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Equipment experts Joe Ferguson and Sam De'Ath run through the best new package sets to hit the market in 2025 to help beginners and newcomers to the game of golf find their perfect match without having to break the bank on premium gear.
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00:00Package sets are a great option for beginner golfers or high handicappers looking for a
00:04cost-effective way to get kitted out for the golf course. But which are the best full sets
00:09and which sets are best for your game? We have tested all of the best package sets in 2025 to
00:15find out. Right Sam, I can see you're raring to go with the first set you've got to talk about,
00:19but for those of you watching at home or wherever you may be, if you do like the look of any of these
00:23package sets that we talk about here, we've put some handy links in the description below
00:27so you can go and get the best prices in your region. Right Sam, what have you got for me?
00:32Well I'm going to kick us off with what I think is going to be a hit and I think people are going to
00:35be kicking in the product description box for these. This is the VICE Golf Boost Starter Set and
00:42while I don't feel like you get quite as many clubs maybe as some other package sets on the market,
00:46I think they look insane. I was going to say, you better be talking about the looks, they look premium.
00:50Yeah exactly, so you've got this premium detailing on the driver, on the hybrid as well which I think
00:56gives it you know a much more premium look maybe than other package sets on the market and the irons
01:01have this more minimalistic look with just the logoing, you've got this brush satin kind of finish
01:06on them and the blacks and silvers keep things pretty basic but aside from that I really really
01:11like the bag, I think you get a premium stand bag which I think sometimes gets missed out on package
01:16sets, don't you agree? I do yeah and they haven't scrimped there, there's loads going on pocket wise,
01:20looks high quality. Exactly yeah plenty of logos as well, you've got the valuables pouch on the side so
01:25this comes in at about 470 dollars, 450 odd pounds so I think it's really good value for money as well
01:32but in terms of the performance I actually really liked how the irons felt and you've got quite a
01:37decent launch out of those and they look like they spun up in the air which was quite nice but when it
01:41came to the driver I did find it just launched a little lower than other sets that I tested this
01:46year so if you're someone who struggles with launching the ball and you're looking for height it
01:50might not be the best option. Contrary to that if you are someone who spins it up a lot or you see
01:55a lot of those moon balls that could be a good option for you right? Yeah absolutely yeah if you're
01:58someone who plays in windy conditions or you might play on firmer golf courses maybe some links courses
02:03then it could be a really good option so yeah I think great value for money and I to me this is
02:09probably the best looking package set that I've seen this year so we're not obviously going against
02:13each other here but you do have a set in front of you here talk to me about this and what you like about
02:16those? Well this was my favorite looking so you kind of stole me stole it a little bit there for
02:20me but I've got the Callaway Maverick package set in front of me now this is on the pricier end of
02:25the market or sort of mid to high price of what we're looking at today so it's around 1200 US or 900
02:31pounds in UK and there is a lot of good stuff going on like Sam I really like the bag I like how
02:38sort of non-patronizing it is if you like a lot of the package sets you get can be a bit
02:42bold a bit bright and like I said feel a bit patronizing to newer golfers I think this looks really
02:47sophisticated I like the black and gray colorway there but I think the personal highlight for me
02:52in this set which would sell it to someone for me would be the irons now a lot of package set irons
02:58that I've tried historically a bit clunky and can be a bit clumsy these have got relatively narrow soles
03:03and they they just feel really good off the face they don't give you that sort of frying pan clangy
03:09feel that you get off some there's a real feedback through the hands here so I think the irons in
03:13particular are a really good feature one thing I would have changed about the irons if I'm being
03:18really picky is I'd really like to have seen maybe a more specialist sand wedge the sandwich just
03:23matches the set still got quite a big cavity and a kind of thicker top edge and you as a better
03:28player you particularly want a sort of more specialist wedge right exactly yeah and I think
03:31like you said I think they look great and this to me looks as though you're getting premium components
03:38and you're just able to purchase it all in one well you said premium components that's a good segue into
03:42the putter which I think of anything I've tested this year in package sets would be my favorite I
03:47actually played this putter as a single entity on its own throughout a lot of my playing days it's
03:52the white hot number one so just a nice sort of ping answer or newport style blade putter but with the
