The Heavy Putter remains the first and only putter that can automatically improve the consistency of the putting stroke. Its unprecedented application of a heavier mass head and counter-balanced weight in the grip end of the shaft promotes greater stroke stability, consistent swing paths, uniform pace, precise distance and directional control, and tightens the end-over-end golf ball roll. Sounds like something to look into!

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Replacing the grips on a golf club will eventually become necessary if you want to keep the same feel and comfort in your swing that you had when the club and grip were new. Find out how to replace your golf club grips from golf instructor Conan Elliott in this video.

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Pack your golf clubs in a golf bag at least and better yet, individual travel cases for each club within that bag so that they will be thoroughly protected. These are available from any golf store and you should be able to find one that would fit your taste and budget. The two types of golf travel cases available are hard shell and soft shell.

If you’ll be traveling by air, it is advisable to use the hard shell. Most airlines are willing to cover any damages if your golf clubs have been packed in a hard case first. However, you would still need to inquire about this with your airline company.

Hard shell cases are able to offer protection in the most extreme circumstances. Most of these are made with heavy molded plastic, which will help in protecting your clubs if they’re dropped in transit. The hard cases could cost a bit more than the soft cases, but the protection you would be giving your clubs would be a worthwhile investment.

The soft shell cases could be a good alternative, as long as you pack your clubs well. Although the level of protection your clubs will be getting would not be the same as with the hard cases, you could still ensure that they will end up undamaged by packing them carefully. This would also be your best choice if you will be traveling by car, since you don’t need to worry about how careful the baggage handlers are.

By packing your clubs carefully and placing them in a golf travel case, you can be confident that you’ll be keeping all your golf clubs safe from any damage that could be caused by the elements or rough handling when you travel.

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To help you make informed decisions, here are a few guidelines to keep in mind when you are shopping for new golf equipment, be it golf balls, golf shoes or golf clubs.

Don’t Be Afraid To Ask Questions

The first thing you should do is to ask your golfing relatives or friends, colleagues or neighbors. They’ll all have opinions and will probably relish the opportunity to give their recommendations on what equipment types or brands are worth buying, and what to avoid. Who doesn’t love giving advice?

Another option is for you to just walk into the nearest golf store and get their advice. The staff in these shops will be more than willing to share their opinions and ideas and since you’re already in their store, you’ll have the chance to try out the equipment they recommend. To a point, anyway.

What Equipment Do You Really Need?

Before you race out to buy all the latest and greatest gear, it’s important to know what you need. There’s no point adding to the pile of ’seemed like a good idea at the time’ gear in your garage! Remember to be realistic and pay attention to what you need rather than what you want. If you can identify your goals before you go shopping, before you’re surrounded by all that tempting new stuff, it will save you lots of time and money.

Think also of why you chose golf in the first place. Is it because you want to join your business partners for a four-times-a-year game? Or is it because you really enjoy golf and you can see yourself spending all your free time pursuing it? Once you get your priorities straight, you will find that choosing the golf equipment that suits you best is relatively easy. Which leads us to the next point…

Be Honest About Your Dedication To Playing Golf

Be true to yourself. How dedicated are you to playing golf? Now that you have decided to spend some money on golf equipment, be honest about the time and effort that you are willing to put into the game. Do you plan on playing often? How often do you want to practice in a week?

If you are not sure about your plans then it is advisable for you to buy less costly golf clubs. However, if you just can’t wait to get into the game and are willing to spend hours perfecting your game, then you should probably think of investing in a more expensive set of clubs.>/span>

Should You Go For Second-hand Or Brand New Golf Equipment?

Again, you have to think about your goals and expectations. If you are in the habit of taking up a hobby and then forgetting it after a month or two, then it is better for you to buy used golf equipment. They are cheaper, but probably just as good as new clubs. Should you suddenly decide that you have fallen in love with the game and would like to dedicate your time and effort into it, then you can go ahead and invest in new or better golf equipment. And, should you decide otherwise, you can always give the used set away or sell it without too much heartache.

