ReturningGolfer

Thanks all. My Dicks does have a sim, which the person working the golf shop said works sometimes (not while I was there). That is probably what I will do. This will be good for drivers / woods. Unfortunately in my area all of the irons they carry are pretty far in the game improvement direction so they don't even have things like T200 or P790 to hit. I did think about buying used (and have bought a few clubs used to start). It just gets expensive to buy a set for a year with the intent of getting something more suitable there after.

Thanks all for the advice. Unfortunately I'm in a town of 100k people. So the best there is for golf retail is Dicks sporting goods and there are no Demo days (already called local courses).

Hello all, Looking for a little advice. I a former golfer that hasn't played in 10 years and am returning to the game. I'm looking for advice on how to get a new club setup to get back into it. Before I stopped playing, I played for 15+ years and fluctuated in the 5-8 handicap range. I think I played over 100,000 holes of golf in that timeframe. Due to life, I haven't played in 10 years and had to get rid of my clubs. I'll note that I'm an in shape man in their 40s. I know the game of golf but never knew much about clubs. Back when I was playing, I was playing with a set of hand-me-downs: 1980s blades that had an unimaginably small sweet spot by todays standards. They were good for learning but I wasn't particularly sorry to see them go. I bought a used SW and 7-iron just to start getting my swing back. Swinging feels comfortable, I am striking the ball decently, and have fairly consistent misses. But I haven't swung a wood or driver or practiced putting in a long time. Now it is time to put a set of clubs together: putter, irons, woods, driver. I'll note again that I do not have a current set of clubs. Any recommendations for how to best approach getting a set of clubs? I would consider a fitting, but any advice on how to make it productive and end up in a decent set of clubs for me. Note that I don't live in a major city, so not PGA pros near me. Only a few brand associated fitters. I'm not looking for advice on specific clubs, but rather how to approach finding something right for me.