Spartan2001
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As background, I'm a 66-year, right-handed guy getting back into golf after a 20-year absence due to an arthritic shoulder. I had the shoulder replaced a year ago and now have probably 90% of my range of motion back. I've never taken lessons so I never developed a proper golf swing. I've always been pretty athletic and have, from time to time, displayed a fairly decent but wildly inconsistent swing by watching and mimicking others with a good swing...but I really need to start from scratch. My thoughts moving forward include, in the following order:
1. Get some lessons. This will involve using my old blades while trying out other clubs with the help of my pro.
2. After a couple lessons to learn how to properly swing a golf club, buy some new clubs.
3. Start practicing like a madman to develop muscle memory around my new swing.
I'm retired and fortunate to be surrounded by many public courses and driving ranges, so my plan includes lots of range practice and, when ready, heading to local courses to start getting 'real.' I'm confident my game will steadily improve as I'm still respectably athletic and really do want to put in practice time to get better.
My question is which irons to buy. Should I be focusing on players irons I can grow into, game improvement irons, or super game improvement irons? What do folks here think?
1. Get some lessons. This will involve using my old blades while trying out other clubs with the help of my pro.
2. After a couple lessons to learn how to properly swing a golf club, buy some new clubs.
3. Start practicing like a madman to develop muscle memory around my new swing.
I'm retired and fortunate to be surrounded by many public courses and driving ranges, so my plan includes lots of range practice and, when ready, heading to local courses to start getting 'real.' I'm confident my game will steadily improve as I'm still respectably athletic and really do want to put in practice time to get better.
My question is which irons to buy. Should I be focusing on players irons I can grow into, game improvement irons, or super game improvement irons? What do folks here think?