Are your golf clubs stunting your potential?

Written by Keith Kingston


Most golfers, whether a beginner or a pro, struggle when trying to decide which golf club to buy. The buying process becomes easier whenrepparttar consumer has a good understanding ofrepparttar 133205 types of golf clubs available and their specific use. Your playing (and thus your staying) power is greatly enhanced by choosingrepparttar 133206 proper golf clubs.

Forrepparttar 133207 novice golfer,repparttar 133208 basic set of golf clubs consists of drivers, wedges, putters and irons. Usingrepparttar 133209 proper type of golf club will helprepparttar 133210 beginner learn quickly and achieve results. Each different type of club is designed to help with swing speed and to correct faults to improve your game – and your score.

In addition to clubs, a wide variety of accessories are also available, many of which are necessities and others that are “just for looks.” One absolute necessity is a golf bag to assist you or your caddy in moving from green to green, and of course, golf balls. Another must is a pair of golf shoes to help stabilize your body so you can achieverepparttar 133211 perfect swing. Other accessories include golf gloves, a golf cap, clothing, and covers for your golf clubs to protect them fromrepparttar 133212 elements or while stored.

There are many variations inrepparttar 133213 types and styles of golf clubs and their uses. For example, if you’re trying to make a shorter shot, irons may be your best bet. Irons are usually available in sets that include several different sizes. You must also take into considerationrepparttar 133214 style, size, and type of material used to makerepparttar 133215 golf club shaft. One ofrepparttar 133216 less expensive materials is steel. Clubs with a steel shaft weigh more but can be longer-lasting than other types. The steel shaft may also give you more control over those fast swings. If you choose a graphite shaft, it will be lighter than steel but will be more costly. This type of club is used for long distance shots or for slower swingers. Most golf clubs are available with both steel and graphite shafts.

Dirt Cheap Recumbent

Written by Alan W. Jarrettq


A dirt cheap Recumbent Bike! Am I crazy? Does that sound crazy to you? Just because you've looked in some stores, and some online sites, do you think dirt-cheap is too cheap? How about impossible, is there a vote for that? Sure! All you doubters stand and be counted. Let me tell you how you can have a recumbent bike for $299...or less!

You saw them on sale for $1200, $1700, $2500 and more. Where are they on sale for $299 or less? You can't find one on sale for that price...at least in one piece. Who is going to give away a recumbent dirt-cheap?

OK! OK! I know it sounds hard to believe, and for some it will be hard to achieve. Here'srepparttar deal. As soon as some of you readrepparttar 133204 next few lines you'll be gone. Why? Because you're going to have to sweat and work for this.

Notice it does not say, "free" anywhere. Some will be more than up torepparttar 133205 test, so for those ready forrepparttar 133206 challenge of having one of these incredible machines for your own riding pleasure...read on.

Just forrepparttar 133207 asking! It sounds a little overconfident doesn't it? Well, I can tell you it worked for me so it can work for just about anyone who's not afraid ofrepparttar 133208 "asking" part. Is someone going to give you a recumbent for $299 just by asking? Nope! So what'srepparttar 133209 catch?

Would you believe you can make a recumbent bike from a Road Bike frame, and aboutrepparttar 133210 only things you will need to buy are a front wheel, tire and tube, about 8' of galvanized electrical conduit, gear and brake cables for a tandem bike (available at almost any LBS), and maybe a seat.

Now assuming that you have some simple tools, like a hacksaw, tape measure, files, and a way to sandrepparttar 133211 frame and galvanized conduit, you're just about ready to go. The only thing missing so far is a Road Bike frame.

Some plans call for two Road Bike frames. I have successfully made two homemade LWB recumbents using just one Road Bike frame each time. Check outrepparttar 133212 latest http://www.recumbent-bikes-truth-for-you.com/homebuilt-uss-recumbent.html USS Homebuilt Recumbent.

Aboutrepparttar 133213 only benefit of using two Road Bike frames may be not having to splice in a piece of top tube from another source. That wasrepparttar 133214 only piece I used from a trash bike, just that piece of top tube and nothing else. There wasn't much else usable. A plain old piece of any steel tube ofrepparttar 133215 right size would work just as well.

