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Golf Clubs: How to Make the Right Choice

There are a mind-blowing number of choices of equipment used in golf today. This indeed makes it much harder for golfers-especially amateurs-to know which products will best fit their individual games’ needs. The fact of the matter is that playing with golf clubs that do not fit a golfer’s particular needs and experience can produce more harm than good, both in terms of scoring and enjoyment.

According to the golf game’s rules a player cannot carry more than fourteen clubs during a game. Thus, most of today’s players do not carry more than this maximum permitted number.
There four basic types of golf clubs: Woods, Irons, Wedges, and Putters.

Woods are usually used to hit long golf shots. Standard woods that are carried in a golf bag are 1, 3, and 5 Woods. A 1 Wood is typically referred to as a ‘driver’. As the number of your wood increases (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) you lose the amount of distance it can go, but you gain a higher trajectory. Recent golf club technology has made higher lofted woods for shorter distances. A standard golfer’s bag will have a driver (1 wood) and a couple of fairway woods (3- and/or 5-wood). A driver is the longest club (typically 45 inches) making it the toughest to handle during a swing.

Iron clubs are mostly used for shots that are expected to go an average distance – typically from 125 to 200 yards. The lower the number iron, the less degree on the face of the club, hence, the farther the distance the ball will travel. On the other hand, the higher the number iron, the higher the degree on the face, and consequently, the loftier the shot will be.
An Iron features a thin clubhead with grooves on it. Experienced players opt for a blade style iron, while beginners get a cavity-back style. A blade-style has a clubhead with a full back, but a cavity back’s clubhead is hollow. It is hollowed out to make a perimeter weighting effect helpful for less-experienced golfers.
Irons are categorized as long (1, 2, 3,4), mid- (5,6,7) and short (8,9). Short irons are the easiest to hit while the long ones are the hardest. The shorter the iron, the more loft there is and for beginners, the more loft, the better.

The most popular irons used are 3 Irons and 9 Irons, however, many companies also manufacture 1 Irons as well as 10 Irons.

Wedges are used for semi-short shots. They are also used for chipping, and sand shots. There are several types of Wedges, including sand wedges, pitching wedges, and lob wedges. These are iron clubs and are used for games played on difficult grounds, and approach shots to the green.

A putter is a golf club that has a low loft. This enables the ball to roll farther. A putter is typically shorter than all of your other golf clubs. Putters are the clubs most regularly used in the game and come in clubhead styles of blade, heel-toe and mallet. Lengths come in belly putters, standard and broomstick (long) putters. Which selection to choose will be based on an individual preference.
Another popular type of golf club nowadays is the Hybrid club. The Hybrid club is a cross between the Iron and the Wood, and is made for people who have difficulty using these other types of clubs.

The physical capability of every golfer is different – stance, posture, size, swing characteristics etc yet golf manufacturers make golf clubs identical as an off-the-shelf product. However with a custom fit golf club in your hands you can be safe in the knowledge that your clubs are personalized for you and be sure that when you make a good swing the club will be square at impact and your shot should soar down the middle of the fairway.

The majority of golf clubs which you can purchase today can be customized to accommodate the individual differences between golfers. The lie angle/loft, type of shaft, length of shaft, grip type and grip size can be modified. All that is required to custom fit these clubs is some simple measurements and a basic analysis of your swing.

The following information is usually all that is required: gender, height, distance from the wrist to the floor, age, handicap/skill Level, and swing speed.

Gender is utilised as the golf industry in general utilises different definitions as to what the standard length is for both a male and a female.

Height and distance from wrist to floor is used jointly so that the fitter can determine the length of club which is best suited for you. For example a tall man with long arms could easily be fitted with a shorter shaft than an average height male with short arms. The majority of golfers however use standard length clubs.

The remainder of the measurements are used to determine what type of flex the shaft on your club should have.

The notion that the more costly the club the better it is purely doesn’t hold water anymore. If you do enough research and read reviews you’ll find a club that matches your degree of interest. Some play for a weekend activity and there are others who’d like to move up in the rankings. If the occasional pastime is your stride, a low- to mid-performance club can work for you. But those of you who intend to play more regularly should seriously consider custom, higher-performance clubs.

Paul Buntrage
http://www.articlesbase.com/golf-articles/golf-clubs-how-to-make-the-right-choice-70564.html

Golf Game and Free Tips to Improve Your Game

Every good golfer has the ability to control his or her shots. Every good golfer learns that it is one thing to swing a golf club, but it is another thing to know what position the club is in while it is being swung.

Well, once you learn the difference between letting your club fall open on the backswing and or keeping it closed, square, or in position as you make your swing, you will begin to play golf. Your shots start to go straighter, and you will begin to play golf as one ought to play it if you use each club for the shot or purpose for which it was designed.

