You’re not going to be able to go to many places in the world without finding a veritable plethora of golf courses to choose from; the sport has spread in popularity around the world as millions of people can be found spending their spare time trudging around golf courses searching for their ball and swearing under their breath. The combination of fresh air and a stimulus that provides you with a mixture of joy and desperation is unbeatable. You don’t even have to be that fit to do it. So it is no wonder that there are healthy numbers of people taking up the game every year. Beginners to the game, however, can often be perplexed by the choice of golf clubs–there are typically 14 clubs used by the pros,but in reality a beginner doesn’t need all those different irons, woods and putters. Getting even the most basic set for a beginner though can still often be a substantial outlay as anybody who has wandered around a sporting goods store will attest to. Buying clubs can seem like one hell of a commitment, so if you are not the committing kind, getting a used or cheaper set of golf clubs can be the better option.
When you look round the golf pro shop you will see an endless selection of brands providing every kind of golf club you could imagine. The variety and complexity of them boggles the mind of your average beginner, but more experienced (and affluent) players will be delighted to see Nike have developed a new pitcher, which subsequently means they will be looking to get rid of their perfectly functioning older pitcher without the newest innovation,which is barely noticeable to the untrained eye. This is where the high turnover of golf clubs can be used to the advantage of the beginner looking for a deal. If you are lucky you may even know a wizened old pro who you could buy it from; if you’re really lucky you could borrow it.
However not everyone knows a connoisseur of clubs that can provide them with a constant supply of used clubs, so if like the rest us you have to look elsewhere, your golf club shop is the perfect place to start. Most will carry a wide range of used clubs at a reasonable price which even the tightest budget can afford. This may seem the perfect place to look, but with the internet revolution, regular shops are finding it harder to compete with their online contemporaries. A leading site for purchasing an absolute bargain is obviously e-Bay. Many people now take it upon themselves to sell their own clubs with the hope of beefing up their own bank balance instead of someone else’s and Craig’s List is another prominent site in this new phenomenon. The range on-line can literally seem unlimited, so there is bound to be the perfect club for you somewhere on the internet, and it may cost you less than you expected.
When most beginners start playing golf they tend to treat their clubs more like a hammer than a golf club by repeatedly hitting the ground around the ball instead of the actual ball. This type of wear and tear on a club can be grueling for the club to take. It may also make you wish you hadn’t bought that brand new ‘Taylor Made’ driver, which could have paid for several dinners at a posh restaurant with the missus. With this kind of treatment, perfecting your swing with a used golf club might seem more humane and economically sound. So when your club gets scuffed, cracked or bent, you’re less likely to be upset, and hopefully stay in that relaxed frame of mind that will let you carry on playing. You can also fulfill that ‘circle of life’ scenario where you will have improved enough to start using new clubs; you will then be in the position to hand on your used clubs to the next generation of hard up players, like you remember you once were.
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