The simple equation in distance is longer shaft equals faster swing speed, faster swing speed means more distance. This equation causes headaches among most amateurs by making them believe a longer shaft is better for them when in fact most ...
Published: 10/3/2009 3:01:48 AM
Many golf companies develop hybrid fairway woods to replace the longer irons or a traditional low-lofted wood. Ping is no different. That's why when it developed its first-ever wood-like hybrid, the G5, it had features that would be beneficial to ...
Published: 10/2/2009 3:02:53 AM
Offset is a game-improvement feature of a golf club in which the leading edge of the clubhead is set back from the front line of the hosel. Typically associated with irons, offset is also used in hybrids, fairway woods and drivers.
Published: 10/2/2009 3:02:45 AM
Nike has developed a reputation for building innovative and well-made clubs that are good for golfers of all levels, including beginners. Tiger Woods uses and endorses Nike clubs, but the celebrity backing is not the reason to go with them. They ...
Published: 10/2/2009 3:02:40 AM
Hybrid clubs have been a wonderful innovation for medium- and high-handicap golfers. They have taken the place of fairway woods and long irons for many golfers who have struggled to use them. Hybrid clubs have a low center of gravity and are ...
Published: 10/2/2009 3:02:39 AM
An approach wedge is used by golfers when a pitching wedge is too much club on the golfer's approach to the green. Less than 20 years ago, golfers had a pitching wedge and a sand wedge in their golf bags. The technology has changed to the point ...
Published: 10/2/2009 3:02:35 AM
Custom golf club fitting is becoming more popular in golf. In the past, only the best amateurs and top pros would have clubs fitted to their size, strength and ability level. Just about everyone else went into a sporting goods store or a golf ...
Published: 10/2/2009 3:02:34 AM
Golfers are always looking for ways to get more distance on their shots. One of the ways golfers try to add distance to their game is by playing with longer shafts on their club. The standard shaft is usually about 42 inches long, but shafts can ...
Published: 10/2/2009 3:02:32 AM
Golf appears to be a very complicated and intricate sport to those that are interested but have never played the game before. They may see a friend's golf bag with its seemingly endless supply of 14 clubs and they might wonder where to start and ...
Published: 10/2/2009 3:02:28 AM
Bounce is the angle of the sole of a golf club when the leading edge is higher than the trailing edge, as measured in the address position with the shaft vertical. The more bounce there is, the higher the leading edge is off the ground. With the ...
Published: 9/29/2009 3:00:14 PM
In an effort to stop counterfeiters and clone manufacturers and protect the golfing public, Callaway Golf uses unique serial numbers to identify their clubs. Not all Callaway clubs have their own serial number--only the driver, 3-wood, #3 hybrid, ...
Published: 9/29/2009 3:00:11 PM
No matter what brand of club you pull from your bag, you owe some thanks to one company--Spalding. At the turn of the 20th Century, golf had stirred mild interest in the United States, and A.G. Spalding & Brothers sporting goods saw an ...
Published: 9/26/2009 3:01:04 AM
Gary Adams started TaylorMade in the late 1970s out of his home in Illinois with an idea that the two-piece golf ball wasn't a fad. Adams recognized the way irons interacted with the new balls and believed steel woods would outperform persimmon.
Published: 9/25/2009 3:01:12 AM
The TaylorMade Golf Company is based in Carlsbad, California. Originally founded by Gary Adams in 1979, TaylorMade has since been acquired by German-based Adidas. The company initially made its name through the metal woods invented by Adams, and ...
Published: 9/24/2009 3:01:09 AM
The Ping G5 Fairway Wood is an older model club released in 2007, however, many are still available online and at golf stores. Ping has replaced the G5 with the G10, but the G5 Fairway Wood is still a viable club that can be hit well and ...
Published: 9/22/2009 3:01:11 AM
Callaway Golf's Fusion Wide Sole irons are advanced game-improvement clubs, made with several of the company's signature and patented design features. The pitching wedge (46 degrees, men's right-handed) is a strong-lofted iron made to give ...
Published: 9/22/2009 3:01:10 AM
The E1-DF mallet putter from Heavy Putter is among the putters in the Deep Face series. It features a classic overall shape and feel that is reflected in its nickname, "The American Standard." Like all putters from Heavy Putter, it is nearly ...
Published: 9/22/2009 3:01:04 AM
The Mid-Weight H3 putter from Heavy Putter is one of the lighter-weight putters the company makes. Though it still weighs more than most putters from other manufacturers, the Mid-Weight H3 more closely resembles conventional putters in shape, ...
Published: 9/22/2009 3:01:03 AM
The F3-DF putter from Heavy Putter is one of the putters in the Deep Face Series. Nicknamed "The Stealth" because of its resemblance to a stealth fighter airplane, this blade-style putter is different from most in its high overall weight, its ...
Published: 9/21/2009 3:01:08 AM
The Heavy Putter B3 Mallet is the heaviest mallet-style putter in the Heavy Putter product line. The putter is used by amateur and professional golfers alike and differs from most other putters in its high overall weight and high center of ...
Published: 9/20/2009 3:01:00 AM
Odyssey putters are among the most popular and widely used putters in the world. Numerous tour pros and amateur golfers use them in every round they play and refuse to use any other brand. With its groundbreaking technology that arrived in the ...
Published: 9/19/2009 3:01:03 AM
Torque is the measure of how much the shaft twists during the golf swing. It may be hard to imagine this even happening, but shafts are made with that particular fact in mind. They are even made to resist it more or less, depending on your swing ...
Published: 9/19/2009 3:01:01 AM
Gaim Golf's G360 putter improves a player's accuracy and consistency on the green by using visual aids and strategic weighting to ensure perfect alignment, smooth energy transfer and clean contact on every stroke.
Published: 9/18/2009 3:01:10 AM
Like many sports, golf has equipment for both men and women. Although all manner of equipment for every type of golfer--including male or female-- is available, there are slight differences in each line of clubs. Clubs also can be specifically ...
Published: 9/18/2009 3:01:08 AM
Callaway Golf has long been producing high-quality game-improvement equipment and the FT model is arguably the most forgiving iron set Callaway has ever produced. With a standard 3-PW configuration with stiff flex shafts, the FT irons target a ...
Published: 9/18/2009 3:01:05 AM
