Guide To Buy Used Golf Clubs For Beginner Golfer

If you are just starting out to play golf, you should never buy a new golf club set immediately as you may discover that this game is not for you later on. Furthermore, you are yet to find the type of golf clubs that fits you during the learning stage. The good choice is to start with cheap used golf clubs. And here are some guidelines to help you to hunt down your first used golf club set:

Golf Rental Clubs

First, you may want to play with the rental clubs at a driving range. During this time, don't be afraid to ask your friends or other golfers to try their clubs on the range. This is a good opportunity for you to judge which type of clubs is right for you. After hitting for a period of time at the driving range and you think it is time to buy your own clubs, then ....

Rely on golf expert

When you go out to buy used golf clubs, you should always rely on people who know golf equipment well. You can look for your local pro at your local municipal course as a source of information and advice. Or you can consult the experts at the golf shop or even your friend who plays well or who knows anything about golf clubs. Alternatively, you can search the Internet for used golf club reviews. You can always ask people for advice but keep in mind that what suits them may not necessary prove good in your hands. Therefore, it is more important to identify the golf club set that suitable to your ability yourself.

Golf beginner's half set

As a novice golfer, you are advised to learn with a half set of clubs with all matching iron of the same model. The half-set could be made up from a few combinations of clubs. In general, the half set combination consists of five iron clubs, including 4, 6, 8, pitching wedge and sand iron, in addition to 3 and 5 woods plus a putter. The driver is not recommended in the beginner's half set because it is the hardest club to control. Majority of beginners would achieve better results using a 3 wood on the tee box. Likewise, 1, 2 or 3 irons should be avoided at the early stages of the game, as each of these long irons requires an accurate strike from the middle of the clubface with plenty of club heads speed in order to achieve good results. In contrast, a 5 wood with distance almost equivalent of the 2 iron - the ball can still travel a fair distance despite being hit off-center. Besides, a lofted wood is more forgiving than the thin blade of an iron club heads.

The half set combination not only sufficient for most novice golfers on the golf course for every situation but also makes club selection much easier. It is a good combination of clubs to help the novice to improve their swing technique until they are good enough before they advance to the full set golf clubs. Therefore, you have to make sure to select a golf model for your half set from a reputable manufacturer that can be added to at a later stage.

Golf Feels

The best way to purchase a used golf clubs is to actually hold them in your hand and swing them to get a feel for what you want. The feel of a golf club clearly seems to be all-important. But, what is 'feel'? There is no scientific formula that defines it. In general, feel can be described as the way a golfer feels a club when he or she swings it depends on its swing weight and the flexibility of its shaft.

Iron Club head

Look for club head that made of stainless steel and avoid inexpensive alloy heads. For beginner, you should select the 'heel-and-toe' (or, perimeter-weighted) club head design, cavity backed (hollowed out in the back) and over-sized golf club. You should get bigger club heads because they are more forgiving with enlarges 'sweet spot' that can produce maximum distance even with off-center contacts.

Golf Shafts

Graphite shafts is ideal for beginner even though it is more expensive that steel shafts. Its lighter overall weight allows beginner to swing the club faster even with enlarged clubhead.

Golf Grips

If you have purchased used golf clubs where the condition of the grips could be less than perfect or the grips don't fit properly for you, then make sure you replace them. Grips are fairly easy and inexpensive to change by a pro or club repairman. Ensure all the grips are replaced with same size and design.

Finally, if you are just starting out with golf, chances are your swing is more likely to let you down rather than the golf clubs itself. Having said that, it is still important to try out the golf clubs before buying them in order to find a golf club set that suits your swing, body and game. Most importantly, makes you feel confident when you use it.

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Golfing Isn't Just for Guys

If you love golf, you enjoy the sport because of the skill it requires. You also love it because it gets you out onto great golf courses to get some fresh air and exercise. But it is also a wonderful sport because women have distinguished themselves in the game. It's a fact--golf is not just for the guys.

Famous women golfers play in the LPGA Tour every year in the United States. The Ladies Professional Golf Association offers tournaments for the top women in the sport. It got its start in 1950, with Babe Didrikson Zaharias, famous for her talent in the areas of golf, basketball, and track and field, leading the charge, and it is the oldest professional women's sport organization in the United States.

There are four major championships in the LPGA Tour. They include the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the McDonald's U.S. LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola, the U.S. Women's Open, and the Weetabix Women's British Open. Women players from all over the world flock to these championships to test their skills.

The Kraft Nabisco Championship was started by singer Dinah Shore in 1972, and was added to the major championships in 1983. Morgan Pressel of the United States won this great championship this year.

The McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola is held on different courses from year to year. Last year it was played at the Bulle Rock Golf Course, located in Havre de Grace, Maryland. The winner was South Korea's Se Ri Pak, a professional golfer who has had twenty-nine professional wins over the course of her long career.

The U.S. Women's Open is the oldest major championship of the four games. This year the championship will be played in Southern Pines, North Carolina at the Pine Needles Lodge and Country Club. Last year's winner was Annika Sorenstam from Sweden, a hugely successful golfer who has won ten majors.

The Weetabix Women's British Open is unique in that it is the only major tournament that is found in the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. Last year's winner was Sherri Steinhauer of Madison, Wisconsin. This year's game will be held at the famous St. Andrews course in Scotland.

It's easy to see that many talented women have taken the lead in women's professional golf, and they come from all over the world and from all walks of life. Golf is the unifying force that brings them all together, and so too can you enjoy a game of golf with your girlfriends. You can find lovely golf courses where you can hone your skills so that perhaps one day you will join the golfing greats at one of the majors on the LPGA Tour.

Jonathan Blocker is an avid golfer and pro golf instructor, he travels all over the world to many golf courses all over the world and participates in golf tournaments

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How to Play Winning Golf

First of all there is no secret about how you win a handicap golf tournament. You win because you have the lowest Net score. The Net score is your Real score minus your Handicap Index. The USGA handicap system allows players with different skill levels to be able to compete with each other. It is the fairest way get two players to a level playing field. The system is not perfect. Mainly because your handicap is a mathematical formula that takes and averages your last 10 best scores. If you as a player can turn in one of your better than average rounds of golf you stand a better than average chance to win the tournament.

This is my winning strategy. Try to play a round of golf equal to or better than your average score for your last 10 best rounds. You should know what this score is before playing in the tournament. If you can post this score or better you have a good chance of winning the tournament. I know that I may have over-simplified this winning strategy. But, If you just follow my suggestions you may just find yourself in the winners circle at the completion of your golf tournament.

It is a fact that the average scores for golf tournaments are usually higher than a normal round of golf. This is a good indication that most players put more pressure on themselves during tournaments.

The better player understands this phenomenon and adopts the following philosophy - Take What the Golf Course will Give You on any Hole. This means that if you make a mistake on a hole don't turn that mistake into a disaster. Accept a bogey or even a double bogey as the best that you can do on that hole. Don't try to make an impossible shot in an effort to save par. Most of the time this only compounds the mistake and creates a disaster hole. If you do this just once in the tournament you could loose the tournament. Do it twice and you will definitely loose the tournament.

In my opinion, this strategy may be the difference between winning or loosing the tournament. When you play conservative golf you are more likely to score at or below the average of your last 10 best golf scores. Just remember that your competitors scores are likely to be higher than normal because of tournament pressure.

This is a very simple strategy and ironically most players never use this approach during tournament play. Everyone thinks they have to play their career best round in order to win. Most of the time this just isn't the case. Although, if someone does shoot a career best round you haven't a chance to win that tournament.

I based this strategy on the experience of playing quite a few years as a member of the Northern Illinois Mens Amateur Golf Association. NIMAGA hosted handicap golf tournaments monthly during the golf season. A high percentage of the over 500 regular members never in their life time win a tournament. I was fortunate to have won 4 times, tied and lost in a playoff 4 times, and finished in second place numerous times. Although not foolproof, I can attest first hand that without adopting my tournament strategy I wouldn't have won a single tournament.

Here is my challenge to you. Eliminate triple-bogeys or worse from your tournament and see if you can break through into the winners circle.

I have over forty years experience playing amateur golf and being the winner or runner up of numerous Handicap Golf Tournaments, I have a theory about what it takes to be a golf tournament winner. I am certain my theory will help you get into the winners circle.

Sam Novak http://www.bestgolfgear.net

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Reasons Why Golfing Is So Popular

Like so many other enthusiasts, golf is your game of choice. You play as often as possible, because it fills so many roles in your life. Golfing is a popular pastime for several reasons.

One explanation for golf's popularity is that it is available nearly everywhere in the United States. Most cities and towns offer a golf course for your enjoyment. It also makes for a wonderful vacation to travel to a foreign country to play golf there. Locations such as Scotland feature centuries-old courses, and you can get a sense of history playing on these ancient grounds.

