Saturday, January 17, 2009

A Beginner's Buying Guide of Used Golf Clubs

If you are just getting into golf, you should not purchase a new set of golf club at once since you may find out later that this sport is not for you. Besides, you still have to find the kind of golf clubs that really suits you while at the learning period. The best option is to begin with inexpensive second hand golf clubs.

Some tips to help you find your first set of used golf club:

1. You can play at a driving range's rental clubs. In this period, you can ask your friends or other golfers to let you test their clubs on the range. This is a good chance for you to evaluate which kind of clubs is fitting for you. After some time and when you think that you are ready to buy your own set, then go ahead.

2. When you set to look for used golf clubs, you should depend on persons who are familiar with golf equipments. You can seek advice from the professionals at the golf shop near you or your friend who knows something about golf clubs.

You can also try looking over the Internet for used golf club. Over-all, it is imperative to ascertain the golf club set that is most fitting to your playing ability.

3. The good way to purchase a used golf clubs is to get a feel for what you really want by holding the clubs in your hand and actually swinging them. But, what can the term "feel" mean? There is no exact phrase that describes it. Generally, feel may be define as the manner a golfer feels a club when she or he swings. It varies on the flexibility of its shaft and on its swing weight.

4. Go for a stainless steel club head and keep away from cheap alloy heads. For the novice, it is advisable that you choose the heel-and-toe club, extra-large golf club and the cavity backed golf club.

You should have larger club heads since they are more lenient with expanded "sweet spot" that can create utmost distance even with off-center contacts.

5. For the beginner, the most perfect to use is the graphite shafts even if it is more costly that steel shafts. It weighs less and that will permit you to swing the club more rapidly, even with over-sized club heads.

6. If you have bought used golf clubs where its grip's condition is less than just right or if the grips don't go well for you, then be sure to change them.

Grips are pretty simple and low-priced to replace by a professional or club repairman. Just make sure that the grips are substituted with the exact design and size as before.

Lastly, if you are just a beginner and still at the learning stage, odds are your swing is more probable to get you down instead of the golf clubs. Over-all, it is still very crucial to test the golf clubs before deciding to buy them, that way you can discover the golf club that fits your own game, body, and swing.

By Sean Matthews



Sean Matthews has been playing golf for about 5 years. His current best score is 78. For more golf tips, visit his blog at http://www.seanmatthewsgolf.com Check it out today!

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