Golf Club Starter Sets / Should Beginners Buy Them 

Love the new driver with a Lamborghini analogy! I’ll start with the 2005 Honda Civic for now.

Started playing 2 months ago. Looked at several “starter sets” online and in person. Ended up buying a used set of Strata’s and was pretty happy with the set as a whole. Definitely a good enough set to learn the fundamentals of the game before I move up to a new set.

Thank you for this! This is exactly the info I needed for my sons and I getting started with golf.

My dad is a great golfer. You could give him the most ancient beat up thrift store clubs, and he could beat most people at a round. If you are just learning, spend the money on lessons, ranges, and rounds at a quiet course, not clubs. This guy gives great advice.

Thank you so much for this video!! Makes so much sense and answers all my beginner questions…

The Callaway Strata Ultimate set at $599 is a fantastic value. 11 clubs, 4 covers and a bag. And I can even get a purple set for my wife, because you know color comes before anything else.

This is exactly what I needed to hear! Thanks! I was cracking up about hitting the ball on the club everywhere except the center. I expect to do that! LOL.

Bought a set of +1 Tour Edge Bazooka 370's for around $530. At 6'4, getting +1 clubs after breaking my back on standards 20 years ago made a world of difference.

Just getting into golf and this video was exactly what I was looking for. Keep it up

Thank you so much for your video. I was so confused and stressed out to look for starter set. I did research and read Strata is one of the best starter set. So, I bought a complete set! It makes sense not spending tons of money for a fancy expensive golf clubs while I am learning to play! Thank you again for your video!

Anything that gets people out there enjoying the game is good in my book. You can always upgrade later once you get more experience or try out a friend's driver that gives you better distance, or you find a deal on someone selling used clubs because they got a new set. Enjoying the game doesn't have to cost a small fortune especially when you are just starting out.

Great explanation and a lot of very good points to help with the decision, thank you!

Perfect advice and great insight for a beginner. Thanks!

Such a good video. I’ve delayed my start trying to figure out what I should do regarding clubs. Really informational video! I appreciate the effort and insight. This can all be pretty intimidating and you’ve taken a lot of that away. 👍🏾

Very honest and helpful. Makes lots of sense. Thank you.

As a beginner myself, I have to say that buying a cheap macgregor set was one of the best decisions I took. Sure I won´t use them forever, but they are the perfect tools for learning the game and slowly replacing them as you improve.

I used to play golf in high school. Havent played since. Went to the drivijg range with my buddies last week and made me fall back in love with the game. So i bought a box set and a used but taken care of Cobra FlyX driver. All cheap but i love the feel of them.

Thanks for this video. I know I'm very late but great information. Ordering me a set today.

EXcellent approach for beginers, thanks !

I got the Callaway Edge set and love ‘em!

Very useful and comprehensive review!

Love my Top Flite Gamer 2021 set. Just getting back into golfing and they are the perfect set to get back into the game.

When you can buy a whole set for the cost of one “good” driver. Yes, it’s absolutely worth it. Most people just need something that they can go out and have fun with. Very few people need tour level power, speed, and accuracy. If you can get a low handicap with a cheap set, you’re also a better golfer than somebody who achieves the same thing with an expensive set.

Great video. I started with the strata and have been slowly upgrading. But not even a year into owning the set I broke the 3 wood and banged up the driver. I’d be really upset if I had spent $3k on a set and did that and probably would of quit. Also I find that one brand doesn’t always suit my liking. So I mix and match what I like.

Every person starting in the game should watch this video FIRST!!!! Great information!

Absolutely agree with the final points here, I bought a relatively cheap set, Macgregor DCT 2000, starting off your going to top balls and even hit the ground before the ball! I broke my 3 wood this way. Definitely worth using a cheaper or starter set when learning the game, the clubs work and when you mess up and damage one its not a big of a deal, downside is replacing that one club, usually I buy a branded one.

I bought the complete strata set in Black Friday for 310. Love them

All good points. Secondhand market is a good option too so long as you have some guidance or know what to look for.

Great video, the same can be said for many things we buy. You can’t get the best of everything. As long as they are solid clubs, which I think most are, go for it. The Lamborghini example is perfect. A $3,000 set would be wasted on me.

i enjoy listening to this guy.

Verry goog video - I will have al look at the mentioned box sets.

Awesome video. This video is all I needed to see! I’m getting a beginner set!

Great Advise, Keep it up, looking forward to many more of your videos.

the cheapest starter set i found was 249 bucks i know thats cheap in the golfing world but thats a chunk out of a guys pay day , but until you get better or you play till your convinced that golf just isnt my game, that way you keep your sanity

I like the idea that STIX and Robin golf have. Half a set with head covers and bag and putter. And they are a set you can grow with. These are also the clubs you mostly use any way. I have a full set I play at home and a travel half set from Robin Golf. I actually okay better with my half set simply because it’s the clubs I almost always use. The half set is driver, 3wood, hybrid, 5,7,9,pe, Sw putter with leather head covers and bag.

