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Jonty Driver




Technology drives the world today in most walks of life and golf equipment is no exception. Over the last few years two of the most important products in the sport: golf clubs and golf clothing have developed dramatically.

The dynamic of golf woods, golf irons and golf putters in the average golf bag have changed radically. Their looks mark a major drive to get weight lower and further behind the club face. Golf drivers in particular have developed fast over the last three years and are now offered in traditional as well as square and triangular head shapes. Developments accelerated by the use of internal computer aided design software.

The first square golf drivers to appear on the market was marketed by Callaway Golf – the 460cc FT-I. It positioned weight to the extreme corners of the square club head in order to raise the MOI – Moment Of Inertia. This in turn maximized the resistance to both horizontal and vertical twisting providing far greater forgiveness to off center shots. Since their launch many other brands have used similar principles include Nike Golf, Ram Golf and The Masters Golf Company. These offer major benefits particularly to mid to high handicap golfers.

Triangular shaped golf driver heads have also burst into golf equipment reviews. This design enables weight to be positioned as far away from the face as practical. This lowers the centre of gravity, optimizing the launch angle and once again increases the MOI for greater distance and forgiveness. A feature that is ideal for all golfers, making it easier to improve distance yet still maintain control. A typical example of this golf driver is Titleist’s 907D1.

Moveable weight technology has featured recently in golf driver design too. Both TaylorMade with their r7 Superquad and more recently Mizuno’s MP600 offer products where weight can de moved around the club head. This enabling it to be customised to individuals’ preferred golf ball flight. Golfers that hook shots should position more weight towards the toe, while golfers that slice should position it more towards the heel.

If you want more golf equipment technology advances in your driver then look out for Callaway’s interchangeable shafts that are new for 2008!

If these changes to golf equipment aren’t enough then take a look at the changes in golf clothing. Not so long ago when golfers went out to play they would probably be dress in their every day casual wear. Not any longer – brands like Ashworth, Galvin Green and The Masters Golf Company have introduced ranges of technical golf clothing to ensure that rounds are played in optimal conditions. If you feel good then you play good!

Two of the overriding principles in their systems approach to golf clothing are the use of man-made fibers and layering. On the one hand synthetic fibers, unlike traditional cotton, do not absorb moisture encouraging it to be freely passed into the atmosphere rather than hang around the body in the form of damp or clammy garments. On the other hand, layering helps to trap air that is an excellent insulator helping to keep the body warm.

These principles have lead to the use of three types of clothing. The first, worn closest to the skin are often known as base layers. Their task is to wick moisture away from the golfer’s skin as quickly as possible to avoid it cooling and creating discomfort. Typical of these are Galvin Green’s SkinTight range. These are manufactured from a bacteriostatic material that maintain the body’s natural bacteria level, but eliminates odor, providing incredible fresh dry comfort at all times. For information on technology go to golf equipment

Mike Pedersen




A squat for golf swing power is a simple exercise and technique that will increase your distance with every club and greatly improve your stability. The squat is an excellent exercise for the lower body, and you don’t need a fancy gym or equipment to do it. Doing this simple exercise a couple of times a day will produce amazing results.

Your lower body plays a critical role in your power and stability. The legs are the foundation to your golf swing. If your legs are weak, your foundation is weak. This makes for an unstable swing that results in golf swing faults and mishits.

The squat can be done many different ways, but one that I have the older golfer do is a “sit and stand” in a chair. That’s a basic squat that can be done anywhere. Your home, office or even in a hotel while you’re traveling.

You can also grab a single dumbbell and hold it with both hands between your legs and perform a squat. Holding a dumbbell in each hand and holding them on the outside of your hips and squatting is yet another way to do it.

The squat for your golf swing is a perfect example of a simple exercise that will show results on the course quickly. The more power and stability you can produce from your legs the better your swing will be.

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Chris Durell




The number of consumers who will purchase golf equipment online is growing rapidly. While this trend is creating huge sales numbers and opening doors for many new business’s, it is also bringing a lot of negative to the golf industry. Online auction sites like Ebay and DHGate have many sellers who are selling replica golf clubs and claiming they are authentic. Ebay along with Paypal have taken means of eliminating these sellers, but getting rid of them all is impossible. DHgate, which some might be unfamiliar with, is a total different story.

DHGate is a wholesale trading marketplace based out of China. They have sellers marketing all kinds of products like golf clubs,ipods,clothing,consumer electronics, televisions, and much more. They claim the golf clubs come from China OEM factories and are authentic. This is the first sign you are buying knock off golf clubs. The brand name golf companies(Taylor Made, Callaway, etc..) will tell you there is no such thing as buying their golf equipment directly form the factory. The brand name companies purchase the golf club components and then professionally install them in the United States. The sellers on DHGate will advertised prices that look to good to be true. They are!