03:58white hot insert which is as premium as it gets they're still using that insert today gives a really
04:03soft feel and will be really good feedback for beginners learning the game so on the whole I
04:08think this is a fantastic package set to get started with okay Joe so we've got some color
04:12coordination going on here but talk to me about your set you've got in front of you yeah we didn't plan
04:16that did we but it's worked out well so I've gone with another sort of behemoth of the equipment
04:20world I've got tailor-made I start with Callaway I've gone to tailor-made I've got the RBZ package set
04:25now this one comes in at 1300 pounds 1400 dollars around that mark I've seen it for online and there's a couple
04:32of things I really really love about this set and it's kind of at the opposite ends of the set so
04:36starting with the putter you get this nice spider we know how good the spider range is I noticed the
04:41spider head cover there I knew you'd like a bit of the spider so you've got the high MOI you've got
04:44forgiveness which is important when you're learning the game right when you're not necessarily going
04:48to middle every putt so a lot of playability you get down there and those Scotty Scheffler fans out
04:54there you've even got the pure roll insert from tailor-made so that is a serious bit of tech and
04:59components in there that's going to really improve your game and get the ball rolling really quickly
05:04and really purely as tailor-made will tell you and not glossing over the rest of the set because it is
05:09pretty solid the irons give you kind of a more robust industrial kind of a feel they're kind of firm
05:14but they do a really good job they're packed with power but at the top of the bag the driver I've named
05:18this my best set for adjustability because this is the only set we've tested I believe and maybe the
05:25only package set I've tested ever that has an adjustable driver so you get the tailor-made
05:29loft sleeve on there so this set and this driver in particular can grow with you so if you start
05:35putting on a bit of speed and you notice you're spinning it a little bit too much you can actually
05:39loft it down and control that spin I really like that yeah that's that's clever isn't it well it means
05:43you get a bit more time out of the set right you're not going to outgrow it and need to go onto those
05:46clubs as quickly so you might get a bit more value out of there and also whether it's a spin or
05:51longevity thing you can start to see the shape you're hitting and mitigate that and there's
05:55very few package sets that do that and without wanting to poo poo your set yours doesn't but what
06:00have you got well yeah I do have the McGregor DCT 400 set here so we again we are kind of talking
06:07opposite ends of the spectrum between these two so this comes in far cheaper at 299 and you can get
06:12this actually from Costco as well which I find really handy if you are someone who's getting into golf
06:17and you want a full set of clubs this comes with two hybrids a fairway wood a driver we've got irons
06:22ranging from five to sand wedge and a putter for that money it's really I think it's really impressive
06:28it's pretty good isn't it and one thing I've seen over my set that you might have or depending on your
06:33point of view you've got a nice stand bag there a carry bag mine's cart bag only so if you're someone
06:38who anticipates playing their golf using a pool trolley then mine might be a good bet because it's a bit
06:42sturdy and you get a bit more stuff in it but if you're going to be a carrier that's where you need to be
06:46right exactly yeah and I think you know the good thing about a stand bag is you can always just
06:50tuck the legs in and you can chuck it on a trolley as well so I feel like there might be a bit more
06:54versatility with this bag I wouldn't say it's the most premium bag out of um you know all the sets
06:59that we have tested this year it feels a little lightweight and a little flimsy but overall it does
07:04a great job it's got six pockets got a valuables pouch so it does have all the pockets that you would
07:09need but in terms of the performance this is really good and for me this is the best package set
07:15for those looking for high launch so the slower swingers those who are seeking more carry more
07:20height out of their out the ball flight then this is the set to go for you do have you know some
07:26cavity back irons here that range the whole way through the set so even down to the wedge so you
07:29are guaranteed that height and stopping power and the same with the driver I think I don't think I hit
07:35a driver out of all the package sets here today that went as high as this one here that was a running
07:40theme throughout the woods so like I said if you are someone who struggles with launch and they want a bit
07:44more height then this is the set to go for right we've got two more in front of us here not quite
07:50as color coordinated as last time around but what are you packing there Sam I have in front of me the
07:56Styx Jack Nicklaus essential set this is a collab I like this I saw this when we were warming up I've
08:01not tried these but I quite like these yeah yeah I really like it I think you get this small lightweight
