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A lot of people here will tell you to go out and get fitted for your clubs. I just read a good article about it in a british golf magazine. Basicially what said was that fitting is only good after you ahave been playing for awhile and have developed a swing you will be staying with. It makes sense. If your swing changes so will the "fit" of your club. On the other hand, they won’t be any worse for you than "standard" clubs, and if you are very tall or very sort, they can be closer to what you will eventually want.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A lot of people here will tell you to go out and get fitted for your clubs. I just read a good article about it in a british golf magazine. Basicially what said was that fitting is only good after you ahave been playing for awhile and have developed a swing you will be staying with. It makes sense. If your swing changes so will the "fit" of your club. On the other hand, they won’t be any worse for you than "standard" clubs, and if you are very tall or very sort, they can be closer to what you will eventually want. Agree with you. Get fit for the lenght and lie of your clubs (your height or "wrist to floor" measurement won’t change). Take then a "standard regular" flex shaft with "standard regular" grips. They will do just fine until you have developed a constant swing. Actually they probably will do a great job even after years of practice ;-D I can take my own case as an example : 5 years of "not so regular" practice (1 or 2 rounds a month), about hcp 30. My swing is now constant. I’m 5′9" with normal arms 
Average swing speed, 150 yards for a 6 iron. The results of a fitting are : standard club lenght, standard lie, regular flex. ! LOL !
I was fitted for Ping irons and ended up with standard everthing — I’m 5′7" (but with a 32" inseam, ie longer-than-normal legs) and hit a 6-iron 155 or so. I play the same clubs as you do. Doug — ___, Doug Massey, ASIC Digital Logic Designer o IBM Microelectronics Division, Burlington, Vermont | | Phone: (802)769-7095 t/l: 446-7095 fax: x6752 | / | . My homepage: http://doug.obscurestuff.com (|)
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A lot of people here will tell you to go out and get fitted for your clubs. I just read a good article about it in a british golf magazine. Basicially what said was that fitting is only good after you ahave been playing for awhile and have developed a swing you will be staying with. It makes sense. If your swing changes so will the "fit" of your club.
On the other hand, they won’t be any worse for you than "standard" clubs, and if you are very tall or very sort, they can be closer to what you will eventually want.
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A lot of people here will tell you to go out and get fitted for your clubs. I just read a good article about it in a british golf magazine. Basicially what said was that fitting is only good after you ahave been playing for awhile and have developed a swing you will be staying with. It makes sense. If your swing changes so will the "fit" of your club. On the other hand, they won’t be any worse for you than "standard" clubs, and if you are very tall or very sort, they can be closer to what you will eventually want.
Agree with you. Get fit for the lenght and lie of your clubs (your height or "wrist to floor" measurement won’t change). Take then a "standard regular" flex shaft with "standard regular" grips. They will do just fine until you have developed a constant swing. Actually they probably will do a great job even after years of practice ;-D I can take my own case as an example : 5 years of "not so regular" practice (1 or 2 rounds a month), about hcp 30. My swing is now constant. I’m 5′9" with normal arms Average swing speed, 150 yards for a 6 iron. The results of a fitting are : standard club lenght, standard lie, regular flex. ! LOL ! Seems like "standard" or "regular" means "no good" to many people, strange ?!!
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I am new to the game of golf. I have been on a short course and would now like to purchase some clubs. Does anyone have any recomendations for a set of clubs for a rather tall person (6′ 3") that are at a budget price. Thanks
A lot of people here will tell you to go out and get fitted for your clubs. I just read a good article about it in a british golf magazine. Basicially what said was that fitting is only good after you ahave been playing for awhile and have developed a swing you will be staying with. It makes sense. If your swing changes so will the "fit" of your club. I’m 6′3 and have a standard set of knock off clubs that I bought when I started playing about 2 years ago for 200.00 including a bag. They have worked just fine for me to get into the game. Now I am ready to go out and buy a nice set and have them fitted. Phil
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Second the information that zponge just said
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am new to the game of golf. I have been on a short course and would now like to purchase some clubs. Does anyone have any recomendations for a set of clubs for a rather tall person (6′ 3") that are at a budget price. Thanks Go to a pro shop that has second hand clubs – these are much beter value and you’ll get a good set for much less money. Don’t buy cheap rubbish – spend the same amount for a reasonable 2nd hand set. Make sure that the pro fits you – i.e. checks the lie and lengths to ensure that they are suitable. Even though you are quite tall it doesn’t mean that you’ll need longer clubs – it depends on how long your arms are. And when you are at the pro shop ask for some lessons – these are much better value than spending moe on equipment. — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
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I am new to the game of golf. I have been on a short course and would now like to purchase some clubs. Does anyone have any recomendations for a set of clubs for a rather tall person (6′ 3") that are at a budget price. Thanks
Go to a pro shop that has second hand clubs – these are much beter value and you’ll get a good set for much less money. Don’t buy cheap rubbish – spend the same amount for a reasonable 2nd hand set. Make sure that the pro fits you – i.e. checks the lie and lengths to ensure that they are suitable. Even though you are quite tall it doesn’t mean that you’ll need longer clubs – it depends on how long your arms are. And when you are at the pro shop ask for some lessons – these are much better value than spending moe on equipment. — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
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Buy a good set of clubs and it will work out in the long run. Resale value isn’t often considered when buying clubs but if you spend $700 – $800 on a good set of clubs (Ping, Calloway, etc.) and later decide you would rather not play, you can always resell them for $400+. If you spend $300 – $400 on some knock-off or cheap brand, you are pretty much stuck with them. Either way, you are spending the same amount.
