Any golfers out there?

robbyras

PuroFreak

I have the Ping Craz-E and I've always loved it. I'm a Taylormade fan when it comes to irons and woods and even a hybrid, but the Ping putters are always great!

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robbyras

DSWarmack

Redtailhawkoz

StogiesOnTheGreen

Totally agree with all the comments about lessons. Also, make sure that when you do get clubs to make sure to have them fitted to you as that is also worth the money. Playing with clubs that are too long or too short will destroy your game and just make you frustrated. I've never been a big proponent of a putter making a huge difference, its much more important to line up your shot correctly. I think people get hung up on how "cool" their putter looks instead of learning how to correctly putt. My favorite irons are callaway diablo edge and are great for beginner/intermediate golfers. For your driver, I'd do an analysis of your swing first at a golf shop. I started with a normal flex shaft and I didn't understand why so many of my drives sliced. Turns out my swing was fast so I needed a stiffer shaft (insert joke now).

bigharpoon

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^ totally forgot about fitting; +1 to everything StogiesontheGreen said - definitely worth it if you get good. Eg - if you can break 100/get close to 90 or below and you get a good swing grooved in, a custom fitted set of clubs can really help your game. If you're just starting out, the money's better spent on lessons since, in order to do a proper custom fitting, you should have a swing that isn't gonna change very much. If your swing is changing every week, a custom fitting won't do squat for you.

dwayne3307

Lessons are def the way to go but don't take lessons if you're not going to practice!! A few years ago I would take a lesson once a week then practice 1-2 times a week after the lesson, you'll see results quick if you take the time to practice. As far as clubs go..i've never been to a golfmart but i assume they sell used clubs and sometimes you can land some awesome deals buying used. Last year I went to Edwin Watts to look at some Ping s-56's which run $900 new. I turn around while looking at the new set and I see a used set sitting there for $550. They had just been traded in and a couple of the clubs had yet to be hit. The sales guy knocked off an extra $50 so I saved $400 over a new set and my clubs are like new. Also look at the adjustable drivers like the Taylormade r9/r11 and some of the Nike drivers to help with a slice or hook. Since new drivers come out every year, a good used one will be easy to find. Lastly, don't buy off ebay unless you really trust the seller, knock-off clubs are a big business. Sorry for rambling!

robbyras

clearlysuspect

clearlysuspect

Best tips I can give for getting better. Subscribe to Golf Digest. They have tons of great tips and lessons in there. Make sure your grips are good and fit you. This can make or break your swing. Watch golf tournaments. They break down everyones swing in slowmo and tell you what they're doing right and doing wrong. And finally, practice. If you can't play, go to the range. If you can't hit the range go outside and swing a club and work on form or chipping.

flayankee

All great advice. If your looking for a set of irons/woods/putters you can buy brand new, last year clubs or even earlier year clubs for alot less than the clubs that came out this year. Also lessons are a great idea , i will be taking my first tommorrow after playing 3 years and only seeing small improvements.

letsgowithbob

My friends and I all buy from rockbottomgolf.com u get last years clubs new for cheap, I would get a hybrid iron set, that way they match correctly, driver I would wait like everyone said, if you have a backyard, get a net and work on swinging consistently, then range time, I have never taken lessons, but I golf with people that know what they are doing, and they help me a lot, I usually mid 90's and I smoke cigars and have a great time....love golf

zoom6zoom

Golf courses are a terrible waste of a good shooting range.

ellinas

i can tell you everything you need to know about golf from the mental game, to club selection, how to make a proper golf swing and everything else from rules to proper etiquette. i've been playing once a week and i onyl get to play 9 holes bc of my schedule. Last thursday i shot 4 under for 9 holes (damn good day) and today i shot 1 under which wasn't bad. i also have 14 sets of golf clubs at my house LOL. as for picking out a putter don't pick out just one putter, test out quite a few. if you can demo a club you really like then demo it for a few days just to see how you really play with it and to see what you think. i prefer scotty cameron putters, and the rife putter. although the scotty camerons have gone down over the years but they are still good putters.

