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| Typical costs: | - Average sets for casual players range from $200 to $400, depending on the quality of the metal used in the clubs. Stainless steel and partially graphite clubs are generally less expensive than titanium.
- Higher-end sets cost as much as $800, while professional clubs can cost more than $1,000 for just irons, which make up only one component of a complete set.
- Sports Authority sells complete sets for men including mid-range brands like Wilson and Adams. The Wilson Tour RX Package for $200 offers three graphite-shafted woods, stainless steel hybrid and three irons, and a putter.
- For double the price, golfers could indulge in the Men's Adams Tight Lies, which offers a full titanium driver, specialized low fairway woods and oversized heads for the irons for $400.
- Women's sets at Sports Authority average around $300 for HiPPO Women's Magia and other models that include a greater focus on woods instead of irons.
- Higher-end women's sets with higher-quality metals by Adams and TaylorMade are available at Golfballs.com for $600 to $800. The Adams a20s set offers a titanium driver, two low fairway woods, two hybrid woods, as well as several irons and a putter for $800.
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| What should be included: | - Sets include a bag with a stand and one or more of each kind of club: irons, drivers, fairway woods and putters.
- The type and number of clubs offered will depend on a golfer's ability. To see the sets recommended for your playing level, check out Sports Authority's buying guide.
- A two-year warranty that covers defects in the metal base of the clubs is often included with most sets. Manufacturers will not cover normal wear and tear, like paint scratches.
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| Additional costs: | - No set would be complete without golf balls, which retail at Golfballs.com for $8 to $16 for a moderate sets of 12. Higher-quality balls, like Callaway's HX Tour line, which offers lower-spin and higher-speed construction, cost for $34 a set of 12.
- For golfers who don't want to just toss their clubs in the closet, Dick's Sporting Goods sells a hanging organizer for $70. Replacement grips for clubs run $100 for a set of 13.
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| Discounts: | - Amazon.com sells reduced sets by Golf Outlets of America for as low as $105. These sets include just as many clubs as others and often in higher-quality metals, including the Visa Lady set with three woods, eight irons and a putter, many of which are titanium.
- For high-end used sets at a discount of up to 50 percent, check out Callaway's certified pre-owned collection of irons, woods and other club varieties.
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Article updated July 2007 |
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