Saving Money By Selecting Half Club Sets

For a beginner eager to play like a fully-fledged golfer using a complete club set from the inception, it would be hard to think of purchasing a half set instead, which may seem like an admittance of defeat before he has even begun!

A full set consisting of 14 different clubs could make a sizeable hole in your bank account in addition to doing more harm than any good by causing much confusion over the selection of the right club for a given stroke; whereas a half set with only 50% of the choices available from a full set (with the more advanced high precision clubs being excluded) can be obtained at a very much reduced price.

Further, you would have a lesser load to carry about on the course, and the absence of more advanced clubs and the limited selection available makes working with a half set and picking the right club for a given situation a challenge and a pleasure. Therefore, instead of a feeling of deep frustration that creeps in if he were handling a full set, a beginner with a half set can derive a sense of satisfaction by being able to pick the correct club very often from the very start. By continually selecting the right club for a given shot, you get hands on training so that after going on in this manner over a reasonable period, you would be playing a much improved game and possessing the adequate knowledge and confidence to graduate to a full set in quick time. As an alternative to purchasing a half set you may purchase a mix of some of the basic and most essential clubs, that some golf club stores allow.

By a process of exclusion and inclusion, your half set more often than not will consist of a combination of 4, 6 & 8 irons, a sand iron as well plus a pitching wedge in addition to a putter and some woods. This will include a club capable of being used for diverse situations. Due to the overlapping in the properties of some clubs and the existence of equivalents as in the case of a 2-iron and a 5-wood, you might have occasion to drop some clubs from your collection and add new ones if desired.   Woods are generally more forgiving even if you were to hit slightly off-center. Consequently, you would be able to eliminate the 2-iron off your collection until you become so expert as to spontaneously identify that precise situation (that may arise very rarely if at all), when only the 2 iron could provide the unique solution to play the most fitting stroke.

It would be seen that a half set helps make the correct choices of clubs while improving his/her swing. It prepares you well by providing the necessary proficiency to step into the game proper equipped with a full set at a later date. Using a half set as a beginner makes you a much more skilled and accomplished player in a very much shorter period than you had you gone for a full set. It also affords you exposure to such things as head weight and club length and their effect on your game and how to select clubs with the requisite specifications to match your personal preferences. With half sets, you will have no reasons to be overawed by the wide choice of clubs to select the most appropriate club for a given situation. 

Summing up, there are a few ways of obtaining a half set or an equivalent that would save you a lot of money. Firstly, you can purchase a standard half set especially designed for beginners to learn the basics the easy way so that the proficiency gained thereby would be a stepping-stone to using a full set after some time with much competence. Alternatively, you can acquire an equivalent or a customized half set. There are some club stores that allow you to build up an equivalent half set of your own choosing by selecting, matching and mixing of golf clubs. Whatever the method you employ, take the advice of one or more experienced golfers before purchasing. It would be still better if you could take one to the club stores with you to help in the actual selection.