08:07stand bag which I think is all you need you've got 10 clubs here um I think the driver looks superb I
08:13actually really like the sight dot on the top which isn't something you see that often you see it
08:18King fairway woods have a tiny little sight dot on the top golfers who may be taking up the game or
08:25kind of growing in their journey in the game you might want something that highlights the center of
08:29the face a bit more and so for that reason I really like it but moving on through the rest of
08:34the set you get a bladed wedge you get these kind of cavity back irons but actually have they do have a
08:39bit of offset but they have really thin top line and I think that for me is the reason why I've
08:45picked this set as the best set for intermediate golfers this year I think I'd agree with you as
08:49soon as I put those irons down like you said there is that offset but they're quite compact
08:52relatively to some of the other irons we've got here with that thinner top line so yeah I think
08:57more intermediate players are going to enjoy the look of those irons in particular exactly yeah I think
09:00it's a set where people who are just starting the game that might be maybe more confident or those
09:06golfers who are kind of they're already playing they're an intermediate golfer mid to high handicapper
09:12and they're just looking for a refresh a new set of clubs at a pretty good price point so these come
09:17in at 685 which I think for the 10 clubs is is a you know it's a good option um I think they think
09:23they might have scrimped the money on the putter head cover is that right exactly yeah I think you
09:27know it might be a bit more expensive but we do have this um rather pathetic looking putter head cover
09:33which is a shame because you've got these other sock head covers here which
09:36I think are quite nice you've got the dual logos going on there and um yeah I I think aside from
09:42that the performance was really solid but yeah that's it for my set I think the best for intermediate
09:46golfers out of all all the clubs that we've tested here today I think they they look great down behind
09:50the ball and for those who are maybe slightly further ahead in their golfing journey who just
09:54want a refresh and a new set all in one I think the sticks Jack Nicklaus essential set is perfect
10:00again we're not quite colour coordinating here are we but you've got this vibrant orange set
10:06a bit of clashing haven't we going on so I've got the Wilson Advantage X3 1 so this comes in at 450
10:12pounds or about 500 so there is some real potential value to be had here and I've had a good test of
10:21these and when I was looking for a category to sort of recommend into these I would probably put these
10:25down as my best for slower swing speeds or more moderate swing speeds if you want a nicer way of
10:31putting it when you move the driver and the woods in particular they are very very soft which if you
10:36are someone who's coming to the game fresh and you haven't got built up that speed or that muscle
10:41memory to really produce high swing speed yet that's going to really really suit you we've touched on
10:46the colour already I actually quite like it if you're Dutch you're probably really going to like it
10:50you get six to sand wedge you get a driver a three with a hybrid just everything you need you're
10:55someone who's got a little bit more speed you can kind of feel that club head kicking through
10:59adding a little bit more loft so they were really high launching but like I said for the slower swing
11:04speed player I think that's going to be really really useful so that is you and you are Dutch well there
11:09you go okay Joe so we have one final set here in front of us let's go through it what have we got
11:16saved a bit of a beast here for last this is the pxg wildcat set and I've got the full bag bundle or
11:23not quite the full bag bundle because it does come with a in the bundle with a premium stand bag which
11:30didn't come through for me for testing I just got the club so don't get too excited you don't get this
11:35huge leather vessel tour bag with it but you do get a really premium bag now this whole set has been
11:42designed just to make the game as easy and as fun as possible and they've done that in a lot of ways
11:48and that's sort of personified with the driver so we've got 16 degrees of loft on the driver
11:54a nice light swing weight c6 they've kept these really easy to move and it's only 44 inches so it's
12:00not too long so you're not well you're learning the game or you're trying to find some control and
12:04some strike you're not too far from the ball which I think is a really useful asset it's almost like
12:08mini driver length isn't it and you know even more loft than a mini driver but we're talking
12:14that larger head with a short shaft far easier to control and obviously super easy to launch and
12:19we can talk on to the irons here as well just because they look like some seriously wide soles
12:24they are very very wide soles and again it's all about making it as easy as possible so if you're
12:29someone that's prone to a fat shot or someone who hits the ball a little bit heavy from time to time
12:34the soles on these clubs the width of sole available they just act like a rudder and help
12:38you slide through the turf so you get some really forgiving strikes so we don't always talk about