1. A golf club will only do what the player makes it do.
2. Each club is designed for a specific purpose, and only when it is applied to the ball in its true, natural state will it produce the effect for which it was designed.
3. Basically, there are only three clubs in golf:
4. The driver shaped so that it drives the ball on a low trajectory and is therefore used for distance shots.
5. The iron, formerly called a lofter, does exactly what the name implies it lofts, or lifts the ball. This club is used to place the ball into position in certain spots on the fairway or on the green
6. The putter, which would be better named a roller, is so designed that it rolls the ball; therefore, it is the club used to accomplish the very purpose of the game roll the ball into the cup.

However, golfers are not limited or restricted to these three clubs. Golfers get themselves a set of two or three, more generally four, but sometimes even five, drivers. They carry a set of three or six, most generally a set of eight, irons. They usually add to this outfit a heavy weighted club to get the ball out of deep grass or sand traps. In addition, the above clubs, along with a putter, generally constitute the set of 14 clubs that a golfer is permitted to use in tournament play.

Now, having such an outfit is a perfect waste of material unless each and every club is swung in the same way so that the various differences in the shapes of the clubs can each perform their objectives. In other words, golf is an easy game to play, because the player has a specific club or tool for each shot or effect that is desired. All he has to do is to learn the one basic swing and apply it to each club.

By comparison, the game of tennis is difficult. In tennis, the player has only one club or one racquet, the ball is never in the same position it is either high or low, in front of him or behind him and to make his shots successfully the tennis player must learn and be able to play several different strokes. However, not so the golfer. If he correctly learns the one stroke, he can simply let the club do the work.

Jimmy Cox
http://www.articlesbase.com/golf-articles/golf-game-and-free-tips-to-improve-your-game-63292.html

Different Golf Balls and Basic Golfing Rules

Having the right golf ball is important. There are two basic types of balls (spin and distance) and two basic ball coverings (balata and surlyn). This set of tips will explain them.

Spin

As its name dictates, a spin ball is designed to spin. These balls have 3 parts to them:

A central core (liquid, most of the time)
Rubber windings
A cover made of a thin, soft material called balata

Distance

A distance ball, made for longer shots, has a much harder core and a harder cover. The core is made of a firm synthetic material, and the cover is a hard durable material called surlyn. This combination allows the ball to travel greater distances.

Dimple Myth

There’s a popular myth that says more dimples on a golf ball means a higher trajectory. This isn’t true. The average golf ball has between 350 and 450 dimples, and this number doesn’t make any difference in the path your ball takes. Trajectory is actually determined by the dimple’s depth and not the number.

GOLF TERMS

The game of golf seems to have a language of its own. This next set of tips will give you some common golf terms and their definitions.

Par

Par is the number of strokes a player should take to complete a round. It’s calculated by yardage and then gives you 2 strokes at the green. For instance, a par 5 hole gives you three strokes to get on the green, and then two putts to get your ball in the hole.

Tee

A tee is normally a wooden or plastic peg that the ball is placed on for hitting the first shot of each hole. Originally this was a pile of sand used to elevate the ball for driving.

Green

According to the official golf rules, the green is the whole golf course. However, it more popularly refers to the putting surface at the end of each hole. Greens vary in shape and size, but most are oval or oblong in shape.

Fairway

The fairway is the area that runs between the tee and green of a golf hole. This area is well maintained so the ball will move well on it. The grass on the fairway is usually cut at a height from 3/8 of an inch to a half-inch.

Handicap

Handicap is a number that represents how well a golfer plays. This number is the number of strokes a player may deduct from his actual score to adjust his scoring ability to the level of another golfer. The lower a golfer’s handicap, the better the golfer is.

Divot

Most shots from the fairway will scrape off the top of the turf where the ball was sitting. A divot is the turf that is scraped up, and the scarred area in the fairway where the turf had been. It is polite to replace and stomp down the turf afterwards.

Lie

Lie has two meanings:

Where the ball lays. A common expression would be a good lie, which means the ball is on a great piece of grass. A bad lie, would mean it’s on a rough piece of grass, or a hazard.

How many strokes it took to get the ball where it sits.

Address

The position a golfer takes as he or she stands over the ball, ready to hit it. The club must be grounded (touching the ground) for a golfer to be considered at address.

Hazard

A hazard is anything on a golf course designed to obstruct play. These hazards can be:

Sand traps
Water
Rough

Flagstick

A flagstick is a movable marker to show the location of the hole. Many courses will color code the flags on flagsticks to tell you if the hole is near the front, center, or back of the green.

Fore

Fore! is what you yell if your shot is in danger of hitting or landing by another player or group of players on the course. You yell fore! to warn players to watch out.

Mulligan

You won’t find this is in an official rule book, but when you’re playing a friendly game of golf, sometimes you or someone else will swing and miss, or a make really bad shot. A mulligan allows you to take that swing over without penalty.