If you have already bought your new golf club and are curious if it is authentic or not there are a few ways to check yourself.

Go to google images and search the club that you have bought. Compare the picture to the club in your hand. Are the color schemes the same? Are the logos the in same place? Do the shafts look alike? If the picture and the club in your hand have any differences at all you have a knock off. Check the hosel of the club where the head and shaft are connected. Is there areas around that connection that look hand painted? If so you’re probably looking at a knock off. Was the golf club you purchased ordered and shipped from China? If so, chance are you have a knock off. The majority of the fake/knock off golf clubs originate from China. Finally, the easiest way to tell is to contact your local golf club retailer and give them the serial number located on the hosel of the golf club.

To prevent yourself from purchasing non authentic golf equipment do your research prior to purchasing anything! This will save you a lot of time and money trying to get refunds and having to pay return shipping charges. Best of luck out there consumers.

Sunil Tanna




Where are you going on vacation with your family this year? There are many places that you could go – beaches, resorts, theme parks, big cities, tourist traps – but one option that you may not have considered is a golf vacation. This type of vacation can offer a lot for families – and not just golf!

Of course, one of the main reasons to go on a golf vacation is play golf – and we all know why you like to do that – great courses, the great outdoors, and most of all a great game. A secondary reason to go on golf vacation is to learn to play (or existing players can improve their standard of play) – as many golf resorts offer coaching or facilities for beginners. If you love to play golf, but your spouse is not into the game, you may find that a golf vacation is in fact a perfect opportunity to introduce them to the game, and involve them in your hobby.

One thing to remember though is that even if you are a family of golf fanatics, you are unlikely to spend every second of your vacation on the golf course. Much as you might love golf, you will need some other activities to be available. And this is especially true if your spouse or kids are not quite as keen on golf as you are. Fortunately, most golf vacation resorts are very accommodating, and many provide a lot more than just golf!

The United States of America is fortunate in being blessed with many beautiful golf vacation resorts with truly excellent facilities and accommodation for families. There are in fact golf resorts all over the country, including in Hawaii, so you and your family can enjoy a fabulous golf vacation in whichever part of the country you choose. So why not get thinking, discuss it with your spouse, and before too long, you and your family could be enjoying a fabulous golf vacation.

Brad Myers




Not everyone can have junior golf lessons and become a child golf prodigy like Tiger Woods. It is most important to keep the game fun when introducing your child to junior golf lessons and playing golf. Have you ever noticed how a junior just taking up the game of golf? If allowed, they will take a very natural golf swing. The young golfers are not thinking about golf instruction or golf mechanics. Let your child enjoy learning the game by their own trial and error until THEY are ready to take the game more seriously. You can keep it fun away from the golf course by keeping a junior golf journal at home. Remember we play the game because it is fun.

Up until the child is in High School, practice sessions should be limited in time so the junior is not over-whelmed and should only be taken to the practice facility if the child wants to go and have fun. This will keep the junior motivated to go and practice more often.

In keeping golf fun, refrain from giving a junior golf instructions and let your junior swing as hard as they want from time to time during their full swing practice. As for your junior’s golf grip, just make sure the right hand is lower than the left hand for a right-handed golfer. Remember keep the fun and non-restrictive and do not worry about a proper grip, yet. It would be more beneficial for you junior to play a game such as being able to count to three without losing their balance no matter how hard they swing.

To keep your juniors motivation high and to allow your junior golfer to learn to feel the club, start with putting and chipping drills. Here are some easy ones to use:

Putting

Ladder drill – Using a sleeve of balls (three), Place a golf ball at four feet, eight feet and twelve feet from the putting cup. Begin with the four foot putt. If you make the four foot putt, then move to the eight foot putt. If you miss the four foot putt, then start over again with the four foot putt. Repeat this until all three putts are made.

Pull back drill – Pick a long putt in which you need to lag. Hit your putt. Did you make it? If then the answer is yes, then great. If not, move the golf ball a putter length further away from the hole. Keep this up until the golf ball is holed.

Chipping

Over the bag – This is a simple fun way to learn how to chip. Place a golf bag off of the green and set up to chip three to six feet behind the bag. The closer to the bag you place your ball, the bigger the challenge. Now making your chipping stroke your goal is to clear the bag while getting the golf ball close to the hole.

Chip to par – Pick several positions to chip from. Use one golf ball and as you would on the golf course, chip the ball as close to the hole as possible. Then proceed to putt the ball into the hole. Add up your strokes and go to the same spots and try to lower your overall score. These drills are easy to turn into fun games or challenges.

Consider private junior golf instruction or a summer golf camp taught by PGA Professionals if your junior shows the interest. If this becomes an option, use references from friends and co-workers to find the PGA professional that would be right for your child. Again, the main goal is to keep it fun and not try to make your golfer into a mechanical machine.

