Questions about club sets

I am a brand new golfer,
Tried it had fun and really want to keep doing it.
I have been looking at buying my own clubs, but dont really want to spend alot of money. I just dont see spending alot until i really learn to play. I've look at ebay, cragllist, all over the internet, and at the local store. The best things ive found around are

wilson club sets that have a driver, some woods, irons and wedges, with a putter and a bag. There are a couple diffrent wilsons and im not sure whats the best

At the PX they have a set that says its John Daly, but from what i can tell it is made by dunlop.

I have also looked at the pinemedow place people have been talking about on this site

I guess what I really want to know is does it really matter what i pic around this price range or is everything pretty much the same. I understand the whole fitting thing and all that but first i really just want to learn how to play and then when i get better spend some more money when i know im worth it
Thank for help in my wierd long question

Rule #1: If it's golf club shaped, you can play with it.

I really believe that every golfer should have fitted clubs. Especially with the advent of True Length Technology, even beginners can have clubs that will help promote a good swing. Off the rack clubs don't fit anybody - zero percent.

However, if you just want to head out with your friends and hack around a bit and learn about the game, then buying an off the rack set will do.

The inherent difficulties with buying a set that wasn't fit (or at the very least adjusted for loft) is that there's no guarantee about your yardage gaps. Now, as a beginner, there's still no guarantee , but there won't be as much predictability as you could have between clubs (due to manufacturing tolerances). Also, shaft flexes will most likely be all over the map.

The John Daly set would be made by his sponsor, Dunlop.

Give 'er a go. Grab a set on the cheap until you decide just how serious you want to be about the game. I'd never suggest to anyone wanting to dabble in basketball that they go and get a $300 pair of shoes. I'd recommend they get a $15 ball from the local sporting goods store and play around. However, to follow the same caveat, if you were to buy some shoes, you'd certainly buy shoes that fit, right?

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What Lowpost said

And as an addendum, I started playing in April this year with borrowed clubs from my parents. When I bought my first set, I spent £150 (let's say $180) on some fairly ****py irons, though I bought my driver separately (dirt cheap again), and my hybrids (my local pro had a great deal on last years - I spent about $130) onthose, and bought a decent putter 2nd hand on Ebay. DON'T BE AFRAID TO SPEND MONEY ON YOUR PUTTER - or, at least, make sure you're comfortable with it. You'll spend more time with that in your hand than any other club.

The result of all this is in one season, I've come down from 27.0 to 19.6 ish. Fitted clubs are where it's at - and it's not an expensive process. Get cheap clubs - nothing too esoteric, and then spend the $40 or whatever on getting them fitted...

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hi
i go along with bulldog and say get a cheep set and then get them fitted at a good club pro shop that has a working workshop, not all do club fitting so try and find one that does do a lot of fitting and adjusting.
Dunlop do make good clubs for the price and it a good starter set and could serve you a good few years. like lowpost says "if its golf club shaped then you can play with it."
one other thing you could do is look round as many pro shops as you can and see it there is a good second hand set and say you will buy them if they fit them at no extra cost. most pro shops will to get the sale as it cost them nothing to fit them, may not be a full fitting but having the lie adjusted would make a big difference and if they say no them walk away.
don't be put off because there second hand as some second hand clubs if fitted would serve you better than a new set not fitted and you should find a lot of good buys about the £120 mark
best of luck

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Thanks for the help guys,
I went with a friend to a Pro Shop here and bought a set our Powerbilt Tourbilt for about 300. THe good thing was is that i got to hit them in the store and they felt pretty good. well they guy there was really nice and helped me outI got to say i feel better getting to hit them than just buying them well thanks for the help again
Dave