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Many beginners use clubs that hurt their game more than help it. In this guide, we showcase the seven types of clubs you need for success, from forgiving drivers to versatile hybrids that will boost your confidence and performance.
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00:00Now we've all been there beginning our golfing journey and trying to scramble together some
00:04clubs to start playing the game properly and that can be a little overwhelming. It can be
00:08quite daunting looking at the amount of clubs and models available on the market and quite frankly
00:13a lot of amateurs end up using clubs that actually end up hurting them. In this video I have picked
00:19out the seven types of golf clubs that every beginner golfer should own to make the game more
00:23enjoyable and more importantly help them lower their scores. I'm at the beautiful Stoke Park
00:28Golf Club here where we are going to be putting these clubs to the test and showcasing them
00:32in their best environment. If you do like any of the clubs that you do see in today's video
00:36I will put them down in the description box down below with some handy links to the best
00:40prices you can get them in your area. Right let's start with the driver because that is an area where
00:48a lot of beginner golfers struggle just getting the ball off the tee. That's largely down to a lack of
00:54loft in the head that they choose as well as trying to hit it far too hard. Now I know
00:58we all want to
00:58gain some distance off the tee and get ourselves way down the hole but trust me having a club that
01:03is forgiving is really where you're going to see the benefit especially when you're first starting out
01:07and your technique maybe isn't that solid. But you're going to want to choose something like this
01:11this is the Cobra Optum Max K driver. Now this is a 10k driver it's got maximum forgiveness it's a
01:17large
01:17footprint and it's got some rear weighting here which gets the ball launching nice and high.
01:22Now a lot of golfers will choose a product that's far too hard to hit like I said prioritizing distance
01:27and are too proud to use something that's maybe more forgiving but these clubs are really gaining
01:32some traction and tour with Gary Woodland noticeably just winning with Cobra 10k driver in the bag.
01:38So let's hit one down this hole see if we can get ourselves in play and move on.
01:53Well it wasn't out the middle but it's down the middle and that's all that matters let's get
01:57down there and move on to the next part of the game. Right remember if you're enjoying this video
02:02make sure you hit the like button down below as well as subscribe so you don't miss any future
02:05Golf Monthly videos.
02:12Now the next recommendation in this video is probably my personal favorite and that is the
02:17Ping G440 Max 7wood. Now I absolutely love a 7wood and I've even put one in my bag this year
02:23myself
02:24and they are just so great that if you're struggling to hit long irons and you can't quite get the
02:28launch
02:28or the carry then you're going to want to opt for one of these. They've got again like the driver
02:32some
02:32rear weighting a really shallow face to help get that ball airborne and they're super super forgiving.
02:38This has 21 degrees of loft and you actually get a shorter shaft than say in a 5wood or a
02:433wood
02:44so you're gaining absolute maximum control. Let's hit one down there and see how we get on.
03:04Well that was a really really good shot straight down the pin. It might be a touch short but I'm
03:08really happy with that.
03:09I didn't quite catch it perfectly but that's what's so brilliant about these clubs. If that was an iron
03:14it probably wouldn't have even got 30 yards within the green because I hit it a touch low
03:18but with this I got the launch that I was looking for. It's hopped up there nicely
03:22and I've got a really good chance of even making a birdie or possibly a par.
03:30Now talk about struggling with long irons. Well if you're a beginner golfer and you've got a 4 or 5
03:36iron
03:36in the bag take them out put them in the garage because there is a far easier way to hit
03:41the
03:41distance you're looking for. You're going to want to put hybrids in the bag. I promise you these are
03:45like a cheat code from distance. Now this is the Ping G440 hybrid and this is a 5 hybrid about
03:5126 degrees
03:52of loft so it's about where a 5 iron would sit essentially. And the reason you're going to want
03:57to play one of these is because they are just so much easier to hit from all different situations.
04:01So I found myself in the rough here. We're looking to kind of advance this ball down the hole. It's
04:06probably a bit too far to get to the green but equally a layup with an iron would be really
04:10challenging here. Now these have a lower central gravity. We've got again rear weighting much like
04:15the 7 would to really help with the launch and that is one area with longer irons that they don't
04:21actually have enough loft on them but also they don't have much help in terms of getting the ball
04:25airborne. So that's where these really come into their own. Let's give one a whack here and see
04:29how we get on down this hole.
04:41Oh I mean we will take that and hopefully the camera picked up on that flight because considering
04:47how disgusting that lie was in this juicy kind of wet rough that ball has launched out of there
04:53superbly just glides through the rough really really well and what's more these clubs are super
04:58versatile like I said they perform just as well out the fairway and if you're struggling with your
05:02chipping you can actually get these out around the green and they work really really nicely as a
05:07little bump and run get the ball running towards the hole. So definitely look to put hybrids in your
05:12bag if you're struggling with your longer irons. Now while you're going to want to replace those
05:19long irons with hybrids you're going to need some irons to make up the rest of your set and that's
05:24where having a cavity back style or a super game improvement iron is going to be of massive help to
05:29you as a beginner golfer. Now these are the Callaway Quantum Max irons and I think these are absolutely
05:34superb and look as good as a cavity back iron I've ever seen. Now a blade or a muscle cavity
05:41back that
05:42you'll see guys use on tour or lower handicap golfers the sweet spot is minimal and there is very very
05:47little offset which means you need to be pretty precise with your ball striking every time but the
05:52benefit of these is the parameter weighting they help get the ball airborne you've got this really thick
05:57top line here which gives a confidence inspiring look down behind the ball and actually the offset helps
06:03turn that face over and stop that kind of left to right slice that causes a lack in distance.
