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pan6467 · 04-14-2005, 06:00 PM

I would have to sort of echo what Ilow said, find a set at Wal*Mart or Target (believe it or not they have decent beginners sets with 1-3-5 woods included). From there go to pro shops, garage sales, (I found my putter at a Goodwill store), and check out the putters and wedges (these will affect your scores far more than a driver will), find ones that feel comfortable to you are balanced the way you like, you'll know when you find a good one it will feel like a natural extension of your arms when you swing it.

Once you start playing consistant, then go for the driver, and again Wal*Mart, Target, etc. have great choices at good prices, but you may check garage sales, thrift stores, pro shops etc. Find one that again is well balanced for you, that you can control and it doesn't control you, but most of all find one that when you swing it, it promotes a nice even swing every time.

Head size, head speed, the shaft type, etc. really mean nothing, if you can't control the swing and it feels uncomfortable to you. You may feel comfortable with the old "true" wood with a rusty steel shaft. If that's what gives you the swing and control you want don't be ashamed.

I have seen far too many golfers have these outrageously priced clubs and think they are making a social statement, and on the course they play like crap because the clubs don't fit their needs. As I have seen guys play with a set they've had and babied for 20-30 years and while the clubs may look old and out of fashion those players are comfortable with them.

To me, my clubs are 10 years old, very special and I am a babier, I take care of them I clean them and polish them and they take care of me. Now, I also have 3 drivers and each one has it's own personality and it's own use. For a dogleg left I use my Maltby, for a dogleg right I use my midsized, beat up Northwestern Trend, and for a straight long narrow I use my Knight and just as John Daly says, "Grip her and Rip her."

04-14-2005, 06:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	I would have to sort of echo what Ilow said, find a set at WalMart or Target (believe it or not they have decent beginners sets with 1-3-5 woods included). From there go to pro shops, garage sales, (I found my putter at a Goodwill store), and check out the putters and wedges (these will affect your scores far more than a driver will), find ones that feel comfortable to you are balanced the way you like, you'll know when you find a good one it will feel like a natural extension of your arms when you swing it. Once you start playing consistant, then go for the driver, and again WalMart, Target, etc. have great choices at good prices, but you may check garage sales, thrift stores, pro shops etc. Find one that again is well balanced for you, that you can control and it doesn't control you, but most of all find one that when you swing it, it promotes a nice even swing every time. Head size, head speed, the shaft type, etc. really mean nothing, if you can't control the swing and it feels uncomfortable to you. You may feel comfortable with the old "true" wood with a rusty steel shaft. If that's what gives you the swing and control you want don't be ashamed. I have seen far too many golfers have these outrageously priced clubs and think they are making a social statement, and on the course they play like crap because the clubs don't fit their needs. As I have seen guys play with a set they've had and babied for 20-30 years and while the clubs may look old and out of fashion those players are comfortable with them. To me, my clubs are 10 years old, very special and I am a babier, I take care of them I clean them and polish them and they take care of me. Now, I also have 3 drivers and each one has it's own personality and it's own use. For a dogleg left I use my Maltby, for a dogleg right I use my midsized, beat up Northwestern Trend, and for a straight long narrow I use my Knight and just as John Daly says, "Grip her and Rip her." __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"