These golf clubs any good?

[Spineshank]

When it comes to clubs, just make sure you get the set that fits your height. If you are 6' or over, you are going to need longer clubs.

Other than that, you can buy a cheap set of irons off a site like rockbottomgolf or moarch golf or giga golf. Then fill in with a inexpensive driver, putter, hybrid, and bag. End up paying around $200 or less.

As you said, most people selling sets on CL tend to ask $200+ for their used complete sets anyhow. I could never find a deal on there unless I wanted some rusty set, that I would have to re-shaft or re-grip half the clubs.

You'll do just fine with an inexpensive set.

What I did for my initial starter set was buy the older version of this set.

http://www.rockbottomgolf.com/adams-golf-tight-lies-plus-1312-hybrid-irons-set.html

When it was on sale for $100. That set comes with a good hybrid. Bought that set, added a driver from Giga Golf that was a knock off of a Taylor Made Burner 2.0, and got a decent bag on sale for like $30. I splurged a bit on putter, since the putter is better to buy something that works for you. It's a bit more personal of a choice even for a new player.

Being over 6 feet has nothing to do with the length of the club. I am not over 6' and my clubs are longer than standard.

 

[BUTCH1]

Being over 6 feet has nothing to do with the length of the club. I am not over 6' and my clubs are longer than standard.

What he meant was if someone '6"4 tried to use off-the-shelf clubs he would be forced to hunch over really bad.

 

[Fern]

I couldn't figure out if there was a better subforum for this question. I've casually played golf with some friends of mine and I have no plans on putting a lot of money into it. It's more of an outing and fun time for me.

Given that, I usually just rent clubs from the course which costs me about $15-20 each time so I figured I'd buy a cheap set for myself. My buddy sent me these 2 links. Problem is, I can't really find any reviews about them.

http://www.rockbottomgolf.com/dunlop-golf-65i-complete-set-with-bag.html#product-info

http://www.rockbottomgolf.com/dunlop-golf-tour-revelation-complete-set-with-bag.html

I would think those are fine. Good price too.

Dunlap has been in business for over a hundred years and they began making golf clubs around 1930. It's a decent company and is known for its beginner golf club sets.

Fern

 

[HumblePie]

What he meant was if someone '6"4 tried to use off-the-shelf clubs he would be forced to hunch over really bad.

This.

You could be 10' tall and still try to use standard length clubs. It would be uncomfortable as hell, and probably not be very productive in terms of trying to play a good game, but it is still doable.

My point was that standard length clubs might be a bit short feeling on someone over 6' tall as the clubs tends to be designed for the average man's height of 5'9".

 

[HumblePie]

Every single word of that is 100% correct





Almost all of that is 100% wrong.

1) OP is not looking to practice practice practice. He wants something to have a good time with a couple of times a year, not become the next Tiger
2) Practice Practice Practice is not a good mantra for anyone. Practice does not make perfect, practice makes permanent. You need to work on specific things and you need to practice with a specific purpose. Hitting an extra bucket a day does not cure a slice, it ingrains it and makes it even harder to cure down the road. 10 minutes of focused work on correcting a single flaw is much more effective than beating balls for hours.
3) Despite the old adage of "drive for show, putt for dough" the idea that putting is the most important aspect of golf is completely, utterly bassackwards. Learn to hit the ball competently with the full swing first, chipping/pitching second, putting last. You will save FAR FAR FAR more strokes by correcting a few swing flaws than you will by fixing a balky putting stroke.
4) Again, this doesn't apply to OP as he's not looking to become a great golfer, but the path to getting good in the long run these days is to work on swing speed first, then control later for the simple reason that it simplifies the process. If you learn control first you have to learn a decent swing. Then, as a controlled swing will often contain a lot of flaws to "guide" the ball that entire swing has to be taken apart and rebuilt from the ground up to gain power. Learn swing speed first. The golf swing has to be done a certain way with the parts working together in proper timing to generate effortless power as opposed to the powerless effort most golfers swing with. Learn the key moves, the shoulder turn, the proper lag, the full release first even if you hit the ball 100 yards offline. It's a lot easier to tighten up and control a truly powerful swing than it is to inject power into a weak, straight swing.

Dumbass...

Repetition makes permanent, practice makes better.

There is a difference. Practice includes repetition drills, but it also includes improvement to techniques by identifying what you are doing wrong and doing repetition for what is right.

Making the proper gradual steps to proper technique and form has always been the best way to learn anything.

Still, even if your goal is never to become a pro, but just be good enough with the occasional recreational play, learning to hit the ball straight in the direction you are aiming is 99% better than anything else you can do with the game even if you have the worst form ever. Pair that with someone that can make putts consistently and you have a recreation noob that can hang with their "amateur" friends that are actually trying to do a bunch more to actually improve their game.

 

[momeNt]

This.

You could be 10' tall and still try to use standard length clubs. It would be uncomfortable as hell, and probably not be very productive in terms of trying to play a good game, but it is still doable.

My point was that standard length clubs might be a bit short feeling on someone over 6' tall as the clubs tends to be designed for the average man's height of 5'9".

It comes down to arm length and your preferred posture. Stewart Cink is 6-4" and plays standard length, but from a traditional sense of his measureables, he should be at 1" over standard.

I'm 6-2" and always played standard, but my most recent clubs I got off ebay said standard, but were .5" over standard. I haven't chopped them down, but I did get my shipping free when I notified them of the error.

 

[BUTCH1]

I would think those are fine. Good price too.

Dunlap has been in business for over a hundred years and they began making golf clubs around 1930. It's a decent company and is known for its beginner golf club sets.

