However no matter how much I spend there are still guys out there with their 1950 model Mcgregors or Wilson Staff clubs who can out play me 7 days a week. I love the idea of going used, but theres something magical about that first set of clubs unwrapping the cellophane from the heads, smelling that cheap rubber grip, and hitting that first good shot with them. Back in the late 80s, I was just going into high school and was asked by a friend if I wanted to play junior golf over the summer with him. Huge encouragement for me to know I can get that muscle memory back in my longer irons. Now that I am playing Cobra irons i am finding the same thing there. I really cant believe you guys wasted your time on this test.
Walmart realizes that if they can come out with a recognized name brand that generally has a good reputation, even though they may be more generic to many of us, they might be a wise decision for someone looking for a set of clubs and doesnt play enough to justify an $800 set. The stamped loft for both drivers is 10.5. There are a tremendous amount of sub 90mph swing speeds in hell did the name brand advertise 43 degrees of loft and the actually club was 40. then i would like to know the same info about the Walmart clubs. To say my many miss hits were punishing is being kind. The Blaster is a Game Improvement Design with lofts weaker than any current blade on the market. When Rick shiels does a comparison he picks irons with the same loft to make it apples to apples. I enjoy your information. it was true because at the time they were sending out pws that were lofted at 44 degrees when all the clubs prior were about 47. so yea when you hit a nine iron stamped pw your going to think you just hit a pw farther. BUT I HAVE $1200 IRONS, $500 DRIVER, 2 MORE $400 WOODS AND A $300 PUTTER. http://www.customgolfstop.com/ What Ive always wanted to see if a professional tournament where all the golfers played exactly the same equipment, without any brand emblems. Its wasted on the nitpickersthe rest of us appreciate what your trying to do. then how accurate were those lofts. They had a pretty legit set of Wilson ultra back in the early 2000s. Got my first set of clubs 4 years ago when I turned twenty. Uh, Tony..probably shouldnt bother trying to explain yourself. Nothing else came close. Especially figuring in search and leg time. Made by Northwestern Golf. Well keep you in suspense over the price for a little bit longer, but lets just say, our first impressions the cavity badgescavity stickers, actually, dont exactly scream high quality or any quality for that matter.
Why not test the irons that compare closest in actual loft rather than how theyre marked? Club was about 1.5 years old. I had a hard time following the loft differences.. Another reason why large companies will charge premium price is all the R&D (reasearch and development) , overhead and obviously the Tour pros have to get paid these smaller companies already have an outline of what works and what doesnt they just need to re-brand it and tweek it here and there for copyright purposes.
So in this particular case, trying to match lofts didnt make a whole lot of sense. Againthe production of every test is the result of a series of decisions. If you ever get the urge to continue the theme Id enjoy reading more comparisons of inexpensive sets vs name brand leaders However, spin differences were insignificant. http://www.theaceofclubs.com/ Now theres your next test Tony. got there and found out they were callaway strata which is also sold at walmart for less than $200 complete, they are the same, short irons were decent, the mid irons actually felt unbalanced, hybrids were ok, 3 wd ok, but driver was horrendous, i was getting more distance from the 3wd, the shaft was whippy even though it was supposed to be stiff, head was supposedly forged titanium composite, though it looked and hit like it was cast aluminum. find some gear. If wanna just say that the player makes the club, you arent wrong, but its just ill fitting for a response to the above article. Ps those Brand Name bigots are only thinking about themselves, go figure, and not their beginner friends, kids or grandkids, thanks again. Im not the grammar nazibut damn man, at least try! Same here, now I am a pro thanks to my North Westerns! The purpose is to show the differences between the clubs you can buy at Walmart and the clubs you buy at your local retailer. to name a few.. (full disclosure, I play Diamond Tour clubs) My best score was last year with a 56 for 12 holes but never beat my best of 95 or threatened the 86 I had with my TNT hybrid irons. For what its worth I played Knock off clubs asssembled by a good friend for more than 30 years. I suspect no OEM has made clubs with this spec in probably a decademaybe more. However, we measured the actual loft of the Walmart driver at 6.2 degrees., A 6 degree driver? My hc. By then I had a Cally Diablo Octane driver, a couple of Golfsmith Snake Eyes Viper hybrids. Most kids want there own new set and I try to direct them to Pinemeadow or Giga Golf. they have different lofts across the name brand industry. Cheers! But if we arent comparing fairly closely I dont get why to do it at all.
I know there are different few ways to get started in golf, like buying a seven iron and taking a lesson or two. When was the last time you missed a meal? I actually played one of my buddies set who was a beginner and bought a set of Golden Bears from big five I think it was $79 for the irons and wedges I played the mini tours at the time and he bet me $20 bucks I couldnt break par with his set I did however use my own driver wedges and putter but all of the irons i used from his bag and still threw down a 70 As far as overall playability for the average 14 or 15 handicap there will be hardly any difference at all as far as their heads are concerned from say and AP2 to a inexpensive Golden bear to a pro obviously there is a world of difference in every category from swing-weight to camper and bounce to impact and so on .. Not only distance but accuracy. I kept thinking Adams Golf was a [emailprotected] to me. A good bit of these decisions have been made over the course of years of testing, so we dont have to think about them for every test, but most tests do present unique challenges. My guess is much more competitive. I wont knock them. Heads up, the irons in the Nitro Blaster set end at the 6-iron. Unfortunately, you wont find the Nitro Blaster driver or irons on the demo rack at your local golf shop, but thats fine. Is the target golfer likely someone who is concerned about loft differences? 