Sunil Tanna




Many beginners don’t realize it, but a good quality golf bag is one of the most important items of golfing equipment that you can have. It helps you store and transport all your clubs, equipment and golfing accessories. allowing you to concentrate on your game.

There are basically two types of golf bags to choose from:

1. Carry Bags, which as the name suggests are bags designed to be carried by you as you walk around the golf course.

2. Cart Bags, which are designed to be used with a golf cart.

When you’re first starting out, you will probably want to get a carry bag, but chances are that eventually you will need both types, especially since some golf courses prohibit walking and have riding a golf cart as the only option.

One question that many beginners ask is “Why do I need a golf bag when I only have a handful of clubs?” The thing to remember though is that eventually you will probably get more clubs, and in any case clubs are not the only thing that you need to carry around on the greens! Additionally, you can get golf bags with little convienences to make your games more pleasant and enjoyable – for example, some golf bags even have pocket coolers which can keep your drink ice-cold.

When choosing a golf bag, the main issues to consider are comfort, weight, durability:

- The importance of comfort can not be understated! Remember that you will be spending many hours with your bag, so you want to choose one which fits and comfortably and which you can carry easily.

- Weight also ties into comfort: a lighter bag is of course easier to carry. Sometimes they may be a trade-off between durability and weight – lighter bags are often less sturdily constructed than heavier bags – but it isn’t always this way: you can get bags made of ultra-light modern materials such as graphite (although such bags can cost more).

- The importance of durability goes without saying. You don’t want to buy a bag which is going to fall apart on you as soon as you start using it!

Aside from the above, there are other features which you may consider important. As already mentioned some bags include drink coolers, which are a nice extra. A more central feature is the number of compartments and dividers in the bag – while most bags are designed to hold up to 15 golf clubs (although the number of clubs you can carry during a tournament may be limited) – there are differences between bags in this area, which could be important to you if you like to carry a lot of golfing accessories. Finally another thing to look out for is water-resistance: a water-resistant bag will help protect your golf clubs, and thus is almost certainly worth the extra investment.

Jonty Driver




To golf or not to golf? This is the question that vexes the most determined golfer when winter takes a firm grip and the winds howl and the rain falls. However the weather can take a dramatic turn for the worse during any season and for the average golfer there is nothing more miserable than being cold and wet on the golf course and lets face of it, most of us golf for fun. The simple way of keeping things fun is to make sure you take the right kind of golf clothing with you to the golf course.

Staying comfortable, dry and warm will prevent joints and limbs from stiffening and ensure ultimately that you have a fun day out. Here’s a few things to keep in mind when looking for the right golf waterproof clothing.

There are now a large range of golf waterproofs incorporating new manufacturing technologies that will keep you dry, warm and cool. At the cheaper end, lightweight nylon garments will keep you dry and are compact enough to squeeze into a bag. However they do come with some disadvantages, they are not breathable, so although you may stay dry you will find you start to sweat quite quickly and also they tend to be noisy. Sound is really not what’s needed when swinging the club. As the game needs concentration, small noises caused by friction in the garment could be very annoying and distracting.

At the mid to high end of the market technology has moved on at a great pace over the last few years which has given rise to Gore Tex based layers that provide golf clothing that is waterproof, windproof and breathable, whilst remaining light weight. Galvin green waterproofs are a good example of this.

Typically you can buy lightweight single layered jackets for summer that come with a waterproof shell with no windwarmth layer. The advantage being that these garments remain very lightweight whilst allowing free swing without noise.

Winter jackets are multi-layered, providing a waterproof outer layer and one or more layers within the jacket for warmth and windproofing. Obviously as you increase the number of layers your manoeuvrability will suffer so stick to a number of thin layers that can be adjusted rather than going for less garments but thicker material. Having said that you can now get all year round jackets that are slightly thicker that tend to be more generous fitting. Make sure they come with plenty of adjusters around the arms and hem for when you have less layers underneath. A number of these jacket also come as convertibles, featuring removable arms to make short sleeve jackets or gilets for days when it is not raining but you still need protection from the cold.

Arturas Gotceitas




Golf swing training is the approach of swing technique, practice and swing exercises to improve golf game. Your grip should have both V’s (the line between your thumb and index finger) pointing to your right shoulder (for a right handed golf swinger). To become a good golfer you need to develop a simple workout plan for the muscles used during your golf swing. A lot of the tips I will be discussing are no secret to the avid golfer, but can greatly improve the golf swing of a beginner in a matter of days. This is just one of many examples of how your body is whats causing the golf swing problem.

Swing instruction for this level golfer is critical. The golf swing has physics written all over it and is a great example of angular motion. The twisting swing produces torque on the club. He hits his tee ball well (Note the Smooth swing below) but needs some work on his short game. Golf weight training exercises are some of the quickest ways to improving your golf swing speed and power off the tee.

