The ifrothgolf Gear Index
What does golf gear actually cost? We crunched the listed prices of all 430 products from 142 brands in our catalogue. The typical piece of kit costs $225 — but that average hides everything, because prices run from $10 to $17,000 and the category you're buying decides almost everything.
The short version
- Indoor & Simulator is the most expensive category, at a typical $2,000 — about 75× the price of the cheapest, Golf Gloves ($25).
- The big-spend categories are the hardware: Indoor & Simulator, Trolleys & Carts, Clubs, Golf Tech. Consumables and accessories — balls, gloves, on-course bits — mostly sit under $40.
- The widest range in a single category is Indoor & Simulator: from $150 to $17,000.
- Kitting out around the clubs — balls, a glove, shoes, a bag and a rangefinder — runs from $275 (cheapest of each) to $850 (typical of each).
Typical price by category
Median listed price in each category, shown in your currency. Hover a bar for its full range.
The full table
| Category | Products | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor & Simulator | 39 | $2,000 | $150–$17,000 |
| Trolleys & Carts | 24 | $500 | $170–$2,050 |
| Clubs | 105 | $500 | $120–$2,800 |
| Golf Tech | 38 | $350 | $100–$800 |
| Bags & Organisation | 24 | $275 | $35–$500 |
| Golf Shoes | 24 | $180 | $90–$275 |
| Practice at Home | 9 | $90 | $20–$2,900 |
| Apparel & Wearables | 49 | $80 | $15–$450 |
| Training Aids | 21 | $60 | $15–$375 |
| Fitness & Recovery | 7 | $50 | $15–$225 |
| Golf Balls | 29 | $35 | $20–$70 |
| On-Course Accessories | 23 | $30 | $10–$100 |
| 19th Hole & Lifestyle | 26 | $30 | $10–$275 |
| Golf Gloves | 12 | $25 | $15–$35 |
The cost of kitting out
One representative item per essential category (clubs aside), at catalogue prices:
| Item | Budget | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| Golf Balls | $20 | $35 |
| Golf Gloves | $15 | $25 |
| Golf Shoes | $90 | $180 |
| Bags & Organisation | $35 | $275 |
| Golf Tech | $100 | $350 |
| Total | $275 | $850 |
How we calculated it
The Gear Index is computed directly from the listed prices of the 430 products in the iFroth catalogue across 14 categories (142 brands). "Typical" is the median price — more honest than an average when a single $17,000 outlier would otherwise drag the number up. Prices are held in GBP and shown here converted to your region's currency. This is a snapshot of a curated catalogue, not a market-wide survey, and it recomputes as the catalogue changes. Numbers current as of 2026-07-16.
Frequently asked
- How much does golf gear cost on average?
- Across the 430 products in our catalogue, the median price is about £170. But that single figure hides an enormous spread — from around £8 for the cheapest accessories to £13385 for a top-end home simulator — so the category matters far more than any overall average.
- What is the most expensive category of golf equipment?
- Indoor & Simulator, with a typical (median) price of about £1570. The cheapest is Golf Gloves at roughly £21 — a gap of about 75 times between the two.
- How much does it cost to kit yourself out (beyond the clubs)?
- An illustrative basket of one item per essential category — balls, a glove, shoes, a bag and a rangefinder or GPS — runs from about £207 choosing the cheapest of each, to about £680 at typical (median) prices. Clubs are the big separate spend on top.
- How is the Gear Index calculated?
- It's computed live from the listed prices of every product in our catalogue. "Typical" means the median price, which ignores the odd extreme outlier better than an average. It's a snapshot of a curated catalogue, not a market-wide survey, and it updates as the catalogue changes.
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