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Select clubs for your bag based on your game, if you are a beginner stay away from the high lofted wedges and...

The golf club is a lot like our body; they both have a head, face, heel, toe and sole, and if we understand how...

Golfers tend to take their equipment for granted, but like any precision tool, a golf club needs regular maintenance...

The grip is undoubtedly the most ignored, yet most important piece of golf equipment. It's your sole connection...

By now, every golfer is aware of the benefits provided by modern, high-COR drivers. But what many golfers don't...

You'll soon be seeing a new type of golf club on store shelves. Thus far, it's in the form of a standalone driver...

Head shape, weighting scheme and club face material contribute heavily to the feel and performance of a given...

Here at Golf Tips Magazine, we like drivers and, of course, spend hours in the office rolling balls down the hall...

In order to play your best golf, you must be fitted to your equipment. Contrary to popular belief, fitting isn't...

As football broadcasts begin to radiate from the TV, most golfers begin to put their game and their gear far out...

The importance of club-fitting in golf is now well known. Any golfer who has been fitted for a new driver using...

Changes in club, ball, and shaft technology have increased distance, but it is still the player that must deliver...

To most golfers, a shaft is just a shaft--a component that connects the grip to the clubhead. They're available...

The driver is the only full-swing club in your bag that you use 14 times a round. Thus, your driver sets up your...

One major reason for the tremendous improvement in shaft technology lately is the proliferation of oversized drivers....

Everybody should get their clubs fitted, right? Two GT editors test that theory out. Read how their experience...

During the course of a year, an avid golfer's clubs are swung anywhere between 18,000 and 20,000 times, carried...

It doesn't matter if it's a long par-3, a short par-4 or a reachable par-5, making the right shot choice first...

Wedge designers have become quite savvy in recent years, creating new designs that optimize bounce and loft for...

Get yourself fitted for clubs that fit you correctly, every person has a different body type, torso size, arm...

We've all heard the terms "custom-fit," "customization" and "club-fitting" tossed in pro shop, grill room and...

Quick--what's the shaft you're playing in your driver? The biggest difference between golfers of 20 years ago...

One of the clubs everyone needs in his bag is a utility wood, which is a hybrid between an iron and fairway wood

When poet William Cowper coined the phrase "Variety is the spice of life," he obviously had putters in mind. Unlike...

Throughout the year, we're inundated with countless "golf ball test results," indicating the performance benefits...

Irons are the bedrock of the set, the basis around which all the other clubs revolve, and selecting the right...

According to the Darrell Survey, more than 90 percent of wood shafts on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and Champions...

What's the flex of your shafts? At one time, a golfer could safely answer that his or her shafts were stiff, regular...

The great news for golfers is that hybrids and fairway woods are available in such a wide variety of lofts that...

Great ball-striking--every golfer wants it, yet few ever attain it. Ironically, the secret to such elevated play...

"Welcome to Switzerland," a man in a white lab coat says as we near a door marked "R & D: Employees Only." Opposite...

Since persimmon and laminated maple fell out of favor, steel has dominated the fairway wood market. But this year,...

Learn how to choose the right golf clubs and balls for your level of play

Custom shaft upgrades have grown by leaps and bounds over the last year or so, more than any other technically...

Golf shoes are just as vital as any club in your bag. They stabilize you and help you leverage your body against...

As the PGA Tour vows in its ads, its guys are good. But they wouldn't be that good if they played off-the-rack...

Ask any professional club-fitter, and they'll tell you the shaft has as much, if not more, to do with total performance...

The golfer today can choose a driver with just about any shape: square, traditional, scoopback or even triangular....

Hitting the sweet spot of your putter face is essential to being a great putter because the putter head will not...

Any touring professional will tell you that your wedge game is where you can make up the most strokes. Since you're...

As the '90s drew to a close, the footwear segment of the golf equipment market was fueled by the need to develop...

Golf balls are like most consumer products these days, with seemingly too many choices for a spot decision. Manufacturers...

The simple truth is that modern golf balls have reached an almost outrageous level of quality in regard to providing...

Consider the idea of expanding your wedge set for various conditions. Most golfers become used to a single wedge...

Make sure your kids have equipment that is the proper size, for the same reason you wouldn’t buy them oversized...

Today, fairway woods have become longer, bigger and more powerful than ever. Hybrids, on the other hand, have...

If you've ever been humbled after having your stroke analyzed at one of those high-tech putting studios, you know...

There's a reason why the distance from within 100 yards is called the scoring zone. It's the "make it or break...

When I started playing golf, persimmon drivers were the standard, and finding one that worked was basically a...