The powerful visual swing analysis tools like blending and live video blending are perfect for detailed information on the biomechanics of the golf swing and feedback to the golfer so they can achieve the truely perfect golf swing. Teachers prepare templates out of class time saving class time, with the same visual drawing system used for video analysis. Now you can perform your own analysis with affordable any easy to use software.

Milos Pesic




Perhaps it is only in the game of Golf would the popular adage “dress for success” could ring so much true. The social status in a game of golf is never overlooked. In fact, it is often regarded as epitome of one’s success. The golf clubs, the accessories, the clothes, and the golf shoes, in a golf club everyone weighs and deliberates everybody’s interaction and belongings as a status of their success, or the fatness of their bank account.

However the adage does have other positives other than contributing to one’s social factor however minimal. It allows greater traction on the green for instance. Grass on the green can be moist sometimes, and when it is moist, occurrences of slips aren’t that uncommon especially on uncleated shoes. Some shoes also provide zany comfort useless or not, such as Nike Golf Shoes Verdana Limited’s Encapsulated Heel Air and Forefront Zoom Air which for the life of me I cannot fathom what use it serve. Maybe it is an interesting conversation piece?

Golf shoes are long regarded as a fashion accessory and nothing more. You can do as much and be comfortable besides with an ordinary cleated pair. So why do these revolutionary golf shoes still come pouring in? More fashion conceivably? You’ll be surprised at the technology that’s been embedded at golf shoes which needed really was only cleats. Why do they believe that golf shoes needs the tweaking that would allow for a little twist and let you achieve a longer drive? You be the judge. Here’s the best of them.

Nike Verdana Limited Stream Line for $34.95

* Innersole: Encapsulated Heel Air and Forefoot Zoom Air Unit
What it does: Provides responsive cushioning for the life of the shoe.

* Supple full grain leather with Water Shield waterproof membrane
What it does: Will keep the foot dry though out the round.

* T@C rubber outsole technology with LP Scorpion Spikes and Q-LOK system.

* 1 year limited waterproof warranty.

* 45 day limited comfort warranty.

Perhaps the most useful option is surprisingly only the warranties. Perhaps the cushioning would provide comfort, given the long distances the holes are spaced. Then again, golf courses are made on earth, not cement, so there could be no further cushioning needed besides what a regular shoe could afford. And did they mean the waterproof-ness of the supple grain leather is not designed to last? That would be a handy option, especially if water will begin breaking in before the warranty expires. Then again, most shoes are water proof, and they don’t carry the “Water Shield Waterproof Membrane” price tag. So, are you going to bite? Maybe all of these could be useful to you, cushioning plus waterproof plus warranty.

Sonny Castro




Golf is a sport in which a player, using several types of clubs, hits a ball into each hole on the golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes. Golf is defined in the Rules of Golf as “playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules. The origin of golf is open to debate as to being Chinese, Dutch or Scottish. Stroke play is the most common scoring method but there are many others, including match play, skins, speed golf and captain’s choice, which in disc golf is referred to as “doubles” (not to be confused with partner or team play). Golf is unique in having lucrative competition for older players.

Golf can be frustrating when you are first starting out.Golf has become a worldwide sport, with golf courses in the majority of countries. Golf has increasingly turned into a spectator sport, with several different levels of professional and amateur tours in many regions of the world. Golfers sometime contort their bodies in unique ways to navigate around obstacles. Golf clubs have always been a place to do business and talk deals, but by keeping non-business people away from the greens, the Presidential aims to truly become an annex to the office.

Golf course Rating is expressed in strokes and decimal fractions of a stroke, and is based on yardage and other obstacles to the extent that they affect the scoring ability of a scratch player. Courses are rated by authorized golf associations, not by individual clubs. Courses that are too costly can be unrealistic to play on because of their cost.

The full golf swing itself is used in tee and fairway shots. For a right-handed golfer, it consists of a backswing to the right, a downswing to the left (during which the ball is hit), and a follow through. Draws and fades are caused by slight misalignments between the club face and swing plane because of a slightly “open” or “closed” club face at contact; a skilled player can control the amount of draw or fade to make the ball curve along the path of the fairway. Penalty strokes are counted towards a player’s score as if they were an extra swing at the ball.

Golf is one of the few ball games that does not use a standardized playing area; rather, the game is played on golf “courses,” each one of which has a unique design and typically consists of either 9 or 18 separate holes. While still a male-dominated sport, women’s golf is rapidly gaining attention and popularity. For some people, learning a simple golf swing for best results golf is a great relaxing activity. Don’t be so competitive that you forget that golf is a game played competitively for enjoyment. They say golf is like life, but don’t believe them.