Beginner Golf Clubs

If you've just decided to start playing golf, we hope you get as much enjoyment out of the game as millions of other people have found. If you're anything like us, you'll be utterly confused the first time you walk into a golf shop. Most shops stock dozens of makes at all price ranges, but there's never been a better time to take up this fantastic sport.

You can typically pick up a starter set of clubs including woods, a bag and other miscellaneous items(glove, tees, balls etc) for around £150 though if you really shop around they can often be found cheaper. However, cheap definitely isn't always cheerful (for the player mostly), especially when you're trying to hit a little white ball up the fairway with poorly made clubs.

There are definite gains to be had by investing a little more in a good beginners set of irons and you'll be glad you did a year or two down the line when you come to upgrade. Generally speaking you should be looking at the for cavity backed, standard flex golf clubs.

Can we also point out that golf club technology has moved on IMMENSELY in the past 30 years. The clubs that your father (or grandfather) learnt with may have been good in their day, but Nike, Callaway, Ping and all the other manufacturers haven't been churning out the same clubs for 30 years. Beat up clubs with bent shafts and chipped heads are not ideal to learn with, if you can afford to invest in a set of clubs do so, if not make the best of what you have. Some of the best players in the world started off with hand me downs, but given the choice we'd bet they would have opted for a brand new set.

If possible we'd recommend you actually try out the clubs at shop (many have driving ranges attached), however if you've never played before there's probably going to be very little to distinguish one club from another.