Buyers Guide - Golf

Written by Owner Golfideas.com – Adam Beach


The Truth

Lets be honest you decided to click on this link for one ofrepparttar following reasons:

You want to improve your golf game (score). You were intrigued byrepparttar 144245 prices we offer compared to Name Brand equipment. You want to finally have a set of irons or a driver that is custom fit to your swing. With that being said, I want to tell you that you have come torepparttar 144246 right place, and our Buyer's Guide will help you in ALL of those areas. And lucky for you it will not be inrepparttar 144247 typical complicated jargon that most Fitting guides are arranged in. This will be in a straight forward step by step process, that will have you on your way to a better, more enjoyable game in no time.

The Problem(s) Golf is actually a simple game our brains and golf magazines just make it more complicated then it needs to be. The majority of golfers haverepparttar 144248 same problems that need to be fixed. But most of us come torepparttar 144249 solution inrepparttar 144250 wrong manner. We tend to think that if something new comes out it must be better and thatrepparttar 144251 higherrepparttar 144252 price onrepparttar 144253 equipment you buy meansrepparttar 144254 betterrepparttar 144255 equipment must be. Then we tend to blame ourselves when that $1200 set we purchased does not lower our score.

We want you to remember thatrepparttar 144256 Pro shop salesmen that sold you your set has most likely never built a set of clubs and most likely does not know whatrepparttar 144257 specifications ofrepparttar 144258 Pro-line shafts are. The shaft isrepparttar 144259 motor, and who wants to buy a Lexus with a Yugo motor underrepparttar 144260 hood?

The Solution Whetherrepparttar 144261 problem you are having with your game seems to be simple or complicated. It most likely can be fixed by looking at your present game and equipment from only a few different angles.

You could feel like you haverepparttar 144262 best swing inrepparttar 144263 world andrepparttar 144264 following variables could be killing your game. Club Head Style, Shaft Choice, Shaft Length, Grip Size and Flex arerepparttar 144265 major components to properly fitting a golfer and if ONLY ONE of these variables is not matched up to your swing you could be in for a nightmare of bad habits to come.

Take only a few minutes out of your day to look overrepparttar 144266 following Self-Help Guides and we promise that you will not only improve your game but you will be becomerepparttar 144267 most informed golfer on your block.

Club Head Style

Did you ever say to yourself, “I don't feel like my swing is that bad, why can't I still break (80,90,100).” Well if you do then CLUB HEAD STYLE might be one of your problems.

Technology has come a long way, so if you are still playing irons that are 5 years old or more you most likely could benefit fromrepparttar 144268 advances in new iron head construction. Here are some ofrepparttar 144269 variables of a head that have an impact on makingrepparttar 144270 game a little easier forrepparttar 144271 average golfer. Click on each title for how each one can help your game. Yes, we know this is a lot of information for justrepparttar 144272 first section but take it step by step and let it sink in a little.

Offset

Offest isrepparttar 144273 amountrepparttar 144274 face ofrepparttar 144275 club sits back fromrepparttar 144276 hosel, this aids in helping reduce a slice with your clubs. Generallyrepparttar 144277 better golfer you arerepparttar 144278 less offset you want. However this is not always true. For some reasonrepparttar 144279 better your score getsrepparttar 144280 less you start likingrepparttar 144281 look ofrepparttar 144282 iron head sitting that far back fromrepparttar 144283 hosel. It is a hand control issue more then anything else. When you feel like you arerepparttar 144284 one actually in control ofrepparttar 144285 club you want there to be less and less offset on your new sticks. But for a Mid to High handicap player offset can be a MAJOR factor in making solid contact more often. Andrepparttar 144286 best analogy I can give you is if you were a baseball player would you rather haverepparttar 144287 feeling of hitting a home run or a broken bat single. Solid contact plays a major role in ditance and accuracy control. So if you are constantly having that broken bat single feeling with your irons you might want to consider going to a head with more offset.

Perimeter Weighting

You might have noticedrepparttar 144288 trend inrepparttar 144289 cavity design of new irons lately. Irons in past years had more ofrepparttar 144290 weight behindrepparttar 144291 impact area ofrepparttar 144292 cavity. Today's irons have more ofrepparttar 144293 weight towardsrepparttar 144294 perimeter ofrepparttar 144295 cavity. This is what is called PERIMETER WEIGHTING . If you always hitrepparttar 144296 ball dead center perfect, you would want a small sweet spot and no perimeter weighting so you could put as much physical mass directly behindrepparttar 144297 impact point ofrepparttar 144298 ball. This would make a very long shot. However, if you are off — even just a millimeter — your shot will go astray. By having an iron that is perimeter weighting you are maximizingrepparttar 144299 forgiveness of your irons. So unless you play 4 to 5 times a week you most likely do not hitrepparttar 144300 center ofrepparttar 144301 sweet spot 100% ofrepparttar 144302 time. Therefore you might want to considerrepparttar 144303 amount of perimeter weighting you need on your irons.

