New to golf!

[Thegambler13]

Hi there. I have recenty taken up golf more seriously, have been chipping about aimlessly for years, and currently having lessons at a local club. I bought a set of cheap Dunlop clubs and so far find that they are good enough for now at least.

Was wondering though if I hit the ball as well as I seem to be doing with these, would a set of say pings/mizunos drastically improve my game? Can you really tell the difference?

Cheers guys

 

[rickg]

Welcome to the forum....Go to a golf store with a driving range and try a few out. You will then be able to compare them side by side with your existing clubs and you'll know which ones you hit the best.
Make sure you get demo clubs that are suitable for your ability......the most expensive clubs in the world won't benefit you if you can't hit them.

 

[bobmac]

if I hit the ball as well as I seem to be doing with these, would a set of say pings/mizunos drastically improve my game? Can you really tell the difference?

The answer to that question will niggle at you for the rest of your golfing life.

"I woner if those shiney sticks will make me a better player"

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Get some lessons before you splash any cash on new or 2nd hand clubs. What you have will do for the moment especially with Winter coming. Get the basics sorted, practice over the winter and then see if you still love this game in the spring (ok it's a given but you know what I mean). Once you have a fairly repeatable action have a look at what is out there club wise.

 

[chris661]

Once you have a fairly repeatable action have a look at what is out there club wise.

I have been playing this silly game for over twenty years and still not got a repeatable action

What Homer has said is sound advice though!

 

[Thegambler13]

Lessons have already improved my game 100%. I could never get to grips with a driver previously and now I can get 250 yards reasonably straight most of the time. Went round a short par 30 in 36 shots the other day. Didn't stop smiling for a week.

 

[Alex1975]

Lessons have already improved my game 100%. I could never get to grips with a driver previously and now I can get 250 yards reasonably straight most of the time. Went round a short par 30 in 36 shots the other day. Didn't stop smiling for a week.

nice!

 

[MashieNiblick]

That's a great start and I hope it's the beginning of a life long passion for this brilliant, fascinating and frustrating game.

There will be a time for you to invest in some quality gear but, as indicated above, that time is probably not now. Keep going with the lessons and practice and I think you'll know when it's time to upgrade.

Good quality gear can improve your game but bear in mind

a)It will never improve it as much as the advertisements claim,
b)It will never improve it as much as you need it to, and
c)It will never improve it as much as the equivalent amount spent on lessons (and I've spent plenty on both)

 

[Thegambler13]

Cheers fellas. Lots of lessons booked for over winter and then will invest in a membership somewhere. Looking forward to getting involved in a few competitions and weekends spent hacking out of the deep stuff!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Cheers fellas. Lots of lessons booked for over winter and then will invest in a membership somewhere. Looking forward to getting involved in a few competitions and weekends spent hacking out of the deep stuff!

A membership will help. Get a handicap, get involved in competitions and keep playing. Whereabouts are you

 

[Thegambler13]

Cumbria, will probably join Keswick golf club I think.

What's your opinion of Dunlop clubs? V cheap and look ok, seem to play well. Just waiting for one to snap or head to come off mid-drive!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I wouldn't have picked them as my starter set but I guess it's all about going with what is right for your pocket at the time. No point forking out a couple of hundred quid and deciding its a rubbish sprt anyway. Stick with them, have the winter lessons and review the options. The good news is that by Spring most manufacturers will have announced their 2011 models and so there will be some good bargains to be had on the 2009/10 stuff

 

[Dave_Hill_GPGC]

I started with Dunlop Lifts many years ago and they were great for me.

I have now moved onto TMs and love them (Despite the bad press they seem to get on here!!!) Although it is a problem updating every 3 weeks with the new releases haha.

36 on a par 30 is good for a newbie, I've been playing for 20+ years now and although just joined a club recently (1st time I've been a member since early noughties) I'm off 15/16 (Still no handicap despite cards being in for over a month now!!!! Grrrrrr)

 

[19th]

I was almost 40 years playing before I bought my first 'set' of golf clubs.

I had two half sets, for maybe 15 years, with the odd numbered clubs heavier headed than the even ones which meant I had to whack the even numbered ones to generate the same clubhead speed.

I bought a very good second hand set of my pro and he accepted my old ones as a part payment(?) but I was playing a tie on the following Monday night and agreed if the new set did not work wonders over the weekend I could borrow my old 'set' back for the night and this I did. He had to squirrel away in the back shop (I think in the bin) to find the clubs but away onto the first tee I set.

I am certain that the old set decided to teach me a lesson for off-loading them as I went to the turn in one over par (my best ever score) before blowing up on the tenth but held it together to win the tie.

The moral of the story? Whilst clubs may make a difference, it is mainly the person hanging on to the grips that matters....right now you are like a learner driver comparing the benefits of upmarket cars to speed up your improvement,

Just go and enjoy and take the big financial plunge once Homer's (heavier) offerings start to make sense to you.

 

[Alex1975]

I started with Dunlop Lifts many years ago and they were great for me.

I have now moved onto TMs and love them (Despite the bad press they seem to get on here!!!) Although it is a problem updating every 3 weeks with the new releases haha.

36 on a par 30 is good for a newbie, I've been playing for 20+ years now and although just joined a club recently (1st time I've been a member since early noughties) I'm off 15/16 (Still no handicap despite cards being in for over a month now!!!! Grrrrrr)

I think TM get a bad press on here because they put out alot of kit all the time making your new stuff old very fast and that there days they go for rather in your face colours and designs for heads and shafts. As my bio will tell you and Homers the same, its good kit. all mine has been picked having tryed the other brands back to back, TM woods and Hybirds just have a great feel for me. anyway a little off topic, soz.

 

[patricks148]

Hi there, I was in the same position myself 5 years ago when I first started. Played a couple of games with a borrowed set then decided I wanted a set but didn’t want to spend much in case it was just a passing fad.

Got a full set of Dunlop for the local sport and soccer in London Colney Herts. 14 clubs, brolly, tees, balls the works.

Did me for about 3 months. The pro at Redbourne showed me the shafts were not much cop, so tried a few brands and liked the Mizuno MX17. So got a set which lasted me 3 years. Once I’d got down to 11-10 got my mp57.
Just try a few sets and see which suite you best.