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Good shop in or near BR to get fitted for a beginner. And possibly lessons too
Posted on 5/22/25 at 1:18 am
Posted on 5/22/25 at 1:18 am
This is for my 15 year old son. Who has taken a very big interest in the sport out of nowhere. I am not a golfer. Don’t really know where to point him. Looking for tips on buying a decent set of used clubs but also want to make sure he gets an appropriate size. And if there is a good person or shop to get some beginner lessons and pointers I am ok paying for a few just to get him started on the right foot. At first I thought it would pass, but he is walking to a course that’s near by and practicing on range and chipping/putting just about every day. He has a few clubs that borrowed from his grandpa but it seems he is ready for his own now at this point. TIA for any help here.
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Posted on 5/22/25 at 4:45 am to GravelLotinCanada
As someone who has played for 35 years and had a son pick up golf the same age as yours, now he's 18, this is my opinion.
You don't need to go to club champion, or a high dollar club fitter just yet. You can go to Edwin Watts. Pga Superstore or Golf Galaxy and find out his club head speed, lie angle and length. After you know these things you can find a good set of used clubs to get started.
I would suggest a used set of name brand (Callaway, Taylormade, Ping) game improvement irons, 6-A wegde. 4-5 Hybrid, 7w, 5w 3w Driver and putter. His wedges will depend on the loft of his A wedge (attack/gap). Normally 4 to 5 degrees apart. My gap wedge is 50° so my next two wedges are 54 and 58. Do not buy used wedges, their grooves are worn out and will not produce enough spin.
Buy used sets from around 5 years old or newer. They are still pretty good. You should be able to get all that with a bag for around $1000 give or take a few hundred. Check local golf shops, facebook marketplace and Ebay.
Let him play and spend money on lessons. If he sticks with it and once he can start shooting low 80's regularly, took my son about a year, then its time to get serious and get professionally fitted. They will check the same things as above but will try every manufacturer of, irons, woods, hybrids and all different types of shafts to maximize distance and tighten up dispersion(accuracy). My kid must have hit 500 balls that day.
If he wants to play HS Golf, he will need to play a lot, most of the kids have been playing since they were very young. Mine started his sophomore year. Tell him don't get disappointed or discouraged, golf is hard and the good kids have way more experience than he does. Hopefully it drives him to want to get better and practice, I mean a lot of practice and playing.
My son got a job at the Country Club in town and he could play and practice for free. He started out rough but thus year, his senior year, he won 3 HS tournaments and broke par a few times so it can be done.
Sorry for the long thread but there's a lot of info out there to sort through especially if you're not familiar with the sport. I'd also suggest you pick up the game. Its a lot of fun and its something you can do with your son for the rest of your life. In fact, I'm at Myrtle Beach now on a Senior graduation golf trip with my son and a few of his buddies and having a blast. Anyway
, good luck getting started
You don't need to go to club champion, or a high dollar club fitter just yet. You can go to Edwin Watts. Pga Superstore or Golf Galaxy and find out his club head speed, lie angle and length. After you know these things you can find a good set of used clubs to get started.
I would suggest a used set of name brand (Callaway, Taylormade, Ping) game improvement irons, 6-A wegde. 4-5 Hybrid, 7w, 5w 3w Driver and putter. His wedges will depend on the loft of his A wedge (attack/gap). Normally 4 to 5 degrees apart. My gap wedge is 50° so my next two wedges are 54 and 58. Do not buy used wedges, their grooves are worn out and will not produce enough spin.
Buy used sets from around 5 years old or newer. They are still pretty good. You should be able to get all that with a bag for around $1000 give or take a few hundred. Check local golf shops, facebook marketplace and Ebay.
Let him play and spend money on lessons. If he sticks with it and once he can start shooting low 80's regularly, took my son about a year, then its time to get serious and get professionally fitted. They will check the same things as above but will try every manufacturer of, irons, woods, hybrids and all different types of shafts to maximize distance and tighten up dispersion(accuracy). My kid must have hit 500 balls that day.
