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Tips On Buying Golf Equiment

Tips On Buying Golf Equiment

Buying new golf equipment could be expensive but there are great deals available on all clubs when buying online or in golf shops. Most golfers assume that the best deals for the equipments would be found online or in golf shops, but that’s not always the case. Many local golf shops at golf clubs have great deals on irons, drivers and putters and a golfer can generally try them before he plans to buy.

There is normally a second hand section at the local golf shop where the customers are encouraged to hit the irons or drivers on the range. If a golfer finds a club he likes, but the price is too expensive, then he could always look up to the club online to find it cheaper.

Buying golf clubs online

Most current models of golf drivers and irons are nearly as expensive online as they would be if purchased at a local golf store. However, last year’s model could be cheaper for both ladies and men.
Last year’s model is often offered to buying groups or online stores by golf manufacturers before current models are available. The prices are reduced, as these models are often bought in bulk.
Buying last year’s Golf Clubs can save much more money as there is not much of physical difference between the new and old models.
If a golfer needs specially customized clubs, adjusting with his height, then he can find it in the second hand section.
Customized clubs do not have the same second hand trade in value as standard clubs so great deals could often be found on second hand flat sets of irons.

Buying cheap golf drivers

Buying irons online for golf training program is easier than buying a driver. A golfer could easily adapt to the design of a new set of irons but the driver should accurately match the golfer’s swing.
The key is in the loft and shaft of the driver. Buying a driver with too little loft and wrong shaft, even with the best price available will be of very little use.
A golfer should know the loft of a driver that suits his swing and therefore it is important to try different drivers before buying online.

There are many advantages of buying the equipments for golf online as there are some best deals on offer.

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Some Points You should Consider before Buying Golf Clubs

Some Points You should Consider before Buying Golf Clubs

A common myth is that the higher the price of a club, the better your game will be: “This club cost me 9.00, I must be playing great now!”. Just think about it, are drivers really worth 0 to 00 and iron sets 00 to ,000? The big manufacturers spend millions of $ $ to promote their stuff and still make huge profits. Who you think pays for that? Paying high prices does not lower ones handicap, but a properly chosen club will, even a cheap one.

1. The shaft is the axle of the club, the better the shaft, the better the club.

2. Shaft flex has a major effect on the feel of a golf club and a medium effect on distance, thus an important determination in choosing clubs. If you do not know your speed swing (mph or km/h), some local golf shops can measure it for you. Otherwise the following chart may be helpful.

SWING SPEED CONVERSION CHAR

LADIES FLEX

Driver speed swing less than 60 mph (100 km/h). Driver carry distance less than 180 yds. Club used from 150 yds. a 3 iron or wood.

SENIOR or A FLEX

Driver speed swing 60-75 mph (100-120 km/h). Driver carry distance 180-210 yds. Club used from 150yds. a 4 iron.

REGULAR FLEX

Driver speed swing 75-84 mph (120-135 km/h). Driver carry distance 210-240 yds. Club used from 150 yds. a 5 or 6 iron.

STIFF FLEX

Driver speed swing 84-93 mph (130-150 km/h). Driver carry distance 240-260 yds. Club used from 150 yds. a 6 or 7 iron.

X-STIFF FLEX

Driver speed swing over 93 mph (150 km/h). Driver carry distance 260+ yds. Club used from 150 yds. a 8 or 9 iron.

3. Shallow face metalwoods are well established game improvement clubs on the market. Generally, shallow face metalwoods are easy to hit and extremely accurate due to their low center of gravity – something every golfer will appreciate.

4. Beginners and novice players choosing a set make-up, should consider eliminating the 2, 3 and 4 irons from their set, replacing those hard to hit irons with #3 and #5 hybrid clubs.

5. All golfers should use standard length clubs unless he or she is short or tall. Standard length clubs allow players to hit the ball on center a higher percentage of the time, thus increasing distance and accuracy. In recent years, light weight Titanium driver heads and Ultralight graphite shafts have extended driver playing lengths from a standard 43-431/2″ to 44-46″. This is good news and bad news. The good news is, when you increase length, you will increase distance. The longer the club, the more club head speed generated , thus more distance. The bad news is, the longer the club the more difficult it is to control, thus less accuracy. To put this into perspective, the following information will be helpful. A driver hit on center at 43″ = 250 yds. 43 1/2″= 262 yds. 44″ = 270 yds. 44 1/2″ = 275 yds. 45″ = 275-280 yds. As you can see a significant increase in distance is achieved up to 44″. After 44″, distance increases only a minimal amount . CONCLUSION – It is not worth sacrificing accuracy for the minimal amount of distance gained past 44″. Keep driver playing lengths to 44″ or less.

