Tips on buying golf clubs.

With the 2009 season coming to an end, many golfers will be looking to get new golf clubs over the holiday season. Here are a few reminder tips to get the best value out your equipment buying experience.


1. Forgiveness is a blessing.
For most golfers, irons with more forgiveness lead to a better game. A larger hitting area, equals a larger "sweet spot", and a lower center of gravity equals a higher launch angle.

2. Get fitted.
With today's influx of technology, it will always be beneficial for a player to get fitted before purchasing a new set. Many golf retailers will do this free of charge. For more advanced fitting, you may incur a charge. However, the average golfer stands to benefit tremendously from most free sitting programs offered at local retailers.

3. Try it before you buy it.
A golf swing is like a set of fingerprints, no two swings are ever alike. Your buddy's set of expensive clubs may not necessarily be the best fit for you. Find a retailer that will let you take out a demo club or set, and hit a few on the range. You may be surprised that the big expensive brands aren't always the best way to go for you.

4. Grip it right, not tight.
The grip is the only physical connection you have with the club during the golf swing. This makes it a very important part of the fitting process. A grip that's too small will often lead to excessive tension in the wrists, which leads to all sorts of problems. A grip that's too small will often result in an open club face at impact. Grips can be fitted to 1/32" (on thirty second of an inch) and many retailers can either order them adjusted that way, or make the adjustment in house. Additional charges may or may not apply.

5.Practice makes perfect.
You will always need to get a little used to a new set of clubs after buying it. The human body is an amazing memory machine. It will take a little bit of time for you to work out the minute, intricate muscle memory details that you unconsciously stored with your last set of clubs. The more you play and practice with your new clubs, the more they will feel familiar.

FYI: The USGA has extended the V-Groove rule to 2014 for amateurs. Unless you want to play what the pros play,or qualify for the U.S. Open, you will not need V-Grooves in 2010.

A little about V-Grooves.
V-grooves impart less backspin on the ball than square ones, making it difficult to stop the ball on the greens from the rough. Most irons you will find in stores to date are made with square grooves for this reason.

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