<p>Anyone here play golf? If so, what kind of clubs you use? Any tips?</p>
<p>I think golf is evil. Whenever we would go and play for gym class at the golf place, there would be no left-handed clubs left, and I had to use a righty-club. Thus golf became evil in my eyes</p>
<p>Yes. I am addicted to golf actually. Just played today outside in 20 degrees in the backyard with some plastic balls lol. And I’ll prolly watch some golf on TV tomorrow, and I also post in a golf forum, lol, so anyways…</p>
<p>Are u just starting out? If by “what kind of club”, you mean the different designs…then…there are woods, which are mainly for shots off the tee. The 1 wood is also called a driver.</p>
<p>After the woods are irons, and most ppl play with a 3 to 9 iron set. The 3 iron is longer, and thus, is used to hit the ball longer. The 9 iron is the shortest, for shorter distances. Usually, irons are played for shots from the fairway after the tee shot, or if ur target is between 120-200 yards away (for average distance golfer).</p>
<p>The wedges come next and are the shortest. The pitching wedge is more like a mini-9 iron. An average golfer prolly hits it about 125. The sand wedge comes next and is shorter, giving distances around 100-115. Sand wedge is usually used for greenside sand shots, since the “bounce” on the club, the bottom sole, is thicker and allows the club to “glide” over the sand.</p>
<p>The lob wedge is usually the shortest club in the bag, used usually for difficult chips where u have to get the ball up quickly and high, with minimal roll upon landing.</p>
<p>A typical set would be driver, 3 wood, 5 wood, 3-9 iron, PW, SW, LW, putter. Max number of clubs is fourteen.</p>
<p>If ur not starting out, and are asking for brands…then
I like Titleist drivers. 983K is my fav cuz it has a draw bias for me. Cleveland also makes nice drivers (Launcher series).</p>
<p>But my favorite drivers are component drivers made by independent manufacturers. They’re all really great. SMT is good (Nemesis, Deep Bore). Alpha, Ashton, Bang, etc, are all great too. I like these clubs better since they’re custom, better quailty. Plus, all the long drive competitors use these clubs. And they are also less expensive. Better quality, low price…hmmm…tough decision…eh?</p>
<p>I like component irons too (KZG). But the Cleveland TA7’s are nice too.</p>
<p>Wedges - Titleist Vokey and Cleveland.</p>
<p>Putter - I like the Odyssey Two-Ball. I usually prefer a large amount of weight near the back of the putter head, helps keep the putter head on line. I would actually like the Futura but it always feels like it’s gonna twist open, and doesn’t naturally square itself at address.</p>
<p>Tips…
hmm…i’ve a golf instruction junkie. I follow TGM, a technicial book written on the golf swing. There are three imperatives to a good swing.</p>
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<li><p>Flat left wrist. This is so important for clubface control. A vast majority of slicers have a cupped left wrist at the top and at impact, which opens the face.</p></li>
<li><p>Straight plane line.
Simple. Swing on plane. In a “perfect” swing, from the backview, the clubhead and hands should be superimposed over each other four times during the swing. Look at Tiger or Sergio. On plane swings.</p></li>
<li><p>Lag.
This is simply bending the clubshaft on the downswing. You want to stress the shaft. Too many golfers think about moving the clubhead as fast as they can. This is disasterous and causes “throwaway” and loss of power. Focus on swinging the hands as fast as possible, and forget about the clubface. Let inertia leave the clubface behind, preparing for the huge release at impact as the stress in the shaft unwinds.</p></li>
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<p>Other tips:
Always check ur setup for faults. They reveal so much about the swing.
Also, clubface angle at impact determines initial direction of the ball. Clubhead path determines spin. It seems counterintuitive, but it’s true. Remember, the ball doesn’t actually go where the clubhead in going. It goes where the clubface was pointing at impact.</p>
<p>I love golf as well, and I actually live in L.A. where the Nissan Open is taking place (even with the massive rain delay).</p>
<p>I use Taylor Made R580 woods and Mizuno MX-23 irons. I need cavity back irons because I hate blades and I love the light and high impact nature or the R580’s. Put about 20 yards more on my drives and fairway shots. Now, all I need is a good putter and lots of putting help…</p>