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A Golf Club Shopping Guide for Beginners

golfpro — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:46:43 +0000

You enter a golf store and are overwhelmed with all the irons, woods, putters and wedges that you see along with the golf balls, clothing and other golf accessories. If you are just starting to play golf, the task of selecting the golf clubs that would work for you could be a bit challenging.

First, you would need to know what a set of clubs is made up of. There are four main types of golf clubs: the Woods, the Irons, the Wedges and the Putter. Today, you may also come across hybrid clubs. A hybrid club is a cross of a wood and an iron. People who are having a hard time hitting their long irons, like a 2 or 3 iron, prefer to use these clubs. You are allowed to have up to 14 clubs and could be in any combination. An example of a good combination for your golf clubs would be one driver, one 4 wood, 3 through 9 iron, a lob wedge, a gap wedge, a sand wedge, a pitching wedge and one putter. However, the combination would entirely be up to you or the golfer as different combinations work for different people.

You then need to know your available options as you buy your golf clubs. You can either buy used or new. Although you would definitely save more if you choose to buy used golf clubs, you may encounter some issues like cracked shafts, worn grips and other problems that a new set would surely not have. If you are buying your first set, it usually makes more sense to buy new ones.

After deciding on buying a new or old set, you now have to decide if you will be getting a complete set or will just buy individual clubs by your own to make one set. Putting together your own set would be a bit more expensive compared to just buying a set of clubs that is already complete. Purchasing a complete set also saves you the hassle and the time in making decisions.

If you are a beginner, it is recommended to buy the complete starter set, which includes one driver, a 3 wood, a 5 wood, the 3 through 9 irons, one pitching wedge and your putter. This could also include one sand wedge and a bag for your golf clubs. Although this set only has 11 or 12 clubs, as your game progresses, you could decide for yourself on which club to add to your set. You could eventually add a 2 iron, another wedge or a hybrid club.

Keep in mind that getting expensive golf clubs will not improve your game or help you play better. You should not spend $300 on just one driver if you could spend a lot less to get everything you need in one package. Getting a complete set would be the best option to save you money that would later on need for replacing lost golf balls.

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Choosing Golf Clubs

golfpro — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:07:40 +0000

Ok. Here are the basics. A golf club has three parts - the head, the shaft and the grip. A standard set of golf clubs consists of three woods (the Driver, #3, and #5 fairway woods), eight irons (#3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, and PW), and a putter - that's twelve clubs in all. According to the rules of golf, and we should all play by the rules, you can carry fourteen clubs in your bag, so many golfers add a specialty wood or another iron.

Now, let's have a look at the different types of clubs.

Drivers & Fairway woods

These clubs are used to hit longer shots. That's a basic yet apt way to look at it. If a golf hole is a par four or five from tee to green, most golfers would choose to use a wood.

The driver, or the 1 Wood, has the lowest loft of any golf club. Loft is the angle of the club face that controls trajectory and affects distance. A driver has a loft between 7 and 12 degrees. Better golfers have traditionally favored drivers with less than 10 degrees of loft, which require a lot more skill to hit.

Most golfers also carry a #3 and #5 fairway wood as part of their arsenal. A #3 wood has a loft of 15 degrees, and a #5 wood has a loft of 18 degrees. The higher the golf club number, the higher the loft. The #3 and #5 wood are commonly referred to as fairway woods, because they are most often used during the second shot of play, when you are supposed to be on the fairway.

Hybrids

Hybrids are a recent innovation to golf. A hybrid is a combination of an iron and a wood and is an easier to hit alternative to a long iron. Hybrids are versatile enough to be used in any situation. Hybrids come in a range of four lofts - 16 (#2), 19 (#3), 22 (#4) and 25 (#5) Degrees. Hybrids replace their equivalent number long iron, e.g. a #3 hybrid will replace a #3 iron and a #2 hybrid can be used to replace a #5 fairway wood.

Irons

Irons are generally used for shorter distances and more control than drivers and fairway woods. The closer you are to the green, the higher the iron you will use. A standard set of irons consists of #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8 and #9 and the PITCHING WEDGE (PW). A sandwedge is generally a good option to purchase for shots out of sand traps. The #3 and #4 irons are harder to hit than the higher numbered irons. Many golfers choose to replace the #3 and #4 iron with higher lofted woods or hybrids which are easier to hit than traditional long irons, resulting in comparable distances.

Wedges

Wedges are really just specialty irons. The first wedge is the Pitching Wedge (PW), which is usually between 52 and 56 degrees in loft. The PW is the highest lofted iron in a standard set and lowest loft of the wedges. Lob wedges range from 58 to 64 degrees and are used for close range short and high shots to overcome obstacles close to the green. Wedges are extremely useful for your short game and it is beneficial to keep a selection of them in your bag.

Sand Wedges are another type of wedge and are designed to get you out of the dreaded sand traps. They have a shorter shaft and a more angled face to get under the ball in order to exit a bunker.

Putters

As the adage goes "Drive for show, Putt for dough". The putter usually gets you in the hole, so it can be assumed, that choosing the right putter is critical to your game. Putters come in various styles and types.: short, belly, long, bent, center-hosel, heel-toe, mallet, and so on. When choosing a putter the main things to consider are the: weighting, balance and feel. Better putters provide alignment aids to help you visualize the line from your ball to the target.