Finding the right gear for your game is going to require some research, just as it would if you were buying a...

Like all true enthusiasts, golfers love their equipment. From low handicappers to beginning recreational golfers,...

As is the case with all categories of golf equipment, new materials and technologies have vastly improved the...

If you're supposed to hit down on the ball with your irons and slightly up on the ball with your woods, what in...

When most golfers think of customizing their clubs, they immediately think about fitting. And while determining...

Like a lot of people, golfers are often slaves to habit and convention: eight irons, two wedges, three woods and...

Show your kids everything in your golf bag so they’re prepared for their round; do not assume they know what they...

What makes an iron easy to hit? It's a question golfers and designers have been asking since the days of the Nicoll...

The classification of irons and their performance characteristics has always been relatively nebulous. Manufacturers...

Do not shorten your old clubs for your kids, this changes a stiff shaft to a super stiff shaft that they can not...

One of the best ways to get your golf gear back into tip-top shape is to consider a new shaft upgrade. Sounds...

When I decided to try the Cobra clubfitting program, PGA teaching professional Steve Ball told me about the process...

If you've ever wondered why so many golfers are spending extra money to replace their stock driver shafts with...

When it comes to irons, golfers tend to get picky. Reason being, irons are quite sophisticated and each set is...

What goes into creating a putter that works, and how do you go about choosing one? According to design veteran...

When it comes to wedge design and technology these days, there's a lot to check out. For one, the days of every...

Wedges are the paintbrushes of golf. Shots hit with a wedge are an artistic expression of a player's short game....

Placing The Wedge beneath your left foot to give you the correct position for chipping and beneath your right...

Golf ball fact: Most of the multi-layer, urethane-covered, high-performance models won't provide significant benefits...

When it comes to equipment, golfers have never had it so good. But while it's one thing to have a smorgasbord...

A plethora of training aids are available today, which are designed to help improve various elements of the golf...

Known as the most interesting and often the most colorful club in the bag, putters are more unique than ever....

An objective review of modern equipment design and enhancement produces one clear-cut winner in the race for improved...

Have you ever wondered why what seems like a perfectly good swing sometimes produces a shot that doesn't even...

Choosing the right golf ball is just as important as choosing the right set of clubs. With the right ball, you...

Make no bones about it--playing a round of golf without proper eye protection can wreak havoc on your vision....

A plethora of golf schools and training aids are available today to help improve various elements of the golf...

When you grip your club with your left hand the two middle fingers should just touch the pad of your hand

Recent research states that golfers are twice as likely to contract UV-related eye diseases than non-golfers....

The golf glove plays two critical rolls in the swing, first it decreases the pressure that the hands put on the...

Arguably one of the best American-born players in his 20s on the PGA Tour, Augusta native Charles Howell III had...

Though I'm not one of the bigger guys on Tour, driving the ball long and straight has always been one of my strengths....

Whereas drivers have undergone dramatic improvements in recent years, irons have advanced more subtly. That's...

Grab your pencil. Put on your thinking cap. It's time to test your knowledge (or lack thereof) of the Rules of...

When it comes to bunker shots, what you see on the PGA Tour doesn't work for everyone. Often, golfers exaggerate...

To golf purists, the mere mention of Pinehurst evokes images of reverence and awe. Every golf hero, from Bobby...

The flubbed pitch shot is often the result of two things: 1) a ball positioned too far forward; or 2) a decelerating...

A pushed shot won't kill you, until it finds the right-hand rough. Unlike a hook or slice, which are caused by...

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Many golfers are unaware that backspin fights off sidespin. That is, the more your ball launches with proper backspin,...

You probably know that you'll produce very poor shots if you hit too high or too low on the clubface. What you...

Your club loft determines the height and distance of your shots, and the lie sets the sole of the clubhead flat...

Rule 4 (Clubs) in the Rules of Golf doesn't exactly read like the latest Stephen King novel, but it's certainly...

The first fundamental I teach every new student is how to properly hold the club because good golf swings start...

Face it. A lower loft number on your driver is no longer a sign of strength and virility. It's quickly becoming...

The Tour's deepest ball does not belong to a household name like Woods or Daly. That honor goes to Australian...

The last thing a Tour pro wants to think about during a round of golf is putting mechanics. However, if you observe...

Straight back and straight through putting is very effective when putting inside fifteen feet and requires that...

Driving is paramount to success. As you probably know, the flood of low scores on Tour is fueled by longer, more...

What role does your body play as you perform pitches? The answer to this question could determine whether you...

The turn in the golf swing is a motion in which each part of the body moves in its proper sequence to produce...