[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-tour-edge-golf-clubs-tour-edge-for-beginners-a-sensible-starting-point":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"tour-edge-for-beginners-a-sensible-starting-point","Tour Edge for Beginners: A Sensible Starting Point","Where a new golfer should look, and what to leave alone.","\u002Fimg\u002Ftour-edge-golf-clubs\u002Ftour-edge-for-beginners-a-sensible-starting-point_tour-edge-beginners.png","Tour Edge for Beginners: A Sensible Starting Point illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"tour-edge-golf-clubs","Tour Edge Golf Clubs","\u003Ch3>Hot Launch is the right side of the range\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>For a genuine beginner, the Hot Launch brand is where to look. Easy launch, wide soles, draw-biased options and pricing that reflects the fact you are still learning what you need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exotics is a premium range, and paying premium prices for a swing that will change substantially within two seasons is poor value however good the clubs are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Buy fewer clubs than you think\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The rules allow fourteen. A beginner needs about seven. A fairway wood or hybrid, an ironwood, a 7-iron, a 9-iron, a pitching wedge, a sand wedge and a putter covers every shot you will face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fewer clubs means simpler decisions, faster rounds and more repetitions with each club. All three speed up improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Take the D versions\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Almost every beginner slices. \u003Cstrong>Hot Launch Max D\u003C\u002Fstrong> clubs are weighted to help the face square through impact, which reduces it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is no virtue in fighting a slice with neutral equipment while you learn. Take the help, get the ball in play, and correct the swing with lessons rather than with stubbornness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The driver question\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Consider skipping it at first. A fairway wood or an ironwood off the tee is far easier to hit, and once you account for how often a beginner’s driver finds trouble, the distance you lose is smaller than it looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you do buy one, take plenty of loft. Low lofts punish an inconsistent strike badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Wedges\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>One sand wedge, around 56 degrees, with plenty of bounce. Not a 60 — the lob wedge is the hardest club in golf and beginners buy it far more often than they should.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Where the money should really go\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Lessons. A beginner who spends on coaching and a modest set improves faster than one who buys premium clubs and no instruction, and will actually know what to buy second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Coach’s tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Carry seven clubs for your first season. You will play quicker, decide faster and learn each club properly rather than half-learning fourteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Model names current as of September 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",348,{"slug":15,"title":16},"building-a-full-tour-edge-bag","Building a Full Tour Edge Bag",{"slug":18,"title":19},"tour-edge-shafts-lofts-and-custom-options","Tour Edge Shafts, Lofts and Custom Options",1788335629072]