Taylar Gard: The Better You Look, The Better You'll Play

Golf Box Pro Golfer Taylar Gard phoned in to give Lisa some beginner pointers - what you can save on, what’s worth investing in, and of course, whether a cute outfit can actually help you play better.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Ding Taylor.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
Morning, guys, how are we good?

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Look good?

Speaker 3 (00:03):
So I've taken up golf, never too late to try
something new. I've been to the driving range, I've already
pulled a muscle in my hip flexa. So I'm well
on my way to this being a proper hobby. But
the thing I'm most overwhelmed with is all the equipment.
I don't know what I need to start with. I
mean obviously that I've had a look at the website.

Speaker 1 (00:26):
There there's a lot A hip brace would be brace
is a good start?

Speaker 3 (00:32):
Well, let's start. Can we talk about clubs? Because there
are so many and so many options and so many
prices and everything, which clubs are essential to begin with.

Speaker 2 (00:44):
To begin with. So yeah, obviously there's so many options. Honestly,
the best option for just starting out is just going
for a package set, and honestly it's the lowest barrier
to entry. It can be a bit of a cheaper
price point to entry because obviously the prices in golf
can range. We can get out from a cheaper set
all the way up. If you want to have all

(01:05):
the year and no idea, we can give you like
thousands of dollars equipment. But essentially, yeah, just a package
set because honestly, it comes with all the necessary clubs.
You don't need necessarily like a full bag of all
the clubs. It's just learning with the kind of the necessities.
So yeah, definitely a package set's the way to go
to start out.

Speaker 3 (01:25):
Definitely, are there any pros and cons of used versus new?

Speaker 2 (01:31):
Honestly, the pre owned market is still really good, so
golf equipment over the last even the last ten twenty years,
it's still really fantastic. So you can get pre owned
equipment through golf Box as well. There's nothing wrong with
getting pre owned equipment, especially for everybody listening as well,
like it can often be a really cheaper barrier to
entry as well. So definitely getting some good preyer and

(01:51):
equipment is definitely a.

Speaker 1 (01:51):
Viable those sets we're wrapped around a tree in frustration.

Speaker 2 (01:56):
You want to make sure the clubs are one piece.

Speaker 3 (02:00):
So what's a reasonable budget for a starter sort of package.

Speaker 2 (02:05):
Yeah, So on the golf OFX website, you can go
as cheap as even four or five hundred dollars to
get a full set and that has like a bag
and all the clubs you need and a starter set
can go up to even I think the top ones
you can even go up to around two grand, which
is a bit of a better set. But yeah, even
for just starting out, like anywhere in there is like

(02:25):
the perfect starter, and then from there you can get
into more like they're called game improvement iron. You can
start dropping like a couple thousand dollars and getting some
really good equipment from there that are made to essentially
make the game easier for you.

Speaker 3 (02:41):
I reckon, I'm curious about the shoes. Do I need
a specific shoe?

Speaker 2 (02:48):
Well, considering it's nice in Perth, ninety percent of the time,
you can get a nice, a nice comfortable kind of
casual sneaker style shoe. They've very pot so you don't
you don't need something that has like big spikes in
it to help grip when it's nice and wet. You
can get a well with get away sorry, with a nice,
like comfortable pair of casual sneaker shoes.

Speaker 1 (03:08):
Yeah, a nice pair of Checken pants and a cap
for Lisa. Would that help?

Speaker 2 (03:13):
Yeah? You got to go, Yeah, definitely got to have
like the plus fours knee high socks.

Speaker 3 (03:19):
Got to go for the caddy shack man, I was
going to ask, will I play better if I'm wearing
a cute argyle vest?

Speaker 1 (03:28):
Yes?

Speaker 2 (03:28):
Definitely. Yeah. The better you look on the golf course,
everybody thinks that you The better you look, the better
you'll play. That's that's the general and golf box.

Speaker 1 (03:36):
Will they'll fit you out?

Speaker 3 (03:40):
Taylor, you've helped me out. The only other thing is
what about because I've got some gloves, so that's my
first accessory. But what what's a divot tool?

Speaker 2 (03:49):
Al? Okay, So this is very important and any greens
keeper that listens in will praise me for saying this.
It's to help when you make it's an indent on
the green. So when you hit your ball into the green,
it makes a little indent because it's coming in down
at angle. It's to fix that up so it keeps
the greens all nice and pristine and helps you keep
nice and good condition.

Speaker 3 (04:08):
Better get myself one of those.

Speaker 1 (04:09):
Yeah, most most starters need one of those GI's back.

Speaker 3 (04:14):
So it gives to you, I say, Taylor, thank you
so much for joining us.

Speaker 2 (04:19):
Not a problem, guys, thanks for having Taylor.

Speaker 1 (04:22):
Yes, there you go. Now you know what a different
tool is and you know how badly. You will need it.
Last time I golfed I needed it. I had to
have it. Give it tool.

Speaker 3 (04:30):
Don't forget. I've only gone from the driving range so far.

Speaker 1 (04:32):
Yeah, that's all right.

Speaker 3 (04:33):
Once you get on the green, don't nice and high
for me.

Speaker 1 (04:35):
Don't mess up the greens if you don't want to
make yourself the most unpopular person at the club. There
you go. You are on your way.