Men’s Standard Shaft Lengths (deduct 1″ for Women’s Standard Shaft Length)

Club

Length with Steel Shafts

Length with Graphite Shafts

Driver

43.5″

44″

3 wood

42.5″

43″

5 wood

41.5″

42″

7 wood

40.5″

41″

9 wood

40.5″

41″

1 iron

39.5″

40″

2 iron

39″

39.5″

3 iron

38.5″

39″

4 iron

38″

38.5″

5 iron

37.5″

38″

6 iron

37″

37.5″

7 iron

36.5″

37″

8 iron

36″

36.5″

9 iron

35.5″

36″

35.5″

36″

35.25″

35.75″

35.25″

35.75″

35.25″

35.75″

6. In case you are not ‘standard’, determining the proper length for your clubs is very easy and free of guess-work by taking a wrist to floor measurement. You need a helper. In street shoes, stand at ‘attention’ with your feet about a foot apart. Stand straight, shoulders up, but your arms relaxed by your side. Have your helper measure (RH players) from your left wrist at the crease where it meets your hand, to the floor. LH players measure from right wrist. Shorter players will measure in the low 30″s, the average height players in the mid 30″s, and tall players 35″ & up.

The values in the table then show you (in inches) how much longer or shorter than the standard length your clubs should be. For a more accurate set of measurements you can visit http://www.golfshoppingshop.com

Your Height

4′ 10″ – 5′ 0″

5′ 0″ – 5′ 2″

5′ 2″ – 5′ 4″

5′ 4″ – 5′ 7″

5′ 7″ – 6′ 0″

6′ 0″ – 6′ 2″

6′ 2″ – 6′ 4″

6′ 4″ – 6′ 7″

6′ 7″ – 6′ 9″

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40″

+2.25″

+2″

+1.75″

+1.5″

39.5″

+2″

+1.75″

+1.5″

39″

+2″

+1.75″

+1.5″

38.5″

+1.5″

+1″

38″

+1.5″

+1″

37.5″

+1″

+0.5″

37″

+1″

+0.5″

36.5″

+0.5″

+0.25″

36″

+0.5″

+0.25″

35.5″

+0.25″

35″

+0.25″

34.5″

-0.25″

34″

-0.25″

33.5″

-0.25″

-0.5″

33″

-0.25″

-0.5″

32.5″

-0.5″

-0.75″

32″

-0.5″

-0.75″

31.5″

-0.75″

-1″

31″

-0.75″

-1″

30.5″

-1″

-1.25″

30″

-1″

-1.25″

29.5″

-1.25″

-1.5″

29″

-1.25″

-1.5″

7. STEEL SHAFTS vs. GRAPHITE SHAFTS – These are general recommendations:

A. Men (Age 13-55)

Steel shafted irons, graphite shafted woods.

B. Men (Age 55+)

Graphite shafted irons and woods. Note the switch to graphite irons. As we get older the speed swing slows, lighter weight graphite shafts may recover some of the lost speed, thus regaining some lost distance. A switch to a softer flex shaft (senior, A-flex) is also recommended.

C. Ladies (All Ages)

Graphite shafted irons and woods. The lighter weight graphite shafts are much easier for ladies to swing than heavier steel shafts. A little more costly, worth the investment.

8. Loft angle has a major effect on distance off the tee, so its important to choose the correct loft for your driving club. The slower speed swingers (ladies, seniors and some regular flex players) need higher lofted driving clubs. Increased loft will allow a better launch angle, higher trajectory, greater carry, thus more distance! This may be a surprise to a lot of long time players who have always thought less loft, more distance. Case in point. Many regular and senior flex players have fallen prey to the ProLine model hype and purchased 0.00+ drivers at 10 or less degrees, only to find they were hard to get airborn and produced low line drives. Live and learn. Faster speed swingers do require less loft to obtain maximum distance. The following information should be helpful in choosing the correct loft for you driving club.

RECOMMENDED LOFTS FOR DRIVING CLUBS:

LADIES and SENIOR

shaft flex players with less than 60 mph (100 km/h) speed swing, 13-15 degrees.

SENIOR

shaft flex players with 60-75 mph (100-120 km/h) speed swing, 13 degrees.

REGULAR

shaft flex players with 75-84 mph (120-135 km/h) speed swing, 12 degrees.

STIFF

shaft flex players with 84-93 mph (130-150 km/h) speed swing, 10-11 degrees.

STIFF or X-STIFF

shaft players with more than 93 mph (150 km/h) speed swing, 10 or less degrees.NOTE: Because of certain swing movements high ball hitters may want to decrease 2 degrees from current driver loft.

9. Slicing the ball off the tee may be the single most problem confronting golfers. The face angle of the club has a major effect on accuracy off the tee. Face angles of drivers are open, square or closed. Closed face drivers come 1-6 degrees closed. Slicers need closed face drivers for correction。Expect a 5-7 yard correction in slice for every degree the face is closed if your current driver has a square face angle.

EXAMPLE: You aim for the middle of a 30 yard wide fairway using a square face driver, but your ball ends up 5 yards in the rough. Same shot, using a driver with a face angle 2 degrees closed, your slice would be corrected approximately 12 yards, which puts you 7 yards in the fairway!

