are a set 3-9, P, S and a 3 wood - Apollo Precision Precisionaire Performance Plus - barely used but looking a little cosmetically tired after being kept in a garage for 30 years

Precisionaire Performance Plus



These would be suitable for a beginner.

But I think the Precisionaire Oversize Perimeter Weighted model would be even better for a first timer.



£34.72 for 3-PW with no woods or bag is a bit pricey for me though.
As Mr Crow says - a full set for £50 is a realistic budget.

As for the price of the lessons, I don't feel qualified to comment, because I've never paid for any.