Golf Equipment

When it comes to golf equipment, you have a lot of choices.  There are multiple brands and styles of golf equipment that you can use, but it can be confusing as to what you really need to play a good game of golf.  Let’s take a look at some of the equipment that most golfers consider essential.

Of course, your most important pieces of golf equipment are your clubs.  You will want to take care to choose clubs that are suited to your style of golf.  They should be easy to handle and designed toward your height.  Beginners and experts alike should lean towards the lighter graphite shafts and titanium heads so that you have maximum forgiveness in the event of a bad shot.

You will want to have a full set of clubs.  That means you’ll need a driver, a 3 wood, a 5 wood, a full set of irons (from 3 to 9), a sand wedge, and a putter.  That’s the minimum.  You can also add other clubs to your arsenal as you become more proficient at the game.  You can include a 1 iron for fairway shots as well as a lob wedge for getting out of the deep rough.

The golf ball really can be a very important piece of golf equipment.  Depending on what you are looking for, you can find balls that will improve your distance, your spin, or your performance.  Look for balls that are a bit softer – like a balata.  Also find a ball with lower compression – especially if you are a beginner.

If you’ve never given thought to your golf tees as part of your golf equipment, now’s the time to start.  There are actually many types of tees that you can choose from – each with their own advantages.  There are long tees when you need to have the ball teed up high, short tees for those tee box iron shots, and even three-pronged tees for stability.  In fact, the three-pronged tee was the first type of golf tee that was used in the early years of golf.

If you like the idea of carrying your clubs around in one bundle, I guess you can just go ahead.  However, a golf bag sure makes carrying your clubs around much easier.  Plus, with a good golf bag, you can also carry your tees, your balls, some hand sanitizer, snacks, your cell phone, and anything else you think is necessary.

Because the golf swing requires a certain amount of stability, you will also want to add some golf shoes to your golf equipment list.  Golf shoes have cleats on the bottom that allow you to maintain your footing while swinging.  This can be so very important as you are moving your body to hit the ball.  Golf shoes help you stay balanced and keep your feet “grounded” if you will.

There are definitely all sorts of golf equipment that you can buy and use when playing the wonderful game of golf.  Just don’t go overboard and concentrate on the basics to begin with.  Then when you get better, you can add all of the newest gadgets to your bag and see if that golf equipment will help you lower your score!

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