Are the putters measured from top of grip to ground or top of grip to putter head? Don't know, please help!
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Top of the grip to the ground.
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This is an easy one....I'll share with you a great tip I observed by watching professional caddies over the years. \n\nBefore a round a pro caddy washes his players grips with soap and water in a bucket....then after they are washed and dried he'll rub them for a 5 or 6 seconds with a piece of sand paper. \n\nI first observed this about 10 years ago and I've been doing it ever since! It works like a charm! I've been using the same putter grip for at least 6 or 7 years....still feels like new! \n\nUse this tip and you won't need anything else to keep your grips feeling tacky.
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5 ft 9in and size does matter in golf.  I think it's funny someone who asked the same question 4 times complains about this one.
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im a shot putter myself i have been doing it for six years.ithink that you are quiet good for a beginner,you should start practicing who knows you will one day be @ the olympics-doing your thing.as for the record-the last time i checked it was +&#92;- 16,96 ,i dont know now.GO ON YOU'VE GOT IT.When you do practice concentrate on your technique and speed,you will be fine
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One of two things lead to most of the tops.  One is make sure you stance is not to wide.  Shoulders length apart.  When you take the club back make sure you keep you knees bent.  A lot of people who top the ball straighten the legs up on the back swing.  You only have to move 1/2 inch to top it and a little more and you miss it.  \n\nThe second item is keeping the left arm straight.  Golfers talk about that all the time.  You bend the left arm and you shorten you golf club, which results in topping the ball.  \n\nYou can sign up for a free golf lesson from a PGA pro at www.playgolfamerica.com  You can also go to www.pga.com improve you game section for more tips.  They have pictures and video.\n\nGood luck
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don't care what other people suggest as long as u like them~ enjoy golf! i switch from titleist 981 to titleist 680 and its great... the ball stricking feeling is great! if something goes wrong inthe swing, its very noticable~ improving my game... my best was a 72... but that was during my peak time.... haven't been playing for months due to work.... i'll be happy if i get below 90 next time i play~
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Since you only need to find the RATIO you do not need the exact measurements.  Variables will suffice.\n\nLet 2r be the diameter of the cylinder, and let 6r be the height of the cylinder.  (I am using 6r because the diameter of 1 ball = the diameter of the cylinder base = 2r, and since 3 balls fit the height of the can perfectly, I can express the height as 3*2r = 6r.)\n\nThe volume of the cylinder is pi*r²*6r = 6pi*r³\n\nThe volume of one ball is 4/3 pi*r³ -- therefore the combined volume of the three balls is 4pi*r³\n\nThe volume of the space in the can surrounding the tennis balls is 6pi*r³  - 4pi*r³ = 2pi*r³.\n\nThe ratio of the volume of balls to the volume of space in the can surrounding the balls is 4pi*r³ : 2pi*r³, or 2:1.\n\n~ ♥ ~
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yes. There are regulations on clubhead size, shaft length, club weight, groove cuts, face material.  I don't know what all the regs. are, but I do know all of these factors are regulated.  Ex.  A driver may not exceed a threshold of 460cc(cubic centimeters).  This is a rule and refers to the size limit on a clubhead.
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Try to use stiff shaft, I used to use Regular shaft but after I have changed the shaft to stiff, I can hit it much \nfurther than before and also straighter, so go can change your shaft immediately.\nHAPPY GOLFING!
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Good News May is Free Golf Lesson Month.  go to www.playgolfamerica.com to sign up for a free lesson from a local PGA pro. \n\nwww.pga.com Improve your game section has very detailed information.  You can watch video clips, see pictures, and learn some drills to help you practice. \n  A proper grip requires a sound understanding of how the placement of the hands impacts the direction of the clubface\nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/tips/setup/improve_najar100504.cfm\nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/tips/setup/improve_najar100504.cfm\nGood Luck
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Go to: http://www.golfjoy.com/golf_physics/specs.asp\n\nAlso go to: http://golf.about.com/od/faqs/f/clublengths.htm\n\nAnd: http://golf.about.com/od/faqs/a/golf_clubs_faq.htm\n\nAnd: http://www.usga.org/playing/rules/books/rules/appendix_II.html\n\nRaw Materials\nGolf clubs are manufactured from a wide variety of materials, including metals, plastics, ceramics, composites, wood, and others. Different materials are chosen for different parts of the club based on their mechanical properties, such as strength, elasticity, formability, impact resistance, friction, damping, density, and others.\n\nClub heads for drivers and other woods may be made from stainless steel, titanium, or graphite fiber-reinforced epoxy. Face inserts may be made from zirconia ceramic or a titanium metal matrix ceramic composite. Oversize metal woods are usually filled with synthetic polymer foam. Traditionalists can even buy woods that are made of real wood. Persimmon, laminated maple, and a host of exotic woods are used. Wood club heads are usually soaked in preserving oil or coated with a synthetic finish like polyurethane to protect them from moisture.\n\nClub heads for irons and wedges may be made from chrome-plated steel, stainless steel, titanium, tungsten, beryllium nickel, beryllium copper, or combinations of these metals. Heads for putters may be made of all of the same materials as irons, plus softer materials like aluminum or bronze, because the velocity of impact is much slower when putting.\n\nClub shafts may be made from chrome-plated steel, stainless steel, aluminum, carbon or graphite fiber-reinforced epoxy, boron fiber-reinforced epoxy, or titanium. Grips are usually made from molded synthetic rubber or wrapped leather.\n\nDesign\nThe rules of the United States Golf Association (USGA) have only a few brief paragraphs regarding the design of golf clubs. There are no restrictions on weight or materials, and only a few restrictions on dimensions. Shafts must be at least 18 in (457 mm) long. The distance from the heel to the toe of the head must be greater than the distance from the face to the back of the head. The cross-sectional dimension of the grip must not be greater than 1.75 in (45 mm) in any direction. Of all the rules, however, the most important one requires that the club ''shall not be substantially different from the traditional and customary form and make."