There is an abundance of both on the market. Even the less traditional looking golf putter heads are really a hybrid of both styles.

The classic shaped golf putters are the blade design or where the term ‘flat stick’ comes from.

This design probably still reigns most popular with the higher skilled, steadier nerved players because of the ‘feel’ they afford the player.

You’ll notice that most of today’s blade putters employ cavity back technology. This type of design is to help reduce any twisting of the putter face at contact.

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The mallet golf putters resemble their namesake. The mallet design allows for an even weight distribution across a large area which will give the feel of a pendulum and allow for a consistent smooth stroke and get the distance needed with having to feel like you need to accelerate the putter head.

Other design considerations that you will see with golf putters will be center shafted or heel shafted. You’ll also note various degrees in the offset of the hosel.

This is where is looks like the shaft is bent forward of the putter head just before the two come together. Golf putter faces may also have inserts in them to provide the golfer with different ‘feels’ to the sweet spots. Putters even have varying degrees of loft to the putter face themselves.

I am often asked “what is the proper length of a golf putter?”

Today there isn’t a length that a shaft can’t be cut to. So the proper length of the putter is what feels best and above all what works best for you. You should pick out a putter length that matches your height and your posture over the ball.

The bottom line when picking out a golf putter that is right for you is to try out as many looks and feels as you can. Needless to say is to hit as many puts as you can when you are demo-ing golf putters for yourself.

Hit long puts, short puts, and in between puts. Golf putters that may work for me may be the worst choice you could make.

Don’t go by recommendations go by what you like. And never ever give away or get rid of that old putter… one day it might be your best friend again.

Oh sure, you see people on the putting green.

Some with a few golf balls around them. But rarely do I see much of any serious practice time spent with golf putters.

So… it’s time for some talk about golf putters.

When it comes to reducing (or maybe better said, saving) your score the putter should become your closest friend.

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Golf putters, the flat blade, the club you literally live and die by, is a club of many styles and faces.

Players of all levels pick and choose their putters by how the putter looks and feels to them. And above all, how much confidence they have in this club.

All of the mechanics of putting aside, the art of putting is as much look, feel, and confidence as anything else. The putter, more than any other golf club is in a players bag because they like they way it looks and feels and the confidence level it brings to their putting stroke. Choosing and settling on a particular putter can be a difficult task.

Since there are so many different makes, models, and styles of golf putters on the market, let’s take a look at a few of the aspects that make up this old friend of ours and maybe this will give you some food for thought.

The vast majority of the focus when considering buying a putter is on the putter head. As far as the material used in putter heads, this is as varied as the number of metals, and alloys there are available.

But again, putting is such touch and feel, don’t get caught up in what the putter head is made of, be comfortable with how the length and weight feel in your hands.

Keep in mind that lighter golf putters heads will have a tendency for you to impart a quick more hands oriented stroke while a heavier putter will probably slow your stroke down.

Keep in mind, if this is a weight change for you, you may see your putts come up short or long for awhile depending upon if you move to a lighter or heavier putter head.

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Buying a new set of golf irons is a big deal.

It’s a big purchase as far as your golfing equipment goes.

The irons are the meat and potatoes of your game. They are used for more shots and more variety of shots than any of your remaining golf clubs.

They are hit from the tee box, the fairway, all kinds of rough, the sand, the edge of the green and yes, sometimes… even out of the water!

A prototypical set of golf irons comes in a set of a 3 iron through the pitching wedge.

The higher the number on the club the higher (more) loft the clubface will have. It is with the golf irons that you will (after considerable practice) be able to determine distances and thus close in on the flagstick with your shots.

As far as the design or construction of irons goes, you have two different options of club head types. This being cavity-back or forged.

The cavity-back or perimeter weighted golf club is played by golfers of all skill levels today. The physics behind cavity-back golf irons is to distribute the weight of the club toward the outside or the edges.

Doing this has the affect of enlarging the sweet spot on the face of the club. So, less than dead centered contact may still produce acceptable results. If you are a beginner or higher handicap player you should definitely consider using the cavity-back clubs.