Familiarize Yourself With Club Shaft Options

As advances are made in golf club technology, it is wise to pay attention to the golf club shaft you’re using. The composition of the golf club shaft is currently a choice between graphite or steel, and this will dictate how much the shaft flexes when the club is swung.

Graphite is lighter and more flexible than steel and creates a quicker swing speed with the same effort. On the other hand, steel is more durable and typically cheaper than graphite. As graphite is lighter and easier to swing, it is the perfect choice for women and seniors. Meanwhile, younger and stronger men tend to opt for the regular and stiff shafts.

Decide Which Golf Club Is The Best For You

Golfers who are just beginning on the endless road to perfection can choose golf clubs that are specifically catered to those with a higher handicap…aka beginners. The best choice might be the irons with perimeter weighting and those designed to be more forgiving. Also, try looking at the new hybrids, utility clubs, rescue clubs… the possibilities are endless these days as new clubs come out, serving new purposes.

Remember to think of your goals, your expectations and your needs. That way you can pick the golf equipment that is the best for you.

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Traditionally, it has been part of a professional caddy’s job to truly “know” the golf course, as well as the distance capabilities of every club. It was their job to walk the fairways, marking down every rock, sand traps, trees, water or any other permanent obstacle that you could use to gauge along the fairways to the greens.

Once this was recorded he’d look at the greens, measuring them the old traditional way – pacing off the distance from the front, sides, and back of the greens to the pin. He’d check for the break to the hole, the incline of the green and the safest place to land the ball on approach.

While there are traditionalists who consider technology such as range finders or GPS systems to be some kind of sacrilege to the integral challenge of the game of golf, there are many others who are more interested in perfecting their physical skills, and taking out the guesswork that causes frustration. Why penalize yourself a stroke because of an unseen water hazard or experience the maddening irritation of being in a sand trap if a better calculation can avoid all of these obstacles?

Modern technology is coming to the aid of golfers once again. The latest craze and greatest technological achievement for the outdoor enthusiast or athlete is the hand-held GPS system. By using a hand-held GPS range finder, a golfer now has the ability to cut several strokes off their scores.

By getting a better, more accurate read on distance to the green, the pin, and the precise location of hazards, a golfer can even use the GPS range finder to make better club choices, as the more precise calculations of yardage allows for more precise estimations of what club is needed for the next golf shot at hand.

While many golfers have benefited from the use of laser range finders, and while there is no doubt about their effectiveness in getting results in measurements of distances, more golfers are now discovering that GPS technology can take their game to a whole new level. If you have the physical ability to improve your golf game, it does make a great deal of sense to use this golf aid to help you become more consistent.

All golfers will tell you that confidence is critical. The challenge comes into play when they get to the golf course and really have no idea on how far their golf shots need to travel, or what happens to the golf ball when it lands. Using a range finder it can give you that confidence of being knowing where to place your golf ball on your way to each hole. This is course management, and it’s the difference between winning and losing on the P.G.A. tour. If you have the confidence that you can make a golf shot to a predetermined spot, then it will make a huge difference in your golf scores.

For the more established player who participates in amateur events, a range finder is even a greater purchase for you. These players have the ability to make their golf shots by knowing exact distances or contours of a green. For them, practice is taking place while they are playing. That is an entirely different game plan. In these cases, this is truly designed as a self improvement aid.

Knowing the exact distances they need to send the ball will only assist in making it an even better golf shot. It is a huge advantage in knowing exact distances and pin placements. If you have never played on a particular golf course before, you now have the ability to see where potential trouble is located and make the proper decision.

You already know that you can’t use it in a golf tournament, and so even during your competitive rounds with your friends they are just practice rounds for you. If your membership club allows them during regular play then by all means use the range finder to your benefit.

