Golf Club Sets - Don't Shoot Your Game in the Foot Hunting For a Bargain

Golf Club Sets - Don't Shoot Your Game in the Foot Hunting For a Bargain

What ever level you play the great game of golf at, one guaranteed Key Point Indicator that dictates how you play the game is in the mind, that is the confidence factor. Here is an example I was playing in an Amateur 18 Hole Golf Handicap in the desert on the browns (desert equivalent of greens) course playing the ball off a green tufted mat when on the compacted sand fairways. It was hot as usual and I was playing confidently - but I was not looking at the leaderboard, anyway after playing 14 holes I looked at the leaderboard to see that I am leading by 2 shots. Then the mind factor took over I dropped a shot to par at 15, and again at 16, then had a disastrous hole 17 where I dropped two shots to par, the round was then over for me and I was beaten, not by the golf club set I was using, but quite simply by my mind working against me!

Here is another example of the mind factor Tiger Woods just recently returned to golf at the US Masters 2010 under the spotlight of all the international media - anyway it was obvious that his game was not 100 per cent, but his mind was revved up with confidence and he shot 4 very solid rounds and finished joint fourth a great result and performance. Less than two weeks later when you would have expected his game to have improved even more he missed the cut at the Quail Hollow Championship shooting his worst 36 holes in 14 years on the PGA Tour. So this is another example that the golf game is a mind game, and whether you play with the best clubs in the world or use discounted cheap golf club sets, if you mind is not right, your game will not be right

Let us summarize the upside of playing with the right golf club set, firstly select clubs on how they feel - the comfort zone factor - because if your mind likes the clubs chances are you will play well with the clubs you have selected. But if you select your golf club set on price only - your chances of playing good golf are limited as nine times out of ten your mind when playing will not be in the 'mind comfort zone'

So back to the great title 'Don't shoot your game in the foot hunting for a bargain' remember price is not the most important factor when selecting your clubs but for sure you will find some great clubs to improve your game when choosing your golf club set.

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Change Your Golf Grips For Better Golf

Change Your Golf Grips For Better Golf

Putting new grips on your golf clubs can be a inexpensive and effective solution to quickly give you more consistency in your game.

Most amateur golfers never change the grips on their clubs. They play for years with a set of clubs without ever changing the grips!

Whereas, some professionals have been known to re-grip their clubs at the end of every competitive round. They do this so their clubs feel exactly the same. Chances are that they don't need them re-gripping that often, but in today's tour competitions there is so much money at stake that they do not want to leave anything to chance.

How often should you re-grip your clubs?

A good general rule is:

if you play once a week, then you should change the grips on your clubs once a year. Play twice a week, change twice a year etc.

Of course, if you do a lot of practice on the range you should consider changing your grips even more frequently. You could easily hit 30 shots with your driver in a range session. In a round of golf you may not use your driver more than 10 times. So one range session a week hitting 30 drives, would equate to 3 rounds a week, implying re-gripping 3 times a year.

You will also find you have certain clubs that are used far more often than others, especially if you only play your home course the majority of the time. This is because you play the course in a certain way - same clubs for same shots, mostly governed by the length of the course. So after some months the grips on certain clubs become more worn than others.

What happens when a grip is worn?

Grips are fundamentally just pieces of rubber to enable us to hold the golf club securely. The grips have various type of a textured surface to provide more grip security and feel. As a grip is used over and over the surface rubber begins to wear. The natural oils in our hands also start to affect the grips. You will notice this as it will start to look shiny.

If you look at old used set of golf clubs that have never been re-gripped you will see that the grips are often very shiny.

Shiny grips are a problem. You have to grip the club harder when the grip is shiny so that it does not slip and turn in your hands as you take a swing. You may not even be aware you are doing it! The problem with gripping the club too hard is that it adversely affects the way you strike the ball. Your hands are simply not relaxed, and therefore, because the muscles in your hands and forearms are tense, they will slow down. In the golf swing, relaxed hands are fast hands. You need fast hands to get good distance.

It is worth checking your golf clubs at least once a month. Compare grips across the entire set. If any are beginning to wear, consider getting them renewed.

New grips feel good. They can almost feel "sticky" by comparison to the old worn grips. This can give you real sense of confidence.

Confidence builds success.

