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Golf Club Advice - What Clubs Are Best For You?
Posted in Recreation and Sports | No Comments »When you take up a new sport you have a high degree of initial enthusiasm and often you are tempted to rush out and get the best equipment and golf is no exception, but what equipment or type of golf clubs does a new golfer really need.
Sadly, you won’t find too many books give a new golfer information and what kind of golf equipment is best for them. The golfer is left at the mercy of the golf pro-shop salesmen to help him, which can prove to be no help at all.
Golf equipment sales are big business all around the world even during a recession and an unbelievable amount of money is spent by manufactures to try and persuade you to buy their products, but advertising and endorsements aside, what does a new golfer actually require?
They get your favorite sports stars to endorse their products making them look like an even more lucrative bargain. However, every one is not a Tiger Woods and will not require the kind of equipment he uses from day one of learning to golf.
If you are new to golfing, using a Tiger Woods golf club will only make it harder on you because it was made for a professional, not someone who is just learning and only needs basic golf equipment or golf balls for example.
By far and away your most expensive purchase is going to be your set of golf clubs, so some time spent researching what’s best for you will pay dividends for both your game and your pocket. Just because a particular brand is endorsed by a pro does not mean that you will play golf better.
Steel shafted clubs are far more durable than either graphite or carbon fiber, and they are stronger too, but they are also heavier to use and carry around. They also have better accuracy and control as compared to graphite shafted clubs.
They produce far less twist, but don’t have the effective range that graphite shafted clubs do. You will have to use more power and a quicker swing to make the golf ball go the distance you need it to.
Graphite shafted clubs are much lighter than steel clubs and can generate faster swing speeds, which will take your ball farther. Since they take your ball farther, they also have an associated loss of control over the ball on behalf of the flex created while swinging.
Picking the right shaft flex or level of stiffness for the club is also important to a beginner golfer. Professional golfers usually use a high level of stiffness so that high swing speeds can be generated. This means more power from a stiff flex.
Now that you are able to see beyond the advertising and endorsements and understand that it is about personal styles, you are in a far better position to make a sensible purchasing decision when you buy your next set of golf clubs or any other golf equipment for that matter.