06:10Let's give one a hit here and see if we can get this up near the pin.
06:27Oh now it wasn't actually my best hit it was pretty chunky but we found ourselves about 20 foot left
06:32of
06:33the pin there and that's where I absolutely love these irons and I think a lot of beginner golfers
06:37will benefit. You don't have to be perfect with these irons so that stress of feeling like you
06:42need to make a perfect swing is taken out of the equation. Obviously you need to hit the ball before
06:47the big ball as we like to say in golf so making sure you hit ball then turf but this
06:52really really
06:53will help you if you're not there with maybe the most consistent ball striking but you want something
06:59that looks great and does the job for you then you're going to want to check out some cavity back
07:03irons.
07:07Right let's talk about wedges because if you are using cavity back irons there's every chance you
07:13should also be using cavity back wedges. Now a lot of beginner golfers will just go straight to the shop
07:17or look online at what some of the best players in the world are using and automatically think wedges
07:22are no different that they can just use straight whatever the pros are using but that is not always the
07:28case. Some people do have really good hands just naturally able to clip the ball off the turf but
07:32a lot of amateur golfers suffer from getting that leading edge digging in causing fat and thin strikes.
07:39Now you're going to want something like these these are the Cleveland CBZ wedges. Now Cleveland are known
07:43for making absolutely superb wedges for beginners all the way up to some of the best players in the world
07:48like Shane Lowry and Brooks Koepka but these offer such a nice look down behind the ball it's kind of
07:55got
07:55that oversized looking head which helps also create like a seamless transition between your wedges and
08:01your irons rather than having two very different looking styles of club. They do have a really wide
08:07kind of tri sole design here as well which really prevents that leading edge from digging allowing
08:11you even off the tightest purest turf like this to just clip the ball off the top and advance it
08:16without having to worry about thinning it. Right let's give one a whack here see if we can kind of
08:21pitch
08:21one up next to the hole. That was pretty good there it wasn't actually my finest strike but that's what
08:37I love about these wedges I was able just to slam the back of the club down into the turf
08:42and let
08:42the 12 degrees of bounce on this wedge really just kick it up and get that ball rolling up next
08:47to the
08:47hole. It's set us up for getting up and down and you are going to be far better off as
08:51a beginner
08:51golfer with the cavity back wedges like these in your bag.
08:58Now you may have some cavity back wedges in the bag that will also be superb when not just pitching
09:03but also hitting full shots thanks to their kind of dampening vibration but if you get closer to the
09:09green and you're still really struggling with your chipping and pitching then your last resort is
09:14probably going to be one of these this is the odyssey chipper. Now it's 37 degrees so it's about
09:19an eight iron you've actually got this longer grip on it so you can grip down and get really close
09:23to the ball if you're seeking complete forgiveness and control but the idea behind these is that you
09:30get this really really wide flat sole so it almost acts as if you were bumping and running a hybrid
09:35but
09:35you've obviously got more loft on this face with some grooves to help generate a bit a touch of spin.
09:40Now the idea would be that off tight turf like this you would get in behind the ball and adopt
09:46your
09:46normal putting stroke keep your wrist pretty flat you don't want to be hinging it you're not trying
09:51to chip this shot you're letting the club do the work so keep your wrist really still and essentially
09:56just make a putting stroke and hopefully the ball will pop up and get running towards the hole.
10:05go in oh now i can confidently say if you were someone struggling with your chipping or the yips
10:13then this is going to seriously help your game.
10:19Now the last of my seven recommendations is a high moy mallet putter now in this instance it is the
10:27tailor-made spider tour which has just taken the pga tour by storm this year it seems like every man
10:33and their dog is picking up this putter and putting it in the bag and for good reason these putters
10:38are super forgiving and that's going to massively help you if you're a beginner golfer you've got these
10:43wings on the back here which have some weighting to really help improve stability on off-center hits
10:47as no matter what level you get to in golf you're going to want more forgiveness on the green and
10:52make it
10:53easier to hold putts down behind the ball i absolutely love this kind of clear path alignment
10:58system that we've got here and this singular alignment line really helps line the ball up well
11:03i'm someone that lines up my putter with my ball because i do put a line on my ball to
11:08help with even
11:09more alignment so let's give this a go and hopefully we can hold this putt
11:19well it was a pretty good read but that was made so easy to set up over the ball and
11:24give me a lot
11:24of confidence thanks to the alignment features on this putter now don't go out there and get a blade
11:30just because they look really pretty i promise you as a beginner golfer they're a lot harder to time up
11:34due to the amount of toe hang something like this a large mallet especially with this kind of double
11:39bend design or a single bend design will make it face balance make it really easy to stay square
11:44to your path throughout the stroke and hopefully will have you holding more putts hopefully you
11:49enjoyed that video and if you did make sure you hit the like button down below and subscribe so you
11:53don't
11:54miss any future videos let us know down in the comments which of these you feel like could improve
11:58your game the best as a beginner golfer or if you're a lower handicapper golfer are there any of these
12:03that
12:03you wish you'd put in your bag sooner to help you play better golf but from me here at the
12:07beautiful
12:07stoke park golf club we'll see you next time