In the world of the golf advertising executive, distance is king. I would guess that the fastest way to lose your job in that particular role would be to push the “slightly shorter than last year’s model” tagline. While distance is certainly overrated as an absolute, knowing how far you hit your clubs is crucial… Read More »Golf Club Distance Calculator
Unless you took up golf in the last two decades, the idea of choosing one shaft over another was not really something that anyone every asked. As a junior, I have literally no idea what was in my clubs. I had certainly never seen graphite, even in a driver, and I was probably swinging the… Read More »Steel vs Graphite Shaft: Which to Choose?
I was watching a video recently that showed Bryson Dechambeau cutting a huge corner off a par five by hitting directly over water. He basically turned a par 5 into a drive and a pitch. His bulking up and distance increase has been widely documented but it got me thinking about pro golfers swing speed.… Read More »Pro Golfers Swing Speed: How Fast?
I received an interesting question by email this week (thanks Manuel!) about face path/angle. In fact, this wasn’t exactly what was asked, but it essentially brought up a common misconception that connects how the club sits at address and impact and particularly what effect this has on the direction of the ball. It comes back… Read More »Golf Club Lie Angle Explained:Face Direction and Divots
Golf is a game that is driven by advertising in many ways. We buy the latest driver because Taylormade or Callaway tell us their new technology will give us another 10 yards. Those new irons have a 17% larger sweet spot. These new zip grooves increase spin by 500 revs. This might (or might not)… Read More »A Distance Chart for Hybrid Golf Clubs
Regardless of whether you watch golf on TV, spend all your time at the course, or love hanging around the golf shop, the chances of seeing a steel shafted driver are essentially zero. Twenty years ago, there were still plenty kicking about on tour and certainly in the bags of many average golfers, but today… Read More »Playing with a Steel Driver Shaft
Hitting the ball further is an easy win in terms of playing better golf. Nobody would argue that another 50 yards of the tee would hurt your game. However, a lot of us aren’t really sure just where we are in terms of clubhead speed. We see the numbers from Rory McIlroy or Dustin Johnson… Read More »What is Average Golfer Swing Speed?
I always find it somewhat amusing that distance is perhaps the biggest tool used to sell golf clubs. Not necessarily for drivers where I think distance (under control) is a great idea. A driver which puts me ten yards further without altering my dispersion is never bad in my book. No, the thing that gets… Read More »Golf Club Distances: How Far Should You Hit It?
I have played with all sorts of shafts in my irons. For example, I currently have a set of project x 6.5 steel shafts. I have also played lightweight 70g graphite shafts. I have in fact, run pretty much the entire range of weights from 70g to 130g or more and from what might be… Read More »Steel Fiber Shafts: the Perfect Blend?
This could, potentially, be the shortest article I have ever written. If 42 is the answer to Life the Universe and Everything, then surely 14 is the answer to the question “How many golf clubs in a bag?” I mean, it is written in the rules of golf and everything! Actually, this article might not… Read More »How Many Golf Clubs in a Bag?
