what can a golfer learn from the wear pattern on his golf clubs?
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1. How consistent you are (use conact tape)\n2. From that, how to adust your howzel angle. \nThis can adjust your natural swing
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Depends on how long you have been playing golf and how much money to spent.  New to the game and only played 3 years or less and plan to work on your game?  Hold off and wait to you improve to a level your happy with, then get a set that fits your game.  Now if you have played for years, have at least 2 people fitt you for clubs first.  PGA free Club fitting month at local golf course coming soon
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there are many ways to improve at golf.\nI suggest buying Gary McChords "Golf For Dummies" DVD, its cheap and has alot of very useful tips on it to help your game out. Practice is the other thing, always have a preshot routine, think about your shot before you make it, play safe, get a few lessons with a pro, they can help you fix your bad habits like grip and swing, stance, etc. No matter how frustruating it is, just know that every golfer out there has gone through it...its a sport where improvement is subtle....
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Recommend the following -\nEverybody in the world it going to give you advice.  Stick with the basic and don't change every time someone tries to help or you'll never improve.  Picture of great swings are very good.  \nSuggestion One - Go to www.playgolfamerica.com Sign up and take the free golf lesson.  I also suggest taking First Swing OR Link UP 2 Golf.  Besides finding golf instruction you will find a lot of great information for a new golfers.  \n\nThe next place to go for great information is \nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/tips/ great articles and examples \n\nThis can be found on www.playgolfamerica.com the chart is for beginner golfers. You can sign up for a free golf lesson from a PGA pro at that site.\n1 Wood (drive) – 180 Yards\n2 Wood –170 Yards\n5 Wood –160 Yards\n4 Iron –150 Yards\n5 Iron –140 Yards\n6 Iron –130 Yards\n\n7 Iron – 120 yards\n8 Iron – 110 yards\n9 Iron – 100 yards\nPitching Wedge –90 yards
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There's no such thing as "perfect" golf club specs....everyone has their own swing and style of hitting the ball....which leads to many different set make ups....\n\nWhat works for me most likely will not work for you as well...
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ksinghvir - Young man I would say this.  Are your clubs fitted to your body type and swing? Because if they are not your parents have wasted a lot of money buying you those clubs. Those are expensive clubs that you have. Expensive isn't always the best, go get them fitted, if you haven't had them fitted already. Good luck trying out for your Freshman golf team.\nA response to your comment:\nGood for you. The best lesson you learned is the value of hard work (both caddieing and practicing to bring your handicap down).  When you get older, stronger and better, believe me you will, Switch to steel in your irons, and get irons with less offset as you will want to be able to keep your ball flight down. They will also provide you with more workability.\nSkidude - 5'5"? 315? The yardage at your golf course is off. Or maybe since your name is Skidude you play at 10,000 ft. altitude. Bring your game down to FL.(at sea level) doubt it's 315 here.
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Putting the ball back in the stance, using a stiffer shaft, and make sure your not pushing the club down with your right side (big deep bone jarring divots
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I know that Adams is making a very friendly set of clubs now for women. A lot of the club manufacturers are leaning toward the hybrid clubs to replace the lower irons.  I don't agree with that idea.  They should give you an option.\n\n One of the best inexpensive sets that I ever played with were called "AST".  The set was about $300 and was worth far more than that.  I would suggest that you visit your local public course that sells clubs and try several.  They will let you try them on the range. Then I would suggest you visit your local E-Bay and attempt to buy a used set if possible until you feel comfortable paying for a custom set.  I would not suggest getting knockoffs!
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Starters you can get some great used golf balls at www.mygolfballstore.com they look like new without the high price.  \n\nYou have golf balls for distance - The golf balls the promote distance don't spin as much as the golf balls with feel.  The distance ball will fly straighter but it want stop very well.  The ball is durable.  All you can do is try to hit the ball straight, you can control it like the balls that spin.  \n\nThe balls with feel - Pro -VI types - Since they spin more if you hook or slice you will end up further off course.  They don't go as far.  They will hold on the greens and you can move the ball around better than the distance ball.  Better golfers seem to like this ball.  The better feel and spin helps with chipping and putting.  The distance ball bounces off the club and takes off.
