MacGregor CG3000 Package Set Review

MacGregor CG3000 Package Set Review

The MacGregor CG3000 package set comes with 10 clubs and a bag, allowing golfers to get straight out to the course. You’ll get a driver, a fairway wood, a hybrid, six irons from 6-SW and a putter, comfortably making it one of the best golf club sets for beginners.

From the moment you unpack this set, it is clear that is not a premium set like the TaylorMade RBZ SpeedLite package set or PXG’s 0211 Z golf club set, however the MacGregor offering is hundreds of dollars cheaper than the aforementioned products and we have to say we were surprised by just how good it was.

Starting with the driver, at 13 degrees it is the perfect loft for most high-handicap golfers and beginners. Initially I didn’t love the looks but it has certainly grown on me and the simple alignment aid is actually very nice. The performance of the driver is, I have to say, fantastic. From the moment you strike it you’ll be greeted with a very solid feel and a nice, high flight.

Surprisingly, the ball speed was keeping up with my current driver thanks to the lightweight, regular flex shaft. Whilst the ball speed was high, overall distance wasn’t keeping up with my current gamer due to the excessive spin we were getting from it. It goes without saying that better players won’t maximize their distance with the 13 degree MacGregor driver but beginners and improvers will be able to hit long and high drives. You won’t be able to hit high, low-spin bombs with it but you will be able to get the ball in the air with relative ease.

The fairway wood and hybrid did not feel as great as the driver, however, with a much more ‘dead’ feel as opposed to the lovely feel you get from the big stick. I loved the flat-looking face of the fairway wood whilst the hybrid does take some getting used to as…