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Some of you may have seen the thread where I was asking the difference between clone and "real" clubs and I ended up following through and obtaining a set of Ping Eye2+ clubs 3-SW. This is obviously only nine clubs, so I need to add to my bag.

As a beginner, I get the feeling that for now I should stick to a 5-wood for my driving, so I have already decided to look out for a bargain there. Also, of course I will need a putter. That would bring my bag up to eleven clubs.

What else should I look out for and add to my bag at this stage?

A 5 wood??? I say get the big dog!

Well, I have a ****** Dunlop driver that I bought on a huge clearance sale for about $10 that will make it's way into the bag if I don't make up numbers, but I'd prefer not to show myself up as totally useless by slicing a drive onto the next hole. :D

A wedge such as a 56* and maybe a 4 wood instead of a 5 wood.

Well if you are a beginner I would say ditch at least the 3 iron and get a hybrid. I would also think about ditching the 4 iron for a hybrid. Of course this is not gonna help fill up your bag. I also say get yourself a driver and learn how to hit it from the get go. With some of the forgiving and draw biased drivers out today it should be a lot easier to learn than it used to be. A good sand wedge that you can pitch and chip with is a must too.

Sand wedge, sand wedge, sand wedge. Did I mention sand wedge?

I think he said he had a 56* or sand wedge in his Ping eye 2's? I agree with the above guys who said to invest in a good driver (mainly one fit to you - at least in loft, length, and flex!) I think I would also get a hybrid as suggested, and I would also add a 60* wedge for you "go to" wedge on anything inside of 70 yards. JMO

P.S. If you are a newbie, I wouldn't worry too much about filling my bag right now, go with 12 or 13, play a while, and your game will tell you which clubs will help you. For now, focus on good fundamentals, and hitting what you have well.

I wish that I could SLICE my drive onto the next hole!! You do need a good driver for your set.

Yeah, you'll hit a big-headed driver much better than a 5 wood at this stage in your golfing life. It's sorta like trying to hit a baseball with a baseball bat or with a pencil

As for the 56* wedge, honestly, forget about it at this stage. That's a touch club, and all you'll want to do is break the thing if you get it now.

I'd get a big- driver with as a big a head as you can find for the price you want to pay at this point, and completely forget about long irons, sand wedges, hybrids and fairway woods for now. Learn how to hit your 7, 8, 9 irons and pitching wedge and the driver should give you as much fun as you can handle.

If you start messing around with 56* wedges and small-headed fairway woods at this stage, you'll bend the learning curve straight. Just my opinion.

^^ not exactly, more loft will give him more back spin, plus woods have grooves, so while he may lose distance, he may obtain accuracy

It's my experience that true beginners hit fairway woods and sand wedges on about the same trajectory - straight up.

^^^, yea could be, I couldnt hit a driver for poo though, guess that shows how different we all are in this game starting out, BTW off topic here (how do you like those S-400's?, im thinking of getting some Mizunos and cannot decide between the S-300's and S-400's)

I've never hit them in the S-300, but once you hit a forged Mizuno iron you will never hit anything else again.

As for the fairway wood thing, I found I sliced them basically equally as a driver when I first started out, it's just that the heads are so much smaller, ya know? I just think you'd be much more likely to make decent face contact on a big driver than a little fairway wood. JMO.

^^ yep, saved money up and I'm getting fitted for MP-67's tomorrow, then it should be final, hopped to the Mizuno club

Gonna have to change your name to MP-67-07 or something like that