Golf Clubs and You: A Personal Choice
Hacker, duffer, recreational player or tournament star your skill level has little to do with the type of golf clubs that you purchase to use whenever you hit the links. When it comes time to purchase new clubs or replace individual clubs in your bag, make sure that you look for the clubs that fit your game best as it is today. Different manufacturers make different types of clubs for varying skill levels and degrees of ability. By adding more loft to one set of clubs, they may provide better control over the ball but with less distance, while less loft may provide more distance but less height on each swing.
When you choose to purchase over the counter golf clubs, it is often best to choose clubs that are designed for the average player as opposed to more specialized sets. These clubs are often less expensive than other type and offer regular, recreational players good clubs at a fair price. NIke golf clubs and the newly released Ping i20 are examples of excellent over the counter clubs that provide a different approach to the game depending on the player. When you are first starting out the name of the club has much less to do with your ability to play than it may as your skill progresses, so you may save yourself some money in the early stages of your golfing life by looking at lower priced sets.
Nike Golf Clubs have grown under the endorsement of Tiger Woods and you continue to see the growth of Nike equipment on the professional tour as well as on the amateur tours and recreational courses all over the world. However, older more established companies like Ping continue to pump new and better golf clubs, like the new Ping i20 series, into the market and these clubs are great for rising players. Professional PGA instructors probably do more for promoting a particular brand of golf clubs or equipment more than any tour professional ever will.
Choosing to buy the Ping i20 or a set of custom fit Nike Golf Clubs is an individual decision. Golf clubs can make a difference in how well you play but your actual skill as a player has more to do with your score than your clubs will. The cost of your clubs nor the name on the bag makes a good golfer. Clubs are the tools of the golfer like wrenches are the tools of a mechanic and a great golfer can use less than perfect tools and still play magnificent golf.
The Ping i20 clubs offer custom fit as do Nike golf clubs and while custom fit golf clubs can lower your current scores you may be better spending your money on top flight instruction. A good professional will help you with the mechanics of your game and when appropriate will advise you on the best clubs for your particular situation. However, before then, it seems more a matter of locker room pride than actual functionality of the club. As you become a better player, it may then be appropriate to purchase better golf clubs.
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