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Originally Posted by PayUp
Thanks everyone for the info. I'm going to the local club this week to meet with one of the local pros to talk about clubs and lessons.
On the phone he told me that the Top Flites are not made by Callaway, they own the name, they are made by Spalding.
He basically told me the same thing about used clubs. He did also suggest the cheaper ones to "beat up" while learning. He seems pretty straight forward, my son and I can't wait to meet with him.
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You are doing yourself and your son a huge favor by taking lessons right off the bat. I've been an extremely casual (i.e. maybe twice a year) golfer for years, and was horrible, thus I didn't enjoy it a whole lot. About halfway through this summer I decided I wanted to make it more fun for myself, and a more regular activity. So I went out and got a lesson from a pro at the local course. He made a couple tiny adjustments to my grip and backswing, and it made a MASSIVE difference in the consistency of how I hit the ball. Because I had barely golfed the last several years, the change in grip and swing was not difficult for me to adjust to. Had I went out and golfed a ton before the lesson, I would've had a lot more muscle memory and bad habits to "unlearn". So there are big benefits in taking a lesson or two before you teach yourself bad habits.
I second the notion of used clubs and cavity backed irons as well. Play a season or two with whatever halfway decent clubs you can pick up for a cheap price. Once you start hitting them fairly consistently, then you'll be better set to go test out and purchase a new set.