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I want custom fitting golf clubs

Nov 23rd, 2009 by admin

Every golfer’s physical capability and swing is distinctive. Many of today’s best golf clubs can be custom fit for lie angle, shaft type and length, grip type and size. Custom fitting golf clubs involves several easy measurements and a quick self-assessment of your game. This custom golf club has become more than a fad that even not so professional golfers test its waters. Custom fitting is the process for tailoring a golf club to suit your personal swing.  Whatever your level, with a custom golf club the aim is to ensure that if you do make a good swing, the club will be square at impact and should produce a straight shot.  Custom Golf Club How To’s: To custom fit your golf clubs, you need to know: your gender (male or female); your height in your stockings or socks; the distance from your wrist (where it bends) to the floor with your shoes off; your age; your handicap or skill level; how fast you swing a golf club; what club you use at the 150 yard marker. Gender is used to put you into the correct fitting scale for custom golf clubs. The golf industry uses different definitions of “standard length” for men and women.  Your height and the distance in inches from your wrist to the floor are used together to determine the length of a custom golf club that is appropriate for you. The starting point for club length can vary up to 3 ½-inch ranging from ladies to men plus 1 ½-inch. A tall person with long arms can very easily require shorter clubs than an average height person with short arms. About 80 percent of golfers are standard length.  Your age, handicap (if you happen to have one), self-assessed skill level, estimated golf swing speed and club you use at the 150 yard marker are all combined to determined the custom golf club’s shaft flex that is appropriate for you. Custom fitting can fix your slice. If you slice the ball it means that the toe of the club is leading into the ball which opens the face of the club. That could be caused by a swing fault, but it could be because the club is too flat. So when in the custom fitting process you can make the custom golf club more upright to help with this. This will mean that the toe of the club will be slightly off the ground at address to compensate. There are different ways of fitting according to custom golf club dealers but ultimately they are all trying to improve your game. To start with simple measurements such as wrist-to-floor, height and hand size are taken and will point you to the right size club and at what angle it should be to the ground. Then you will take a club and hit some balls. One method is to place impact tape on the bottom of the custom golf club and an impact board on the floor. As you hit the ball the board will leave a mark on the tape showing whether the heel or the toe of the custom golf club is striking the floor first. The resulting mark will show whether the club face needs to be flatter or more upright. Then things get a bit more advanced. Analysis equipment can measure everything from your club speed to the side spin of the ball so that you can get maximum distance from your shot. You should also measure the launch angle of the ball, how much backspin you generate and impact efficiency – all which affect distance. The angle in which the custom golf club approaches the ball and the sidespin of it can help fix your game too. Rather than bringing down your old clubs, it might be better to start from scratch. It’s a big mistake to think that custom fitting is only for the best golfers. Almost anyone will benefit. If you consider to upgrade a new set of clubs from the same manufacturer they may be able to adjust your old set to become custom golf clubs.   Custom fitting won’t cure all your bad shots. Some regural coaching will sort that out. Once you first made a good swing, then the custom golf club will arrive correctly at impact and should produce a straight shot at your target. Only that factor will already save you shots during a round.  Lastly, custom fitting is often free of charge. But it is usually on the condition that you buy some golf clubs once you’ve been fitted. So it really depends on what your budget is. If you’re prepared to buy a new set of clubs it’s definitely worth getting fitted. Did you find the above tips useful? You can learn a lot more to get a power Golf Swing by clicking here: The Simple Golf Swing

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Cleveland Launcher Golf Driver

Nov 11th, 2009 by admin

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: 

The Cleveland Launcher is an absolutely fabulous value and a tremendous addition to any golfer’s bag. It has a massive titanium footprint with the back portion elongated to offer that promised high MOI., allowing generous room for miss-hits resulting in maximum forgiveness. With only a half millimeter in thickness, the new Launcher crown is the thinnest possible, moving every bit of potential weight low and deep to improve the center of gravity, optimize launch conditions and maximize distance. The horseshoe-shaped weight pad on the rear perimeter of the sole significantly improves launch conditions and stability on miss-hits by localizing weight low and deep, improving both MOI and center of gravity location.

The main point of difference with Cleveland’s previous Launcher is the removal of the scooped out crown that has been a feature of the HiBore range. The scooped out look has been binned and replaced with a more traditional crown that offers universal appeal. The sound off the face is inoffensive yet powerful and provides a medium trajectory.

PROS:

The huge head of the driver is a big confidence booster to those looking for solid dependability without the need to tweak weights, shafts and face angles in search of the optimum trajectory. This driver dwarfs the ball at address, but presents a very clean look, with none of the bulge and role found in other drivers. This encourages the golfer to think positively that the ball is heading ’straight’ down the fairway.

 CONS:

Some players have complained about the size of the head not looking right and the high pitched impact sound being a little bit of a turnoff. You might need to change the grip since the original one feels a little hard and slippery. However, the main feature is the astonishingly difference in price. It is around $150 cheaper than its counterparts.

 RECOMMENDATIONS:

This driver is suitable for both amateurs and professional golfers.

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