If you are a high handicap golfer you have several factors to consider when choosing a set of clubs including shaft flex, the use of hybrid clubs in place of long irons and the amount of money you are willing to spend on your hobby. High handicap golfers usually include those who don't play much, have slow swing speeds and have trouble hitting good shots with longer clubs. If you fit the description of a high handicap golfer the best clubs for you are those that have flexible shafts and hybrid clubs in place of your 2-iron through 5-iron. Many novice and high handicap players elect to purchase very cheap or used clubs until they improve. If you are interested in purchasing new clubs to improve your game several manufacturers including Cleveland, Cobra and Mizuno make golf club sets specifically for high handicap golfers.
Cleveland HiBore XLi
A high handicapper will benefit from the 3- and 4-iron hybrids which will allow him to hit his long iron shots higher, farther and straighter due to a bigger chassis and squarish shape according to Golf.com. Golf club manufacturers can place the center of gravity of a hybrid club lower and further back than they can with a blade iron which allows a high-handicapper to get the weight of the club under the ball at impact. Unless you can hit shots that land softly on the green with your 3 and 4 iron you should opt for hybrid clubs until you improve your game.
Cobra Transition-S
This set goes even further than the Cleveland HiBore XLi's in that it offers you hybrid club heads all the way down to the 7-iron. The hybrid clubs are also made with a draw-biased weighting which will help combat the slice that plagues most high-handicapped players. The short irons feature a two-piece silicone insert to minimize vibration at impact which comes into play for high-handicappers who frequently hit shots outside of the club's sweet spot. If you are or have ever been a high-handicapper you know that badly mis-hit shots can actually be painful on cold days.
Mizuno MX-100
This set features a "Y-Tune" cavity design that pushes the sweet spot towards the outer edge of the club which is a common place for high-handicappers to mis-hit shots. Mizuno has also included a gap wedge in this set, which is an important club for golfers looking to fill the distance and loft gap between their pitching wedge and sand wedge. You can hit a gap wedge for shots around the green where a pitching wedge may not get the ball up quickly enough and your lie may be too tight for a sand wedge.
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