Sole Width

Sole width is another factor when considering your next iron set purchase. Put simplyrepparttar 144304 largerrepparttar 144305 mass on your ironsrepparttar 144306 easier it is to be grabbed in a tighter lie out ofrepparttar 144307 rough. A narrower sole is easier out of tight lies and wider soles are easier from plush lies. That is why we tend to recommend a mid to wide soled iron and more blade style wedges. The majority of your wedge shots are going to be from tighter lies or you might have to carry a bunker and still be able to stop it quickly onrepparttar 144308 green. So for your SW and LW you might want to consider looking in our wedge section and choose from a more traditional shaped wedge.

Heel to Toe Length

This iron attribute is more cosmetic then anything else. But it does affect forgiveness. Some players likerepparttar 144309 look of a more compact iron, although a longer heel to toe design has a larger effective hitting area. So if you arerepparttar 144310 kind of golfer that is looking forrepparttar 144311 maximum amount of forgiveness you might also want to consider a longer heel to toe design.

Face Height

Face Height is similar to Heel to Toe length. If you are looking forrepparttar 144312 most forgiving iron you should take face height in consideration.

SHAFT CHOICE Shaft Choice isrepparttar 144313 most important dynamic to improving your present game and equipment. We know that you are hearing this a lot lately, but this is one statement your buddy is right about.

Most recreational golfers think that flex isrepparttar 144314 ONLY thing they need to worry about in regards to being fit properly. You don't know how many times we getrepparttar 144315 guy saying, “Give me x-stiff in my driver, and he hitsrepparttar 144316 ball 175 yds offrepparttar 144317 tee. Orrepparttar 144318 guy that says, “Well my buddy saw me swing and he said I need stiff.” First things first, don't listen torepparttar 144319 buddy who just read a “Golf Digest” and thinks he'srepparttar 144320 golf guru, but still shoots 20 strokes worse then you do. I personally think that custom club builders arerepparttar 144321 most knowledgable inrepparttar 144322 business in regards to being able to properly fit a golfer. That is our job, to properly fit and build irons and woods to a golfers swing. Pro Line shops are there to sell equipment and have most likely never built a club . So we would hope you would call someone in our field before having “Harryrepparttar 144323 Hacker” giving you a backyard fitting.

Ok, enough ofrepparttar 144324 rambling by us lets get down to how we are going to help you become not only a more knowledgable golfer but a better golfer as well.

Buyers Guide - Golf

Written by Owner Golfideas.com – Adam Beach


The Truth

Lets be honest you decided to click on this link for one ofrepparttar following reasons:

You want to improve your golf game (score). You were intrigued byrepparttar 144235 prices we offer compared to Name Brand equipment. You want to finally have a set of irons or a driver that is custom fit to your swing. With that being said, I want to tell you that you have come torepparttar 144236 right place, and our Buyer's Guide will help you in ALL of those areas. And lucky for you it will not be inrepparttar 144237 typical complicated jargon that most Fitting guides are arranged in. This will be in a straight forward step by step process, that will have you on your way to a better, more enjoyable game in no time.

The Problem(s) Golf is actually a simple game our brains and golf magazines just make it more complicated then it needs to be. The majority of golfers haverepparttar 144238 same problems that need to be fixed. But most of us come torepparttar 144239 solution inrepparttar 144240 wrong manner. We tend to think that if something new comes out it must be better and thatrepparttar 144241 higherrepparttar 144242 price onrepparttar 144243 equipment you buy meansrepparttar 144244 betterrepparttar 144245 equipment must be. Then we tend to blame ourselves when that $1200 set we purchased does not lower our score.

We want you to remember thatrepparttar 144246 Pro shop salesmen that sold you your set has most likely never built a set of clubs and most likely does not know whatrepparttar 144247 specifications ofrepparttar 144248 Pro-line shafts are. The shaft isrepparttar 144249 motor, and who wants to buy a Lexus with a Yugo motor underrepparttar 144250 hood?

The Solution Whetherrepparttar 144251 problem you are having with your game seems to be simple or complicated. It most likely can be fixed by looking at your present game and equipment from only a few different angles.

You could feel like you haverepparttar 144252 best swing inrepparttar 144253 world andrepparttar 144254 following variables could be killing your game. Club Head Style, Shaft Choice, Shaft Length, Grip Size and Flex arerepparttar 144255 major components to properly fitting a golfer and if ONLY ONE of these variables is not matched up to your swing you could be in for a nightmare of bad habits to come.

Take only a few minutes out of your day to look overrepparttar 144256 following Self-Help Guides and we promise that you will not only improve your game but you will be becomerepparttar 144257 most informed golfer on your block.

Club Head Style

Did you ever say to yourself, “I don't feel like my swing is that bad, why can't I still break (80,90,100).” Well if you do then CLUB HEAD STYLE might be one of your problems.

