Re: Newbie...need club recommendations....clones?.....I'm Sick!
- From: "S McFarlane" <skottymac@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 05:57:43 GMT
"J.Hardy" <johnhardy1@yahooDOTcom> wrote in message
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Run as fast as you can away from this crazy game!!!!
If that sensible advice didn't work, then my advice to you is to check into
clubmaking. It is incredibly easy to do, and if you are in the vicinity of
a major metro area then there is a good chance that there is a retail outlet
that specializes in helping non-experts build there own clubs (a.k.a.
Golfsmith, Golf galaxy, etc.). Barring that, the parts can still be
purchased online, though this is far inferior to working with one of the
retail outlets if you are not experienced with clubmaking.
The advantage to this approach is that you can build very high quality clubs
for at least half-price of the 'equivalent' name brand offering. For
example, I paid $41 for a forged carbon steel wedge. The shaft is not the
best available, so add $20 to that for very close to the best that money can
buy shaft-wise, and you're talking $60 dollars. That sounds like a lot of
money for one club, but the end result differs from the best available only
in terms of personal preference. That's half the price of an equivalent
retail wedge. There's about 30 minutes labor involved once you get the hang
of it.
Minus $100 dollars for a bag, that $450-600 would go a very long way if
building your own clubs. You could either spend that kind of money and end
up with a very high quality set or spend much less and get a set equivalent
to off-the-shelf retail quality.
IMO, the real difference is that the Golfsmith's of the world have
everything you need to make it a completely customized set, and in my
experience they are very helpful to beginners. That you probably can't get
retail without spending a lot more money, and you definitely can't get it if
you only have $500 to spend for everything including the bag. If you are
6'4", a standard set is way off from what you need. You require at least
1/2" over standard length and probably 2-3* lie adjustment on the irons. If
you want that level of customization in a retail set, get out the wallet.
If you build them yourself, that part is free.
Scott
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