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Dave Northwestern and Tour Select are apart of Pro Select. Not to bad for a beginners set. Stay away from their cheap graphite shafts. You’ll get a bad taste in mouth for graphite in the future. Knights and fairway just plain suck. Dunlop are on the same par ( not a pun) with Northwestern. Splading is Top-flite and is your best bet. -ss
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If he’s selling all those different brands for the same price, they’re probably all about the same quality clubs, quite frankly. I’ve heard others mention in this group that they were pretty impressed with Knight clubs for the price, and Northwestern has long been a manufacturer of decent quality, low-end, low price golf equipment. Spalding makes a wide range of clubs, from the top of the line Titanium-faced, cavity back, top-of-the-line irons down to whatever clubs your local dealer is probably selling. You probably can’t go wrong with Spalding either for the price.
One Caveat about some of the really inexpensive clubs – some are made from zinc alloys which just don’t hold up. Even if you really liked a set of them, they wouldn’t stand up to heavy usage. MOST clubs made from stainless or titanium alloys are so labeled. I’ve never seen clubs labeled "zinc alloy" but they’re out there. Even some of the name brands sneak them in to the bottom end of their lineup. BDW
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I just started playing golf, and I want to purchase my first set of clubs. I met a guy in Toronto (a few minutes from my house) that gets excellent prices on sporting goods, including clubs. Unfortunately I can only buy whatever he has at the time, so I just want to hear recommendations on club brands. Most of what he sells are in the same price range (he knows even less about clubs then I do). Right now he has Northwestern oversized irons with an oversized graphite driver. He says he also gets Spalding, Tour Select, Knight, Fairway and Dunlop for the same price. Any recommendations between these brands? Thanks in advance for any help. Dave
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If he’s selling all those different brands for the same price, they’re probably all about the same quality clubs, quite frankly. I’ve heard others mention in this group that they were pretty impressed with Knight clubs for the price, and Northwestern has long been a manufacturer of decent quality, low-end, low price golf equipment. Spalding makes a wide range of clubs, from the top of the line Titanium-faced, cavity back, top-of-the-line irons down to whatever clubs your local dealer is probably selling. You probably can’t go wrong with Spalding either for the price. If I were you, at your level of playing experience, and if you’re not prepared to get custom-fitted for a set of clubs and spend more money on them, I’d get the clubs that simply "feel" the best to you, i.e., the ones that,when you setup to swing them make you feel most confident and ready to go. That’s a very important aspect, if you don’t feel like you’re gonna hit a good shot, you seldom will. Noel – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I just started playing golf, and I want to purchase my first set of clubs. I met a guy in Toronto (a few minutes from my house) that gets excellent prices on sporting goods, including clubs. Unfortunately I can only buy whatever he has at the time, so I just want to hear recommendations on club brands. Most of what he sells are in the same price range (he knows even less about clubs then I do). Right now he has Northwestern oversized irons with an oversized graphite driver. He says he also gets Spalding, Tour Select, Knight, Fairway and Dunlop for the same price. Any recommendations between these brands? Thanks in advance for any help. Dave
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I just started playing golf, and I want to purchase my first set of clubs. I met a guy in Toronto (a few minutes from my house) that gets excellent prices on sporting goods, including clubs. Unfortunately I can only buy whatever he has at the time, so I just want to hear recommendations on club brands. Most of what he sells are in the same price range (he knows even less about clubs then I do). Right now he has Northwestern oversized irons with an oversized graphite driver. He says he also gets Spalding, Tour Select, Knight, Fairway and Dunlop for the same price. Any recommendations between these brands? Thanks in advance for any help.
Almost sounds like he is fencing stolen goods. A lot of golf shops are getting hit these days.
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I would try to purchase some used "top end" clubs (i.e ping, taylor made, callaway, etc.). That way you have quality equipment that will have some value when it it time to step up to your next set or if you decide that golf is not your sport. I was able to pick up a set of used Callaways for about the same money I would have spent on set of Wilsons or Northwesterns at my local sporting goods store. Look around on some of the golf classified sites and you will find many great sets for a reasonable amount of money. You can also find some great deals on closeout merchandise in Golfsmith and Edwin Watts. -Alex – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I just started playing golf, and I want to purchase my first set of clubs. I met a guy in Toronto (a few minutes from my house) that gets excellent prices on sporting goods, including clubs. Unfortunately I can only buy whatever he has at the time, so I just want to hear recommendations on club brands. Most of what he sells are in the same price range (he knows even less about clubs then I do). Right now he has Northwestern oversized irons with an oversized graphite driver. He says he also gets Spalding, Tour Select, Knight, Fairway and Dunlop for the same price. Any recommendations between these brands? Thanks in advance for any help. Dave