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Hank Haney Golf Tip - Increasing Clubhead Speed

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Hank Haney describes some easy ways to increase your clubhead speed and hit it farther. Visit www.hankhaney.com for all the latest. Subscribe now!!!

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Do You Understand Golf Club Swing Weight

Do You Understand Golf Club Swing Weight

Golf club swing weight. Have you heard that term before?

A rather effective method of improving the golf swing is by adding extra weight to the club and then going through the motions of swinging.

This sort of exercise has many advantages apart from the fact that it is very golf specific and works on building the exact muscles you use during a golf swing or drive.

The other reason why extra weight on the club dramatically improves any golf swing is because the whole swing movement usually feels very unnatural to the body. You can easily tell this from the body violently resists it, making the golf swing one of the most difficult things to master in the golf game.

The extra weight on the golf club even as you practice the swing, quickly builds up and conditions the muscles involved so that the next time you do a golf swing, it feels much more natural. The result is that you will be able to execute a much better drive.

The best way of achieving extra weight on a club is by using a weighted club. A weighted club has several advantages. The one that probably comes to mind first is its portable nature. It can be carried around everywhere.

You have seen those movies where the executive is practicing their golf swing even while in a serious meeting discussing weighty issues with juniors.

Maybe this is a little too exaggerated but the point is that with such a mobile piece of useful golf equipment, there is no limit to where or when you can practice your swing with it. Either in the comfort of your home or office.

This can only help you see the dramatic results much faster as you go about exercising and conditioning your golf-swing-specific muscles by practicing a golf swing with some extra weight on the club.

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Why You Should Be Using Hybrid Golf Clubs

Why You Should Be Using Hybrid Golf Clubs

We have all seen the growing trend of more and more golfers using hybrid golf clubs, and you might find yourself wondering if they are for you. Well, I am here to tell you there are a lot more reasons for you to add hybrid golf clubs to your bag than there are to not add them.

The first question usually is, why? Well, the simple answer to that is hybrid golf clubs are easier and more forgiving to use than long irons. Long irons are widely considered the hardest clubs to hit accurately. Imagine, you are standing close to 200 yards from the green. Sand in front of the green, maybe on more than one side of it. Water may be in play as well. can you confidently put a swing on the ball with your 3 or 4 iron that will NOT end up in trouble a high percentage of the time? Most casual golfers would have to say no if they were to answer honestly. Now, picture the same shot with a hybrid. If you put a bad swing on the ball, the chances are it will end up in a much better place than if you put the same bad swing on the ball with your long iron. Imagine if you try the same shot out of heavy rough. The advantage hybrids give you is amplified even more.

Why does the hybrid end up better in the example above? Well, there are a couple of reasons. It is very easy to swing a long iron and hit the ball fat, meaning you hit the ground too soon and the club either skips into the ball, or sticks in the ground and the ball is propelled by nothing but the divot you dug up. The thing about either of those results is not only will you not get the correct distance, but you have no way of knowing if the ball will be way off course left or right in addition to being short. This brings all the trouble spots on the golf hole into play. If you hit the ball thin you may get more distance, but the trouble right and left are still in play, and with a thin shot usually even worse. Put the same swing on the ball with a hybrid and the results are very different. If you hit the shot fat, the wider sole of the club will not stick in the ground. The ball will still get loft and will still get decent distance. The real key though is the ball will likely still go straight! So you put a bad swing on the ball and you still got it up in the air and got decent distance on it. The odds are, you are still in play and live to hit another shot instead of dropping a ball and taking a penalty stroke.

Hybrid golf clubs are more forgiving and easier to hit than long irons That is the simple truth. If you are on the fence about using them, you need to jump over onto the side of hybrid golf clubs. You can start using hybrid golf clubs and make absolutely zero changes to your swing. the result is likely to be a lower number on your scorecard the very first time you use your hybrids. I can't think of any one thing you can do today that will make tomorrow's golf score lower. That is a powerful statement and the only real reason you need to add hybrid golf clubs to your bag today!

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Downswing Golf Lesson

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Get Mark's iPhone App itunes.apple.com Like Mark Crossfield on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow Mark/4golfonline on twitter twitter.com www.4golfonline.com Mark Crossfield talks about how to hit better golf shots with an improved downswing. Trigger your downswing with your hips for better golf strikes and improved direction. Play better golf with the onlne YouTube golf professional Mark Crossfield.

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