If you buy your clubs used to begin with, you’ll hardly lose anything at all.
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Your emphasis on waiting until your "game" improves makes me wonder a bit. Just how do you think your "game" will improve? I’m not being snide, I only wish to point out that when your "swing" improves, your game will also have a better opportunity to improve.
Good point. Please, take lessons to improve your swing correctly. Once your swing improves and you begin to use better judgement on the course (laying up instead of going for it, using good course management, choosing the proper club for the shot, etc.) your "game will improve.
Give me a break, man… I just started! 
Seriously though I do plan on taking lessons. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I happen to agree with you on club selection. Personally, I feel club selection for the beginner is wasted energy on useless things. Just get a set of clubs, any clubs, and learn a good swing from a good teaching pro. Once you begin to swing better, you will learn what you like and don’t like about the clubs you have. That is the time to try out every different club you can for awhile. Borrow your friends clubs for a round, rent clubs, go to demo days, anything. Soon you will find that different clubs have different characteristics, some of which you like, some you don’t. Then you can begin to hone that newfound sense of what you like about certain clubs into a: "Hi, I’m looking for a new set of irons. I want forged because I like the feel, but I want cavity back for the forgiveness. I want steel shafts and I want a club in which I can feel the clubhead throughout the swing. Can you help me?" If you don’t get a blank stare, or a stock answer ("Sure, we have just that club, right over here.") you are well on your way. Until then, it doesn’t matter much what clubs you learn with. One man’s opinion,
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I disagree somewhat. I’m also a beginner (4 rounds to my name) and the advice I got – good advice to my ears anyway – was spend as little as you can on a decent set be it used or a knock-off brand. Play with the cheap clubs, develop your game and when you feel you’re ready, go and splash out on a set that suits your game and will last for a good few years. Does a beginner really need a $800 set? Not likely. Next week I’m picking up a Callaway knock-off set (Goliath Eldorado, I believe they were) for about $200 CAD and I plan to use those for 2 or 3 years. Further down the road when I get to the point of needing a better set to suit my (hopefully by then) improved game, the old set goes either to a friend who has just picked up the game or to a charity shop. I’ve already spent over $300 on greens fees, driving range buckets, game balls etc in less than 2 months since I started and I’ve been borrowing a set of clubs the whole time. Let’s face it, golf can be a very expensive pastime. If you’re pulling in high 5 or 6 figures, go ahead and drop a grand on a set but if you’re a normal joe who wants to have a good time knocking a ball around, having a laugh with your friends, getting a bit of exercise and fresh air then $800 is a bit much IMO. Basically, get what you can afford and don’t get dazzled by all the amazing shiny new gear in your local golf shop. And don’t get suckered into peer pressure or club envy. Just because you see your mate with a set of Pings, doesn’t mean you have to have the same. A good player with a cheap set will still score lower than a beginning player with a super-great expensive set. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Buy a good set of clubs and it will work out in the long run. Resale value isn’t often considered when buying clubs but if you spend $700 – $800 on a good set of clubs (Ping, Calloway, etc.) and later decide you would rather not play, you can always resell them for $400+. If you spend $300 – $400 on some knock-off or cheap brand, you are pretty much stuck with them. Either way, you are spending the same amount. I am new to the game of golf. I have been on a short course and would now like to purchase some clubs. Does anyone have any recomendations for a set of clubs for a rather tall person (6′ 3") that are at a budget price. Thanks
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I am new to the game of golf. I have been on a short course and would now like to purchase some clubs. Does anyone have any recomendations for a set of clubs for a rather tall person (6′ 3") that are at a budget price. Thanks
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I am new to the game of golf. I have been on a short course and would now like to purchase some clubs. Does anyone have any recomendations for a set of clubs for a rather tall person (6′ 3") that are at a budget price.
Matthew, if you can go to a golf shop that can fit you, that would be best. Make sure they do a "dynamic fitting" where you actually hit balls, at least into a net. Then they should have some budget clubs fit to you, or many shops have used clubs that they can alter for you if necessary.
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Buy a good set of clubs and it will work out in the long run. Resale value isn’t often considered when buying clubs but if you spend $700 – $800 on a good set of clubs (Ping, Calloway, etc.) and later decide you would rather not play, you can always resell them for $400+. If you spend $300 – $400 on some knock-off or cheap brand, you are pretty much stuck with them. Either way, you are spending the same amount.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am new to the game of golf. I have been on a short course and would now like to purchase some clubs. Does anyone have any recomendations for a set of clubs for a rather tall person (6′ 3") that are at a budget price. Thanks
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Buy a good set of clubs and it will work out in the long run. Resale value isn’t often considered when buying clubs but if you spend $700 – $800 on a good set of clubs (Ping, Calloway, etc.) and later decide you would rather not play, you can always resell them for $400+. If you spend $300 – $400 on some knock-off or cheap brand, you are pretty much stuck with them. Either way, you are spending the same amount.
By last year’s Pings for $400 and you can sell them for $400. Build this year’s XPC for $100 and they will be designed to fit you and you might as well keep them when you decide to go in a different direction.