Good places to buy a set of golf clubs in Austin?
- Thread starter kevwun
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for the same money, and for a novice, a used set of "good" brand name clubs beats a custom-fit set of golfsmith clubs.
you may think the only difference is the advertising dollars, but it's not. not to mention the fact that you can bend/reshaft/basically fix any set to be "custom fit" for you once you want to.
you may think the only difference is the advertising dollars, but it's not. not to mention the fact that you can bend/reshaft/basically fix any set to be "custom fit" for you once you want to.
mishatx
1,000+ Posts
clubs from golfsmith or other big name component manufacturers are every bit as good as the name brands. There are cheaper components and knockoffs that are not near the quality you can get otherwise, but Golfsmith, especially the snake eyes line, has a well deserved reputation. By getting custom fit, you can make sure you have the shaft weight and flex that is appropriate for you.
Sure you can bend a club to get the loft or lie you need, but if you have to reshaft to fix flex, weight, or length, then you are looking at a fairly signifcant expense -- and you've paid for some dirty, dinged up used heads that say "ping" or "callaway" or whatever.
That said, as a novice, unless you're freakishly tall (over about 6'3"), freakishy short (under 5'4") or freakishly strong, you'll probably be just fine with and set of off-the-rack standard length and lie clubs with regular or stiff flex shafts.
You can probably get a great deal on the Taylor Made 300 series, which I understand are great clubs, or a few year old set of Callaways, which are nice for a novice.
Sure you can bend a club to get the loft or lie you need, but if you have to reshaft to fix flex, weight, or length, then you are looking at a fairly signifcant expense -- and you've paid for some dirty, dinged up used heads that say "ping" or "callaway" or whatever.
That said, as a novice, unless you're freakishly tall (over about 6'3"), freakishy short (under 5'4") or freakishly strong, you'll probably be just fine with and set of off-the-rack standard length and lie clubs with regular or stiff flex shafts.
You can probably get a great deal on the Taylor Made 300 series, which I understand are great clubs, or a few year old set of Callaways, which are nice for a novice.
AustinTejasFan
1,000+ Posts
Check out the ads in the paper for garage sales. I bought a decent set of Golfsmith clubs with a light weight Ping bag a few years ago for $25 bucks. Don't use em much, but that's just me being lazy, not the clubs.
mishatx is probably right. and if you're a novice and are going to stay that way, get yourself some nice clubs from golfsmith.
i guess i was thinking more of the "i'm a novice but want to be a scratch player", which is a very small group of people.
for nearly all golfers, getting a solid set of new custom fit golfsmith clubs will be worthwhile.
i guess i was thinking more of the "i'm a novice but want to be a scratch player", which is a very small group of people.
for nearly all golfers, getting a solid set of new custom fit golfsmith clubs will be worthwhile.
I saw a nice set of tour model II cavity backs witha bag that were barely used at a garage sale a month ago for like $50.
Buy cheaper garage sale clubs and invest the difference in cost into golf lessons. A good swing will make even the crappiest clubs shoot lower scores than the finest clubs with a crappy swing.
My father-in-law wants to replace his new "big red" or someother name like that Wilson Driver with a new Taylor Made. His game won't imnprove by even a single stroke with the equipment improvement.
Invest in the lessons and kick your friends asses with lesser quality (name brand) clubs. Then take your cash winnings and over time buy what you want after you actually have played enough to KNOW what you want!
Buy cheaper garage sale clubs and invest the difference in cost into golf lessons. A good swing will make even the crappiest clubs shoot lower scores than the finest clubs with a crappy swing.
My father-in-law wants to replace his new "big red" or someother name like that Wilson Driver with a new Taylor Made. His game won't imnprove by even a single stroke with the equipment improvement.
Invest in the lessons and kick your friends asses with lesser quality (name brand) clubs. Then take your cash winnings and over time buy what you want after you actually have played enough to KNOW what you want!
YOu can find some damn good deals on EBAy as well and it's a good place to look for price comparison's. My point on the gear is that a good swing can score better with ****** clubs than a ****** swing can do with the finest clubs manufactured.
ANY of those giant head clubs is probably better than my 10 year old Taylor Made steel driver, and would probably provide me with a better drive. However for the same price I can probably shave off 5-8 strokes off my game (I don't play much anymore) via lessons with the same gear.
Nothing is more silly to me that a hacker with great gear, who remains a hacker year after year. I used to play golf in my old thongs and substitute a ****** driver for my taylor made's to improve the willingness of the opposition to gamble with me.
My clubs have been bought and paid for many time over after investing in some lessons. Prior to lessons I was funding new equipment for the opposition.
ANY of those giant head clubs is probably better than my 10 year old Taylor Made steel driver, and would probably provide me with a better drive. However for the same price I can probably shave off 5-8 strokes off my game (I don't play much anymore) via lessons with the same gear.
Nothing is more silly to me that a hacker with great gear, who remains a hacker year after year. I used to play golf in my old thongs and substitute a ****** driver for my taylor made's to improve the willingness of the opposition to gamble with me.
My clubs have been bought and paid for many time over after investing in some lessons. Prior to lessons I was funding new equipment for the opposition.
Bacone Cap
25+ Posts
I have personally picked up 2 pretty decent sets of clubs at garage sales within the last month. Granted they aren't in the best shape but they are close. If you are just starting to play then you'll be putting some little dings in them sooner or later anyway.
One of those sets was a Ping Eye Two (black dot) almost brand new for $100. You'd be surprised what you can find at some of those sales. It may take a little effort on your part to go to different sales but if you want to save money on a set of clubs in pretty decent condition I think that would be another idea for you.
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One of those sets was a Ping Eye Two (black dot) almost brand new for $100. You'd be surprised what you can find at some of those sales. It may take a little effort on your part to go to different sales but if you want to save money on a set of clubs in pretty decent condition I think that would be another idea for you.
That is all.
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