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Sand Wedge Steel

golfpro — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:16:18 +0000

Sand Wedge Steel

Buying a Golf Sand Wedge help?

I have a bought a set of Irons ; Nike Ignites Steel Shafts. I am looking for a Sand Wedge to buy. Do you think i should get the Nike Ignite Sand Wedge to go with the set or get something else? The other club i was looking was at was the Cleveland CG11. I have not seem many SW that have a Cavity back to them. If i get the the Nike Ignite SW i can save some money. Is there any reason why i would dislike the club, if i like the set? (nor that i can tell a difference anyways)
I think i am going to get the Ignite sand wedge.

I was originally planning to get a a 56 degree wedge and this is a 54 degree how much is that a difference? (my PW is a 46)

I could not find the Bounce of the wedge should i assume its standard?

I am a fan of the Cleveland CG 12 wedges. If you feel good with the Nike's than go with them. Golf is a game of confidence and is more mental than physical. If you feel good with a particular wedge in your hand, you have a better chance of hitting it well.

Make sure you get the right degree of bounce for your swing if you are buying a sand wedge.

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The R9 and R9 TP sets are the latest irons from TaylorMade. Both versions are built around a more classic clubhead appearance, as opposed to the Burner line that has a more modern shaping. The R9 TP irons offer better players more workability and feedback, while mid- and higher-handicappers will prefer the R9 set. Both sets, TaylorMade says, provide enhancements for greater distance.

The long and middle irons in the R9 set are all about distance, while the short irons were designed separately with a focus on control and accuracy. Irons 3 through 6 incorporate a "Velocity Control Chamber" (VCC), an enclosed compartment sitting behind the ultra-thin clubface and that allows more of that face to be unsupported for more flex and rebound at impact.

The R9 TP irons share the more classic look, but with even more tour-preferred shaping: a more compact head, semi-straight leading edge and semi-square toe, thinner topline, and a thinner sole that is cambered and beveled. The VCC exists in 2- through 5-iron in the R9 TP set.

The R9 irons come stock with KBS 90-gram steel shafts in stiff or regular flexes; the R9 TP with KBS Tour Series steel shafts. The R9 model is also available with Fijikura Motore graphite shafts.

A set (3-PW) of TaylorMade R9 irons carries an MSRP of $999 with steel shafts and $1,249 with graphite; sand wedge and A-wedge are available separately. The R9 TP irons are available with steel shafts only and carry an MSRP of $1,125 for a 3-PW set (2-iron and A-wedge available separately). Both sets hit retail on Nov. 1, 2009.

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Sand Wedge

golfpro — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:30:07 +0000

Sand Wedge

Golf: Graphite shaft, or Steel shaft sand wedge?

What are the pros and cons to selecting a graphite shaft sand wedge over steel shaft?

First question, are you guy or girl? stronger or weaker?

Steel shaft gives you consistency over graphite because of the weight. For example, Tiger once used a steel shaft in his driver because steel shaft's weight gives him consistency. Key point is he can handle the weight (110g +).

Same with you, steel shaft is preferred as it gives you consistency. It's also heavy enough that you can let the natural weight, aka gravity, to let you hit thru the rough, sand, etc.. key point is if you can handle the weight.

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Golf Wedges-You Need A Little Wedge Or Two

What wedges do you have in your bag? For years the only wedge the golfer whether professional or amateur had in their bag was the ever present sand wedge. This wedge was used for playing out of the bunkers and generally ignored for the rest of the game. Well the wedge is becoming the most important club in your bag, it's time has come.

When you learn that nearly seventy per cent of your golf is played in the 120 yard zone it becomes obvious why wedges have been elevated in this way. The sand wedge was joined by the pitching wedge to allow for shots from around the 100 to 120 yard mark with a lower bounce angle to take into account you are playing off the turf.The pitching wedge, like all wedges can be quite versatile and by opening or closing the club face a variety of shots could be played.

The skill here is to know how for open or closed the face had to be in order to get the distance correct. Most golf pros will have this down to a fine art but for the ordinary golfer it could be a complete mystery. What better than a club then than a club for the shorter distance that could be played normally.

The lob wedge with a loft of around sixty degrees can be used instead of having to worry about opening up a sand wedge. The less detail you have to worry about the easier the game becomes. Having said that the lob wedge is one of the hardest clubs to master. and plenty of practice should be made to ensure you don't have the dreaded bladed shot across the green or even worse the duff shot which goes nowhere.

For the middle distance between a sand wedge and the pitching wedge there is now the appropriately named gap wedge. It fills the gap between the other two.

So you see the wedges are becoming an essential part of any golfers equipment. Some professional golfers carry five wedges, adding the 'X' wedge for close in work. These clubs , with lofts around the sixty eight degree range allow for full swing shots at very close quarters to the green, flinging the ball extremely high to land very softly with no roll. The advantage of this when playing to a hard dry green is obvious.

So, take a long hard look into your golf bag and find room for a lovely little wedge. Your scorecard will thank you for it.

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