Technology has come a long way, so if you are still playing irons that are 5 years old or more you most likely could benefit fromrepparttar 144258 advances in new iron head construction. Here are some ofrepparttar 144259 variables of a head that have an impact on makingrepparttar 144260 game a little easier forrepparttar 144261 average golfer. Click on each title for how each one can help your game. Yes, we know this is a lot of information for justrepparttar 144262 first section but take it step by step and let it sink in a little.

Offset

Offest isrepparttar 144263 amountrepparttar 144264 face ofrepparttar 144265 club sits back fromrepparttar 144266 hosel, this aids in helping reduce a slice with your clubs. Generallyrepparttar 144267 better golfer you arerepparttar 144268 less offset you want. However this is not always true. For some reasonrepparttar 144269 better your score getsrepparttar 144270 less you start likingrepparttar 144271 look ofrepparttar 144272 iron head sitting that far back fromrepparttar 144273 hosel. It is a hand control issue more then anything else. When you feel like you arerepparttar 144274 one actually in control ofrepparttar 144275 club you want there to be less and less offset on your new sticks. But for a Mid to High handicap player offset can be a MAJOR factor in making solid contact more often. Andrepparttar 144276 best analogy I can give you is if you were a baseball player would you rather haverepparttar 144277 feeling of hitting a home run or a broken bat single. Solid contact plays a major role in ditance and accuracy control. So if you are constantly having that broken bat single feeling with your irons you might want to consider going to a head with more offset.

Perimeter Weighting

You might have noticedrepparttar 144278 trend inrepparttar 144279 cavity design of new irons lately. Irons in past years had more ofrepparttar 144280 weight behindrepparttar 144281 impact area ofrepparttar 144282 cavity. Today's irons have more ofrepparttar 144283 weight towardsrepparttar 144284 perimeter ofrepparttar 144285 cavity. This is what is called PERIMETER WEIGHTING . If you always hitrepparttar 144286 ball dead center perfect, you would want a small sweet spot and no perimeter weighting so you could put as much physical mass directly behindrepparttar 144287 impact point ofrepparttar 144288 ball. This would make a very long shot. However, if you are off — even just a millimeter — your shot will go astray. By having an iron that is perimeter weighting you are maximizingrepparttar 144289 forgiveness of your irons. So unless you play 4 to 5 times a week you most likely do not hitrepparttar 144290 center ofrepparttar 144291 sweet spot 100% ofrepparttar 144292 time. Therefore you might want to considerrepparttar 144293 amount of perimeter weighting you need on your irons.

Sole Width

Sole width is another factor when considering your next iron set purchase. Put simplyrepparttar 144294 largerrepparttar 144295 mass on your ironsrepparttar 144296 easier it is to be grabbed in a tighter lie out ofrepparttar 144297 rough. A narrower sole is easier out of tight lies and wider soles are easier from plush lies. That is why we tend to recommend a mid to wide soled iron and more blade style wedges. The majority of your wedge shots are going to be from tighter lies or you might have to carry a bunker and still be able to stop it quickly onrepparttar 144298 green. So for your SW and LW you might want to consider looking in our wedge section and choose from a more traditional shaped wedge.

Heel to Toe Length

This iron attribute is more cosmetic then anything else. But it does affect forgiveness. Some players likerepparttar 144299 look of a more compact iron, although a longer heel to toe design has a larger effective hitting area. So if you arerepparttar 144300 kind of golfer that is looking forrepparttar 144301 maximum amount of forgiveness you might also want to consider a longer heel to toe design.

Face Height

Face Height is similar to Heel to Toe length. If you are looking forrepparttar 144302 most forgiving iron you should take face height in consideration.

SHAFT CHOICE Shaft Choice isrepparttar 144303 most important dynamic to improving your present game and equipment. We know that you are hearing this a lot lately, but this is one statement your buddy is right about.

Most recreational golfers think that flex isrepparttar 144304 ONLY thing they need to worry about in regards to being fit properly. You don't know how many times we getrepparttar 144305 guy saying, “Give me x-stiff in my driver, and he hitsrepparttar 144306 ball 175 yds offrepparttar 144307 tee. Orrepparttar 144308 guy that says, “Well my buddy saw me swing and he said I need stiff.” First things first, don't listen torepparttar 144309 buddy who just read a “Golf Digest” and thinks he'srepparttar 144310 golf guru, but still shoots 20 strokes worse then you do. I personally think that custom club builders arerepparttar 144311 most knowledgable inrepparttar 144312 business in regards to being able to properly fit a golfer. That is our job, to properly fit and build irons and woods to a golfers swing. Pro Line shops are there to sell equipment and have most likely never built a club . So we would hope you would call someone in our field before having “Harryrepparttar 144313 Hacker” giving you a backyard fitting.

Ok, enough ofrepparttar 144314 rambling by us lets get down to how we are going to help you become not only a more knowledgable golfer but a better golfer as well.

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