Today it’s much easier to work all this out, as most of the grunt work can be done using the latest technology. There are many manufacturers that offer top quality golf range finders today, and they all have some great information available. Depending on the manufacturer, each one works a little bit different.

With many of them, you can download any golf course in the United States and Globally, and be able to store this information on any hard drive. Some golf GPS programs are so advanced that they can track multiple targets for a single pin all at once, or even display the precise shape of the green as seen from your current angle of approach.

If you play at different golf courses, having this information is terrific. How can it not help you to know the distances to a hazard or to the green? If you know you can’t get it all the way to the green on this shot, then this golfing aid can help you make the most accurate course management decisions – where to land the ball to put yourself into the best possible position for your next shot, in this case.

A range finder is one of the best training aids available. The challenge is, how do you get the most from it? Go take advantage of it right now to help improve your golf game. You will see the difference in your confidence and improvement in your assessment of each hole. By utilizing the knowledge that you can gain by using this as a training aid, it not only will help you to play better golf, but win more consistently.

Scott Kowalski

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GET YOUR GOLF GAME OFF TO A GREAT START!

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Ball control and accuracy are vital in golf, and keeping your club face’s surface and grooves clean is an essential part of this. The Dremel Golf Cleaning tool features two speeds – 7,000 and 14,000 rpm. It runs on 4 AA batteries and includes a brass brush for use on stainless steel club heads, and a bristle brush for use on graphite or wood clubs, soles of shoes and bags. It comes with a carrying pouch that can attach to your golf bag and it’s compact and lightweight for easy handling.

If this seems like something you could use, look for it in your favorite golf or sporting goods store, or wherever Dremel tools are sold.

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Karsten Solheim is the Ping golf club’s inventor. The story has it that Karsten was unhappy with his progress as a golfer, and with the way he was hitting the ball. So he began experimenting with his own putter design, hoping he’d be able to putt better than he had been up to that point. He had no idea that his design would eventually be known worldwide!

By 1959, his putter experiments had evolved into his first available design. He came up with his brand name after listening to the sound it made when hitting the ball, hence the name “Ping”. Later the same year, Sports Illustrated published an article in their August issue regarding the Ping putter, dubbing it the “musical” putter.

This was the beginning of success for the Ping golf club. At present, the clubs are manufactured in Phoenix, Arizona by Karsten Manufacturing Corporation. There are more than 400 patents registered for the Ping clubs, and each of their designs are innovative and original, creating clubs that are beneficial to every golfer. Here are some of their key patents and products:

In 1962, the ‘Heel-Toe Weighted‘ Ping club was granted patent. This design revolutionized golf club design and had an influence on many clubs available in the market today.

In 1969, the ‘Perimeter-Weighted, Investment-Cast‘ irons were introduced. The significance of these irons is that the perimeter weighting is able to increase the moment of inertia – the tiny space of time between contact and flight – making the Ping iron more ‘forgiving’ if the club face isn’t quite square to the ball when striking it.

The Cushion Selective Filtering Insert is another piece of patented technology found in Ping clubs. This insert reduces and disperses the unwanted frequencies of vibration that can affect the muscle, bone, and connective tissue in the golfer’s hands, arms and shoulders. Through this invention, the golfer receives less vibration with greater feel on each shot.

These design innovations – and the game-improving results they provide – are the reason for the popularity of Ping clubs. These clubs are widely used because of their ever-changing yet reliable design. Furthermore, the improvements they can make to your game are likely the reason for occasional ‘battles’ between PGA pros who want to use them and those who consider them an unfair advantage!

If you do buy a set, or individual Ping clubs, record the serial numbers. If you ever need one replaced, its serial number can be used to identify the specs used in the manufacture of your club, no matter how many times its design may have been changed since you bought yours. The company can make you a new one to those original specs, so your set will be complete and fully compatible again.

