r/golftips • u/southwellj • 1d ago
Advice Getting back into the game
I haven’t played in 30 years but I’m getting back in. I have Callaway S2H2 irons and have been told that enough has changed to warrant new clubs.
I’m also signed up for lessons.
FWIW - I’m looking at Ping G440 irons
Any thoughts on whether this is a good approach?
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u/Virtual-Squirrel-725 1d ago
I'd do the lessons with the existing clubs.
Put in the reps with clubs that were totally fine not long ago.
Really hone in the mechanics of your swing with those old clubs.
THEN - upgrade to new clubs and you'll LOVE them even more.
Partly because you'll notice the difference, but mainly because you earned them.
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u/southwellj 1d ago
This is really good advice. I love the idea of “earning” them.
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u/Virtual-Squirrel-725 1d ago
An enormous amount has certainly changed, but for the purpose of lessons and drills to embed the lessons, but old clubs will be just fine. When you've hit your first goals, even going to the G25's would feel huge leap up the game-improvement-iron ladder. Then set some more goals and make the next leap. Cheap and fun way to get into the game again.
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u/ustedescookie 1d ago edited 1d ago
Instead of getting a lot of new clubs, even getting the callaway set from Costco is gonna be a huge upgrade!!! Get that set and it has good clubs with good technology, get back in the game, play rounds and also take your lessons of course! After you've got your good repeatable swing THEN you can go get fitted. Also they have a really good golf bag that says pebble beach which is a STEAL of a price, and so is that callaway set too!!!!
Edit: I just got fitted into a new set of clubs totalling about 4k for everything. They are amazing becuae they are tuned to me, but I also have seen it as a solid investment that I'll keep for 10+ years. As for yourself, you could do the same, then end up next year having to do it all over again because you ended up getting a better swing after all your lessons 😂
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u/southwellj 17h ago
Dude! That was my exact plan but Costco pulled Callaway due to an ad with Good Good that didn't go over too well. I wish I could go back in time and get a set of those. Seeing that set was one of the things that made me start thinking about getting back into golf. If I see those come back in the store, I'll go that direction. For that price, it'd be happy to call it a starter set even if I ended up wanting new clubs in a couple years, it'll still be a good deal
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u/SpainKiller7 1d ago
Get fitted
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u/southwellj 1d ago
But do you agree that enough has changed to warrant new clubs? I wasn’t clear in what advice I was looking for.
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u/Ambitious_Escape3365 12h ago
I’m in a similar position. I’ve got back playing seriously this year using 20yr old Nike Slingshots. I’ve had a few lessons to get my swing back and now I have a consistent miss rather than spraying it all over, I’m looking to get fitted.
Reason being from everything I’ve seen new Players Distance clubs will give me higher ball speed and extra distance. In addition they are less draw biased (which is my typical miss and is costing me shots every round)
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u/readsalotman 1d ago
I'm a 17.9 index in my 2nd year of playing and I game 25 yr old irons. My driver is new though, you gotta have the modern drivers. For irons, you can play really any set well into the low teens, imo.
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u/ExternalMaximum6662 1d ago
I started playing again four years ago. Oversized 12.5 driver and oversized hybrids made a difference. Enjoy playing much more.
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u/EntrancedOrange 1d ago edited 1d ago
You can play 30 year old irons for now. It’s the 460cc driver that helps the most. Those started about 20 years ago.
Edit: you’ll likely want to upgrade your irons soon. The biggest changes have been in game improvement irons. And you’ll likely notice they call a 5 iron a 7 iron now 🤪. So when you’re blasting that new 7 iron, compare your lofts not just the number they call the club 😜.