Golf Clubs: Smart Spending

For some golfers out there who are just starting or even getting back to it, a boxed starter set can be a great choice if you only play a couple of rounds a year. However, unless you play more than a couple of games per year, this will only be a temporary solution. The more you play and the more you improve, you’ll want the options that come from a driver. Doing so might even help you mitigate some of your game flaws. Moreover, $500-$1000 can get you a decent boxed set that can get you far in your golf days. Of course, we all know you want to buy new clubs. However, the real question is, what is the smartest way to buy new equipment in your current environment? Here are some quick game plans for buying new equipment. 

  1. Researching

Understanding the use and the specifications of the golf club can prevent you from buying it just because one of your buddies did. The more you look into other equipment and study its uses, you will probably be able to spend your money more wisely. Furthermore, it’s a very good practice to ask your fellow golfers with more experience about their thoughts to have more knowledge on what to look at.

      2. Quick Chart for reference

If You Can Hit 150 Yards with a... Then Your Optimal Shaft Flex Is...
PW or 9-Iron Extra Stiff Flex (X)
9-Iron Stiff Flex (S)
6- or 7-Iron Regular Flex (R)
5-Iron/Hybrid or 4-Iron/Hybrid(Male or Female) Senior Flex (A/M)
Any Iron/Hybrid lower than 4 or any Fairway Wood (Females or Juniors) Ladies Flex (L)
Club PGA Tour Average Distance LPGA Tour Average Distance
Driver 289 - 361 yds 246 - 258 yds
3 Wood 243 - 304 yds 195 - 217 yds
5 Wood 230 - 288 yds 185 - 205 yds
Hybrid 255 - 275 yds 180 - 194 yds
3 Iron (M) / 7 Wood (F) 212 - 265 yds 174 - 185 yds
4 Iron 203 - 254 yds 170 - 181 yds
5 Iron 194 - 243 yds 161 - 173 yds
6 Iron 183 - 229 yds 152 - 163 yds
7 Iron 172 - 215 yds 141 - 154 yds
8 Iron 160 - 200 yds 130 - 143 yds
9 Iron 148 - 185 yds 119 - 132 yds
PW 136 - 170 yds 107 - 121 yds

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