Looking for advise.

Daughter is taking golf class at A&M next year. She has wanted to learn golf for quite awhile.

Should i buy her a starter set to get going or should I buy nice set that she can use for longer? I am going to get her something soon so we can go to the range this summer and really mess her swing up.

Starter set or a used set until she's 100 percent sure she wants to stick with it. If she's in it for the long haul I'd look at getting her fitted into a decent set

Don't get her fitted into a nice set until she has some consistency in her swing.

Ag_07 said:

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Don't get her fitted into a nice set until she has some consistency in her swing.

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Yes. This should go without saying

Mr.Bond said:

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Ag_07 said:

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Don't get her fitted into a nice set until she has some consistency in her swing.

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Yes. This should go without saying

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Not true. I'd suggest custom Golfsmith brand to start then upgrade later. Depending on her physical makeup, posture, etc, she can develop some bad habits to compensate for poor club fit; especially from a box set.

Get that swing grooved with ill fitting clubs and then when the time comes get fit and go back to square one on the swing.

If she wanted to run track and wore size 7 shoes but you could get a good deal on 6's would that be a good idea until she decided to continue with track?

You get my point though right? People buy clubs on here all the time or on the internet and haven't even hit them.

What does it cost to get fit at a Golfsmith, Golf Galaxy, etc? I've always been fit by my club pro and they don't charge.

jja79 said:

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Get that swing grooved with ill fitting clubs and then when the time comes get fit and go back to square one on the swing.

If she wanted to run track and wore size 7 shoes but you could get a good deal on 6's would that be a good idea until she decided to continue with track?

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Apples to oranges

That was Hank Haney's example a couple of weeks ago on his show. Not mine.

Thanks a lot for all the feed back. It makes since that you would want to develop the correct swing with clubs that fit.

Not expensive, but clubs that fit.

Since I've got those Tuition bills - I have 2 in A&M right now - and as we all know A&M ain't cheap... going to get the economy clubs and if she sticks with it she can trade up on her dime down the road.

Broke Dad, 85'

Hanks known for great golf coaching not analogies obviously. Point to the OP (assuming his daughter is of average build and not 6'2'' or something) if I were in your shoes I would buy I stock set for 200 bucks and make sure my daughter was serious about golf before I dropped 1k on golf equipment. Go play with her, spend time on the range. Then Get her lessons, if she makes it through a handful of lessons and shows serious interest I'd invest in a fitting and good clubs. Maybe money is no object to the OP, but that's how I would do it if I were in his shoes

I will tell you, who you get lessons from, especially as a female makes a world of difference. I'm from BCS and went through every pro in town until I found the right fit. It's true that men and women just communicate differently. A bad pro can dampen her desire to stay in the game.