ElFenix, yeah, I didn't know if I should worry about using women's clubs because I'm not not short for a woman, but I don't think men's clubs would be right for me. Thanks.
tfinch2, I'll definitely be crawling at first, but if I find that I like it, I'll probably be back on here asking advice about clubs and I'll appreciate anything you can tell me that will help my game while staying within my paltry budget. Thanks.
GagHalfrunt, it is sounding like I should try women's clubs to start out, but I'll see if I can borrow an old set from a friend first. I know it's a possibility, but I doubt that I'll quit after a couple of weeks. I've been thinking about taking up the sport for a long time, but I've always had a lot of other activities to keep me busy and I know it's a difficult sport that requires a lot of time and effort just to learn the fundamentals. I've been involved in enough sports to know how important taking the time to learn the proper technique and the basics are to get discouraged after a short time. The one thing I'm looking forward to is spending the time at it that it will take to learn.
SViper, good advice about the water. I don't usually get hungry when I'm biking or playing tennis. It hits me when I'm done though. They have a restaurant and a snack bar at the big course so I'll take money to eat there when I get finished. Thanks.
GuitarDaddy, yep, I'll go with women's clubs one way or another and I was glad to hear that I wouldn't need the golf shoes at first.
My one friend does teach golf and he's a retired teacher so I'll get help from him at first. I know that once I get started I'll want and need more help than would be polite to expect from a friend's offer and then I'll look into lessons.
I decided that now would be a good time to start because I'll have a couple of weeks coming up where I'll be free to give it the time needed to see what I think of it, weather permitting. Then in a short while after that I'll have the whole summer to work on it. I thought about starting earlier when the weather turned so nice around here, but I decided that it would be better to wait until I had the time to go out several days in a row if possible, to get a better feel for it.
The example of the lady you talked about is encouraging. I'm not looking to set any records for time of improvement, but I've always enjoyed learning a new sport and getting better at it no matter how slowly.
Thanks.