How To Choose Golf Clubs

One of the main factors in deciding how to choose golf clubs relates to your experience on the course. If you are a beginner and choose a set of golf clubs designed for an experienced player, you may be disappointed with the results. Golf clubs come in a variety of designs. Choosing the correct set can get you on the way to being a successful player out on the course.

1. Choose your driver. Your driver is one of the most important golf clubs in your bag. You will use it on most holes of the golf course, and its use will cut off around 75% of the distance to a hole alone. Before choosing a driver, have your swing speed checked. Someone who swings extremely fast will need a stiffer shaft. If you have a slower swing, go with a more flexible shaft. Drivers with larger club heads tend to have a larger sweet spot and be more forgiving if you don't hit the sweet spot. Many places will allow you to hit practice shots with a driver (with a taped head) before you buy it. Take advantage of this to get an idea for the feel before you make a large purchase.
2. Choose your irons. Irons vary between two main types: forged and cast clubs. Forged irons are one piece of metal from the club head up to the shaft. Cast irons feature a shaft that is bound into a club head, in two separate pieces. Many top golfers report a more solid feel with a forged iron, but the average weekend golfer will almost certainly feel no difference between the two types or get any added benefit from one or the other. A typical iron set comes with eight clubs, 3-wedge through pitching wedge.
3. Choose your putter. This is the easiest golf club to choose in a store. Putters can very easily be tested in most golf shops, as the contact with the ball is extremely light and most shops allow this testing. The main types of putters are the mallet, heavy, teardrop, blade, belly and long putters. Each putter has its own benefits; you should test them all and go with the one you feel the most comfortable with. More than anything, putting is about feel. If the golf club you choose doesn't feel comfortable, you likely won't hit well with it.
4. Other golf clubs. Now that you have your main set, there are some additional golf clubs that most golfers carry in their bag. Many golfers choose to carry additional golf clubs, like a 3-wood, a sand wedge and a loft wedge. The 3-wood is typically used for hitting long shots off the fairway, while the sand and loft wedge are for escaping out of the sand or avoiding hazards, respectively. Each of these clubs can be purchased in different loft angles, so decide which angle best fits your swing before purchasing.

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Mizuno Golf Europe