If you’re looking to buy new clubs this year, we have some great advice on where to find great deals. Pretty much anywhere! If you’re not a professional golfer and you play the game just to have a great time and enjoy the game, don’t fall for the hype and purchase the latest and greatest models.
I was in the market for a new driver this year and I really enjoyed the Cleveland Hibore XL (which we reviewed here) but I also decided to try the Cleveland Launcher 460 Driver as well. I found that I hit the Launcher Driver almost as well as I hit the Hibore XL. With the Hibore XL I did get a few more yards out of my drives but I feel that I can make up those yards by hitting a well placed iron shot after my drive. Not only was the quality of the launcher similar to the Hibore XL but the Launcher was half price since it was last year’s model.
Many people will find the newest models of clubs (and the extra 10 yards or whatever other technical breakthrough is promised by the manufacturer) very useful and this advice is not for them. But, if you just enjoy the game of golf and need some new equipment, try out last year’s models and find yourself a great deal.
When using a 460cc driver (like the Nike SasQuatch), there are a few keys that you should keep in mind to get the most out of your drive. These tips will help you increase launch height and decrease the spin rate of the ball which will help your drive carry farther.
Tee the ball up so that the top of the club head is only about 1/3 of the way up the golf ball instead of the traditional setup where the club head is 1/2 way up the golf ball.
Move the ball up in your stance so that it is almost lined up with the middle of your left foot if you are a right handed golfer.
Hit the ball on your upswing. The previous tip helps you address the ball so that you can more easily hit the ball on the upswing. With most other clubs, you want to hit the ball when your club is level with the ground but the driver is slightly different and making contact of the upswing will increase the loft of your drive.
Hopefully these tips will help you add a little bit of distance to your drive. You know what they say, drive for show! Let us know if you have any tips that we might have missed!
Here is a video that I found that is great for teaching beginner golfers the correct way to swing a golf club. The video is a little long and it only shows how to use an iron but the basic mechanics of the swing are basically the same when using your driver or other woods. So, have a look and hopefully you’ll find a few tips to take away and use in your game.
Recently I decided that I wanted to create a place in my house that I could hit golf balls in. The first thing that I needed was to find a place where I could swing a club freely. After searching for a little bit I settled on my attic. Now if I had a garage this would have probably been my first choice but the attic was sufficient for me.
Now that I had found the place to make the driving cage I now needed to find some netting that would work for what I need. After going to every store I could think of that would carry netting I came up empty handed. After this I decided to do a little searching on the Internet to see if I could find anything that would suit my needs. After doing a few searches with Google I came across a site called, www.gourock.com, and they had exactly what I was looking for. They sell netting panels which come in different sizes. I ended up ordering a 10 by 10 panel from them.
Now that I had the netting all I needed was a mat to hit off of. So I went to the local Wal-Mart to see what they had, and sure enough they had something that was cheap and would do the job. Once the panel came I hung it up in my attic and started hit balls. This is something that everyone could do it just requires the space and getting the materials. I like this idea better than buying one of those pop up nets because it allows you to form the netting how you want it.
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