Picking Your Golf Equipment Picking Your Golf EquipmentWritten by David Kunstek
Looking for quality golf equipment but not sure you want to spend a ton on it? Are you new and starting out and need some new golf equipment but don't know where to begin? Finding right golf equipment may seem like a challenge, but it really does not have to be. In fact, if you know what you need, your task could be quite easy.
The first step in purchasing golf equipment is to determine your budget. Once you get to that golf store and get best club in your hand, you may just overspend. Knowing how much you can and should spend on golf equipment will keep your wallet as happy as you will be with your golf equipment. After determining this, you will need to begin looking. The basic equipment that all good golfers have is a set of clubs, tees, gloves, and golf balls. There is much speculation about which types of clubs you need and what material they should be made out of. The best bet to determining right equipment for you is to try it out and get a feel for it. A basic set of golf clubs will include woods, irons, putters, and wedges. The types of these clubs that you end up purchasing will depend on how they feel in your hand and through your swing. Other golf equipment to consider includes shoes, balls, gloves, clothing and more.
| | The Golf Shaft MysteryWritten by Jason Carter
The Shaft MysteryDuring this modern era of golf club technology, big mystery among golfers is what golf shaft will maximize their efforts. If average player tries to sift through all “mumbo jumbo techno shaft lingo” his head just might explode. And determining right shaft for me can be extremely confusing. “There are just so many shafts that are available to golfers that can really benefit player that it is critical that club fitters have a good grasp of what player needs” says Tom Erwin, co-founder of TourPureGolf.com (www.tourpuregolf.com). Most shaft companies are now offering over 100 different types of shaft and in turn, most consumers are clueless of what “engine” they need to run their golf clubs. “As experienced clubfitters, we use what we’ve learned through hands-on assembly and customer feedback to provide each customer with a proven solution. Shaft selection is key ingredient to crafting perfect performance weapon” says Travis Carter Co-Founder of TourPureGolf.com. He further stated, “This problem is easily solved by answering 4 basic questions”… The first answer needed is what material should golfer play, steel or graphite? Graphite is generally lighter than steel, therefore, average player will hit a graphite shaft a little further than a steel shaft. Graphite also has a much greater shock dampening effect, which is very helpful for those players who have nagging injuries that sometimes prevent them from playing. Alternatively, steel shafts are heavier than most graphite shafts so distance may be sacrificed. What is lost in distance though is gained in accuracy. Steel shafts differ from graphite as they do not experience torque or lateral twisting found in all graphite shafts. Most players would benefit by having steel shafts in their irons, because accuracy has a greater emphasis than distance, where as graphite shafts are very helpful in getting greater distances from today’s oversize titanium drivers.
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