Good golf equipment can be cheap if you know where to look. I can't count how many times I've gone to yard sales in the summer in my neighborhood and to find an entire set of clubs for $20. Granted, I'm almost certain they weren't top of the line stuff, but they were suitable for how I play.
I'd rather toss down a three or four hundred by getting private instruction from a golf pro than to drop $1350 for a mediocre set of clubs. Thrift stores a...