Used Golf Club Sets

From yard sales to fancy websites and eBay, you'll find used golf club sets at every turn. For a beginner, or even a fairly low handicap player, a nice set of used golf clubs for a good price can be very tempting, especially if one hasn't been playing too well lately with one's own clubs.

There is a staggering amount of golf clubs for sale these days, from a $50 raw beginner set to the latest exact set of Callaway clubs that Phil Mickelson is using which will cost you several thousand. It is easy to spend money on golf equipment, especially with all the advertising money that's spent by the equipment makers. So what do you do when you're looking to replace your tired old outdated clubs? Are used golf club sets a good option for you?

Well, they certainly can be, if you are smart about it. And by being smart I mean that you could buy used golf club sets that are the exact same clubs that Tiger Woods uses, and wind up with clubs that detract from your game rather than enhancing it. Tiger Woods actually is a good example to use, because he requires an extremely stiff shaft on his clubs because he swings so hard. You, on the other hand, probably don't hit your drives 330 yards, so you need a much different shaft flex than old Tiger.

The point is, having clubs that are properly sized and matched to your body, swing and skill level is the most important aspect of buying a set of golf clubs. So the first thing to do is to go to a golf club shop and get yourself fitted for clubs. In my neighborhood we have a place with a swing speed machine. If you can find out the exact miles per hour of your swing, that's ideal. But it's not essential; you mostly want to find out what shaft length you need and what lie is best for you. Knowing how far you hit the ball will usually determine shaft flex.

One thing that you have to be careful about with used golf club sets is that the person that owned them may have gotten some type of special anti-slice or anti-hook fancy clubheads. Some golf shop salesmen are really into selling people these specialty heads that are supposed to correct swing problems. There are several schools of thought on this -- I personally adhere to the belief that you should correct your swing so you can use normal clubs, not the other way around. And when I say normal, I just mean a fairly standard golf club that hasn't been altered in a major way.

So by all means shop for used golf club sets wherever you can find the best deals. And if it's Callaway you love, you can do great by dealing with CallawayGolfPreowned.com. Somewhere like eBay could be a little risky because you have no guarantees. You could get lucky and find the perfect used golf club set for you at a yard sale, but you never know for sure what has been done to those clubs or if they are extra long or extra short. That is a chance you do not want to take. An online reputable dealer in use golf club sets is probably the best way to go, because they’ll (hopefully) know the importance of proper fit, and they will also more than likely have a guarantee, just in case you hate the clubs.