# Advice needed:  Golf clubs for a 15-year-old kid

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-golf-clubs-for-a-15-year-old-kid/121137>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 27, 2002, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-golf-clubs-for-a-15-year-old-kid/121137 "2002-07-27T18:10:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-golf-clubs-for-a-15-year-old-kid/121137/21 "2002-07-28T16:05:42Z")

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We have plenty of used clubs in our thrift shop, they are usually a dollar each & plenty of  
balls. Nice clubs & nice balls, cheap at your local thrift shop.

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**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2002, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-golf-clubs-for-a-15-year-old-kid/121137/22 "2002-07-29T00:11:01Z")

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I would opt for a used set of good clubs over a new set of not so good clubs. I played with an old set of original model Pings as a teen for years and dropped several strokes from my handicap during the time I used them (plus I won the Junior Club Championship:D). Check on ebay and in golf shops for used clubs in top brands like Titleist, Hogan, Mizuno, Ping, etc. You can get a pretty good set of old clubs for a reasonable price.

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**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2002, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-golf-clubs-for-a-15-year-old-kid/121137/23 "2002-07-29T00:45:43Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Rmat \*  
> Abby, please explain your last remark about “fitting” and choosing a “length.”

**BF** Explained it better than I could. The professionals, look at the swing and take measurements and the shaft and grip are fitted accordingly.

Thanks **BF**.

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