Ethan
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I would be inclined to look for a second hand set with a lightweight regular steel shaft. Don't spend loads of money now and buy a set that don't suit you in 6 months after your swing has developed and changed.
Swing Speed Advice
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Smiffy
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Very (very) good advice
I got a set of Benross VX6 irons 5-SW for £180 plus £30 for a hybrid. All brand spanking new. You can probably pick up a used set for next to nothing.
They use the True Temper Dynamic Lite shaft which is great for medium / medium slow kind of swings. Add the Golf Pride grips and you have a set that will last you a good while if you want them to, or you won't lose much if you up trade them in 6 months time.
I'm a Benross fan, but I'm not necessarily get their clubs - just keep an eye out for that shaft, it's sounds spot on for what you want.
UnluckyXIII
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My training Pro has recommended I try a set of Benross Ivovator xxx irons with Aldila DVS graphite shafts and he will bs able to do me a set with rescue club, trolley bag and a putter fitted for the £320-£350 area but he also said that he tried a set of the new Mizuno JPX800 irons and said they could also suit my swing but would be over the £500 area fitted with a bag and no rescue or putter.
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
Ethan
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The Mizunos are nice clubs, but at your early stage, I wouldn't spend that kind of money. Imagine yourself as a man starting a diet who wants a new suit. Don't get a tailor made one until your weight has stabilised.
I have no experience of the DVS in irons, but they will be lightweight, so have a go, see if you can hit them and if so, maybe worth a shout.
RGDave
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I'm thinking I agree with Ethan.
"I would be inclined to look for a second hand set with a lightweight regular steel shaft. Don't spend loads of money now and buy a set that don't suit you in 6 months after your swing has developed and changed."
The way I see, whatever is going on with your swing, it will NOT be the same once you get into the game.
I honestly think now is not the time to buy a set of clubs just because a pro wants to flog you some.
If you really, really want some nice irons, probably the best advice I can give you is to buy a used set of Callaway or Pings with regular graphite, you'll be able to play with these right up to the swing speed of most normal golfers.
UnluckyXIII
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Yeah I really like the look of the Mizunos, love the shape and style of the club head but maybe your right and I should leave them for now, possibly they could be the clubs that I aspire to use in a few years time once my swing has developed and is stable and consistent.
I have been given two #6 Irons in the Benross Innovator XXX range, one with a steel shaft and one with a graphite shaft. I have been told that I can have them for as long as I need so I can keep trying them to find what shaft best suits me. After an hour on the driving range with them both today if I'm honest I do prefer the graphite shafted club, it just feel better throughout my swing and on contact with the ball.
I'm not hung up on just buying from my training Pro, if you feel that I would get a better deal for my game and my wallet by ignoring his club advice and going with a set of second hand clubs to work on my swing then thats what I will do. You mentioned both Callaway and Ping, I don't really know much about these brands of clubs so would you be able to advise me on what range of clubs manufactured by them would be best to learn my swing and progress forward with.
Thanks a lot for the input and advice guys, its really appreciated and you all have been very helpful.
RGDave
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Ping do a few types of clubs. Anything like the G5 or G10 model with a nice regular graphite would suit most players.
Callaway do easy-to-use irons called Big Bertha or X-series.
X series were numbered 12/14/16/18/20/22 etc.
A decent set of X-18s or X-20s in graphite would be good.
Most of these sets can be found 2nd hand between £200-300. In graphite, they'll be more costly than steel.
UnluckyXIII
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So would these Irons be better, on par or worse then say the Benross Innovators or Mizuno JPX 800s? Now I know the Mizuno JPX 800s are going to be more expensive but for the upper end of your estimate I'm been offered a fitted set of the Benross clubs.
Is somewhere like www.golfbidder.co.uk a safe place to purchase second hand clubs from or would I be just as safe with say eBay??
Before I had been for lessons with my training Pro I had never heard of the brand "Benross" but I had heard of both Ping and Callaway, are the Benross clubs "cheap tat" that he is pushing because he makes a large commission on them?
Thank you for taking the time to help me with this, I will be going to my local American Golf tomorrow while I'm out with the Mrs, would this be a good place to try out a few different clubs even though I've only just started??
Benross aren't cheap tat but also don't spend large amounts on advertising. They are a very good entry level club that are well made. Be careful if you go to AG as their policy is to focus on four main brands (Nicklaus, Hogan, Yonex and Wilson) and if you aren't firm they will steer you towards these. I think the JPX 800's can wait for now as you are still in your golfing infancy and a lot can change within your game. Get a solid swing first and the it opens up a plethora of choices. Golfbidder isn't too bad but it is a little pricey.
UnluckyXIII
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This whole picking a set of Golf clubs seems like a lot of hard work 
ScienceBoy
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Swing speed IMO is very individual, depends on build, stregth, feel, limitations of ones own body, the list goes on with things like that (not including things like confidence, skill, experience)
I personally think once you have found your tempo it will grow with you as your skill and confidence increase.
