Beginner Golfers Golf Tips- Do We Play Better Golf with
Brand Name Clubs
As a relatively new golfer trying to concentrate not only on
"how to play golf" but also correct swing mechanics, I have
often read in online golf tips that the golf clubs I use
make a difference. There have been times when I felt that
the clubs might help my swing or give me improved golf game
results.
However, my initial logic based guess was "clubs probably do
not make a difference", at least for beginners because I
believed that our golf swing inconsistencies don't allow any
technological improvement in a golf club to make a
statistical or subjective difference. 'It probably works
for intermediate or expert golfers' was my rationale.
To be honest, I have always been skeptical of big name
branding on any products that have generic competition that
might, in fact, be the same product with a different label.
Generic drugs are a great example of how you can buy a
product that works properly without all of the costs
associated with brand marketing. Typically, it is the same
product at the ingredient level.
I backed up my belief that "it makes no difference" which
golf clubs you have in your hands by purchasing a basic set
of clubs (in other words, dirt cheap) to beat up while I
developed a consistent golf swing. The cheapies I use have
performed their job and my game has improved significantly
even with the 6 months or so of downtime that is force upon
me by the upper Midwest.
However, during our harsh winters I sometimes get to travel
to warmer golfing climates. In order to save my nerves from
wear and tear at the hands of the airport baggage
technicians, I usually rent golf clubs when I arrive at my
destination.
As a left-handed golfer, the clubs that are available for
rent are usually toss-aways from some generous benefactor of
the course. Many times when I have rented golf clubs I
usually felt justified in my belief that "it ain't the club,
it's the clubber" because there was no improvement in my
play, and most times there was the opposite result - I
played much worse.
This has been my general experience except for two
occasions?On one occasion, I had the pleasure of swinging
brand new Nike's and on the other, an older set of
Callaway's. When I played with the Nike's I chalked the up
the pleasant experience to something comparable to the
excitement of driving a really nice automobile. I still
downplayed the idea that technology could significantly
improve my play on the golf course.
However, I must admit that the old set of Callaway's made a
real impression on me. I can't say I have ever felt more at
home with any clubs I have handled, including my own trusty
dusty cheapies. When the caddie strapped them to my golf
cart, I looked at them and thought: "Geez, could he have
picked some older sticks for me to play with? I thought this
was a classy joint!"
Then I went to the course's driving range looking forward to
playing a beautiful golf course. I was told that because
the driving range was in the middle of the country club that
the practice balls were manufactured to deaden quickly.
Immediately, I felt that the balls weren't as dead as the
caddie predicted because they flew farther than expected.
I still housed a negative attitude regarding the Callaway
golf clubs so it never crossed my mind that they might be
helping the cause, somehow.It really wasn't until I was on
the third hole of the course and sailed my second shot over
the green from 225 yards out with a 3-iron that I realized
that the clubs just might be somehow? better. (A Three
Iron!! Believe me: I Really Hated Using Long Irons Prior To
This!!) The more I played the more I realized the clubs
were, in fact, improving my game.
I began to think that instead of downplaying the golf club
in the hands of the beginners who are learning how to
properly and consistently swing, the better approach for us
high-handicappers might be to ask the following question:
"if I purchase a set of clubs (new or used) what is the
lowest price point at which the golf club technology becomes
noticeably better for my game as it stands now?"
Then, the next logical question should be "What one thing
should I look for in my next set of golf clubs that allows
the clubs to maximize my abilities?" The only difference in
the clubs I could spot that was different from the clubs I
currently own, besides their age, was on the face of the
irons. The area on the face of the irons that usually houses
the circle deemed to be the 'sweet spot' was not a small
circle but an oval that extended over most of the face. If
the sweet spot was truly that large, I can easily see why I
had such a good time with those clubs.
Regardless of the answers from the gurus regarding whether
club technology can help your overall golf game, I now
personally believe that the technology can indeed make a
noticeable difference to our enjoyment of the game and that
is a nice step for me! Unfortunately I can only speculate
as to what variable or combination of variables the old
Callaway clubs contained that made the experience different
for me. The fact that the "Truth Is Out There" keeps the
game highly interesting though.
Adam Sanders is a fellow beginning golfer who wants to share
his improvement success with others. For many other golf
tips that have flat-out worked for Adam, please feel free to
visit the website http://yourbestgolftonight.com
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