🙏🏽 Thank you! Grateful

Only played about 25 games of golf my entire life from about 10-22 but have really gotten interested in golf now I ended up finding a brand new free stand bag on the side of the road and then created a set from a second hand store for 20 dollars they were pretty much brand new just 20 year old clubs once I get good with these I’ll think about getting a nice full set that’s been sized properly

Great Video..Thanks!

Wife and I each got a starter set from our local shop; Tour Edge's. Mine are a little nicer (Bazookas) and had one more hybrid (4). We were out the door each with a complete set of clubs and a glove for $1150 including tax. After doing a lot of Craigslist shopping, I was not going to drive around the entire Puget sound sourcing over-priced, outdated used clubs. So far I am very happy with them, but in a few years once we've progressed, maybe we'll look at some Ping's:)

Really enjoyed your video my friend. Spot on. I started playing when I was 8, and have been out for about the last 10 years now. I'm turning 29 and just getting back into it, and I had a tough time making a decision on which clubs to buy over the weekend. Dick's had a Cobra set for 899, and I almost bought them but it didn't make sense. I decided on the Strata 16 piece tour set for 539 online. There are a few different Strata sets, the tour are the best. I've been looking for a solid review on them and haven't been able to find one. It would be really cool if you could do a review on the tour set. It really seems like a great deal for the money. Awesome video!

My starter set was a Arnold Palmer set. I miss those clubs because the face of the irons felt like the size of a hand compared to my new set. So much more forgiving!!!!

Top Flite XLs are good irons, and a great value. No idea about their Driver and Woods, but the irons are good for a high to mid handicapper.

Finally!! I've been asking these questions (what actually makes these clubs different, given the price - especially the irons) for a few months, and this is best answer I've seen. Thank you. What a clear description. Now, I don't want to put you in an awkward position, but I've heard some club makers (Maltby, Gigagolf) indicate that their stuff is as good as the OEMs, but since they don't charge for advertising or sponsorship, they can offer an iron set for around $150. Reading about the Maltby clubs, it looks like they put a lot of technology into it (silicon cushion, multiple pieces, variable face technology, perimeter weighting, etc.). Do you think someone like Maltby can produce a set of clubs for $150 that approaches the quality of an $800 set?

I just purchased my first starter set.

I love my Infinity set. I only play 2, 3 times a year

I’m debating between the TaylorMade RBZ set and the Callaway XR set…any recommendations? Greatly appreciated!

I agree with you 💯

I just watched a video of a pro shooting -1 (for 9 holes) with a $95 set of clubs (new set, not used). That pretty much tells you all you need to know.

excellent video

I'm getting back into golf after a 10 year break. Went with a full set of Callaways that ran me $1500

My kid just started playing and gotta set like these on sale for $300. I had only played 1 year my senior year of high school and he wanted me to play with him, so I went to Goodwill and picked a used golf bag in town. Out and playing again for $50, with two drivers, P and S wedges, a full set of irons (a little mismatched), and a putter. Picked some cheap balls and tees, but pretty much live off the balls I find looking for mine because see above. Is a good time, fun, and not that expensive. Still looking for a 1 iron though…used to hit my grandfather’s a mile where I wanted. Actual drivers, still cannot correct the distance…

Circa 2005 cobra driver ($60) Tour Edge irons (5-pw $100), new Ray Cook wedge, wide wide sole ($40) 1990s Ping Zing2 ($35). Free bag. $235.

My 1st set of clubs was made up of 3 different branded wedges, a set of ram irons, a 5 wood, 3 wood, and a 7 hybrid. I had to go buy a putter and I played without a driver for a year.

My clubs are 25 years old and were fairly cheap when I got them. I assume new irons would be more forgiving and provide better performance overall? Would you say I would get more distance with new clubs and if so about how much? I was thinking about an upgrade to Callaway Mavriks or the Sim2s.

When you’re a beginner, you could go one of three ways: your new hobby could fizzle out, you might be an occasional player and you might be a fanatic. In the small chance you become a fanatic, you can always upgrade.

I have an inherited set of late 1970’s Ben Hogan Director irons. I’m now getting back into golf in my mid 50’s. Shot 55 for 9 holes the other day. Am I going to benefit from the new tech of a new set of starter clubs, or are these old clubs (which might be higher quality) a better bet for me?

Hi, can someone help me decide between taylormade aeroburner set and Callaway Warbird set

i just started to learn how to swing yesterday from the driving range. the next day i bought a club from the thrift store. do you recommend the thrift store for the beginners?, also what kind of club should i get if im just going to the driving range, and do you thik i should get a set or just a one or two club if im just going to the range?. sorry for many qustions im just really intrested and i wanna get in to playing golf :).

I play 1 or 2 rounds of golf a year. I bought a box set from Dick's and love it.