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Practical Golf Gifts

The best golf gifts that you can buy are practical ones. All you have to do is check to see which brand and type of golf balls the golfer uses. You could then either buy a dozen of those golf balls or maybe even buy some more expensive ones. Just make sure that you find out what golf ball specifications your favorite golfer prefers – distance, short game ‘feel’, high spin, etc.

A different idea for choosing practical golf gifts is to buy brand name replacement head-covers. If the golfer uses Adams golf clubs, for example, and the head-covers are scuffed and worn or mismatched, then you could buy some Adams replacement head-covers.

Personalize Your Golf Gifts

If you want a more unique golf gift, then how about buying personalized golf gifts. There are many options of personalized golf equipment or accessories. The most popular are personalized golf balls, where you can usually have up to three lines of text imprinted on the golf balls of your choice.

Some more golf accessories that can be personalized are embroidered golf shirts, golf towels, and golf caps. You can also find personalized golf bags with two lines of customizable text from the likes of Nike and Callaway Golf.

Golf Memorabilia Gifts

Maybe you are searching for an unusual golf gift; then you can’t go wrong with golf memorabilia. You will have to make certain that the item is certified and authentic – check for a guarantee and that every autographed product comes with a certificate of authenticity (COA). You will surely find that unusual golf gift you were searching for and something that any golfer would be delighted to receive.

A Corporate Golf Gift

Most business owners that are also golfers have probably completed some business on the golf course. But have you thought about custom logo golf products; they are a fantastic way to promote your company. Custom logo golf balls are the best value and you can even order them with their own custom logo packaging so you don’t have to add it after you’ve bought the balls.

So, there you have my top 4 golf & gifts ideas. You should be able to find the perfect golf gift from these ideas – whether it is for a friend, a loved one, or a business associate.

Mick Euan Tait

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It can be boring if you finish a great golf game, but don’t have any money left over for a beer or glass of wine at the end. You want to save money where you can for the social side of golfing, not to mention being able to afford the rest of your life’s expenses. Instead of buying over-priced brand name golf clubs, why not get clone golf clubs instead, and save money for a bit of fun with your golfing friends?

Clone golf clubs are not made to OEM or original manufacturer standards, they are in fact clubs made to their own specifications and with their own use of modern technology. Clone golf clubs are made from quality materials and you can also get custom designed clubs for your specific and individual requirements.

Brand name golf clubs such as Callaway, Ping, Nike, Taylor Made or Titleist are very expensive and only golfers with money to burn can really afford to buy them. A famous pro golfer once said “The ball can’t tell the brand”, which is true and suggests that many people are only buying expensive, over-priced clubs to show off to their peers and advertise their wealth. If you’re a pro, and your livelihood depends on driving the ball a few extra yards, the added expense may be worthwhile. For the rest of us, it’s probably not.

If you can’t afford to buy your name brand golf clubs with cash up front, maybe you are buying out of your league. You could get clone golf clubs that do the same job for half the price or less. Value-priced does not mean low quality, it just means low prices for a product that performs just as well. Many of the available clone golf clubs have proven themselves to be reliable, long-lasting and made with quality design and modern technology.

Clone golf drivers are less expensive without compromising the quality or size of the club head. Whether your aim is to try the new age square driver heads or you prefer the traditional shaped drivers, you will find a clone golf club that is similar to the name brand for considerably less money. The price you would expect to pay for a clone golf driver is around $70 – $100. The same goes for other clubs such as woods, hybrids, wedges and putters. The range of clone golf clubs is vast and the clubs are stylish and high quality.

You will always play golf with a smile on your face when you know you haven’t had to pay a fortune for your clubs. Within reason, if the clubs you are using are the right specifications for your size, once you are used to playing with them you can master your game. It doesn’t matter if you spend $70 or $700, this is still the case.

Next time you need a new club or a set of clubs, choose clone golf clubs – you won’t be getting second best, you will just be paying less!

Kevin T. Fairbanks

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