Archive for the ‘Golf Clubs’ Category
Jan
29
Posted under
Clubs Reviewed,
Golf Clubs,
Wedges
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I have lost count of the number of times that a wedge club has come to my rescue during a round of golf. In many cases anything within 60 yards of the putting surface will see me produce the wedge unless there is a good reason for using another club. Today I took the Nike SV Tour Wedge for a test out on the range with 100 range balls and distances of 75 yards and under.
Now I admit when it comes to the Nike clubs I am not the biggest fan so when I saw the wedge in the rack all on its own surrounded by Cleveland, Hippo and Taylormade wedges I thought it would be good to give it a try. The club has a steel shaft and what they are calling a Tour inspired satin chrome finish apparently to reduce glare as mentioned in the sales bumph below:
The overall feel of the club is fairly good nice weight to the club which is great for using the club head to do all the work on those heavy wet days. The grooves on the club seem to be a good depth and this showed with good backspin on the higher distance shots. Direction and control was also very comfortable.
The Nike SV Tour Wedge because it is Nike is slightly more expensive than other wedges on the market but at $89.99 for a golfer who is looking to move from a graphite shaft wedge to a steel wedge this would be a good club to add to their bag.
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Jan
15
Posted under
Basically Golf,
Golf Clubs
Yesterday I wrote an article about the distances each club can get for different levels of golfer. I thought today I would look at the different golf irons and loft on the club.
Golf club loft effects the trajectory of the ball so if you want the ball to go a long way with an iron shot then you would select a 3 iron, or if you want the ball to be fairly accurate on the approach to the green you would select a higher numbered club like a 9 iron or a pitching wedge.
“Loft Definition: A measurement, in degrees, of the angle at which the face of the club lies relative to a perfectly vertical face. Technically, iron loft and wood loft are measured slightly differently, but the effective result is the same.”
Now each manufacturer has its own definition on what these angles should actually be and they are different on mens, womens and seniors clubs, meaning it is impossible for me to give you an exact figure on what a 3 irons loft would be but I have the details of my own irons which I have posted below:
|
Club
|
Loft |
Lie |
Offset |
Swing Weight |
Lenght of Shaft (Graphite) |
Length of Shaft (Steel) |
|
3
|
20.0° |
61.0° |
.287 |
D1 |
39.00 |
39.00 |
|
4
|
22.5° |
61.5° |
.278 |
D1 |
38.50 |
38.50 |
|
5
|
25.5° |
62.0° |
.248 |
D1 |
38.00 |
38.00 |
|
6
|
28.5° |
62.5° |
.227 |
D1 |
37.50 |
37.50 |
|
7
|
32.5° |
63.0° |
.188 |
D1 |
37.00 |
37.00 |
|
8
|
36.0° |
63.5° |
.147 |
D1 |
36.50 |
36.50 |
|
9
|
40.0° |
64.0° |
.122 |
D1 |
36.00 |
36.00 |
|
P
|
44.0° |
64.5° |
.080 |
D1 |
35.75 |
35.75 |
|
G
|
49.0° |
64.5° |
.060 |
D3 |
35.5 |
35.5 |
|
S
|
54.0° |
64.5° |
.060 |
D3 |
35.25 |
35.25 |
|
L
|
59.0° |
64.5° |
.060 |
D3 |
35.25 |
35.25 |
Putters have a minimal loft but it is still slightly angled. Drivers also have minimal loft but it is more than the putter. The above figures could be taken as an average but there are a number of other things that must be taken into consideration, such as the size of the club head and the shaft itself, for example a steel shaft can be slightly different to a graphite shaft for the same club but the changes are very very minimal.
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Oct
23
Posted under
Golf Clubs
I get asked a lot if someone who is new to golf should go out and buy a nice set of clubs from the pro shop. My normal answer to this is no preowned golf clubs for beginners are ideal. Especially if that person is not yet sure if they are going to take the sport up full time or not.
When you weigh up the pros and cons of preowned golf clubs the pros far outweigh the cons. Look at it this way a good set of preowned golf clubs will cost you around $400 where you can get the same set of clubs that have been used for around $200. Half the price of starting a new hobby! Not bad hey?
Well I have to say I started of with preowned golf clubs and lucky for me the clubs that I got were good enough for me to use for 3 years before I went out and got some new ones.
There are loads of places you can get preowned golf clubs and many of them are excellent quality and prepared for you by professionals who take the time to clean clubs before they send them out.
I now personally use Callaway clubs and luckily there is a site that is targeted towards the clubs that I use and they have a number of other preowned golf clubs of different makes that are also as good.
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