I really like the "do it slow and bad, slow and well, fast and well" That is very sound advice!
I personally think once you have found your tempo it will grow with you as your skill and confidence increase.
I really like the "do it slow and bad, slow and well, fast and well" That is very sound advice!
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Alex1975
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This whole picking a set of Golf clubs seems like a lot of hard work
Na, get as much info as you can and then enjoy it, I would LOVE to start all over again.
I really would put this idea of carbon shafts out of your mind, thats something that I dont think should have been said to you.
I think the deal here is that the guys are saying that in the next year your swing should come on alot.
If I were you I would spend that £1k right now and get the best golf bling I could, I would then find in a years time that I no longer wanted super game inprover clubs and would rather have something more mid handicap focused and then be gutted.
If you make good money and dont have a wife or morgage then do what I said, if you do then get something 2nd hand for now in the super game inpover end of the scale, maybe Mizuno MX100, Taylor Made Burner Plus or something like this. Then in a year get something new.
Your young and male, you dont need carbon shafts.
Enjoy the buying of your new clubs, when your ready to spend the money I would be happy to chat to you about brands and so on as I am sure many others will.
UnluckyXIII
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My Golfing confidence is very low, I even avoid going to the range or chipping greens to practice during weekends/weeknights so that other golfers are not watching me, not that they would be but subconsciously I feel like they might be judging me. I also only use the academy driving range bays so I don't have to practice with the rest of the general public...... I think I have issues. Maybe its because I'm not very good and don't like that reality of it.
This whole picking a set of Golf clubs seems like a lot of hard work
Na, get as much info as you can and then enjoy it, I would LOVE to start all over again.
I really would put this idea of carbon shafts out of your mind, thats something that I dont think should have been said to you.
I think the deal here is that the guys are saying that in the next year your swing should come on alot.
If I were you I would spend that £1k right now and get the best golf bling I could, I would then find in a years time that I no longer wanted super game inprover clubs and would rather have something more mid handicap focused and then be gutted.
If you make good money and dont have a wife or morgage then do what I said, if you do then get something 2nd hand for now in the super game inpover end of the scale, maybe Mizuno MX100, Taylor Made Burner Plus or something like this. Then in a year get something new.
Your young and male, you dont need carbon shafts.
Enjoy the buying of your new clubs, when your ready to spend the money I would be happy to chat to you about brands and so on as I am sure many others will.
Well I don't have a wife or any children and I make "ok" money but if there is no point in spending it then I can always make a golf savings fund for future purchases.
So i need to get the idea of custom fitted and graphite shafted clubs out of my head and just focus on getting my stance and swing perfected first and then after that I can explore the different options available to me when it comes to clubs.
So what I need to do is get myself a cheap set of clubs and get in a few weeks of practice over the winter because I was planning to be course ready for next summer or am I making unrealistic goals and in reality I'm a long way from stepping foot on to the course?
Region3
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Course ready for next summer is no way ambitious. You don't have to be a certain standard to play on a course, just know the basic rules and etiquette and have an idea how to hit the ball.
Re the clubs, a cheap set of clubs doesn't have to be a bad set of clubs.
As others have said, stick to the recognised manufacturers and you can get a decent 2nd hand set that will serve you better than an equivalent priced starter set from a sports shop.
Ideally try before you buy, but if you can't you won't go far wrong with anything by Ping or Calloway.
Re the clubs, a cheap set of clubs doesn't have to be a bad set of clubs.
As others have said, stick to the recognised manufacturers and you can get a decent 2nd hand set that will serve you better than an equivalent priced starter set from a sports shop.
Ideally try before you buy, but if you can't you won't go far wrong with anything by Ping or Calloway.
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Alex1975
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Nope, totaly realistic, if you lived near me I would be dragging you out there now. I am not one of these, dont use a driver, dont play till your swing is great kinda guys, I dont think you should put alot of "donts" into things like this. You will be ready for the summer if you make some effort.
Dont worry about your swing speed any more, put it out of your mind and think about hitting the ball cleanly, that is number one at the mo, clean and online.
So you going to get some 2nd hand clubs for now?
Dont worry about your swing speed any more, put it out of your mind and think about hitting the ball cleanly, that is number one at the mo, clean and online.
So you going to get some 2nd hand clubs for now?
UnluckyXIII
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I think your right, maybe I'm just over thinking things too early on and at the moment I should realistically just be thinking about making a good clean contact with the ball and getting it up in the air, straight and long.
I will be at American Golf in the morning so will see if they have any secondhand sets in stock, if they do then I will see if I can try a few of them and give myself something to think about. I might even take along the clubs that my training Pro has been teaching me with to see how things compare.
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Alex1975
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yep, take them with, it will give you a reference point.