Regarding Golf Works...do you still recommend getting the clubs you suggested for a starter set? Any updates? Thanks! Great video for me, at 64, getting back into the game after 30 years.

I'm fairly novice to the game but was bestowed a set of 8-year old high-end irons (Titleist AP2 714) from my brother. The clubs have stiff shafts and custom lie. Can I learn on these or would it be a mistake to try? I'm thinking forgiving clubs might be better. Thanks!

Great vid! Played many years ago & wanna get back into it. I used to use a John Daly Killer Whale driver & loved it (at 265cc or something). When did drivers become 460cc? That sounds like the size of a watermelon!

Agree with everything said. Exception might be someone who has an extremely aggressive club head speed. Example a college level baseball player transitioning into golf. Have you installed extension on a box set?

I’m a get a starter set and as I dive in replace as I go

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I have a set of clubs that I bought 35+ years ago and haven't played in over 25 years, I was recently invited out to play with a vendor and soon found out how out of date and miss sized my clubs are for me. I'm having troubles finding a starter set, first I'm left handed so not a lot of options, second I'm 6'4" and most sets seem a bit short. What do you recommend as a club length? and would it be wise to get a starter set and have them sized for me? Appreciate your input.. David

I just got my wife a strata set. If she hates it or only wants to use them 2 times a year, no problem. If she gets obsessed with it and is out there 3 times a week, fantastic! when she grows out of these we’ll put a real set together for her

This is a 3 minute vid that took 18 mins….@11:30. Yes is the answer.

4:45 finally makes a point.

I wore out a set of stratas. They were ok, but not great.

Bottom line question is whether these PLAY significantly different than, say, a $1,000 set? Nothing said here suggested that how they play is any different - just finish, some features, and maybe longevity. Is this correct?

What do you think about the Callaway XR complete set

Just getting back into real golf. Strata or Top Flight XL?

I have a question about the intermediate box sets, your Tour Edge HL4, Cobra F-Max, and RBZ Superlites? Are they any good? The HL4 I know retails for $799.99 and you receive 12 clubs the cobra and RBZ I think you may get either 12 or 13.

I’m 6’2” and am worried I’ll build bad habits if I’m playing with a set too small. Is this something I should be concerned about?

What about a beginners left handed set? I don't want to break the bank so I will not mind non-adjustable how much will I pay?

Is there a real difference between the women sets and men sets? Or do we just adjust the shaft to the length?

Nice video ..what do i do then .i am a beginner so what do you recommend.i dont want to get laugh at either i can afford uo to 500.can you help me ?

I take my friends unwanted clubs and find old clubs at second hand stores. Until I can really play constantly, I am going to wait on buying high costing clubs.

So should I buy a beginner set or a average used set?

My take is that it depends on what is your limiting factor. If you are a beginner, and your limiting factor is poor technique, then getting an expensive set of irons won't do you much. If you are already an intermediate player, and your limiting factor are the clubs (weight distribution, forgiveness, distance etc.), then perhaps its time to move on from these clubs.

For me buy use golf culb get good golf clubs 150 and up to 200

Strata is callaway good sir! Titleist makes no such garbage!

From what I've seen/heard irons will be passable, but the woods/top end of the bag will be meh.

Callaway to embarrassed to put their name on box clubs etc ?

I believe Strata is made by Callaway.

Callaway owns top flite

I started playing golf with a golden bear box set with stiff graphite shafts bought online. Half the shafts broke in 2 years. They are trash.

Isn’t Strata owned by Callaway?

What makes no sense is the cost of blades. Except for the grooves, the technology, lofts, lies and one piece construction haven't changed in 70 years, yet are often the most expensive club in any given line up.

It's not the arrow, it's the archer .

Go buy i use golf clubs

Mum: "Why couldn't you take up a cheap sport like throwing a frisby around with your friends?"

There is no better starter set than a hockey stick and a putter.

get a beginners set and you too can lose your golf balls all day long, they will promise you control and all kinds of stuff, but they will all suck, and you will be frustrated you will not enjoy the game lol

Buy the set, go take lessons, get some distance balls, find out how far you hit a 5i in the air and multiply that by 36 (150x36=5400) and play those tees! Do not let your friends drag you back to the tips (morons)! Golf is a game of strategy, it is not a long-drive exercise in futility. I shoot 65-69 from 5400. I shoot 70-76 from 5900 and 76-95 from 6700. Go shoot par from 5400 before moving back. I hit a modern 5i about 178

Took him 10 minutes to get to the point 😒

beginners clubs r 5-wood, 7 iron-9 iron pitching wedge sand wedge putter...7 clubs . these starter sets r a waste of money they give u clubs u can't use. driver hybrid 4-6 iron or even gap wedge don't waste ur money. go to e-bay buy used cavity back irons with senior flex graphite shafts get used 5- wood and used putter ..will cost the same as starter set $250.00-$500.00...these starter sets r a joke...

4 mins in you are boring

A painful video to watch.