$2000 for clubs, $100 per round. I do believe getting a lesser quality club is crucial to try playing, and then play a brand name club to truly see the differences, and how much better name brand clubs are. 3. I hated those Spaldings, but they played the game just fine. 2 months later, I received my first real set of clubs for Christmas, it was a set of Wilson Staff Fluid Feel Blades and a 8.5 degree Taylor Made Tour Burner Driver. Irons are callaway Razor x. I am 69 handicap 6-7 but I am sure I will lose distance so probably a newer iron set Till my friends dad sold me his Walter Hagen ultradynes, John, I beg to differ with you on newer driver technology. Its eye doctor stuff (better like this, or better like this). Spend less than $500 on a full set? #PowerToThePlayer. What I would like to see is a test of one of the $179-$250 complete sets(with bag) sold by Adams, Wilson, Ultra, B52, etc. The main difference was the shafts a nice dynamic gold or project X are tried an trued even without being CPM matched compared to a cheap set that may throw in a No it isnt.14 clubs all for $94.86??!!?? I still have my used MacGregor Tourney irons and persimmon Walter Hagen Haig Ultra 1,2,3 and 4 woods in the basement that I got when I graduated from 8th grade.
For less than $150 including balls, glove, towel etc you can be out the door and on a course one stop shopping. But hey, you never know, right? They were little known outside of Loneys Golf Shop. Obviously the clubs wont last forever and they wont go through the stringent testing that a pro-line club will, but for a beginner it really wont matter. Started with a set of Pro Select CM7s. What a useless comparison. If that happens I found Callaway stood behind their irons great, Taylor Made not so much. More disclosure, I now play Mizuno 780 irons; but still play DT Driver, woods, wedges and putter. Couldnt agree more. is 28. theirs is 16. So I traded up and moved into Adams Golf with the A7OS and A7 irons. When I look at this, I see several flaws. Gross mishits were eliminated and are not included in shot counts. cant wait to see a review on the new flightscope mevo. You tested a comparison between two sets of irons using 2 clubs that had 5 of difference & 7 degrees of difference??? CARLS PLACE IMPACT SCREENS, THE REAL DEAL? So what were the lofts of the irons. Nor would comparing generic clubs to a beauty mizuno make sense. 5AAAAA. Sam is the Director of the MyGolfSpy Lab X Testing Facility in Yorktown, VA. It snaps at the hosel every single time. ( lost balls ) They are toys that help determine interest might have to break them back out sometime. Who cares if thats your price point to get out and play go do it. Im telling you man you should go all Adams with matching bag ??? Perhaps 70% of the total? I know they have the ability to check the lofts of the clubs thats why i asked the question. It was easy to spot, he had brand new Callaway X-18s, driver, woods, putter and bag, and from his swing, it was clear hed never taken a lesson. Sweet knights of Columbus are they amazing, Ive hit my best rounds with them and wont. when the TM burner irons first came out remember they sent out thousands of demo clubs for free stating they could gain 10 yard a club. (https://www.mygolfspy.com/clone-golf-clubs-vs-name-brand driver comparison). i go to the other ones like GD and g.com and the G-channel. Now I have been playing the Cobra Bio Cell irons and have gained confidence playing the 4 iron to gap wedge. Maybe thats all you can afford. My backwards grip (right hand on top) and baseball style swing powered me around the course with an 85, beating the other two people we played with that day. I am about to do it again because Im now 15 yrs older. Aluminum heads on driver/fw/hy. My point to this long, ramble of a story is that it doesnt matter what you play with, it only matters that you play. 
But with clubs these days having 4-5 degrees between them the club with 9 degrees stronger lofts is literally 2 clubs stronger. I was in for a sticker shock when I started purchasing Name clubs. I hate their club, it goes low right. That got us wondering if maybe non-golf, big box retailers might hold the key to performance on a budget. 
Beyond a 4 hybrid there are diminishing returns as far as distances go there. Shocking. It makes no sense. My take away, and advice I give to any beginner get a decent set of used irons, because they will perform just fine. I had no idea if they were the right clubs for me, but I figured they would help, based on reviews and being a quote on quote, SUPER GAME IMPROVEMENT CLUBS. Im bothered when the fitting end, or even buying the right model of driver within the same brand, is neglected. My first clubs were the same. I noticed you threw out all of the gross miss hit shots and I am wondering what percent of those misses could be attributed to the club? I absolutely love this driver when it works but I have broken it 3 times now in a matter of 4 months. If you guys were perfect you wouldnt be doing this for a living. Have to agree with the others on the testing parameters on this one fellas. I moved over to the Redline game improvement irons and stuck it out with the Adams A7 irons. Its the stater sets (or a friend with an extra set) just to start playing. 4. 1. Very interesting ,good test. A tour-quality golf ball at a fraction of the cost? Were talking Nitro Blasters, baby.
Its Walmart. i find these are the top two sites for golf research. The Nitro Blaster Driver was responsible for a significantly higher number of outliers, suggesting a greater likelihood that any given shot will produce a poor result. I put together a set for my friends that just want to try golf But comparing old iron sets to new iron sets might be really useful. I also discovered that I had become so used to adjusting my irons to play a slice\fade from the troublesome midsized irons that were hit and miss for me. Somethingshaft length, loft, shafts, and about a hundred other things, wont align perfectly. $100 Walmart golf set BLOWS. But I think my R7XDs do. Test similar lofts in the irons next time, please. I could see putting together a set relatively cheap at GigaGolf when theyre running one of their big sales on returned clubs.