I am 5’7” and I still have my irons -1/4”. Senior flex or ladies flex would be good, generally senior flex are a tad bit stiffer than ladies. Standard length irons would probably be fine. Any of the Ping G series irons would be good. Super forgiving, easy to hit.
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Thanks for the reply! Will check 'em out.
I got new Ping irons this year with senior flex and like them a lot. The women’s flex were too whippy, I felt.
@anon82308049 I’m 5’8” too. I play a senior flex in my driver/woods and a regular (men’s) flex In my irons and wedges - all graphite. (The iron shafts are tipped though to give a different swing weight). We do have everything about -1/2” in length to “normal” men’s length, but you could easily just choke down a bit (or may be fine depending on stance).
Places like second swing (we have em our East) would be a good place for a basic fitting to at least have her hit a bunch of different things to see what feels right for her. Full bag is free with $150 purchase (or just pay $150 and buy nothing). They have a huge selection of used clubs in store. I don’t think they are out your way but they also offer phone consult fittings…not sure how that works lol.
Heck even going to golf galaxy and just hitting some different stock men’s/seniors graphite shafted clubs would be beneficial. When I bought my first real stock set I went there and they let me hit everything. No analysis given (other than me reading the stats output) but I knew right away with some clubs that they just didn’t feel right and I hit them shitty 
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That’s a great idea to check out golf galaxy and let her hit a few different things.
I hate when I try clubs in a store and I hit them shitty. Then I wonder if it’s the club or me! 
Just echoing a couple comments…I’m 5’8” as well and my standard men’s clubs are cut down half an inch. Before I had my own set of clubs, I just choked down a bit on the hand me downs from my brother or any off the rack clubs I had picked up.
Another idea on a price savvy way to get her a set…see if your club has any demo ladies sets or men’s senior sets that they’d sell to you for a big discount. My sister is just getting into the game and her club sold her their G series full set for like half price last year. It might be good timing coming up too before they get the 2021 stuff in this winter/spring.
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Don’t sleep on a proper fitting. Made a big difference in my wife’s driver vs what she had in an off the rack set.
Hello! New to the refuge! My husband @Hawk is always scrolling so I figured I should join too! I’m still trying to not hit worm burners so often, but every once in a while I hit a really good shot that keeps me coming back! Nice to see other ladies enjoying NLU!
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Awesome!! We need more guys to have their wives get involved 
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Welcome!!! Also nice cake over in the wedding refund thread
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Welcome! Excited that you are here!
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After reading the thrilling discussion from Golf Digest’s collection of Women’s 2020 Best Apparel on the fashion board, I’ve been inspired to create a survey on Women’s Golf Apparel for a Market Research class project. If you you have a few minutes, please take this survey :). Thanks!!
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Mind linking the thread in question?
Hello, ladies. First time caller here. I would just jump in, but first, a little about my crew.
These are my daughters
We take them to the course a bit. The small one has only been out a few times. The larger one and I have gone a few more times, including just her and I. She loves the cart and the sand traps, but has really taken to actually hitting shots too.
Here she is attempting to make a 50 yard “hole” in 5 shots for 5 bucks because she is 5.
https://refuge.nolayingup.com/t/parents-dad-or-mom-show-off-your-kids-costume/8014/5096?u=xthrubyx
Anyway, big girl loves golf enough to talk about it relatively often. We putt a ton. I bought a little turf thing we hit off of and she hits it too far for our front yard now. I bought her a little country club skirt shirt thing and we were talking tonight about how she hasn’t worn it yet. I said she can wear it whenever she wants, it doesn’t just have to be while playing golf.
Which brings us to why I’m here.
I have been with my wife for 17 years. I have been a pretty heavy golfer for the last 6 of those, or so. My wife has never shown any interest in golf in the least. We joined a country club 3 years ago and she loves to join in the cart, but I have yet to see her hit a ball in our 17 years. We even went to TopGolf once and she wouldn’t even try it there. I’ve given up. I wasn’t and am still not super worried about it, but I do think it would be cool for my daughter to see her mom play a bit.
We got done with our books tonight and large kid goes “dad, mom should golf, too” and I said “maybe someday, honey” knowing I was probably lying. I kissed her goodnight and shut off her lamp and walked downstairs and I hear her little feet walkin’. I go back upstairs and she’s in my room with my wife and she goes “mom, I really think you should try golf with us” and my wife said “this summer, I’ll try golf with you, okay?” and my kid lit up. I kind of did too.
Extremely long intro to this question:
So now what?!
I’d love to get her a set, but I don’t want to get buck wild and have her hit 4 shots with a 7 iron and never touch them. I also refuse to get her some garbage because garbage ain’t any fun.
So I need some guidance on the path forward. (I know 2021 is the Year of the Blade, but I don’t see that being a thing here. Hahahaha.)
How can I get her into it, to at least a reasonable degree? I played 90 rounds of golf in 2020. I don’t have any illusions of anything like that. But a couple 9 hole loops would be fun. We also have a par 3 in town that would be fun for the 3 of us, too.
Any help is appreciated, tips and tricks, gear tips, whatever. Sorry for the gigantic post, I am long winded as hell.
Appreciate it, friends. Thank you.
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You know what the right answer is here…
But on a serious note, when I was getting my (now ex) girlfriend into the game, I threw a graphite shaft in an old 7 iron of mine and gave it to her. Cheap, easy, and she could use my hybrid, wedges, or putter.
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Such a great story to hear.
My wife apparently played sparingly growing up, took a 15 year break, but started going to the range with me when we moved to CA in 2016 (we’ve since moved away, but the story remains the same). She continued to come to the range with me for a year or so, then we played the 9 hole course at Harding park, then eventually 18 and now she’s my regular playing partner, which is great. It’s our preferred activity together.
Anyway, I spoke to her recently about the things she found most important about getting into golf and we distilled it into three key themes, two of which are universal and one should be adapted to her interests:
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Have a great attitude about it. You can’t control your wife’s attitude, but you can control your own. So I’d always remember to be encouraging, supportive, and honest about her getting into the game. She may not want to pick it up at your desired pace, but that’s fine. If she asks for feedback or tips, be honest and supportive.
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Make it as unintimidating as possible. Go to a range at a time and place where there are other beginners, or beginners are readily welcome. Don’t go somewhere with a modicum of a dress code. Teach her the general golf vocabulary, but don’t be overly technical with golf lingo.
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Frame golf in a way that integrates with her other interests. In your case, it might be spending more time with your daughter or entire family, and that’s great. But it also might be a way to get outside and exercise, go for a nice walk, drink and listen to music, meet some new people, learn a new skill etc. I’m sure there are many others, but for non golf nuts, integrating it with other fun activities can be an incentive to play.
I’m sure others can help with tips on clubs, lessons, technique, etc, but those are my two cents above.
Good luck - having a wife that enjoys golf is truly awesome.
Also I think my wife has an old set of ladies Wilson clubs we’re looking to sell. Let me know if you’re interested.
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Tee everything up at first. For any beginner.
The excitement comes from the ball going in the air.
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