Exactly! I was pricing the new Callaway Elytes and way more expensive than the PXG’s. The Driver is 599.00. Irons starting 899.00. Does.’t include bag, putter, wood, and hybrid. The PXG are great value for a top brand.

Steve,

I believe it’s 460cc. If it’s smaller, it’s not by much.

Best,

Matt

Justin,

PXG built these clubs for me to give away to a friend, so they have lightweight shafts that are two flexes softer than I normally play. All that to say, my numbers are meaningless, but it was still a fairway finder because of the specs. If I put a fitted shaft in it, it could be a real weapon.

Best,

Matt

Adam,

That’s certainly a reasonable plan.

However, another major objection I have to this, personally, is this idea that money spent on lessons is money well spent, full stop. There are tons of bad teachers out there, and no one is less equipped to know a good teacher from a bad one than a new golfer. Also, loads of golfers don’t take lessons because they don’t want lessons, they don’t want to work on their game, they just want to slap the ball around.

I think what we could agree on, I hope, is that there is not one right path for new golfers because their motivations are all unique.

Best,

Matt

I am working on the assumption that the new golfer wants to improve as quickly as possible, so spending less $ on something like the Edge set and putting the $900 saved towards lessons will likely be more beneficial.

Better still, buy a pre-owned Edge set from the official Callaway pre-owned website, starting at $428 (the fact that they can sell it for that price gives you an indication of the demand out there) and even if you can only sell it for $200-$250 after 2 years (it won’t be zero, the Callaway brand has cachet), you will lose less money than buying the PXG Wildcat set at $1,499 and you will probably be a better golfer too after $900 spent on lessons.

Adam,

It all depends what the new golfer is trying to accomplish and how soon they want to be back at the store buying the next set. My feeling on very inexpensive box sets has always been that A) people move on from them quickly, if they like the game and B) they have no resale value. You could add C) those clubs are unlikely to perform as well as a better set.

With regard to a “full set” – I will continue to say that the vast majority of golfers do not need to or benefit from carrying 14 clubs; they simply don’t have the club speed.

-Matt