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Now you have worked you way up in sizes of your golf clubs and you are looking at the big driver in you bag. You have been improving your golf swing with the irons like your friend told you to do. And you feel pretty good about your golf swing so why not give the driver a try.
If you swing the driver the same speed as your irons the ball should go much farther so that should really be fun. So you give it a swing and find out it ain’t easy. The extra length and weight out so far is creating a problem. Then you remember your friend told you this would happen so you choke up and swing a little slower and you at least hit the ball instead of the ground.
Steel or Graphite Shaft part 2
In part 1 it appeared graphite should be used hands down. But hold on, some golfers already have a fast swing speed or are jerky in the transition at the top, or both. These golfers need the weight of the steel and the stiffness to help control the club head.
When you learned how to swing your golf clubs you learned all of the golf club head speed in the world does no good if the face is not square when it meets up with the golf ball. You have to have total control of your swing and the position of the club head face at impact. A long hit out of bounds is not any better then a fly ball to deep center field with the center fielder camped under it. It is still out!
Now what about feel? Steel gives a more solid feel and better feed back. Some golfers want that feed back on there hits and some golfers like the damping feel of graphite. Take your pick graphite if more distance is needed but you give up feel. Go and make your choice and get out there, life is short, play golf.
Steel or graphite part 1
Golf Club Shafts 101 part 5
Men with a high handicap have a common problem and that is over swinging. If they would just choose a softer flex golf club it could force them to slow down and improve golf swing as they learn how to hit the ball. Slowing down the swing often turns the high handicap golfers into better players with lower handicaps.
The harm of having a golf club shaft that is to flexible is much less than the other way around. Many golf equipment gurus have said when you are unsure of which way to go err on the side of more flex. The bottom line is if you can not decide on stiff or regular shaft then always go with the regular.
You can never have to much golf equipment knowledge. check back often to get more of it.
Golf Club Shafts 101 part 4
Suppose your flex is not stiff enough, then what happens? Well the golf ball flies higher and will draw or fade left for a right handed golfer. This happens because the club face on a flexible shaft club will tend to be closed when it gets to the ball. And the shot will feel more solid than it is but does not go as far.
Men want to hit stiff shaft clubs for the macho in them, usually this is not a good idea. If you want to hit the golf ball farther and straighter then you need the correct stiffness of shaft on your golf equipment. It does not matter which club it is, you need the right shaft for how you swing your golf club.
Golf Club Shaft 101 part 2
The flex of the golf shaft will have an impact on what the golf ball does after impact. Either directly or indirectly the trajectory, accuracy, and the distance of the shot are all effected. So now you realize why the shaft of your golf clubs are so important.
The club head changes position or angle constantly as you swing the golf club. The face is open at the top, meaning the part of the club head that strikes the ball is facing the same way as your face. As you swing, it turns naturally to square up with the ball, hopefully.
As you swing down to strike the golf ball the shaft will flex and keep the face open longer. So if you have a high flex shaft L or A and you swing fast or jerky then you will not hit the golf ball with any accuracy. Are you starting to see the importance of having the correct shaft on your new or used golf clubs.
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Golf Club Shafts 101
To improve your knowledge and your golf game you need to know many things about your golf equipment. In this segment we will dissect the golf club shaft. First off different shafts have different flex’s in different areas, confused yet.
The ability of the golf shaft to bend as you apply force (swing the club) is called flex. The degree of flex depends on your swing, is it jerky or smooth. Is it slow or fast. Shafts are rated in five different categories X for extra stiff, S for stiff, R for regular, A for senior, and L for ladies. If the shaft on your golf club does not match you swing style then the club head will not be square when you hit the ball. If the club head is not square you will hit your ball consistently to the left or right and seldom straight.
come back soon for more on the’ shaft’.
Titleist Vokey Wedge design 200
The Titleist Vokey Wedge design series 200 has a classic teardrop profile. It has a shallow heel and a high toe feature. These wedges are available in lob, pitching, and gap styles from 48 degrees all the way up to 60 degrees.
Titleist Vokey Wedges 101
| The Titleist Vokey Wedges have been the favorite short game tool of golfers for many many years. Of coarse there have been numerous changes in technology over the years to stay ahead of the competition. The Vokey Spin Milled wedges have a discernible performance option, increased spin.Titleist works with the tour players to always develop wedges that, even in major championships always perform up to expectations. The grooves in the golf club are precisely milled to tight tolerances that are capable of providing increased spin on the golf ball even on half or three quarter shots. Titleist engineers have even designed a special CNC saw cutting tool to cut the grooves and face of the Vokey Wedges. This cutting style provides increased friction between the Wedge and the golf ball even on grassy lies and wet conditions with 30% more groove volume. The Titleist Golf Clubs company has created and continues to improve the Vokey Wedge line to give the golfer the confidence to execute the most challenging short shots needed in the game of golf.
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golfing in the fall Upnorth 101
OK summer does not last long enough upnorth for a full time golfer. So to compensate for that we start golfing when the snow goes away and keep going until it comes back again. To do this you have to be more than Hearty.
You have to be smart on your golf apparel. Number one is be prepared, i covered that on another blog golfing in northern wisconsin so we will move on. Golfing in cold weather takes smart preperation. You need golf gloves but not just one but two. And not ordinary golf gloves but winter gloves and they have to soft leather to help grab your club and thinsulate to keep you warm.
The cold makes it harder to grip the club so the soft leather helps out on both hands and also helps the sting when you miss hit the ball. And the thinsulate is a must and when the temperature is above 45 your hand will feeel almost to warm.