Golf Clubs for Everyday Use
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. Choosing your clubs often has more to do with the economics of golf and your ability to purchase than it does with your game. 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. You can expect to get a great set of clubs at a reasonable price if you are willing to give up the prestige of saying that you own a custom set of golf clubs. 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. Both manufacturers rely heavily on word of mouth advertising to sell their clubs and that word of mouth often comes from PGA professionals who man the thousands of private and municipal courses as club professionals.
Whatever type of clubs you choose, whether the Nike golf clubs or the new Ping i20, it all comes down to a personal choice. 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. A poor swing will not be improved by a higher priced set of clubs and a cheap set of clubs will not hold back the golfer that has great mechanics. Golf clubs are tools, nothing more, and like a mechanic you should choose your tools wisely and find the ones that fit your game perfectly.
You can have any brand of golf clubs custom fitted for you today as long as you are willing to spend the money but you may wiser to spend money on better instruction than equipment. 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. Buying clubs should not be a matter of prestige but one of skill. As you become a better player, it may then be appropriate to purchase better golf clubs.
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