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Last year I bought my better half her first set of clubs, a cheap set of Wilsons with graphite shafts. Now she's really enjoyed playing although she's still not really very good. But today we went out to one of my favorite golfing emporiums to get her a a Hybrid club & 3 wood, we came away with a 23" hybrid & a 3 wood both made by Benross in the new Trimass range. It was clear that these two nice midrange clubs are going to help her game & I'd like to decide how to help her with her irons, as it has been a weak point for her & I'm assuming its the fact I've chosen a very cheap model of irons for her to start on, but she's still keen on the game so what should I do.

Do I:
a) Buy her a brand new set of clubs that I can get her to try beforehand to see what works best.

or,
b) make use of one of the couple of other sets I own & get them cut down to fit her as I now seem to have aquired 3 sets of my own & its a shame for my spare sets of irons to be going to waste sat up in the back box bedroom.

Is it worth cutting down or reshafting either of my reasonable quality spare sets. or is it better to buy ready made off the peg ladies clubs for her?

I would give her another season to try and improve. Maybe get her a couple of lessons with your local pro. If you really want to get her another set buy them fit for her. Cutting down your old clubs would make them to stiff a flex for her and reshafting a "Mens Club" which usually have heavier club heads would make an unbalanced set for her. Personally i would give her another season with what she has to get her swing a little more grooved before buying her a brand new set - but this is only my opinion though.

I must admit that was at the back of my mind, about the cutting down isssue, though the heads are not overly heavy on the set I'm thinking of, though I think she'd benifit from a better head anyway, as the irons have always been her weak point.

Yes I will let her have a few lessons first. I've been looking at treating her for her birthday to a new set. Bassically I'll see what the golf pro recommends.

In the meantime I may let her try my old clubs at the length they are currently at to see if (holding them a little down the shaft,) holding them a bit down the shaft they feel any better than her current ones, at which point I may investigate reshafting, which I can price up. If there is not a significant saving over a new set when it becomes due, to reshaft, then, it'll be a ladies set.

Cheers for the reply.
Appologies in my delay in replying as my thread got buried under the weight of other new posts...lol

I have questions regarding ladies clubs too, so I thought it would be sensible to post in here as well....

These are for my Mum who is a keen middle aged golfer. She is probably about a low 20's handicap, but I believe equipment might be hindering her - irons specifically. She has been using an old set of irons that were once my Dads. They are mitsushiba clubs with graphite shafts, the only thing is that they are stiff. The logic that has always been applied is that, since she isnt a fast swinger or super duper player, clubs wont make a difference. The question I would like answered is how accurate this is? Were we to get her something like a ladies set of mizuno mx-17 (or the likes), is she going to really see a big and noticeable improvement?

Well Buns let me try to help you out - Unless her swing speed is
90-100 MPH the shafts are wayyyyyyyy to stiff for her - my guess is that
her swing speed is no wheres near that speed. If they were your dad's clubs
the odds are the shafts are wayyy to long for her and if she has to grip down
2-3" just to use them she is probibly making the shaft effectivly even stiffer
(making a stiff almost extra-stiff)
Now your next question - If you get her a Ladies Set PROPERLY FIT with the correct flex for her swing speed then i would
say yes it would benefit her - she will hit the ball farther, the clubs will weigh
less so she will have less fatigue through her round, she will not have to swing hard to make the clubs work, and concidering she plays off 20 (most ladies play to around 30-35) the extra energy and pleasure of playing with
something "made to her specs" so to speak should make her score a little better, BUT, even if she plays to the same 20 i can guarantee she will enjoy her round more with PROPERLY FITTING clubs.

Yeah I agree with Lynx on this one whole hartedly. Its mid to high handicap players who will benefit most from nicely set up clubs designed for that persons swing speed.

My Mother plays from about 22 handicap. And although this season her game has suffered due to not enough play, she is a very good player & for the past two years has been winning loads of medal competitions, especially on the Tuesday ladies day.. Good irons she says have helped her game tremedously & not only that but she has spent quite some time finding the right driver for her game, which turned out to be a mizzuno.

Well, with my other half's birthday coming up I couldn't resist a deal on a lovely Golden Bear package. Reduced from £299 to £199 (irons, recoveies, woods, putter, bag (everything)). You know how it is when you see the deal of the century even though you know you should wait.

Its like when I saw my Lynx Black Cat CST-1 irons on holiday. Expensive & a previous years model. But still way cheaper than they should have been & a big jump up from my other sets of irons. Best investment I've ever made. So I'm betting its kismet that I saw the Golden Bear ones when I did as I know she has liked the look of that brand when we've seen them in the past. She's gonna have a really big suprise next week when all she is expecting is a stand bag for her current set.