A.B.R.L
Newbie
Hello all
I've recently taken up the game of golf, and I've just completed my second lesson at a local "beginners academy".
For these lessons, I've been borrowing clubs from the pro, but I'm now at a stage where I feel comfortable enough to invest in my own clubs - knowing that I will be taking this game forward.
Thus began my dilema, as I was torn between buying a betlginners set or spending a good amount of money on a "branded" set of irons, driver, etc... (read: ping, cobra, tieist, etc). I thought I'd share my thoughts here as this is the sort of post I was looking for over the last couple of days.
My thought process went a bit like this: I immediately discounted the "branded" option, as it didn't make sense to spend £500/£600 (or more) on a sport I've just started to learn. Plus, this whole "brand snobbery" thing really doesn't do anything for me.
I then moved on to looking at some branded kits, and the ones I liked were around the £280/£300 mark (ie. MD Golf, etc). These beginners kit seemed to fit the bill quite nicely, but the thought that some of these clubs are made only for that particular "kit" played with my mind.
I therefore took a bit of a gamble and built my own starter kit using the new Dunlop NZ9 gear. I've been reading some good things about Dunlop and the T12 kit you can find at any SportsDirect didn't feel to bad at all. So I though "it will at least feel as decent as this".
I ordered the irons, 3 wood, and the hybrid - and I also bought a putter and a bag. I figured I won't be using a driver anytime soon so saved myself £65 for now.
The whole kit arrived today, and my initial feedback is that it looks and feels the part!!!
Enough for one post though, I will feedback again once I take it for a spin tomorrow at the driving range.
All the best!
I've recently taken up the game of golf, and I've just completed my second lesson at a local "beginners academy".
For these lessons, I've been borrowing clubs from the pro, but I'm now at a stage where I feel comfortable enough to invest in my own clubs - knowing that I will be taking this game forward.
Thus began my dilema, as I was torn between buying a betlginners set or spending a good amount of money on a "branded" set of irons, driver, etc... (read: ping, cobra, tieist, etc). I thought I'd share my thoughts here as this is the sort of post I was looking for over the last couple of days.
My thought process went a bit like this: I immediately discounted the "branded" option, as it didn't make sense to spend £500/£600 (or more) on a sport I've just started to learn. Plus, this whole "brand snobbery" thing really doesn't do anything for me.
I then moved on to looking at some branded kits, and the ones I liked were around the £280/£300 mark (ie. MD Golf, etc). These beginners kit seemed to fit the bill quite nicely, but the thought that some of these clubs are made only for that particular "kit" played with my mind.
I therefore took a bit of a gamble and built my own starter kit using the new Dunlop NZ9 gear. I've been reading some good things about Dunlop and the T12 kit you can find at any SportsDirect didn't feel to bad at all. So I though "it will at least feel as decent as this".
I ordered the irons, 3 wood, and the hybrid - and I also bought a putter and a bag. I figured I won't be using a driver anytime soon so saved myself £65 for now.
The whole kit arrived today, and my initial feedback is that it looks and feels the part!!!
Enough for one post though, I will feedback again once I take it for a spin tomorrow at the driving range.
All the best!