As long asrepparttar 133216 frame has not been wrecked, one will do. The key is finding a good frame with components that are in reasonably good condition. So where do you find this frame? Well, here comesrepparttar 133217 asking part.

I just happen to spot two old Raleigh Road frames someone had put out for trash. When I askedrepparttar 133218 owners if I could have them, they said, "sure!" Normally you wouldn't pay any attention to something like that. It's amazing how they suddenly "pop up" when you start looking.

But let's say you can't find any like I did. Many bike shops will take old bikes on a trade for a new one. They don't give much of a discount, and they usually don't fix them up to resell. They wait for someone like you who's looking for an old bike for parts.

Parts! Keyword there. If they think you want to repair it then they're much more interested in selling you something new. I picked up a perfectly good frame from a LBS for $25, and I was able to use most ofrepparttar 133219 major components to make a recumbent.

Garage sales are great for bargains. I had a neighbor who had this really nice, perfect condition girl's road bike that I picked up for $10! The daughter had a car now andrepparttar 133220 bike was just taking up space. That scenario gets repeated every weekend in someone's garage.

You have to know just a little bit about frames to make sure you're getting a good one, and not just a cheap department store variety. The easiest way to know a good frame is to look atrepparttar 133221 cranks! Click here to go to Nashbar.com to see a variety of cranks. Cranks are whatrepparttar 133222 pedals are attached to. If you were going to buy them new,repparttar 133223 Shimano Sora Triple gives you a great range of gears.

If they are connected torepparttar 133224 chain ring with bolts, it generally indicates a frame with decent components. Ifrepparttar 133225 crank is one solid piece you don't wantrepparttar 133226 frame, at any price. You also want a road bike frame, and not a www.performancebike.com mountain bike frame.

A www.performancebike.com road bike frame will have a top tube that goes straight back fromrepparttar 133227 head tube torepparttar 133228 seat tube (the Mountain Bike tube has more of a downward slant). It isrepparttar 133229 only tube that is horizontal withrepparttar 133230 ground, orrepparttar 133231 topside of a triangle. Just becauserepparttar 133232 bike may be in very good shape, doesn't mean you can't get it for a steal!

People put these out when they are tired of looking at them in their garage. They will all but give it away just to get rid of it. Now and then you may find a real bike rider who knowsrepparttar 133233 value of what they have, and you may as well just go on. As forrepparttar 133234 others, when you convince them you don't need it for anything but parts and no one else is buying, you'll getrepparttar 133235 deal.

Road Bikes have a decreasing appeal. After riding one for five miles or so,repparttar 133236 seat starts to hurt real good. After that, every timerepparttar 133237 bike comes into viewrepparttar 133238 memory ofrepparttar 133239 pain comes flooding back. As a result, in timerepparttar 133240 pain becomes greater thanrepparttar 133241 value ofrepparttar 133242 bike, and then it's time forrepparttar 133243 bike to go. So you can wheel and deal atrepparttar 133244 garage sales.<

Now you haverepparttar 133245 bike frame with decent components. What next? Well, you probably want to ask for some plans on how to cut uprepparttar 133246 frame inrepparttar 133247 right places. Are you wondering where to get plans like that? Well, it just so happens you can get them right offrepparttar 133248 Internet... ! Bookmark sections 1 through 4. You can print them out later if you want.

All you need is Adobe Acrobat to download it, and you can even get that free if you don't have it. Just go to www.Adobe.com to downloadrepparttar 133249 free version.

OK. I'm going to believe that you haverepparttar 133250 frame(or two frames if you go exactly byrepparttar 133251 plans) andrepparttar 133252 plans. You're going to needrepparttar 133253 galvanized electrical conduit, or if you want to spendrepparttar 133254 extra money, you can buy Cromalloy tubing. You can get a 20" wheel for around $58 new. Some have found used BMX wheels to save money.

Tire and tube will cost another $14. If you paid as much as $25 forrepparttar 133255 frame you're at $97 so far. Cables will cost no more than $7 for brakes and $26 for grip shifters forrepparttar 133256 gears. Three lengths of chain will run around $30.

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