Get a starter set off Amazon. Top flite or Wilson. Should come with most everything needed club wise.

For Irons you don't need to spend a lot of money, the tech has barely changed in 15-20 years so just get a decent name brand, you can get an older set of irons which cost £700 new, in good condition, for £100-200, something like Mizuno JPX800s, or MX-20s, for example. Just check the faces/grips arent worn out and the shafts aren't pitted, and that they have forgiving "Cavity Back" design.

Same applies for putters. Something like a Ping Anser or Craz-E (depending if you want blade or mallet style) is like £20-50 and works just as well as any new putter 3x the price

Its woods/drivers where you are well worth getting something newer, as there have been advances in the tech. But again you don't need to spend loads, you can get Cobra drivers new for £200ish, something recent but second hand by a name brand is more like £100-150 (I paid about 100 for my Callway Mavrik Max)

Budget?

Didn’t know where to start and was just trying to get some advice. I hadn’t seen many helpful posts on it. No need for you to comment if you’re gonna be a dick

I can’t wait for the Facebook marketplace screen shot saying, “good deal”?

Honestly, for a beginner it hardly matters, as long as it's not a cheap Chinese rip-off.

I would recommend to get a second hand set of a decent brand. Wilson in my opinion has a good price/performance balance.

Doesn't even need to be very recent. Around 10 years old is still fine. No need to get woods or driver, stick with irons.

Lots of people recommending the Costco edge set, which is pretty decent. The driver is pretty crap as is the SW. The hybrid is ehh and the irons are really good for a beginner. The putter is a highlight of the bag (although the Velcro head cover it comes with is awful, lol)

I’d look at Maltby (golfworks.com). You can get their entry level iron set (STi2 Gen2) for $250 (6i-GW). Get some wedges for $60 each (52° and 56°). Look at Callaway pre owned for a driver that’s a few years old ($140ish) and maybe a fairway wood and a hybrid ($150 for both). Find a cheap putter on FB marketplace for $50. So that’s $750 for 12 clubs that will last you longer than the Edge set will and you have 2 spots open in your bag that you can fill as you improve (probably with a 60° and another wood or hybrid or a utility iron)

Another vote for the Edge set found at Costco. It’s a full bag and the clubs are extremely forgiving. Another vote here dor Stix clubs too! They are really good. Full sets don’t break the bank. I’d also recommend the Vice packaged set. It has fantastic reviews. 

I purchased the Edge set two years ago and replaced some wedges. Great set for the price.

Worth looking at second hand sets that are hardly used. You won’t be surprised about how many people pick up and drop a hobby

For a budget set if you have access to a Costco membership they have a pretty nice Callaway starter set. Stix is another fairly cheap complete set. Mind you when I say cheap for golf clubs that’s between $500-600. If you don’t have that type of budget you might need to go thrifting, goodwill, play it again, market place.

Hey, welcome to the golf club! Keep swinging, it'll get easier. Enjoy the journey!

Callaway Edge set at Costco is a common suggestion on this thread.

You need to add more details for anyone to even have a chance at making recommendations for you. We don’t even have a budget to go off of.

I went to a golf store that had a simulator and a professional fitter. He watched me take a bunch of swings with a variety of clubs, gave me multiple ones to try, and set me up with some good game improvement clubs. Beyond that, practice.

I’m a re-beginner too. Callaway Edge typically gets a lot of praise. I got a set of Cobra Fly XL and really like them.

Go to your local store and swing some game improvement irons.

I bought a Callaway Edge set from my local Costco for around $500 (price may have gone up a little since then and they are hit and miss with being in stock). They’re great for beginners in my opinion. But that being said, I would maybe look for some cheaper used clubs and invest in some lessons; doesn’t matter how nice your clubs are if you can’t hit them correctly. As far as balls- find the cheapest you can because you’ll probably lose a dozen or more each round until you’ve been playing for a while (speaking from personal experience 😳)

Definitely do NOT get 14 clubs. Around 8-10 would suffice.

Do NOT buy the latest models. You will save a lot by looking for used clubs that were released about 4 years ago... and they won't be any worse than the new models.

Play a cheap ball. As a beginner, they will all feel and perform exactly the same.

Check Facebook marketplace as well, some great uses clubs out there you could get

Calloway preowned

https://www.callawaygolfpreowned.com/complete-sets/compsets-2021-edge.html $371

If you are new to golf, be advised that Golf is a marketing heavy sector. People want to sell their stuff and promise great things. As a beginner, most of it, isn't really necessary. If you are just trying the game without any serious commitment, go for a used set of irons (as long as PW and SW is included) and a putter. (Later add a wood or hybrid).

Get some used balls.

Invest into some early lessons. Maybe two to get you started and then one per month in the beginning. It really makes sense to learn it the "right" way from the beginning onwards, save yourself the time for later "re-programming".

Fitted clubs, latest models, newest golf balls - there is a need for it. But it often isn't a beginner, who will benefit from it. But fyi, try not to get the oldest irons in the world. Should be made after 2000 or 2005. Earlier products can be great and great value but if anything really increased in the last 20 years, it is mistake tolerance. Means you can hit and older club really well when everything lines up, a newer model will give you good results, even when not everything is lined up.

If you’re in the US, the I think Golf Roots do “tester” sets that are driver, hybrid, 7 iron, wedge and putter. They cost about $100 but you can send them back for a full refund if golf isn’t for you, or $100 off your first “proper” set.

There is a course near me that has a beginner class and they provide clubs if you don't have them. If you have never played before, I would recommend seeing if you can find something like that. It gives you a couple group lessons to get the basics and allows you to see if you like golf without buying your own stuff.

Or, hit up something like yard sales or fb marketplace. You can probably pick up a full set of (older) clubs for around $100-150. They might not be very good, but it would get you started.