\n\nIt is this last rule that sometimes gives club designers the fits. It means, for example, that club heads may not have features like aiming fins or holes to reduce aerodynamic drag. Shafts may not have flexible joints, and so forth. In short, anything that is not "traditional and customary" is not allowed. All new club designs must be submitted to the USGA for review and approval before they may be used in tournament play.\n\nWithin the USGA guidelines, many new features have been incorporated into golf clubs. Using computer-aided design programs and mathematical models of club and ball dynamics, designers have learned to utilize new materials, redistribute weight, and alter the general shape of the club in an attempt to help both professional golfers and weekend duffers improve their games.\n\nOne common feature of modern irons is perimeter weighting, which places most of the club head weight around the edges, leaving the center with less material. This added mass reduces the amount of club twist when the ball is struck towards the edge of the club, rather than in the center. The effect is to increase the size of the effective hitting area, or the "sweet spot" as golfers call it. The hollow oversize metal heads on some drivers have the same effect.\n\nAnother design feature of some modern clubs is the offset head, where the striking face is located to the rear of the centerline of the shaft. This places the golfer's hands slightly ahead of the ball at impact, which tends to square the club face and give better direction control.\n\nOth
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The old rule of thumb was to grab the middle of a racket handle and warp your fingers around and there should be a one finger width gap between your fingers and the palm of your hand.  Some players that prefer a western forehand will even get a slightly smaller grip so it is easier to whip the racket head through the stroke for extreme topspin.  Some serve and volley players like their handles a little bigger so the racket doesn't twist in their hands on off-center volleys.  This is just a general rule, becuase I have also seen extreme topspin players that like larger grips and serve and volleyers with smaller grips.  The one finger rule is a good place to start and then see if you want more spin or better feel on the volley and adjust accordingly.  I prefer my own grip slightly smaller than the norm because I find it easier to get more bite/spin on my 2nd Kick serve.
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Either way you decide to go you should get the irons custom fit. For some reason the golf consumer believes that name-brand clubs off the rack are "better." This is simply false. \n\nIf the average Joe could witness the hours of tweeking that go into a touring pro's clubs, then they'd realize that it's not the name on the clubhead, it the custom fitting that makes it all work.\n\nTo get everything just right, your swing has to be analyzed either with computer or by lots of experimentation or, preferably, by both.\n\nA book that you may benefit greatly from is Tom Wishon's "The Search for the Perfect Golf Club." (See link 1)\n\nSee link 2 for a quick Q&A discussing custom clubfitting.\n\nNo, I do not work for nor am I associated with Wishon Golf in any way, shape, or form. I actually play a set of Golfworks irons, TaylorMade driver (a gift...would never have spent that much on a driver), and a SeeMore putter (like Payne Stewart's).
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The other guys statement is correct, but he didn't really answer the question. The tour pros do have a great yardage book,  in fact most of them use a book specially designed for the course they're playing, not available to anyone except them. Then they have a pin sheet with the pin location for the entire week and their respective yardages on the green. \n\nHowever, even armed with all this information, you are correct, the yardages are still not exactly correct. \n\nBut you have to remember a golfer has to take many things into account when pulling a club, and this is a golfer at any level of play. For instance, I take these things into account when I pull a club:\n\n1) Lie - rough or fairway? Uphill, Downhill, Sidehill?\n2) Wind - Speed and Direction\n3) Temperature? Hot or cold?\n4) Is the green soft or hard?\n5) Do I need to hit the shot around an obstacle?\n6) Do I need to curve this shot to get to the pin?\n\nThese are just a few of the many things a golfer has to take into account when figuring out which club to hit, it's not just strictly yardage driven. Although yardage will give you a good baseline target to start your computations. \n\nRemember this, many people consider Ben Hogan the greatest ball striker and iron player of all time......he NEVER used a yardage book. That statement should tell you everything you need to know. \n\nHope this helps!
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Press the ball with a hydraulic press, watch the pressure guage.  Have the ball in a 1/2 sphere pocket and a club face doing the pressing.  Measure the out-of-round deformity.  Calculate the pounds per square inch.  Compare this to high speed photos of the club hitting the ball.  Measure how long the ball is in contact.  Do this by measuring the length of the entire swing and subtracting the contact distance.  The weight of the ball compared to the press pressure is the G force.  Multiply the G force by the time and you get the total force.  The more measurements you make, the closer your answers will be.
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I actually did know that.  I spoke with Pete Sampras' personal racket stringer.  I met him actually on the tennis warehouse message boards.  I think his discussions can still be found in the archives.  As for Roger Federer's racket the European N-code six / one with leather grip is very close in specs to his racket.  Federer I am fairly certain has a custom handle put on his rackets.  Also if you look at the specs between the n-code six / one 95 and the old Wilson prostaff 6.0 with the 95 square inch head you will see their weight and swing weight is virtually identical.  You can do a comparison at tennis Warehouse.com  I know an actual used Pete Sampras racket complete with gut strings can be purchased for about $800...a little pricey if you ask me, but Federers' racket I have never handled or know anyone that has one.  However before Federer used the n-code six / one he did use the exact model racket as Sampras the Wilson Prostaff 6.0 85  I think heard he was stringing that one at around 62 lbs at the time.  the actual tension lb's is slightly off because his racket tension was always measured in kilograms which was around 27kg or something.
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I think you need a petite set, like me. I'm also 5'1" and I have shorter lady golf clubs. You can figure it out yourself by measuring the distance from your wrist to the floor. 30 inches or lower: then you probably need a lady golf club set with shorter shafts.