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New Clubs before Lessons? Or Lessons then New Clubs?
Posted on 12/18/18 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 12/18/18 at 4:01 pm
I've got several sessions paid for as a birthday gift. I'm really trying to push the handicap into the single digits.
After reading this board and thinking through my hobby priorities, I'd like to upgrade my golf clubs, and I'd like to go get fit when selecting/ purchasing the new sticks.
But, I've never had formal lessons, and I don't know how to answer this question, which seems to me to be a chicken and egg situation.
What do the resident experts and golf pro's advise?
Get fit for new clubs and then take lessons?
Take lessons, then get new clubs?
Or do a bit of a hybrid situation?
After reading this board and thinking through my hobby priorities, I'd like to upgrade my golf clubs, and I'd like to go get fit when selecting/ purchasing the new sticks.
But, I've never had formal lessons, and I don't know how to answer this question, which seems to me to be a chicken and egg situation.
What do the resident experts and golf pro's advise?
Get fit for new clubs and then take lessons?
Take lessons, then get new clubs?
Or do a bit of a hybrid situation?
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Posted on 12/18/18 at 4:03 pm to Mahootney
a couple lessons
fitting/clubs
a couple more lessons
fitting/clubs
a couple more lessons
Posted on 12/18/18 at 6:19 pm to guedeaux
What he ^ said.
Posted on 12/19/18 at 2:18 pm to Mahootney
Might just be me, but lessons frick me up for a round or 2.
I would do the majority of the lessons, then get clubs, then do a few more lessons, with some full rounds sprinkled in.
I would do the majority of the lessons, then get clubs, then do a few more lessons, with some full rounds sprinkled in.
Posted on 12/21/18 at 3:10 pm to RJL2
Take a lesson to get the basic data on my swing?
Swing speed. How much to tilt the club face. Club length. Etc?
Swing speed. How much to tilt the club face. Club length. Etc?
Posted on 12/23/18 at 11:22 am to Mahootney
Either way, you'll see some regression. If you're a decent golfer, I'd bite the bullet and get the clubs first. Play a few months with them to create a good baseline of where to spend the limited lesson funds.
Getting the slightest adjustment with different weight shafts, bigger grips, etc will create new issues for you. No since wasting lessons till you get the new club jitters out of the way. If money isnt the issue than do what the other poster said and get a before and after lesson.
Getting the slightest adjustment with different weight shafts, bigger grips, etc will create new issues for you. No since wasting lessons till you get the new club jitters out of the way. If money isnt the issue than do what the other poster said and get a before and after lesson.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 9:12 am to TaderSalad
I'm fine with either way. Want to make the better decision. Just not sure how much each factor affects the other.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 10:12 am to RJL2
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Might just be me, but lessons frick me up for a round or 2.
I would do the majority of the lessons, then get clubs, then do a few more lessons, with some full rounds sprinkled in.
Totally agree with this. After doing the lessons and fitting, youll be able to know which clubs woukd be better for you. What happens if you buy equipment then find out after that the clubs you selected arent best for your style of play?
Posted on 12/25/18 at 7:49 am to JOHNN
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After doing the lessons and fitting, youll be able to know which clubs woukd be better for you. What happens if you buy equipment then find out after that the clubs you selected arent best for your style of play?
What's the point of taking lessons with older clubs he may or may not have been fitted for? If OP is playing stock options from a taylormade set of burner irons, then the shafts could be 30-40 grams less than what his fitter wants to put him in. or maybe the other way around. Say the fitter puts him in some lighter graphite and he starts casting the club, what would lessons with the older set do for you?
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