re: Beginner buying golf clubs

Ping makes good irons. As does Mizuno. I’d go with Ping G-15s or G-20s. Or Mizuno JPX-800.

Stay away from Taylormade. It’s mostly over marketed garbage. Titleist makes good clubs of course but they are always expensive.

If you’re willing to pay, find a course that does club fitting. You can try out a ton of clubs. They will all be new releases and outside of your price range, but you can go 2-3 models back and find a cheap option that will be similar feel.

For example, if you got fitted, and decided you like the Ping G410 the most, you should know that anything in the Ping G series will feel similar, although not quite as good most likely, From there you can decide which exact model you want based on price, whether it be G-15, G-20, G-25, etc.