12:43miss hits in terms of thin and fat we're often talking heel and toe and retaining ball speed but
12:47if you are someone who's hitting it heavy these are going to be absolutely brilliantly do brilliantly
12:52for you now they're just about as premium as it gets like I said this is the full bag bundle but
12:56what I love with PXG what they've done here is you can just buy it all individually and
13:00you know going back to the driver it's a standalone piece you could just own that and it would do a
13:05really really good job as an inline driver for you but you can build up as slowly or as quickly as you
13:10want and crucially for me in the full bag bundle not only do you get the clubs not only do you get
13:16the bags but you get a hat so you can stay cohesive with your set and you get some golf balls and those
13:21of you who can cast your mind back or if you are watching as a beginner you probably are losing
13:26one or two golf balls on the course so having some extra golf balls as part of that bundle is a
13:31really nice touch okay so I think we've probably talked enough about the PXG wildcat package set
13:37but there is one more set that we want to talk about that couldn't be with us here today could it
13:42Joe what is that it couldn't but it is possibly my favorite brand of the year arguably I've tested some
13:48incredible products across the range from Tor Edge and it's a brand that's a bit newer to me I hadn't
13:55really done much testing before I joined Golf Monthly and everything I test from Tor Edge seems
13:59to be supremely high quality and this is the TE 400 package set now the first thing I loved about this
14:07and again I've mentioned OCD a couple times I can be a bit funny about getting stuff to match and look
14:11cohesive and it's arguably from a looks point of view the most cohesive set that I've seen the sort of
14:18vibrant blue accent colors with the black is carried throughout all of the clubs from driver to putter
14:23the bag the head covers which as you noted are extremely premium they're really well finished
14:29they're really well made and they're very durable which is again something that we do need to focus
14:34on in this package set stuff the attention to detail there is fantastic now they're not massively
14:39expensive either at 684 pounds around the 700 750 dollar mark it's just a really nicely put together set
14:48of clubs with some interesting features in terms of the set makeup it's quite heavily top loaded so you
14:54get driver three wood five wood and two hybrids so I haven't seen anything else that we've tested that
15:00has that level of armoury in there and you don't necessarily need to have all of that in there it
15:06could be a little bit confusing for some but to have all those options and work out what's going to go
15:11well with your game as a beginner I think is really really useful and for that money that's why I've
15:16dubbed them my best for value package set I think it's absolutely fantastic two more things I would
15:21note with that set truth be told hand on heart if I was going to play it I probably would change the
15:27putter the idea is great it's got that kind of fang shape bit of moi bit of sort of perimeter waiting
15:32to give you the forgiveness but it's not brilliantly executed the alignment aid doesn't point in the
15:38right direction really it's a bit squiffy and it's just generally speaking it could have been put
15:43together a little bit better which is a shame because the rest of the set is arguably better
15:46than anything else I've tried it's absolutely fantastic and the final point I will make is if
15:50you're someone who struggles with confidence for driver thinking you're going to not get the ball
15:55airborne this is a brilliant driver that a it just goes high but b it looks like it's going to go high
16:01it's state the stated loft is 10 and a half degrees as soon as you put it down we both said this you can
16:06see so much face and it just looks like you're going to get the ball airborne and it does a great job for
16:10that so for me based on all of that the attention to detail the cohesion the options at the top of
16:15the bag I think it's a great value package set right so I hope that's giving you some useful
16:20information and giving you an idea of which of these package sets suit what type of player but we
16:26couldn't finish without maybe picking our favorite so what about you Sam so for me personally I think
16:31the sticks jack nicholas set uh the essential lab the collab it's my it's my favorite I think
16:37they look great and I think they're perfect for those that are starting their journey
16:41and can keep in the bag as they progress how about you for me I've gone for the callaway maverick
16:46love the irons which sometimes are a bit of an afterthought I think in these package sets and it's
16:51a putter I've played before and I love that white hot insert great all-round setup and good value okay
16:56so remember if you like any of the package sets that you've seen in today's video I'm going to put the
17:01links for each of them in the description box below so you can find them for the best price in your area
17:07from us here at the beautiful Cadversham Golf Club in Reading we'll see you next time
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