Green Grass Golf Shop

1.) I’m thinking of trying to learn to play golf, what clubs should I buy to learn with? That really depends on the player, and in my experience there are only a few different attitudes toward getting in to the game. One one hand you have the future addicts, I see a lot of players that get into golf determined to play well and get better no matter how hard it is or how many shots it takes them. This can be strictly a personality trait, or something that you need to do for your career, something I see more than I think most would expect especially working in the financial services and life insurance industry for a few years. For this type of player I’d recommend really investing in a proper “complete set” to start with, that comes with a driver all the way down to a putter and a bag all in one go. Something from Taylormade, Callaway, Cobra, PXG, one of the major manufacturers (other than Titleist who don’t make a complete set). When I say invest, I mean don’t look for sets from 5 years ago on sale or go for the mid-level or cheapest option, I mean look to spend $1,200-1500 on a set. This is something that will certainly last you and serve you very well for multiple seasons. Even if you are absolutely certain you want this to be a lifelong obsession or need to learn out of necessity, taking weekly lessons, this is not equipment that will hold you back from breaking 90 or even 80. Until you are taking lessons and agree with the help of your coach that your golf clubs are holding you back from making the shots you want to make, or hindering your natural motion you don’t need to invest in a fitting or spend $4,000-5000 on an individual driver, woods, hybrids, an iron set, wedges and a putter with a fitting. On the other hand, if you are a player that isn’t even sure golf is for you, or you just want to try it, don’t spend more than you are comfortable with. Don’t be afraid to play with hand-me-downs, buy a $300 Top Flite set or go to Play it Again Sports for a single used iron. Go to the range a few times, just try to hit a golf ball and see how you like it before investing in a more proper full set.

2.) I’m a brand new player, will I benefit from a premium ball like a ProV1? For most brand new players, the answer is likely no. If you don’t hit any perfectly pure shots, you won’t notice much difference in performance between a $50 dozen and a $20 dozen. And for the most part on the golf course, your first few rounds are going to be that way, there may be a shot or two in there that feel really nice, but it is going to be very inconsistent for most. If you don’t have your distances dialed or know what your shot should look like with your swing, as most brand new players experience, you probably won’t feel or be able to see much difference between a ProV1 and a Top Flite. On top of all that, you are probably going to lose some golf balls, and you should never be afraid to do that. You can certainly try to play into safer places and on safer lines, but if you are truly afraid to lose a $4 ProV1 and take any sort of risk, you can’t practice all the shots you may need to hit in the future. It’s also pretty hard to swing a golf club when you’re tense over a shot thinking ‘I really hope I don’t lose this ball,’ First of all, all your brain just heard was “lose this ball” so get that out of your mind, and second of all the more you can remain loose the better you can generally make your way around the course.