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Golf Proverbs\n1. If you really want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much earlier age. \n\n2. The game of golf is 90% mental and 10% mental. \n\n3. Since bad shots come in groups of three, a fourth bad shot is actually the beginning of the next group of three. \n\n4. When you look up and cause an awful shot, you will always look down again at exactly the moment when you ought to start watching the ball if you ever want to see it again. \n\n5. Any change works for a maximum of three holes and a minimum of not at all. \n\n6. No matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to play worse. \n\n7. Never try to keep more than 300 separate thoughts in your mind during your swing. \n\n8. When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls. \n\n9. If you're afraid a full shot might reach the green while the foursome ahead of you is still putting out, you have two options: you can immediately shank a lay-up, or you can wait until the green is clear and top a ball halfway there. \n\n10. The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing. \n\n11. The inevitable result of any golf lesson is the instant elimination of the one critical unconscious motion that allowed you to compensate for all your errors. \n\n12. If it ain't broke, try changing your grip. \n\n13. Golfers who claim they don't cheat, also lie. \n\n14. Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot. \n\n15. A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponent's luck. \n\n16. It's surprisingly easy to hole a 50-foot putt when you lie 10. \n\n17. Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like expecting him to make fun of his own haircut. \n\n18. Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts. \n\n19. It's not a gimme if you're still away. \n\n20. The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree. \n\n21. There are two kinds of bounces: unfair bounces, and bounces just the way you meant to play it. \n\n22. You can hit a 2-acre fairway 10% of the time, and a 2-inch branch 90% of the time. \n\n23. Every time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make two triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe. \n\n24. If you want to hit a 7-iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to lay up just short of a water hazard. \n\n25. To calculate the speed of a player's downswing, multiply the speed of his backswing by his handicap. Example: backswing 20 mph, handicap 15, downswing 600mph. \n\n26. There are two things you can learn by stopping your backswing at the top and checking the position of your hands: how many hands you have, and which one is wearing the glove. \n\n27. Hazards attract; fairways repel. \n\n28. You can put "draw" on the ball, you can put "fade" on the ball, but no golfer can put "straight" on the ball. \n\n29. A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours. \n\n30. If there is a ball in the fringe and a ball in the bunker, your ball is in the bunker. \n\n31. If both balls are in the bunker, yours is in the footprint. \n\n32. Don't buy a putter until you've had a chance to throw it.
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There is a golf ball for each type of player.  Better players want more spin and control.  Most of the better and expensive balls have this, and they usually go about the same distance off of the driver.\n\nMediocre players(like me) usually want balls with a little less spin, which promotes hooks and slices.  Also price is a big factor since most mediocre players lose some balls during play.\n\nAnd there are also balls made for people with a slower swing speed. These tend to be softer balls.\n\nAccording to tests done by Consumer Reports, best balls for low handicappers include:\n-Nike One Black\n-Callaway HX Tour\n-Titliest Pro V1 and Pro V1x\n-Ben Hogan Tour Deep\n\nMid to high handicappers include:\n-Nike Power Distance Super Soft(Ranked very high and also affordable)\n-Callaway HX Hot\n-Pinnacle Gold Distance\n-Pinnacle Exception\n\nFor Lower Swing Speeds:\n-Titleist SoLo (Which I like cause I don't really lose distance off the tee, but it is soft around the green. Also I have a normal swing speed)\n-Precept Lady\n-Pinnacle Exception\n\nI say just try different balls that you feel suits your game. It will make a difference.
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No they are not according to the rules of golf:\n  \nFigure 9.\nThe material and construction of, or any treatment to, the face or clubhead must not have the effect at impact of a spring (test on file), or impart significantly more or less spin to the ball than a standard steel face, or have any other effect which would unduly influence the movement of the ball.\n\nThe face of the club must be hard and rigid (some exceptions may be made for putters) and, except for such markings listed below, must be smooth and must not have any degree of concavity.\n\n  b. Impact Area Roughness and Material\nExcept for markings specified in the following paragraphs, the surface roughness within the area where impact is intended (the “impact area”) must not exceed that of decorative sandblasting, or of fine milling (see Fig. IX).\n\nThe whole of the impact area must be of the same material. Exceptions may be made for wooden clubs
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This is when I always wonder. Various brands make fairway same as drivers using Titanium, but Nike and Titleist make fairway woods with iron. I don't know why  there's need for Titanium as it so light, can't feel the club heads and need to change from swinging it to hitting it.
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You know, just a basic $150 golf set is what you need, nothing fancy. At least not until you get better. You're actually much better off spending your money on lessons. Once you do get better, you'll be able to test clubs out at a local pro shop and find clubs that will suit your style of play.\n\nGood luck. It's a great game that teaches us to be humble.
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The only thing that will hold value is a brand name.  I suggest you hold off as long as you can.  I'm sure someone has an old set you could use.  You want to hit as many clubs as you can to see what you like.  All you need is a couple to practice with.  The PGA is kicking off a big trade in net work and offering free fitting.  You may be able to find something  there.  Go to www.playgolfamerica.com and click on the logo.  I see so many new golfers purchase sets the first couple weeks they start the game and always regret it.  After 3 months that have an idea on what club they would like.  You best bet is to borrow or buy some real cheap cavity back clubs for that first 3 months.  I also suggest taking Link Up 2 Golf.  The cost is $99.00 you get 6 to 8 hours of lesson, with some of it on the golf course.  Best deal in golf for beginners, plus they supply the clubs.
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The clubs are fine the most important thing is making sure you have the correct one.  Trying out several and being fit is the key.  You have to find the club that looks good, feels good and does the job with your regular swing.  You can always sign up for a free golf lesson with one of your local PGA pros at www.playgolfamerica.com if your having trouble hitting them.  My first option would be have the checked out and switched out if it's not to late.
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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).