If he wants to play HS Golf, he will need to play a lot, most of the kids have been playing since they were very young. Mine started his sophomore year. Tell him don't get disappointed or discouraged, golf is hard and the good kids have way more experience than he does. Hopefully it drives him to want to get better and practice, I mean a lot of practice and playing.
My son got a job at the Country Club in town and he could play and practice for free. He started out rough but thus year, his senior year, he won 3 HS tournaments and broke par a few times so it can be done.
Sorry for the long thread but there's a lot of info out there to sort through especially if you're not familiar with the sport. I'd also suggest you pick up the game. Its a lot of fun and its something you can do with your son for the rest of your life. In fact, I'm at Myrtle Beach now on a Senior graduation golf trip with my son and a few of his buddies and having a blast. Anyway
, good luck getting started
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:57 am to dek81572
Thank you. Def getting used to start out. And not wanting to spend a ton of money was hoping for $500ish but you mentioned $1000. Maybe I’m just really naive on my initial budget. I will check out some of the shops you mentioned. Thx again. Any guys around town worth booking lessons for a beginner like him? Or maybe just call different golf courses and see if can book something there maybe?
Posted on 5/22/25 at 8:50 am to GravelLotinCanada
I've been interested in getting some clubs as well since I've started playing with my son for the first time since high school. Bought a cheap set of irons when I graduated college 15+ years ago and very rarely played. Practicing with those now, but have started eyeing what I'll want in 6 months. I have no advice other than price point. The club fittings alone at PGA/Golf Galaxy seem to be in the $250-$300 dollar range for a full bag. And the used sets or irons they do have on the shelf seem to be in the $600+ range. Could just be my area, but passing along, because I was a bit surprised by the lack of lower cost options on used. And that's not including drivers, wedges, putter, etc.. I agree you can probably fill a bag for $1000, but $500 would be tough without going super budget and that doesn't sound like your intention with this upgrade. May be worth piecing it together over time. I'm trying to set that expectation for myself as I usually am impatient and ended up blowing too much money too fast 
ETA: re-read your original post and must have gotten mixed up with your intention after reading some replies to this and other threads. Above was more for a beginner who is outgrowing that very first set. If he's really just getting started and borrowing clubs right now, then yes I think you can find some older clubs for under $500. My brain went to upgrading from a starter set and seems like upgrades (even several year old versions) are difficult to fit in that price point.
ETA: re-read your original post and must have gotten mixed up with your intention after reading some replies to this and other threads. Above was more for a beginner who is outgrowing that very first set. If he's really just getting started and borrowing clubs right now, then yes I think you can find some older clubs for under $500. My brain went to upgrading from a starter set and seems like upgrades (even several year old versions) are difficult to fit in that price point.
This post was edited on 5/22/25 at 10:35 am
Posted on 5/22/25 at 9:06 am to GravelLotinCanada
You can absolutely put together a beginning set for $500, but you're going to make some sacrifices on quality in a few places. I agree with the Watts suggestion, but don't feel like you need to buy your whole bag there. The best deals (non ebay) imo are from globalgolf.com.
Honestly, if your kid is average sized, you can buy an off the rack set of used irons and a driver from globalgolf and let him play around with them. If he sticks with it and progresses, you can always trade those in for about 70% of what you paid and upgrade sets.
For age and brands, the Ping G series irons are always highly regarded and hold value well. Very easy to hit. Taylormade and Callaway come out with new ones every year also. Sets from 4-5 years ago should be less than $200. He will also need a driver, hybrid, maybe 2 separate wedges and a putter. All of these can be used, but wedges should be better condition. You can find putters for less than $100 no problem. For drivers, just about any stock taylormade or Ping driver in the game improvement catagory and made in the last 6-7 years is going to be fine. Agree with the others - you should take it up and play with him. Guaranteed 4hrs with your son every time you play.