Fern

Yea, so good they are sold out, I tried to add one the shopping cart to see what the shipping would be and it returned "0 quantity for this SKU", looks like OP will be shopping elsewhere or call them and see how long it is before they are back in stock.

 

[HumblePie]

It comes down to arm length and your preferred posture. Stewart Cink is 6-4" and plays standard length, but from a traditional sense of his measureables, he should be at 1" over standard.

I'm 6-2" and always played standard, but my most recent clubs I got off ebay said standard, but were .5" over standard. I haven't chopped them down, but I did get my shipping free when I notified them of the error.

Hence why I was only making mention that taller people may be more comfortable looking into extended length clubs. Not that anyone is required to do so.

 

[BUTCH1]

Dumbass...

Repetition makes permanent, practice makes better.

There is a difference. Practice includes repetition drills, but it also includes improvement to techniques by identifying what you are doing wrong and doing repetition for what is right.

Making the proper gradual steps to proper technique and form has always been the best way to learn anything.

Still, even if your goal is never to become a pro, but just be good enough with the occasional recreational play, learning to hit the ball straight in the direction you are aiming is 99% better than anything else you can do with the game even if you have the worst form ever. Pair that with someone that can make putts consistently and you have a recreation noob that can hang with their "amateur" friends that are actually trying to do a bunch more to actually improve their game.

Yea, got to agree with you there, I posted that if OP wanted to make practice more meaningful get a lesson or 2, more than once someone from a job I was working wanted to "experience" golf and go with us and my first suggestion was to go to the range and try and get comfortable swinging a club, even offered to go with him, "na, I just want to go play", the predictable result was mostly topped "worm burners", lost balls on every hole, yelling "fore" on every hole, person usually runs out of balls by hole 9-11 then starts bumming balls from the other 3, watching someone take 5 shots to get out of a sand trap and then only by skulling it and flying it 30yds over the green, not understanding your supposed to STFU when someone is swinging and making it a 5 hour chore instead of enjoying the round.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Dumbass...

Repetition makes permanent, practice makes better.

There is a difference. Practice includes repetition drills, but it also includes improvement to techniques by identifying what you are doing wrong and doing repetition for what is right.

Making the proper gradual steps to proper technique and form has always been the best way to learn anything.

Still, even if your goal is never to become a pro, but just be good enough with the occasional recreational play, learning to hit the ball straight in the direction you are aiming is 99% better than anything else you can do with the game even if you have the worst form ever. Pair that with someone that can make putts consistently and you have a recreation noob that can hang with their "amateur" friends that are actually trying to do a bunch more to actually improve their game.

You might want to look up the definition of "practice" before calling anyone else a dumbass. In fact, you want want to learn a little something about golf before even venturing into a thread on it and spouting such nonsense again.

ANY repetition is practice. Period. The act of beating balls mindlessly (hmmm, that's a word you ought to look up too, grab a mirror while you're at it) is as much "practice" as focusing on some specific drill with a coach. To simply blather out idiocy like "practice practice practice" without explaining how to practice and what to practice is BAD ADVICE. But of course, given your ridiculous belief that putting is the most important aspect of the game proves that you clearly DON'T know what to practice, so that explains the oversight. It takes a fair amount of work and focused practice to be able to learn to hit the ball straight. Why on earth would a person want to do that and then have a shitty game that would need to be completely dismantled to get good? That's beyond stupid, even by ATOT standards.

There are two kinds of golfers, those who just want to knock the ball around once in a while as a social event with friends and those who take the game seriously and want to play it better and your "advice" helps neither group. OP is the former, he wants to buy decent cheap clubs and play very infrequently, so he's not going to "practice practice practice" no matter how badly YOU define practice. And the second group is not going to get better by building one swing to hit the ball straight, then forgetting ALL OF THAT, learning how to hit it hard and then learning how to hit it straight with the stronger swing. You can either go from:

beginner to straight to powerful and wild to powerful and straight
or
beginner to powerful and wild to powerful and straight

Your method forces the golfer to learn and practice a swing that he can't use down the road if he wants to get good. Learn, throw away, go back to square one. It's better to start on square one.

 

[dabuddha]

So of course when I got home, those sets were out of stock. Last night I did find this set on craigslist. I can't find the ad but I did copy paste the pics/info last night:

Nice used set of taylormade clubs including bag. Set consist of the following
TAYLORMADE R580 DRIVER
CALLAWAY BIG BERTHA 3 WOOD
ADAMS TIGHT LIES 2 STRONG 4 WOOD
TAYLORMADE 320 IRONS 3 THRU PW
TAYLORMADE ROSA MONZA PUTTER
TITLEIST VOKEY SW
TAYLORMADE STAND BAG

GRIPS ON THE IRONS ARE NEW GOLF PRIDE AND THE BAG WAS USED 3 TIMRS AND IS IN NEW CONDITION

He's looking for $145 for the set. I'm going to check it out this evening after work. Does that set sound good (and complete?) Anything I should look out for?

 

[skimple]

I think that set is fine for $145, considering that he's throwing in the bag. Plus, if the grips are new, that will save you money from having to re-grip them.

Check for cracks/broken hosels near where the shaft meets the club head to make sure that head isn't going to come off when you swing. And if any of the shafts are metal, take a quick glance to see if they're bent. Some hot heads beat the crap out of their clubs and then try to straighten them again.

 

[momeNt]

Pretty good deal.

He'd get like $30-50 trading them in at the store most likely, and they'd turn around and try and sell them individually for $200-300 probably. Not counting the bag.

 

[dabuddha]

So I ended up buying the set for $140. Overall it looks like its in excellent condition and the bag is brand new. Really nice guy too. He also threw in a dozen balls and a bag full of tees