Golf club recommendations?
Am shitty golfer with slow swing. Am 6ft 3 so unsure if need a bit longer clubs, ones I’m currently playing are almost 25 years old. Play maybe 6 times a year if lucky.
Far too lazy to test hit anything.
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Bryson is 6'4", so maybe check out his YouTube channel where he test hits clubs
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I’m 6’6” and got some plus 1.5 Calloway big Bertha irons.
Still need some sort of betting driving solution than my 5 iron.
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Being tall isn’t an indicator for club length. It’s the length of your arms vs your torso and your effective spine angle at impact. I’m 6’1 with long arms and use half inch less than standard length.
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I spent 30 mins on their simulator at the golf shop to get fitted. I wouldn't have tried to guess at for fear of getting the wrong clubs.
So far so good, other needing to figure out what kind of wood or hybrid club to purchase to get some more distance off the tees.
Baby steps.
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If you don't want to check anything out or do any research or get fitted I'm not sure what you are looking for
You can keep playing shitty 6 times a year and save a lot of money. Most people play shitty anyway regardless of how much money they blow on the game. It is one of the enduring features of the game
And I am in the shitty category even when I did play a lot in the 80s and 90s
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The world needs 30 plus handicaps too.
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Playing older clubs is a good recipe for remaining shitty with how technology has changed
I would recommend "getting fitted" but less so from the standpoint of trying out a myriad of clubs … it's all about finding the right shaft technology that fits your game
Since you said that you have a slow swing you're likely going to want a forgiving club face and a shaft that helps to maximize what acceleration that you do have
It might take an hour or two to get that stuff figured out … it's worth it in the big picture to have something that works with you instead of having something that works against you and that you end up not using
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On my priority list this year is trying to figure out how to get you to hit a driver around the shithole of a course you belong to
I can't remember if you've done this before … but you should probably send me video of you hitting a wedge, mid-iron, and then you trying to hit a wood
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I can afford a few lessons from a pro and will do some more this spring.
And for the record, I'm only a "social member" for the gym, pool, F&B outlets and driving range. For Golf I get like 60% off the retail cost.
I gotta tell you though, I'm concerned I'll never have enough time to become decent. Mt Biking is a higher priority for my free time breaking away for 18 on a Sat or Sun is hard with 2 young boys.
I did manage to complete a Bend duathlon last April which is ski bachelor in the morning, and play 18 in the afternoon. That was fun.
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This. The forgiveness of clubs has changed drastically over the years. If you’re using shit from the 90s, you’re giving strokes away, especially off the tee. Shafts do make a huge difference. Most people are using shafts that are poorly suited for them, without getting too nerdy and going down the spin rate rabbit hole.