The original forged blade irons are still the design of choice for the skilled player and professionals. Forged golf irons from a softer steel and provide more feel to the skilled player.

Also, the forged irons don’t have the ‘corrective nature’ as part of the design. For the skilled player who is trying to impart a particular spin on the golf ball, this is preferred because you don’t want the ‘forgiving design’ of golf irons to negate the spin you are purposely trying to accomplish.

In fact, you may only grab them, take a few practice swings, check to see if they look and feel OK for your swing. Although, not the best way to fit yourself to your clubs, many people take this approach in buying used golf clubs.

Needless to say, this approach takes nothing about your physical structure, your swing, or your current ability into account.

If you are a beginning golfer or just underway with the game, all of the technical specs may not be that big of concern to you, but you should be a bit familiar with some what and why’s of golf clubs.

Choosing the right golf clubs for you is important; especially for those beginning golfers who are just establishing their golf swing. If your posture, grip, and setup are affected by improperly fitted golf clubs, then your swing and golf game may be off on the wrong foot right out of the gate with bad habits. So, keep in mind the importance of properly fitted golf clubs and

When it comes time to actually choose a used set of golf clubs for your self you may not be thinking too much about the technical specs of the used golf clubs you may be looking at.

In fact, you may only grab them, take a few practice swings, check to see if they look and feel OK for your swing. Although, not the best way to fit yourself to your clubs, many people take this approach in buying used golf clubs.

Needless to say, this approach takes nothing about your physical structure, your swing, or your current ability into account.

If you are a beginning golfer or just underway with the game, all of the technical specs may not be that big of concern to you, but you should be a bit familiar with some what and why’s of golf clubs.

Choosing the right golf clubs for you is important; especially for those beginning golfers who are just establishing their golf swing. If your posture, grip, and setup are affected by improperly fitted golf clubs, then your swing and golf game may be off on the wrong foot right out of the gate with bad habits. So, keep in mind the importance of properly fitted golf clubs and how to determing the proper fit.

By definition in the rules of golf you are allowed to carry a maximum of 14 clubs in your golf bag at any one time. There is not any restriction on what type of clubs these must be… just a maximum number allowed. This is why you should opt for clubs that best fit your ability as a golfer.

For instance, long irons (such as the 1, 2, and 3 irons) are the most difficult to hit. As a beginner, you should opt these clubs out and look for as they are too difficult to hit and too unforgiving. You should replace your long irons with a 5 wood and 7 wood. So, let pause for a quick review of what we have in the bag so far.

Driver
3 – 5 – 7 woods
4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 irons
and a putter.

So, were up to 11 clubs with 3 remaining. This leads us to the very important short game clubs. I would suggest that is were you use your three remaining choices with a pitching wedge, a sand wedge and an in between the two (in terms of yardage) wedge know by most terms as the gap wedge.

If you opt to only carry two wedges (the pitch and the sand wedge) you may find that the yardage difference between these two clubs will leave you wishing you had that gap wedge to use.

In summary, although you may be in the market for a used set of golf clubs, do completely sacrifice functionality and what fits your game solely for the sake of price. Take a few moments to check out the Callaway Golf Pre-Owned Clubs web site and other such quality sites as Pinemeadow Golf.com.  With these two sites you can combine price, quality, and fit, into a good set of used golf clubs that will work for your game.

Length is simply a measurement taken from the tip of the grip down the backside of the club to the when the club would rest on the ground. The natural physics are simply that a longer club will produce a bigger swing arc and result in more distance.

However, keep in mind that this length also increases the degree of difficulty in controlling the swing and the club.

Of course the ‘sexy’ answer is longer is better and believe it or not many golfers go too long at the expense of their control. So, you want to get a length that will provide good distance but not by requiring more exertion. Also, not that depending upon your age when you decide to go with a custom built set of golf clubs that the older you get the increased length will not necessarily be a good thing.

Having said all this, the standard length of a steel shafted driver is 43 inches. Graphite shafted golf clubs are 1 inch longer because the graphite is lighter so you can gain some additional shaft length and keep the same swing weight of the golf club. Or, conversely, as you get older you can keep a standard length and reduce a bit of the swing weight. Again as mentioned in the previous article on custom golf clubs the proper fit for a club length is a combination of your height and the distance from your hands to the floor.

