help choosing new clubs

Hi guys, in desperate need of help !!!! been playing around 18 months and have fell in love with the game and am starting to improve quite alot but are currently using just a cheap set of clubs and was hoping to upgrade to a better set to hopefully improve me further but am so confused with the vast choice ???? i have only have around £300 to spend, anyone got any ideas ???? i was looking to buy a full set.

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bsp;  Yours hopefully Bruce

Try as many different sets as you can as it's as individual as buying a car, and you wouldn't buy one of those without taking a test drive.  Get yourself to American Golf or similar and try a couple of clubs from a couple of different sets.  You'll soon find that you like the 'feel' of some and not of others.  And don't be swayed by sales pitch or brands; better to have a lesser known club that you like than a well known brand that feels uncomfortable.  And if you can wait until January do so as the new lines will come out and this years models will drop in price.  This will bring some packages that were out of your range within reach. 

Hope that helps.

Mizuno mx19 are very forgiving as they have a very deep cavity back. they wont hit as far as some other clubs, but will still hit well when you mis-hit slightly.                  &nb
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You can get some similar clubs with deep cavity backs for much less then £200. places like american-golf will also sell part sets, I just bought 5-SW as I did't want a 3 or 4 iron, I prefer a hybrid/rescue club instead of a long iron as I think they are easier to use.

When I finally decided to get a new set of irons I went down to American Golf.

My old set had been in my golf bag for 15 years so I thought it might be time to give another set a go!   I used to play golf about ten times a year but after getting too old to play football any more I decided to play golf on a regular basis.

Try as many clubs as you can.

What I did at American Golf was to take a six iron from each set of irons and hold it in my hands.  Did it feel right?  Was I happy with the way it sat on the floor?

If my answer was no it went back on the rack.

Once I had five or six that I liked then I took them onto the driving bay (indoor) and hit about 10 to 15 balls with each club.

After doing this I had managed to get my choice down to three sets.

Then I hit a few more shots gradually getting rid of the iron that I thought wasn't right for me.

The guy in American Golf was with me all the time so once I had chosen which set of irons I wanted he started the custom fit process.

It was weird for me as the three clubs I had for my final choice was Ping, Titleist and Yonex.

Despite liking the look of Titleist clubs for years this was the first of the three to go.  It was nice to swing but I didn't feel as comfortable as the other two.

Then from the final two I selected the Yonex clubs.

I haven't looked back since.

The main point from this is the 'TRYING' part, Don't just swing them, make sure you hit a golf ball so you can feel the club.

Good luck with your search. 

Russ

Just a PS on my last post.

Ping used to do a custom fit on their clubs.

So if you buy a second hand set of Ping clubs you can go to their HQ and get them fitted for you.

I'd check on their website as I'm not certain now if they still offer this service.

Russ

Lee, don't worry about your golf when going to one of these shops, they will have seen some very bad swings so I'm sure you won't be anywhere near the bottom of the list.

Russ

Just one more thought for you Lee.  You won't use your woods very often, maybe 15 times a round at the most, where you will use your irons for around 60 shots.  There is nothing wrong with spending a little more on upgrading your irons first and waiting until a later date to do your woods.  Most of us don't have the same brand of club through the bag (I have Nike woods, Taylor Made rescue, Srixon irons, Cleveland wedges and an Odessey putter!) so don't be afraid to mix and match to get what suits your game. 

Packages are often a great way to get started but generally you will find that you have to compromise as something in there - the driver, woods, irons or putter - aren't right for you but you're stuck with them if you want the package.  If you want improve like you have said, then look at an iron set first as this will be where most of your game resides. 

My local pro shop has a set of ex demo taylormade set of irons for £275 reduced from £499 new, if you are anywhere near the north east may be worth a look!

I upgraded from Dunlop to Wilson Prostaff irons and need better again after 3 months lol

Chris,

Just one more thought for you Lee.  You won't use your woods very often, maybe 15 times a round at the most, where you will use your irons for around 60 shots. 

Who are you trying to kid?? you also haven't included using the putter 41 times!!

John.

He's a beginner, he won't be that bad with his putter yet!  Taken me three years to learn how to get that sort of value out of a putter. 

Think you'll find though that for the average beginner shooting around 105 I'm not far off.