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I need some opinions for a good set of irons that would suite a beggining golfer. One of my good frends is just starting to play and has trouble with his ping Eye 2's. Im not familuar with many of the game improvment clubs, i was thinking maybee a set of Slingshots i have herd good things about those. What do you all think?

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I need some opinions for a good set of irons that would suite a beggining golfer. One of my good frends is just starting to play and has trouble with his ping Eye 2's. Im not familuar with many of the game improvment clubs, i was thinking maybee a set of Slingshots i have herd good things about those. What do you all think?

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Yep... you can probably find a set of Slingshots for a good price right now too. Also might want to look at the Callaway Big Bertha (should drop in price soon), Ping G2 (a bit cheaper than the G5), Cleveland TA6 (good value), TaylorMade OS or Cobra 3100 (3400 would work too). Lots of good ones out there and many will be going down in price prior to the new stuff coming.

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Have someone check the specs on hit Eye2 irons and get them reset if neccesary. In my opinion there is not much better out there to start with than an Eye2 that is fitted correctly.

 

Don't send someone out to try to buy a game unless you are going to direct them towards lessons.

 

Sorry, the truth serum my wife slipped me is kicking in at this late hour. I am really a golf club salesman who would kill for someone to come in to the golf course and ask if I had a set of Slingsh_t irons that I wanted to sell for half of what we paid for them..

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I need some opinions for a good set of irons that would suite a beggining golfer. One of my good frends is just starting to play and has trouble with his ping Eye 2's. Im not familuar with many of the game improvment clubs, i was thinking maybee a set of Slingshots i have herd good things about those. What do you all think?

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As always, SirShanksalot is on the money with his recommendations. Also consider a good used set of Callaway X-14's. They can be bought for around $250 for 3 iron through Pitching Wedge. Great game improvement, forgiving irons.

WELCOME TO THE GAME!!, and good luck...

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I think one of his problems is the clubs do not fit him, he is 6'7 300 and is playing with a standard black dot eye 2. Does nike cutom fit thier slingshot irons??

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I'm very new to golf as well and I am 6'4" tall so I know exactly how your friend feels by playing with clubs that are not specific for his height/weight.

 

What I did was buy a set of Adams A1 IDEA Irons on ebay, the 3 and 4 are hybrid irons which are super easy to hit and the rest of the irons are great as well. I hit them today at the range for the first time and even shots that were off center were going fairly far and only off from the centerline by 10-20 yards (I know that sucks for most of you but I started a month ago). With my old irons I was shanking shots all over the place.

 

Anyways, what I did, and what I would recommend, is that your friend buy the Adams irons on ebay, I got mine new for $170 shipped. Then, since he needs to be fitted for them like myself, go to a local shop or Golfsmith and have them add extensions to the irons.

 

At Golfsmith they have a plan where you pay $60 for a 2 year labor service for 9 clubs of your choice. So with this plan and $30 for grips I had the clubs fit for my height (added .5").

 

The clubs are great and if you read reviews about them at www.golfreview.com you will see that they have amazing reviews. Good luck!

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I recently bought a set of the Adam's Idea A2 irons. The set has a 3 & 4 hybrid, 5-7 are hollow back and the 8-SW are cavity back. I have played 3 rounds with them and the feel, distance and forgiveness is excellent. They also have an over size set too. For more info check out their web site www.adamsgolf.com. IMHO they would be a good set for a beginner or anyone interested in a new set of irons.

Driver - Cleveland Launcher Turbo 10.5* Miyazaki 5R
Hybrid - Cleveland Halo #2 16* Miyazaki 6R
Irons - Cleveland CBX 4-PW Miyazaki 6R
Wedges - Cleveland CBX 50* & 54* Rotex
Putter - Cleveland Frontline Elevado
Ball - Srixon Z-Star
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