When discussing the flex of the golf club shaft, you should know that the flex of the shaft is pretty self explanatory. In other words, it is the inherent ‘stiffness’ of the shaft. Stiffer shafts are generally preferred by stronger hitting golfers. Some common flexes are men’s regular, stiff, extra stiff, senior, and ladies. I don’t know why, but graphite flex terminology is firm and extra firm.

So, what do you need to know about your custom golf club’s shaft flexibility?

Well, much like the length of the club, your strength and playing ability tend to dictate the grade of flexibility you’ll want in your club shaft. Keeping the physics thing in mind, shaft flexibility comes into play much more with your metal woods and long irons as these clubs carry the longer shafts.

Where can I buy custom golf clubs?

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Pinemeadow Golf has always been one of the top 50 custom golf club manufacturers in the world. They sell a complete line of custom golf clubs. They also have an automated Custom Fitting Wizard to tailor the clubs for your frame.

And if you are perhaps thinking about introducing a junior golfer to the game the Pinemeadow Nitrix Junior Golf Set for Ages 10-14 set is perfect for players between the ages of 10-14. The woods and irons are built with custom matched Pinemeadow NRG graphite shafts that are lightweight yet durable enough for junior golfers. All the clubs are built and designed with easy to hit characteristics making it simple for the new player to pick up the game.

Next, let’s talk briefly about the loft and lie of the custom golf clubs.

There are many different methods people will use to determine the criteria needed in order to build the custom golf clubs for you.

However, most all eventually base the input off of the same basic information.

To custom fit your golf clubs you will need to know just a couple of measurements along with some basic personal information.

• Your height (no shoes on).
• The distance from your knuckles to the floor while standing upright (again no shoes on).

This is basically the math part.

The person building your custom golf clubs  will need to know the overall make up of the total inches of your body.

For instance one person who is 6ft tall may have their height in their legs putting their hands higher off the ground while someone who has their height in their torso would have their hands closer to the ground. Same height different club shaft length requirements. Although the vast majority of golfers will be very close to if not standard length, the difference in proper shaft length for the golf clubs could vary by a few inches and make a big difference.

Other factors influencing the building of custom golf clubs include:

• Your gender (because there is different ‘standard’ lengths between male and female).
• Your Age.
• Handicap.
• Your average club head speed.
• Knowing the distance you hit you mid irons (5 iron more specifically) is helpful.

The reason for the age, club head speed, or distance you hit your mid irons is because these factors will come into play when determining the flex of the shaft of the golf club that best fits your game.

Where can I buy custom golf clubs?

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Pinemeadow Golf has always been one of the top 50 custom golf club manufacturers in the world.  They sell a complete line of custom golf clubs.  They also have an automated Custom Fitting Wizard to tailor the clubs for your frame.And if you are perhaps thinking about introducing a junior golfer to the game the Pinemeadow Nitrix Junior Golf Set for Ages 10-14 set is perfect for players between the ages of 10-14. The woods and irons are built with custom matched Pinemeadow NRG graphite shafts that are lightweight yet durable enough for junior golfers. All the clubs are built and designed with easy to hit characteristics making it simple for the new player to pick up the game.

Up next let’s take a look at length and the degree of flex in the shaft and the role they play in the building of your custom fitted golf clubs.

If you are a beginning golfer of one whom perhaps hasn’t fully immersed their self in the game of golf but still very much enjoys playing, and you certainly are quite ready for such a large investment in the top name brand clubs, then you should buy yourself a set of good quality used golf clubs.

In the past, used golf clubs may have conjured up thoughts of old worn out and dinged up clubs that someone was going to otherwise toss out. But that isn’t the case these days at all.

You can even get yourself a great set of used clubs from a top manufacturer such as Callaway Golf. And at the Calloway Golf Pre-Owned golf club website you can even pick from different levels of condition that will save you even more money on a great set of clubs. I can assure you.

Don’t let the fact that these clubs are used deter your thinking. These Callaway Golf Pre-Owned Clubs are top notch reconditioned golf clubs from a name in the golf industry you can trust. So if you budget is limited, this is the way to go.