10. DISTANCE – What makes a golf ball go far? There are 4 basic reasons to how far a player can hit a golf ball.
a. The composition of the golf ball. Some balls go farther than others. Any name brand 100 compression ball will go farther than a 70 compression driving range ball.
b. Loft of club. Less loft for faster speed swingers = more distance. More loft for slower speed swingers = more distance.
c. Length of club. The longer the club (up to a certain point, see above) the more distance.
d. Last and most important is swing speed. The more clubhead speed a golfer can generate at impact, the more distance. Why do you think Tiger Woods hits it as far as he does? He generates 200 km/h of clubhead speed with his driver. Most Pros are not close to that. Because #d has the biggest effect on distance, golfers should understand clubmakers and manufacturers are somewhat limited in trying to aid golfers to achieve more distance. We cannot change the physics of the game.

A final note on distance. Many players are led to believe metals (Titanium, Maraging Steel, Cyro Plasma, Cermet, etc.) have a major effect on distance. Once again, more hype. If metals have an effect on distance, its very minor at best.

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How to Putt Better In Golf Games

How to Putt Better In Golf Games

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A lot of attention is given to driving; however, a game can be won or lost in a putt. Just as a good putt may make up for a less than perfect drive a bad putt can destroy any benefit that comes from a great one. The ability to make a good putt is essential. It makes a great deal of sense to put in the time to learn how to putt better in golf, for the future dividends that can be recouped.Select the right tool for the job. With so many good putters to choose from it can seem confusing and difficult to choose correctly. A good place to start would be to read putter reviews online and see what other people are having success or failure with. Many golf shops have an area where you can test out a putter before you buy it as well. Putting is a key part of the game, and your putter needs to become one of your best friends.Keep in mind that the movement of the putter is the direct result of the rotation of shoulders and neck. Hand and arms should be relaxed during the stroke. Excess movement may create a problem with accuracy. For a golfer to discover how to putt better in golf they first have to learn control. Putting is a skill of precision. The head, neck and lower body should remain motionless in the stroke.When you come to address the ball, make sure the putter’s head is behind the ball but above the green. Make sure the club head is not resting on the green, but hovering slightly above it. The last thing you want to do is strike the ground, as this will have disastrous results. Keep your legs spread a little wide and your feet straight and firm on the ground. Get your balance in check and get comfortable, and more importantly, confident.Such actions are largely the domain of the subconscious mind. It is a combination of will and skill. A normal progression when learning new skills applies equally to golf. The individual starts by being consciously terrible at golf, and then they become consciously good at it. The magic happens when finally they start to become unconsciously good at it, when all the movements come together. At this point they find themselves able to perform them without consciously thinking about what they are doing. To reach this stage requires lots of practice.There are many ways to do this. (TaylorMade Rescue Hybrid 2009) Try using several balls and hitting them a different distance. Use this drill to educate yourself about putting power versus distance. Remember accuracy is most important. A balance must be achieved. Practice, practice, and aim to learn a new drill every week.Creating a routine helps players perfect their putt. Choose a line and commit to it. This helps align the brain with the eyes, and consequently create a straighter putt. A common mistake is moving prematurely after the putt. Keep still until the putter halts and track the ball visually.If you’re busy however, it may seem like there’s not enough time in the day to fit all of these suggestions in. A great way to multiply the effect of whatever practice you do get is to use golf putting aids. These help you focus on the exact things needed to strengthen key areas of your game. It could be that your swing is more to the outside or inside, in which case there are laser guides or putting gates that help to make sure the swing is flawless and a flat face presented to the ball. (Mizuno MX-950 Irons) Those who just need practice may find putting mats and golf ball retrievers are an ideal combination to fit more of the practice that matters into a one or two hour session.Familiarize yourself with the way you must hold the grip for putting. Proper grip, as always, is a key component of your golf game in putting just as it is in the long game. Ensure you get back to basics by mastering stance, grip, and the motion of the swing. In putting the motion of the swing is best described like a pendulum. You must ensure there is no motion in the wrist, and instead focus on that smooth pendulum swing. Developing your muscle memory of that straight motion will help with consistency. Make sure that your hands move together with your arms, all in a single well-coordinated unit. The less varied your game is the better.Reduce your head movements to the minimum, and keep it motionless throughout the stroke so that you are concentrating on one thing, getting the ball in the hole. Don’t look up during the follow through but instead listen for the sound of the ball dropping. Many errors can creep in when players take their eyes off the swing too early.As with all things golf, practice always helps. Get in as much as you can. Train on the green until you can get the ball consistently to the hole. When it comes to any puts you make that are within eighteen feet, always aim to get them within eighteen inches of the hole. To master the art of reading the green, consider one side of the hole then the other. Things often look very different when you view them from behind your target.Practice makes perfect and the more practice the better. Try to implement these golf putting tips in your game, keep practicing, and keep playing. Success is just around the corner.

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