Son (13) and I are absolute beginners

If I could do it over again I would say 7 or 8 iron. And swing easy.

I would say 7 iron would be a good club to practice hitting with if you are just getting into the game.

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6 or 7iron.

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I feel like a 6 iron is starting to get into the "long" irons that can be troublesome for some people. 7 and 8 iron are usually what I pull out if something is just wrong and I need to get back in a good groove. And distance wise, it seems like it is perfect for the area he's got to work.

I'd say if neither of you have played golf, you are a blank slate, and maybe go take a lesson together and learn the basics. This way you won't develop bad habits to start. You can add those later.

I would start with a 7 or 8 iron but taking a lesson to get started right is the way to go. Also if you don't want to risk breaking windows or hitting your car get some of these Almost Golf balls to practice with. They are very good and will slice or hook if you don't make good contact just like the real thing. I use them in my back yard where I have about 150 yards of open area. Also helps that my Lab loves to fetch them for me so I can hit and don't have to go round up the balls.

Almost Golf

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Driver is best in the sense that it is easiest to actually make contact with the ball and have it go somewhere.

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100% should be a focus early on. Lots of hip to hip drills to work on proper body rotation and getting used to making proper, solid contact.

Then I'd probably do like an 8 iron or something for 75% swings.

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I have about 200 yds of open space in our front yard.

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I was in this exact scenario 5 years ago. I hit PW-7i over & over. Would usually hit 20-30 balls then collect them. Sometimes would take a more lofted wedge to collect the balls and hit a million 40-60yd wedge shots as well. Just make your own targets & games & all. Have some fun with it.

You will get good very quickly. I did it a few months & broke 100 even with way too many 3 putts. Spent some hours on the range in the following months and could break 90 regularly within the first year.

I'm neither good nor talented tbh and your son will probably blow past all of us in this thread in 3 months
But for me this was a way to get really really confident at striking the ball and hitting it where (sort've) I was aiming, which makes the game a lot more fun

Get a wedge and practice chipping. Make a game of it.

It will get you both used to making good contact. Gradually extend the distance