Pinemeadow Golf.com is another good and reputable online golf shop. Pinemeadow Golf has a used, returned, and refurbished area at their online shop. This is certainly worth a look, and where you can find good bargains used golf clubs.

The internet has many places that you can find and buy used golf clubs. I mention the two above because I have dealt with both the Callaway Golf Pre-Owned and the folks and Pinemeadow Golf and recommend you give them a visit. No matter you choice, just make sure that you get a gracious return policy and an inspection or trial period for your clubs.

Stay away from stores that don’t offer these. No online purchase of used golf clubs should be final until you have had a reasonable time period to inspect and accept the purchase. And if you are not satisfied a full refund should also be part of their guarantee.

The question now that remains is; how do you know which used golf clubs are right for you and your golf swing?

New and creative designs and lofts have been the focus of many a golfer looking for that precision golf club to attack the flag.

Many players are riding their bags of the longer more difficult to hit irons in favor of a more specialty situation golf wedge.

And golf club manufacturers have obliged with an array of wedge designs tailored to fit just about any scenario within striking distance of the green.

Essentially wedges come in some basic flavors known as the pitching wedge, gap wedges, sand wedges, and lob wedges.

The more familiar are the pitching and sand wedges, the other types mentioned are sometimes referred to by their loft rather than by a specific name. For example, a lob wedge is often referred to a 60 degree wedge.

Let’s take a look at some of the characteristics and make up of the wedges to give you a bit more familiarity with them.

Before we do this however, I would suggest that if you are just taking up the game don’t worry much about acquiring specialty wedges outside of your pitching wedge, and a sand wedge. Generally when you buy a set of golf irons the package will include a pitching wedge.

A term that you may run across as you look at buying a golf wedge is the ‘bounce’ or the ‘bounce angle’ of the wedge. To give you an idea of this you will need to hold the wedge’s head up to eye level and note how the trailing edge of the club is lower than the leading edge of the blade. The angle formed by these as they relate to the ground or a flat surface is known as the bounce angle. This may seem insignificant to you, but it is this angle that allows the wedge to ‘bounce’ out of the sand or the heavy rough without having the blade dig into the surface.

Golf Wedge Characteristics

The basic Pitching Wedge will come with a loft of 45 to 49 degrees. The pitching wedge is used for ‘pitch’ shots around the green as well as a bit longer approach shots out to just over some 100yds. Of course, the maximum distance is only a general estimate.

The Gap Wedge gets its name as it fills the gap between a full pitching wedge shot and a full sand wedge shot. The loft of the gap wedge (49 to 54 degrees) gives the golfer the ability to hit a ‘full’ shot at a distance too long for the sand wedge and inside the distance of a full pitching wedge. This full shot capability at this distance gives the golfer the ability to put a good backspin on the ball and stop it cold near the flag with excellent accuracy.

The sand wedge normally has around 55 to 57 degrees of loft. The sand wedge is heavily weighted along the lower portion of the blade to help it maintain its forward momentum as it enters the sand. With a high bounce angle design the sand wedge is perfectly suited to slip through the sand and under the ball without the face digging into sand.

The lob wedge or the 60 degree wedge is a specialty golf club that has become quite popular. Although a higher loft, the lob wedge doesn’t have as large of flange as the sand wedge so it is not as suited for sand play.

The lob wedge with its’ 60 degree loft is well suited for those shot one must produce quick altitude over trouble with not much green to work with on the other side of the trouble. A quick lift off with a short soft landing is the lob wedge’s claim to fame.

The key to (and the difficult part) of the mastery of a lob shot is to take a near full swing at the ball all the while trusting the lob wedge to do its job. Most people run into problems with the lob shot by decelerating the club at the last second due to insecurity with the shot.

As your game progresses you will no doubt want to experiment with and learn many of the different shots you can produce to assault the flag stick with different golf wedges.

Remember though as you become more confident with your golf wedges… there is a 14 club limit to your bag!

The good folks over at Austad’s golf have a great selection (and great prices and sales) on wedges. You should take a minute to stop by and see what they’ve got and if they have a sale going on. Here’s a quick link to their golf wedges selection.

