+1 Lonnie!
Starting from your Starter gear & ball, there are some things to consider:
- On PC, any gain in equipment performance will accelerate your promotion in tiers. Then, the game becomes more difficult (notably when the default tees move back at Master and Legend tier) and you need more of better equipment.
- Most custom clubs don't go well with the Starter ball, meter speed going up. Thus you might be forced to use custom balls and then buy them continuously, as they wear and get lost.
Good news on that is that even the cheapest balls provide some help.
- premium balls only work well with premium equipment. There's plenty of less expensive choice.
- There's some "slow meter" equipment, but it is considerably more expensive.
- Beware of rushed purchases! Most of the low level equipment ain't worth it
or must be replaced too soon. Players rise in levels quickly at the beginning,
L40 <30,000 XPs, L61 <100,000 XPs, thus better equipment is around the corner!
- Especially with wedges, some consideration of other equipment (irons) and patience is necessary (the desirable short wedges often come last in a series).
@EasyEdward posted a good guide to equipment - look it up in the search =>
Edit: Just found this thread - read from A to Z!
I consider the Starter wedges the worst clubs of all. Replacing them with two short wedges would be prime consideration for me (preferably not before L39!).
A third wedge, replacing the Hybrid, may be considered later, after buying an iron set.
Another good gain would be a custom 3WD, e.g. the L30 R11 or better. Woods are considerably cheaper than drivers and can be used twofold, from tee and from the deck.
A driver would only be necessary to contend as a Master.
To me, the best Starter club is the putter. Don't rush to replace it and choose one above 500 cr ;)