Another reason why golf is popular is that it's a great source of exercise. Golfers spend a lot of time walking courses, and all of that walking adds up to great cardiovascular exercise that will benefit your heart and lungs. Many golfers choose to do some golf conditioning before they start their regular season of play. Conditioning includes exercises for the major muscle groups that you will use when you play golf, plus additional exercises for flexibility and balance. These great ideas can help improve your game, prevent injuries during the season from strained muscles, and is another explanation for golf's popularity.

Many people enjoy golf because it is an inclusive sport. Men, women, and children can all enjoy a game of golf. This makes golfing a great activity for the whole family to relish. A day out on the golf course gives everyone some exercise, gets everyone outside to breathe some fresh air, and gives an opportunity for some fun competition. Players from beginner to advanced can all find something to enjoy on a golf course when they are out playing. Anyone can take golf lessons to improve their game. Golf courses often offer lessons, and in this way you can learn more about the game and increase your skills. All of this will only go to help you enjoy your favorite sport even more.

Golf is also popular because the game can be played day or evening. Many courses offer lighted play areas, and you can book tee times for twilight play, which is a pleasant time to participate in the cool of the evening if you live in a hot-summer area of the country. If you are a morning person and feel more focused in the early hours, you can make golf course reservations for then, and fully relish your time spent out on the course. The flexibility with which you can schedule tee times also allows you to get a game in before or after work or school. Whether you play for the availability, exercise, inclusiveness or timing, golf is a fun game that gains in popularity from year to year.

Jonathan Blocker is an avid business and travel writer. He has been traveling on commercial airlines and air charters for several years. He has traveled millions of miles around the world using charter flights and jet charter services

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Tiger Woods

Chances are unless you’re living under a rock, you’ve heard the name Tiger Woods a time or two. As the most famous golfer in the world, Tiger Woods is one of the most recognizable names today. If you’re looking to learn a little more about him, this article will help. A brief overview of this accomplished man will put you in the know.

Eldrick “Tiger” Woods was born December 30, 1975 in Cypress California. He is the only child of Earl and Kultida Woods. The late Earl Woods was of African American, Chinese and Native American decent. Kultida Woods is of Thai and Chinese descent. This wide variety of national heritage has made Tiger Woods an inspiration to fans of all races.

Tiger Woods began playing golf when we was only two years old. He appeared on television and was featured in magazines as a toddler and school aged child because of his unbelievable golf skills. At the age of eight, he won the 9-10 boys event at the Junior World Golf Championships. He won the Junior World Championships six times including four consecutive wins! He became the youngest U.S. Junior Amateur Champion when he was 15.

Tiger Woods attended college at Stanford University for two years before turning pro in August of 1996. He signed deal of $40 million with Nike and $20 million with Titleist right away. In April 1997, Tiger won his first golf major, The Masters, by a record of 12 strokes and became the youngest Masters winner ever. He also won three other PGA tour events that year and on June 15, 1997, he became number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.

To date, Tiger Woods has taken first place titles at three Masters, two U.S. Open’s, and three PGA Championships. He has won such awards as Rookie of the Year, Athlete of the Year and PGA Tour Player of the Year, some of these awards up to eight times. In October 5, 2004, Tiger married Elin Nordegren. They are expecting their first child in the Summer of 2007.

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The Rural Beginnings Of The Golf Sport

It is probably best to use the phrase “golf as we know it” when giving the gentlemen of Scotland credit for its invention, however, the origin of golf is open for discussion as to being Chinese, Dutch or Scottish. Scotland is widely recognized as the birthplace of golf. One of the keys to establishing an accurate history of the game is giving credit to the Scots for adding a most important ingredient – the hole.

This important item is one of the key changes in the object of the game. Early golfers near the seashore on the east coast of Scotland hit pebbles and stones, and eventually balls, in a manner similar to games played in Holland and other European countries. But the men of Scotland made a rabbit hole the destination. The modern game grew from these humble beginnings.

The king of England has the dubious honor of having banned the game for a short time in the 15th century and also for making the first recorded purchase of custom made golf clubs. Acceptance of the game by royalty and the eventual establishment of formal clubs helped spread golf along the Scottish coast and later to inland sites.

The Gentlemen Golfers of Leith, widely recognized as the first club devoted to golf, also established the game’s early rules in the early 18th century. A few years later the St. Andrews Society of Golfers came into being, and shortly thereafter, the 18-hole course.

Because of its rural beginnings, the game was first played with sticks that were curved at the end. But with the growth of golf organizations, players began to make clubs of wood and iron. It was about this time that a leather golf ball stuffed with feathers became the standard. Several decades would pass before metal club heads and shafts, along with the gutta percha ball, would vastly improve the length and accuracy of golf shots.

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