Tips On Buying Golf Clubs Continued...

Choosing A Club If You're Tall or Short

If you're not a standard height, the way to determine the right length for your clubs is simple and easy.  Just get someone else to help you take a wrist to floor measurement.  Wearing street shoes, stand up straight, with your feet around a foot apart.

Make sure your arms are relaxed at your side, but don't slouch.  Right handed players should have their helper measure from the left wrist to the floor.  Left handed players will do the same, but from the right wrist.  Most shorter than average players measure in the low thirties.  Average players tend to measure in the mid-thirties, and taller players measure thirty-five inches or more.

Shaft Composition - Graphite or Steel?

The question of whether to use a steel or graphite shaft also comes up regularly.  Generally, men between their teens and mid-50s use a steel shafted iron and graphite shafted woods, with older men using graphite shafts on all clubs.  As we age, our swing speed slows, and lighter weight shafts may help us recover some of our lost speed.

That helps us regain lost distance.  Older people should also switch to a softer flex shaft.  Ladies generally use graphite shafts for all clubs, because the lighter weight improves the speed of their swing.  However, some women may wish to use steel irons, depending on their upper body strength.

Does Loft Angle Matter?

Another factor that's important is loft angle.  It has a major effect on distance, off the tee.  That means it's important to pick the right loft for your specific driving club.  If you have a slow swing speed, choose a higher loft.  A higher loft will give you a higher trajectory, better launch angle, and more carry, resulting in greater distance.  Many long time players have always believed that distance comes with less loft.  However, this is only true if you have a fast swing.

Club Choice and Slice Correction

The single biggest problem most golfers have to deal with is slicing the ball off the tee.  If you're prone to this, you'll need a closed face driver for correction.  That's because the face angle of the club can have a big effect on accuracy off the tee.  Drivers come with close, square, and open face angles, and it's important to pick the right one.  Expect that you'll get a five to seven yard slice correction for every degree the face is closed, provided your current driver has a square face.

Factors That Add Up To Distance

If you're worried about distance, remember that there are four components to how far you can hit a golf ball.  One is the composition of the ball - some balls just fly farther.  A 100 compression ball will go farther than a 70 compression ball, in pretty much every circumstance.  Club loft is another factor - as discussed above, more loft is more distance for slow swingers, and less loft contributes to more distance for faster swingers.  Club length is another important point.

A longer club generates more distance, up to a certain point.  Swing speed is last, but most important.  The faster the head of the club goes, the further the ball will go.  Many people think that metals have a big effect on distance, but this is actually just a myth.  If metal have any effect, it is small.

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