Fixing Your Golf Swing Now

Should You Buy Used Clubs?

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There is nothing wrong with buying used clubs as long as hey are the right clubs for your game, fit your body size, and conform to your particular golf swing mechanics (swing speed and swing type). If they are to stiff, not long enough, too long, or the grips are no the right size, driver loft is to low for your swing speed, or the lie of the clubs will cause a tendency in you to hit the ball other than straight, then the particular clubs you are looking at probably aren’t right for you.

What I am really trying to convey here, that the right clubs for you require some custom fitting. This means having clubs that conform to all the things I mentioned in the previous paragraph.

The right head type for your game is also important. If you are someone who hasn’t, and probably won’t be playing the game too much, then you will want your clubs top be forgiving. You would also want them to have improvement features like hosel offset, maximum perimeter weighting, a thick top line and a wide sole. Clubs with these feature will help improve your game if you are someone who doesn’t always hit the ball with the centre of the clubface.

You also need to be aware of the shaft’s properties, is it right for you. Get it right and you will see your distance maximized, with a higher loft. This is true especially if you have a slow swing speed. The proper shafts can help you compensate for low ball trajectory, or shots that are short or go to the right. Is this beginning to sound like somebody you know?

If you taller or shorter, you may need to adjust the lie of your irons to make sure that the bottom of the club is flat with the ground during contact with the ball. If not, you could suffer some extremely inaccurate shots.

If your driver doesn’t have enough loft for your game, you could be losing more than 20 yards off your shot. The only way to know what is right for you is to be fitted by a professional.

You will know that your fitting session is good and the right questions are being asked if you are asked questions like how tall are you? How far is it from your wrist to the floor? How big is your hand (what size is it)? What are the typical yardages of your driver and 5 iron?

Other questions that need to be asked when you buy used clubs are what happens if they are not the right ones? What if one of them breaks after a couple of months? Can/will they be fixed for free? The answers to these questions in the vast majority of cases is an emphatic NO!

When you buy your clubs new, you can get a 1 year guarantee, and a money back return possibility. They will (should) be exactly what you need, if not adjustments can be made. And all this can be less costly than a used set. You can get all this from an online retailer who is into custom clones.

It is worth your while to check it out online before you buy used! getting the proper set of clubs for you will help your game. And when that happens, you enjoy the game more, and golf becomes more than “a good walk spoiled”!