Pitching wedge, 7 iron, putter. All you really need for as a new player. Driver/woods will be a much different swing. Having just the 7 and PW will put you in a much better position for success.

I’ve been playing for 20+ years and regularly go out with irons only. Simplifies the game.

You might find it doesn't cost that much more to get a decent full set than buying single clubs. Having disparate clubs won't do your golf good, in any way. Start with a decent, used set of irons. Get lessons. You can add woods later.

I would do, Driver, hybrid of some sort 2-4 or a 5/7wood then 7iron a wedge and putter is basically bare minimum I'd recommend.

I have found the Tour Edge brand to be very easy to hit and good value for new golfers.

With that budget see about getting fit as that is always best.

Cobra F9 driver (<= 150 on eBay) Taylormade RBZ 5 wood (50 eBay) Taylormade RBZ 7 wood (100 eBay) Mizuno jpx 919 5-PW (480 including GW on eBay) Kirkland wedge set (180 new) Used white hot putter (~$50 eBay)

That’s $1010 so it’s close

How beginner are you?

TM still makes a RBZ starter set that’s pretty good.

If used is okay, then try you could probably get something from the M6 or Sim generation for about $1000.

Hit up u/tabascopro as he can help find stuff for you at Callaway preowned. This or you can check out Sub70 golf and their preowned clubs. The owner Jason is a great guy and they help you find what you may need.

Get a cheap set! I spent $200 on mine from a guy who literally just collected sets from random people and sold them at good prices. You’re going to figure stuff out about your golf game as you play and you’ll figure out what you think will work best for you. After some playing I started loving gold more and I figured out that the driver and putter in my initial set were trash so I upgraded those in a very expensive way.

Cobra makes a great beginners' box set that includes everything you'll need for a long time, and it's like 500 bucks for all 14 sticks and a bag. Pick up a couple of boxes of Kirkland v2 balls for $25 and a glove, and "viola", you're a golfer.

The strata golf set on Amazon was good for me when I got back in the game 5 years ago. Got a whole set for under $300 , if you have time you can find some bargains at second hand sports stores or flea markets. I found a Callaway Big Bertha driver there. Still use it to this day although I upgraded my irons to a Yonex set.

I got a full 14 club set at a yard sale with a stand bag for $40 when I started, I’m still using them.

Mostly. I did get a pretty sweet used driver lately cause I felt I was ready for it

All depends on your budget, but if your legit just learning how to swing a swing, getting one of the beginner sets as others mentioned isn’t the worst idea. there are lots of reviews on YouTube and some are surprisingly good, likely rebranded/repainted legit models from the major OEMs from years ago. Sure they won’t compare to the consistency and maybe even straight performance you’d get from a major OEM or even the DTC brands, but at this point that doesn’t really matter, you have a wide range of clubs at different lengths to learn all the nuances of a golf swing. The only caveat I’d have here is if you have some really weird body type that puts you into needing shorter or longer clubs, there are plenty of charts like this one that a lot of manufacturers kind of use as a good rule of thumb for what you might need, but even if you fall into like needing up to +/- 0.5” you’re probably fine, what I more mean is if you have a really non standard wrist to floor measurement with height and need something like +1.5” then you might want to look around for beginner sets that have the option to special order more or less length.

From there look into replacing single clubs like your putter, wedges, and then driver/woods when you have a consistent enough swing to where you’re comfortable going out to actually play, plenty of used stuff that’s perfectly good, but the beginner irons will probably be fine for this first phase of learning and won’t break the bank. If you want something a little nicer though and have the budget the direct to consumer brands have really excellent offerings that is just as good as the major OEMs that can run $200+ per individual iron in some cases. New level, Sun 70, Haywood, and Ben Hogan all have great high quality products that won’t break the bank and I think have some good free fitting resources too.

As a beginner, don't bother getting fitted until you get 5+ lessons and have played a few rounds. You need a repeatable driver, iron and wedge swing before a fitter can help you.

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It depends how much are you willing to spend, If money is no object get the current models any brand that has fitting in house.

Started less than a year ago.

My first set was a second hand set with a Driver, 5 wood, 11 wood, 2 rescue, 3 to P-A-S irons and a putter which i got for 15k. It's a good learner's / beginner's set. Then I was able to add a 7 wood to it for around 1.2k. They were probably 15 years old or more, as I don't see documentation of those equipment online anymore.

When I decided this year to take it seriously (but still as a recreational activity), that's where the costs added up. I got me a set with a 5 wood, 4 hybrid, 5 hybrid, 5-P irons, 52 56 and 60 wedges, and a putter, all brand new + a second hand driver which i'm planning to replace soon.

Things I wish I knew sooner:

• As a newbie, you won't need a 3 iron, 4 iron, or even maybe a 5 iron.
• You don't need a 3 wood (yet).
• Be good with your irons first.
• Dexterity - my left-handedness is not helping me as I wanted a lefty set. They are hard to find, even brand new ones.
• Technology has shifted a lot in the past 15-20 years. Old tech eqpt might be quite difficult to learn with.

A decent learner's set would be in the 15-20k in the used market (in my opinion). If you want to take the game seriously, you'll find soon enough that you want to be buying the good ones and these will cost you more, whether bnew or used. Benta mo na lang yung luma once you outgrow them.

Things to consider in a learner's set:

• Forgiveness. Cavity-backed irons or perimeter-weighted irons are more forgiving than blades.
• Shaft - Graphites are lighter and in most cases easier to swing, even for irons.
• Tech - stay away from drivers and woods that are more than 20 years old.
• Confidence - syempre gusto natin maganda arrive natin sa fairway so maganda din dapat yung bag, and the overall condition of the clubs themselves, para confident ka pumalo ;)