kingjk729

Robby there has been some really good advise given here so far and what I can tell you is that if you have only been averaging 3 rounds a year .... you're 100.00 clubs are just fine .... they typically tell you that you want to get at least 90-120 rounds of golf in before upgrading your clubs ..... I had a wilson arrowtech set of clubs that I used before upgrading after 5 years .... They always say yo get your game established first before you go and drop money on new equipment ..... If you need a putter I would suggest this http://www.rockbottomgolf.com/giveaway.html the putter is free you just pay for shipping .... work on developing your swing and stroke and then when you feel comfortable get new irons ..... I would also tell you to goto golf galaxy and look at used drivers because for a for a fraction of original price you can get a hell of a driver for a quarter of what it cost new ..... One other suggestion with balls by the cheapest that you can get a good quantity for ..... until you have perfected your game you will not be able to tell the difference between a .30 cent and 2.50 cent ball and you wont be so pissed when you lose them .... On the site i posted they have the same balls I shoot Dunlop's for 45 balls for 21.00 well worth it its a 2 piece ball and works well. I hope this offeres you some insight and I would say if you can find lessons that are affordable to do it but don't be pressured to get new equipment since you don't need it .... 2000.00 in new equipment is not going to make a starter any better then a starter with hand me down clubs . And for sure take the advise of you're uncle.

firetruckguy

MMMMMMMMMM Ping Rapture 2V's.............. just say'n

robbyras

ha... i was actually looking at rockbottomgolf.com today... i was going to order some balls and didn't even see that putter deal... not a bad deal... 3 dozen balls and a putter shipped for $30... thanks for the heads up...

robbyras

xmacro

Congrats!! Just a tip - except for chipping or putting, you use ONE swing for all your clubs. From driver to 3-iron, the only thing that changes is where you put the ball in your stance - your swing never changes.

robbyras

yeah, he mentioned that... gonna play around with it in the coming weeks... I only had the new club with me today... so ball placement depends on what you are looking for correct? in front to more distance, in back for more loft... something like that?

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robbyras

thanks for the heads up... i've been playing for a while now, but never really took it very seriously (as I'm sure is obvious) so I'm pretty familiar with the basic rules... i'm sure I'll pick up on the more subtle stuff as I go along... but yeah, I'm not rolling out to any nice courses just yet... mainly playing 9-hole courses and a few of the 18-hole courses around... in the Bay Area we have a lot of options, but I'm not heading up to Napa just yet... but a "dummies guide might be good...

bigharpoon

Nice score! Taylormade makes a damn fine wood. And nice going picking up a 3 wood, seriously, much easier to hit and at 265 yards that really should be plenty for quite a while. That's about how far I hit my 3 wood and I almost never use my driver.

robbyras

bigharpoon:

Nice score! Taylormade makes a damn fine wood. And nice going picking up a 3 wood, seriously, much easier to hit and at 265 yards that really should be plenty for quite a while. That's about how far I hit my 3 wood and I almost never use my driver.

yeah I was shocked how the ball just jumps off the face... it's a cosmic leap from what I was using...

robbyras

dwayne3307

don't feel bad, i've seen it happen on the range several times and we all stopped hitting so whoever could run out and get the club head. a long time ago i bought a driver from callaway's preowned website, very good prices there, anywho i had the club for a couple months and we were playing a round and on the second hole the head of the driver snaps off and goes flying down the fairway. i know that feeling you were talking about, everything just feels weird for a second bc you don't know what happened, but you know something went wrong. i called them up and told them what happened, they let me return it and they replaced it at no charge.

y2pascoe

PuroFreak:

I have the Ping Craz-E and I've always loved it. I'm a Taylormade fan when it comes to irons and woods and even a hybrid, but the Ping putters are always great!

I agree with PuroFreak, Ping makes great putters. I have one I won in a tournament raffle last year.

ellinas

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