Allan Wilson
http://www.articlesbase.com/golf-articles/different-golf-balls-and-basic-golfing-rules-95413.html

RH Men s Golf Iron Set

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Ping G15 complete set of golf clubs RH (1w, 3w, 5w, 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,sw,pw and putter) with bag and head covers

Ping G15 Iron Set The technology of the PING G15 Iron provides the high-launching, maximum forgiveness benefits that the majority of golfers rely on to bring consistency to their iron play. The stainless steel iron’s cavity design features a floating Custom Tuning Port (CTP) which expands the perimeter weighting and increases the moment of inertia. Weight savings from a thinner face is re-positioned to the toe for added forgiveness on miss-hits, and the G15′s wider sole produces a higher launch angle. Stronger lofts combine with a center of gravity located low and farther from the face to produce longer shots without sacrificing the higher launch angle required in a maximum forgiveness iron. PING G15 Fairway Wood The elongated, low profile design of the G15 Fairway Wood offers a long, forgiving option for golfers who rely on the confidence of a larger head. An external weight pad on the sole of the stainless steel head positions the center-of-gravity low and farther back to provide higher trajectories and increased distance. Its low spin feature is the result of the low profile design. Also available in a Draw model. Ping G15 Driver The G15 Driver is engineered for golfers seeking a maximum forgiveness driver that delivers distance and accuracy. Its elongated 460cc titanium head features an external sole weight which positions the center of gravity for a higher trajectory and reduced spin. A larger face is designed to optimize ball speed and provide consistency across the entire hitting surface.

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NICKLAUS NPS-1 RH MENS GOLF IRON SET

No name is more synonymous with greatness in the sport of golf than the name Jack Nicklaus, and no one single person has changed the face of the sport more. This RH Mens set of irons from Nicklaus® Golf feature a traditional muscle back design within a cavity-back for the 0-10 handicappers. The Nicklaus NPS-1 offers responsive power with steel workability due to a straighter leading edge and less offset and excellent forgiveness through perimeter weighting. The irons give solid feel on center hits and greater stability on off-center shots. The Nicklaus NPS-1 irons come in 3-9 with PW and SW in RH only. The shafts include a Rifle Matched Steel in a firm flex. Features: Traditional muscle back design within the cavity to allow for solid feel on center hits, yet greater stability on off-center ones. Less offset than traditional cavity back irons Straighter leading edge Visually thinner top line Sleek sole design that allows for minimized drag impact Shorter overall blade length Nickel stainless steel head construction NPS-1 Standard shaft offerings  Rifle Steel (Firm) Golf Review: The NPS-1 irons were found to be very consistent throughout the set. The Nickel stainless steel cavity back design provides wonderful ball speed at impact as the ball just jumps off the face. With the ball not spinning as much as a true forged set, accuracy is ideal with this set of irons. Distance with the NPS-1 irons was a little longer than one reviewers current set by about half a club. The trajectory of the NPS-1 irons, with the firm flex Rifle shaft was a little lower than one reviewer‘s current set. It was actually a very nice controlled trajectory that would work well in windy or calm conditions. Very impressed with how easy the long irons were to hit and the trajectory of each was fine and not to low. The NPS-1 irons are made of Nickel Stainless Steel yet offer a very nice, soft feel at impact. You could easily tell if you mis-hit the ball and where you

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RH MENS GOLF IRON SET

No name is more synonymous with greatness in the sport of golf than the name Jack Nicklaus, and no one single person has changed the face of the sport more. This RH Mens set of irons from Nicklaus Golf feature a traditional muscle back design within a cavity-back for the 0-10 handicappers. The Nicklaus NPS-1 offers responsive power with steel workability due to a straighter leading edge and less offset and excellent forgiveness through perimeter weighting. The irons give solid feel on center hits and greater stability on off-center shots. The Nicklaus NPS-1 irons come in 3-9 with PW and SW in RH only. The shafts include a Rifle Matched Steel in a firm flex. Features: Traditional muscle back design within the cavity to allow for solid feel on center hits, yet greater stability on off-center ones. Less offset than traditional cavity back irons Straighter leading edge Visually thinner top line Sleek sole design that allows for minimized drag impact Shorter overall blade length Nickel stainless steel head construction NPS-1 Standard shaft offerings  Rifle Steel (Firm) Golf Review: The NPS-1 irons were found to be very consistent throughout the set. The Nickel stainless steel cavity back design provides wonderful ball speed at impact as the ball just jumps off the face. With the ball not spinning as much as a true forged set, accuracy is ideal with this set of irons. Distance with the NPS-1 irons was a little longer than one reviewers current set by about half a club. The trajectory of the NPS-1 irons, with the firm flex Rifle shaft was a little lower than one reviewer‘s current set. It was actually a very nice controlled trajectory that would work well in windy or calm conditions. Very impressed with how easy the long irons were to hit and the trajectory of each was fine and not to low. The NPS-1 irons are made of Nickel

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who wants to license rights to the greatest golf training aid patent for putting. And it’s also a game?

It is the only golf training aid for putting that emits a laser-dot from the actual golf ball being putted. The device includes colored-targets at which to putt the golf ball (laser-dot). No ball chasing – simply reset and putt again. The laser-dot represents the EXACT location/trajectory of every putt. A true marvel for those who wish for a true critique of their linear putting accuracy. There is nothing like it anywhere in the world. Please visit: www.marketlaunchers.com/hambly.html fot picture and brief description (site is a work in progress). Thank you, Todd Hambly: Inventor

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