addyb
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Novice may be an understatement. I've never played before apart from hitting a few balls on a driving range around 20 years ago.
Ok so a bit of background. I turned 40 this year, married with 4 kids (1 boy, 3 girls) I've always had an interest in golf which was exclusively limited to watching and playing via videogames
I need something for myself hobby wise and the wife always suggested I should start playing golf but I never did anything about it due to lack of time. Over the past few months I've been invited to play a round via work colleagues and in-laws but for one reason or another it just never happened. I was supposed to play last weekend but weather ruined it.
I thought enough is enough and contacted the local pro at my nearby driving range and booked my first ever lesson for this weds
I'm really looking forward to it and kind of half know what to expect by reading at other people's experiences on here and elsewhere. I don't want to be a world beater. I simply want to learn the fundamentals and get some key things to work on so I can practice at the range and then go and see how I get on when I play one of my local courses.
I'd like to be able to just dive in the car with my clubs and go for 9 holes here and there when time permits.
Sorry I feel like I'm droning on here but the next logical step would be to buy my own clubs. I get the impression these beginner sets I see are pointless and I should be going for pre owned clubs from a reputable brand?
For instance I came across these:
http://www.onlinegolf.co.uk/clubs/p...3427.html?dwvar_303427_variantimage=stand bag
But something tells me mass produced sets like these would be poor quality and I would be better off buying used callaway, ping, mizuno etc .
If the latter is correct I still have no idea on what I should be looking for. I don't know what's a good deal and what's not really. Half set or full set? Do I get hybrids? Cavity back irons etc. I've been looking online for the past couple of weeks but I'm just more confused by it all so any advice would be appreciated.
So hi all and sorry for the war and peace first post.
Ok so a bit of background. I turned 40 this year, married with 4 kids (1 boy, 3 girls) I've always had an interest in golf which was exclusively limited to watching and playing via videogames
I thought enough is enough and contacted the local pro at my nearby driving range and booked my first ever lesson for this weds
I'd like to be able to just dive in the car with my clubs and go for 9 holes here and there when time permits.
Sorry I feel like I'm droning on here but the next logical step would be to buy my own clubs. I get the impression these beginner sets I see are pointless and I should be going for pre owned clubs from a reputable brand?
For instance I came across these:
http://www.onlinegolf.co.uk/clubs/p...3427.html?dwvar_303427_variantimage=stand bag
But something tells me mass produced sets like these would be poor quality and I would be better off buying used callaway, ping, mizuno etc .
If the latter is correct I still have no idea on what I should be looking for. I don't know what's a good deal and what's not really. Half set or full set? Do I get hybrids? Cavity back irons etc. I've been looking online for the past couple of weeks but I'm just more confused by it all so any advice would be appreciated.
So hi all and sorry for the war and peace first post.