Global Sports: Basic Golf - Separating Clones or Name Brands

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Basic Golf - Separating Clones or Name Brands

By Robert Sellick


Buying golf clubs is, in a lot of ways, like buying a car. Since it can be an expensive investment, try renting them first.

Clone golf clubs give the best value for the money as a name brand and should be a prime consideration. Clones use the exact same materials and specs that top brands have but without the expensive label.

Think of the old bromide, look before you leap; that applies to golf. Before you spend good money on expensive name brands, rent, buy clones and learn a few things about the sport. Apply your body type and level of play into your golf purchase considerations.

You'll want to have the club fit your individual stature. It affects performance if your clubs do not fit your individual characteristics. The more one plays, the better their judgment of style choice will be.

Woods: A typical golfer's bag will have a driver (called 1-wood) and a few fairway woods (3- and/or 5-wood). A driver is the longest club (usually 45 inches long). Because of the longer length it is the toughest to control during a swing

Irons: There are 3 classifications of irons: short, mid and long irons. The high lofts are the short irons and are the 8 and 9 iron. Long irons are the 1, 2, 3 and 4 irons. The mid irons are the 5, 6, and 7 irons.

Putters: Putter styles vary and depend on the druthers of the player. Most popular are the conventional standard putters. Other type putters are the belly putter that provides a third point of contact, the belly. Then there is the long putter which utilizes a pendulum type swing eliminating the wrist hinge.

Utility clubs: The best features of iron and wood are incorporated into utility clubs and many beginners opt for them. It eliminates the need to carry around a lot of clubs in their bag.

In the beginning, it is best to get used clubs or a cheap set of clubs. To save money on new clubs, consider clone golf club purchases. You get the same quality but without the expensive label.




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