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How Does an Equity Golf Membership Work?
The wide variety of opportunities to play golf ranges from daily pay-for-play public courses to exclusive member-owned clubs. The choice is largely governed by economic considerations. Member-owned, equity clubs are the most exclusive and the most expensive, but they usually offer amenities not available at less expensive venues.
Was Hank Haney a PGA Player?
Hank Haney has been rated by many as one of golf’s top instructors. His students have won all four of golf’s major professional championships, as well as many amateur titles. While Haney is a PGA teaching professional, and was an excellent amateur golfer, he did not play on the PGA Tour.
How to Find the Manufacturing Dates for PING Golf Clubs
As a leading manufacturer of golf clubs, Ping is highly protective of its reputation for producing quality equipment. The company pays close attention to counterfeit versions of its products, and its website has a section dedicated to the issue, “Tips for Avoiding Counterfeit Scams.” The company recommends purchasing Ping products only from authorized retailers, and includes a "Retailer Locator" on its website. For a player seeking to verify the authenticity of Ping golf clubs, the company’s consumer relations department recommends contacting a representative to find the manufacturing dates of the clubs to determine if they may be counterfeit.
How to Get a GHIN Number
GHIN stands for the Golf Handicap Index Network. It is the world's largest handicap computation service, with more than 2 million participants. It was created by the United States Golf Association in 1981 to allow golfers to easily establish and maintain a handicap index, the USGA designation for an official golf handicap. The USGA encourages every golfer to establish a handicap, since it enables golfers of all skill levels to compete against each another on an equitable basis, thereby enhancing your enjoyment of the game.
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How to Repair Paint Chips on Golf Clubs
It's common for golf clubs, especially drivers and fairway woods, to have their paint chipped and cracked following prolonged use. This damage does not typically affect the use of the club, but it can be an eyesore. Clubs can get damaged by coming into contact with other clubs in your bag and occasionally by mistreating them following a poor shot. The process of repairing the aesthetic damage requires a little craftsmanship.
How to Fix Sky Marks on a Golf Club
A golf club is designed to strike the ball with its club face. Occasionally, however, a player may “sky” the ball off the tee by hitting the ball with the top of the club head. PGA pro Mark Blakemore defines a “sky” as a shot that’s “hit off the top edge of the clubface resulting in a much more vertical shot than the club was designed to produce or you had intended.” This can occur when a player tees the ball up too high, or simply makes a poor swing off the tee. Such a swing may not only produce a short, high shot, but it may leave marks on top of your club that you’d like to remove.
How to Repair the Whipping on a Golf Club Head
If you own a driver or a fairway wood with a club head made of real wood -- as opposed to the modern titanium or steel -- you'll notice that the ferrule is covered with tightly wound material, which is known as the whipping. If the whipping is damaged or comes loose, you may replace it with new whipping.
What Are the Benefits of Offset Golf Clubs?
The head of an offset club has a leading edge that is set back from the shaft. Such clubs are also called offset hosel clubs because the hosel -- the area where the shaft fits into the club head -- is the part that’s actually bent to set the club face behind the shaft. Offset clubs are typically irons and putters, although offset woods do exist.
What Is the Maximum Height for Youth Golf Clubs?
According to "Golf Digest," Seve Ballesteros used a cut-down 3-iron to hit balls when he was 7 years old. Andres Romero, a winner on the PGA Tour, picked up a club his father carved from a mulberry tree when he was 6. If you are looking for clubs for your child there are much better options today. Just remember to avoid clubs that are too long, too heavy and too stiff. Fortunately, several elite club manufacturers sell pre-packaged box sets made specifically for younger children or those approaching adolescence. Most include a driver that tops out at around 40 inches. If your youngster is especially tall for his age, consider custom made clubs with longer shafts.
Why Are Golf Clubs Made of Titanium?
The advent of titanium clubs in the 1990s was a major step forward in the science and technology of golf club design. Titanium is lighter, stronger and more elastic that other metals. Although titanium is primarily used in drivers, you may find fairway clubs, irons and shafts made of titanium. Club engineers and designers are especially excited about using titanium to improve the performance of putters.