I can’t think of another sport that puts so much credence on how the golf equipment can improve or make and break your game.

If someone landed here from some foreign galaxy, they would be led to think by much of the marketing that all they would have to do to be proficient at the game would be to buy golf clubs… and wa-lah…

No matter the swing the golf clubs will compensate. Of course we know this not to be true, however, choosing the right golf clubs for your game and swing is important enough to consider. But, with all the golf club marketing out there going on, what’s a golfer to do?

Well, let’s take a look at a few points worth considering when you’re in the process of choosing and buying golf clubs.

First of all, know your skill level. If you are just starting out, picking out golf clubs that are designed for an expert or a more advanced golfer will only hinder your progress.

More advanced levels of golf clubs are basically less corrective in their design. This is because more advanced players don’t want the design to the club to be attempting to always correct the flight of the ball. Advanced golfers want to control this themselves so they will play with ‘less forgiving’ clubs than you should if you are just beginning.

Don’t blow your bank account. As mentioned in the very first paragraph, all lot about golf clubs and golf equipment is marketing. Combine this with being honest with your skill level and choose your golf clubs accordingly.

• Are you a weekend golfer?
• Barely occasional?
• Do play golf regularly?
• Do you play competitively?
• Is your goal to play more and play competitively?

All questions to consider. If you don’t golf all that regularly now but are definitely going to golf more in the near future and work seriously on you game then you may want push the upside of your budget more if not and you only occasionally get out with your friends, then there is no need to go high end with the golf clubs. The key is to be very honest when you answer these questions.

Finally, don’t buy golf clubs for yourself that you haven’t had the opportunity to test drive. These days there are all sorts of opportunities to demo the various types and manufacturer’s golf clubs in order to get a good idea of how the clubs fit your game.

Let’s finish up.

Along with the low and slow take-away and not lifting the golf driver or cocking your wrists before they do so as a part of the natural motion of a correct golf swing, the must be some coordination and cooperation with your upper body and your hips.

You want these to parts of your body and your golf swing to work in harmony. So, as you begin your low and slow take-away you want to rotate your hips and your upper body in unison.

When your hips reach their maximum rotation away from the ball they’ll be at only about 45 degrees of what your ultimate shoulder turn will end up as. The key is (and I see this with so many that I work with) that you don’t want your upper body to get too far ahead of your hips or your hips not turn much at all.

If you don’t get your hips involved with the one piece take-away… they are going to eventually get in the way of the swing… force the club over the top of the swing path… and … well… bad things will happen.

Once you get to the top of your backswing your upper back will be coming close to actually facing your target… everyone’s flexibility is different… but the concept is you’ll create a natural torque between you feet, hips, and shoulders.

From the top of your swing you want to initiate the transition to the downswing by beginning your weight transfer with your feet and your leg drive from the inside of your back foot’s instep toward your front foot. Not… I repeat… NOT with your hands and arms.

The concept of making good contact with the golf ball with your golf driver is to think about sweeping the ball off the tee… not whacking at it. Remember in our lesson on golf swing help, I mentioned that with the driver, you will actually contact the ball on the slight upswing of your swing path.

If you’ve made a good transition with your weight from the top of your backswing and not fired the hands at the ball… you swing path approaching the ball will be on the same plane as your take-away.

Also, if you’ve accomplished the harmony of the one piece take-away and rotation of the hips and upper body, as you come into the hitting zone you’ll feel as though your body is behind the ball; your hips have rotated or cleared out of the way allowing the sweeping motion to take place.

Experiment when you are practicing with how high you tee up the ball.

I have found that when I work with people that if I tee the ball up higher than normal it at least makes them conscious of the fact that they are not going to be able to hit the ball with a descending blow… it’s tee’d too high! So, if nothing else if forces them to try to make contact with a sweeping motion instead of a ‘hitting’ motion.

Try it yourself on the range. If you’ve been hitting ‘at’ the ball, you’ll find this a bit awkward; but please stay with this concept until practice make permanent, and you’ll soon find a new friend in your golf driver.

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