[Laker14]

y'all are talking about fittings, shaft flex, kick points... "fitting his golf swing"...

the OP hasn't even told us if he HAS a golf swing.

For all we know, a $100 set out of garage sale might be perfect for his/her needs.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by thevillages2013

Just so you are aware The Villages golf shops sell clubs. The Sarasota Driving range location has several Pros that will do a fitting for you and you can order the clubs right there. They have demo sets that you can test at the range. If you are just going to wing it and buy clubs make sure the shafts are suited to your swing speed

Has the Golf Expo (usually on the POLO Grounds) been scheduled yet?

I'd think that would be a great place to check out multiple manufacturers...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by DaleDivine

Yesss. Friend of mine went there to get clubs. They showed him a set of Adams. Said these should do fine. NO FITTING. He didn't know much about golf equipment so they kind of stuck it to him. Grrrrrr...

For a beginner? Probably not a terrible idea. To spent well north of $1000 on a set of clubs before you know if you're gonna' stick with the game is foolish...

[NoMo50]

Hit up the folks at Golf Central. You can get into a very nice full set of Tour Edge clubs...Driver, 3 & 5 Wood, 4 & 5 Hybrid, 6 - SW Irons, Putter and bag for right at $1,000. Your fitting/swing analysis will put you into the proper flex, as well as set you up with the proper size grips. A setup like that would at least get you going in the right direction. Play those for a couple years, then trade up if you like. No one buys one set of clubs for life!

[yankygrl]

Originally Posted by Marcojb

I am in the process of relocating to The Villages this winter and am looking for recommendations of a business/s to purchase new sets of clubs. will consider driving to Orlando.Thanks

Birdie golf on 466, Johnny is a golf pro and all in the store are very helpful. The will measure you, have you hit a few balls out back and suggest what is best for you. Have new and used clubs.

[kkingston57]

There are a lot of unknown variables including your budget, skill level, experiece,height, arm length, senior vs non senior length swing speed etc.

Agree with most posters about getting fitted. A set of name brand clubs will cost you about 3K. If this is your budget, by all means get fitted. Good luck.

TOO many choices on everything.

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Set of WHAT???. Kiddie clubs????

Just regular Taylor made or Callaway"s, not PXG or custom made Hogan"s are a bout as follows (I'll use my Taylor Made's as an example, 2 years ago):

Driver Sim Max: $550
3 wood Sim Max $325
Hybrid $275

All 3 with upgraded shafts that were $250 additional each, pro shafts can go for over $1000 each.

Taylor P790 4-PW $1400
3 wedges Taylor $ 450
putter $300

Total $4050------kind of the + in the $300+

Go into very high end clubs and you are looking at $10,000+

Agree, but if you go with last years models cost will be 3K. You can go to Walmart and get a set for $300 +/-

[Laker14]

I just bought a used set of Apex irons from a friend. He wanted to charge me extra because the sweet spots had never been used.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by kkingston57

Agree, but if you go with last years models cost will be 3K. You can go to Walmart and get a set for $300 +/-

No, I couldn't. Well, I suppose I could, but I'd be vomiting for a week or two, maybe more. Besides, they're too big to use as a swizzle stick, and I can't think of any other purpose for them except maybe to fight off coyotes.

[Laker14]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Just a bit

Probably the difference between a golfer and someone who plays golf

OK, Big Dog, I'm going to make a few bold predictions.
1. You got me on index
2. I got you on holes-in-one.
3. My current players (clubs) cost less than 1/2 of yours.

Want to play?

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Steel shaft irons give me tendonitis in my left forearm. Graphite shafts fix that...

I had the same experience. In 1995 when I was 50 years old, I used steel shafts and I had bad 'golfers elbow'. I changed to graphite shafts and the pain went away.

As long as I avoid hitting irons off hard mats, I have no pain. The mats at Sarasota are good, but the ones at the range on Rolling Acres Road are not.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Laker14

I just bought a used set of Apex irons from a friend. He wanted to charge me extra because the sweet spots had never been used.

[Laker14]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Originally Posted by Laker14

I just bought a used set of Apex irons from a friend. He wanted to charge me extra because the sweet spots had never been used.

The fallacy in his sales pitch being the idea that I would ever use that part of the face. I need sharp grooves on the toe.

[PoolBrews]

There is nobody in this area that will come close to fitting you like Club Champion will. They don't have the equipment that Club Champion does (for fitting), and for the most part do not have the experience or talent of the fitters hired by Club Champion. You won't save any money on clubs buying from Club Champion, but their fitting can't be beat.

Go there when they have one of the 50% fitting sales. Get the fitting, then decide where to buy clubs (online will ALWAYS be cheaper). There will be a Club Champion here soon, but right now I would go to Jacksonville and ask for Evan. He's awesome.

Club Champion got me 25 yards on my driver and 15 yards on my irons. All due to having the right head/shaft combination for my swing.

[decarlom]

Golf Central in Brownwood. If you’re concerned about a fitting, they can do that too. Ask for Hunter or Jimmy…great guys!