The Advantages of Wide-Sole Golf Clubs
The club’s sole is the bottom of the club head, explains PGA.com’s golf glossary. When a golfer addresses the ball, the sole is the portion of the club that lays on the ground. Its width is measured from the leading edge -- where the sole meets the club face -- to the sole's trailing edge toward the back of the club. Club manufacturer Ping led the trend to wider-sole clubs in the first decade of the 21st century, according to the Golf Channel’s Adam Barr, and was quickly followed by Callaway, Wilson and others.
Wood Used for Making Golf Clubs
Starting as early as the 15th century, golfers carved their own clubs. Several considerations -- including imported woods and the evolution of the golf ball -- influenced what types of wood were used to make club heads and shafts. Wooden antique golf clubs are popular among collectors, and some golfers even compete in "hickories," tournaments played with hickory-shafted clubs.
What Is the Standard Length of a Golf Club?
When asked how long a man’s legs should be, Abraham Lincoln supposedly replied, “Long enough to touch the ground.” The same is true for golf clubs. A club length that suits one player won’t necessarily suit another, which is why there are professional club fitters. With respect to off-the-shelf clubs, there is no organization authorized to set standard lengths for golf clubs. But a survey of major manufacturers shows that standard golf club lengths are fairly uniform across the board.
Comparing Cheap Golf Clubs To Expensive Golf Clubs
Check any golf retailer’s list of clubs and you’ll find them in a variety of prices. As of February 2012 consumers can pay more than $500 or less than $50 for a driver, with graphite shafts and titanium heads prevalent on both ends of the pricing spectrum. But for casual golfers, more expensive doesn’t always mean better. Some of the most expensive clubs are designed for professional and low-handicap players and won’t benefit the weekend golfer. Other pricey clubs have special features – such as drivers with movable weights and adjustable club faces – that beginners don’t need yet. Those looking for modestly priced equipment should also be wary of clubs that are truly cheap.
How to Use the Putter Chipper Golf Club
A putter chipper – commonly known as just a “chipper” – has a putter-like club head that’s lofted approximately 30 to 37 degrees, about the same as a 7- or 8-iron. The club does what the name suggests: It allows you to hit a chip shot while employing a putting stroke. Tim Reed of Adams Golf told Golf.com that a chipper can be used "to tackle an array of greenside shots." LPGA legend Nancy Lopez says the chipper is for golfers who "don't want to pick out a wedge or something that has a little bit more loft to it. ... So it's a club that's probably more comfortable for them."
How to Use the 2 Iron Golf Club
Tom Watson says the best shot he ever hit was a 2-iron approach that set up his winning par at the 1983 British Open. Hale Irwin cites a pair of 2-iron shots that helped him win the 1974 and 1990 U.S. Opens as among the most memorable strokes of his career. For most golfing mortals, however, the 2-iron is a difficult club to employ. That’s one reason so many players – from high-handicappers to PGA pros – have replaced standard 2-irons with hybrids. The 2-iron is the longest iron, next to the rare 1-iron, and typically measures 39 to 39½ inches long. It’s also the least-lofted club other than the 1-iron, the putter and some drivers. That combination of length and loft makes the club difficult to hit. But if you’re a low-handicap golfer with a fast swing speed – or perhaps you’re just more comfortable doing it the old-fashioned way – the 2-iron can be a valuable club – from tee to green.
Instructions on Regripping Golf Clubs
Knowing how to regrip a golf club is a handy skill for a do-it-yourselfer who plays golf. If you play often enough, your grips will wear out, become damaged or just lose their feel. Some tour professionals change their grips several times each year, but you may not have to replace them that often. How frequently you play and where you store your clubs affect how long your grips last.
Seven Tips to Finding Cheap Golf Clubs
Old golf clubs are everywhere — in attics, in garages, on E-Bay and Craigslist. So if you're looking for cheap golf clubs, they aren't hard to find. However, if you're looking for cheap, useful golf clubs, or decent clubs at a bargain price, you're going to have to search a little harder.
How to Attach Lead Tape to a Golf Club Driver
Many golfers attach lead tape to their clubs to alter the ball’s trajectory, to help cure a swing defect or to adjust the club’s feel. Expert opinion isn’t unanimous on lead tape’s benefits, but some PGA Tour pros – Phil Mickelson, for example – have used lead tape on their clubs. Lead tape won’t completely cure a bad golf swing, but it may help smooth out a rough spot. Depending on the size of the roll, a 1-inch strip of lead tape typically weighs about 1 gram. If you think it may help, take your driver and a roll of tape to the driving range and experiment.