Honestly, if your kid is average sized, you can buy an off the rack set of used irons and a driver from globalgolf and let him play around with them. If he sticks with it and progresses, you can always trade those in for about 70% of what you paid and upgrade sets.
For age and brands, the Ping G series irons are always highly regarded and hold value well. Very easy to hit. Taylormade and Callaway come out with new ones every year also. Sets from 4-5 years ago should be less than $200. He will also need a driver, hybrid, maybe 2 separate wedges and a putter. All of these can be used, but wedges should be better condition. You can find putters for less than $100 no problem. For drivers, just about any stock taylormade or Ping driver in the game improvement catagory and made in the last 6-7 years is going to be fine. Agree with the others - you should take it up and play with him. Guaranteed 4hrs with your son every time you play.
This post was edited on 5/22/25 at 9:36 am
Posted on 5/22/25 at 9:16 am to lsujro
here is a basic bag. a million options out there, just some ideas how you could do it for cheap. all of these clubs are solid enough. don't be afraid to check your local fb marketplace and garage sales. Easy easy way to buy a full bag and just upgrade as needed. They also sell clubs at costco for cheap - could probably buy a full bag there for a good price too and it would include the bag. Buy costco balls also. Every golfer I know has extra clubs laying around. I could gift someone a full set easily. Check around your friend circle to see if there are some you could buy/borrow.
Driver
Irons
Hybrid
sand wedge
Putter
Driver
Irons
Hybrid
sand wedge
Putter
This post was edited on 5/22/25 at 9:21 am
Posted on 5/22/25 at 10:15 am to GravelLotinCanada
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Any guys around town worth booking lessons for a beginner like him? Or maybe just call different golf courses and see if can book something there maybe?
I'm from Shreveport and am ignorant as to who teaches lessons in the BR area. Most courses have a PGA professional who should be able to teach, I'm sure there are some better than others.
You can most definitely buy cheaper sets of clubs. In fact I paid about $300 for my son's set from Edwin watts. All of them were pretty old and worn but to get started, they worked. $1000 will get him buy for a few years. Once I got my son fitted is when the prices started getting real. His driver was $1000, a Titliest Tsr2 with the upgraded shaft. Probably spent over $3000 for his 1st fitted set.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 12:27 pm to dek81572
Yes sir - I have said it numerous times - no reason to get anything more than 3-5 year old used clubs at this age - and invest heavily in lessons - that’s how to really build to a level of golf that will maximize his potential. I know the ego says otherwise and I too made such decisions- if I could change my choices I would but I can’t stress enough the unimportance of getting your kid the latest greatest clubs and shafts - far better to have them learn with lesser equipment - actually better to work through swing flaws.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:36 am to GravelLotinCanada
Check out Schneider's Golf Mechanics on Bluebonnet for beginner lessons. He has some lesson packages that are pretty reasonably priced IMO. I believe he does fittings as well.
Posted on 5/25/25 at 9:32 am to GravelLotinCanada
You do not need to be fitted. You need the cheapest set you can find until you see if you want to keep playing.
Jesus Christ "Fitted"!
Fitted is some money making scam golf pros use to make money off the willing. 95 percent of golfers just need to have the correct shaft for the swing speed they are.
Jesus Christ "Fitted"!
Fitted is some money making scam golf pros use to make money off the willing. 95 percent of golfers just need to have the correct shaft for the swing speed they are.
Posted on 5/25/25 at 10:42 am to DeafVallyBatnR
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You do not need to be fitted. You need the cheapest set you can find until you see if you want to keep playing.
Jesus Christ "Fitted"!
Fitted is some money making scam golf pros use to make money off the willing. 95 percent of golfers just need to have the correct shaft for the swing speed they are.
I'd tend to agree. So what if your lie angle is off a bit and your center off by a few yards. When your dispersion is 40+ yards as a beginner it doesn't really matter.
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