You just saw that super-duper-womper driver on TV during last
weekends golf telecast. You know the one … it guarantees that you
will hit it straighter and longer or your money back.
You just saw that super-duper-womper driver on TV during last weekends golf telecast. You know the one … it guarantees that you will hit it straighter and longer or your money back. Or how about the one with the adjustable weights so you can customize it to your swing? Now granted, most clubs will add yards or accuracy to someone’s swing, but make sure you ask the right questions before you invest next week’s entire salary on one golf club.
Just because your friend hits the ball great with the new super-duper driver doesn’t mean that it’s right for you. I had a student that was hitting his driver just fine and between lessons was convinced he needed the new offset driver because his friend hits it well. The problem is that an offset driver is great for someone who slices the ball, but fortunately my student hit it pretty straight … until he started hitting his new driver. Put an offset driver into the hands of a straight hitter and they become a “hooker” in no time. So you see what is good for one is not necessarily good for another. The items to be concerned with and ask about are:
– Shaft flex and kick point
– Loft and center of gravity of club head
– Offset or standard.
How much a shaft flexes and where it flexes makes a big difference on the trajectory and launch of a club. A soft flex is much easier to get airborne than a firm flex. A low kick point shaft is much easier to hit higher than a high kickpoint shaft. Combine that with the loft on the club and you can come up with several variables to a club that can make it easier or more difficult to hit the ball high and straight. So make sure you describe your game in detail and ask the right questions before you purchase. And by the way, if the person can’t answer these questions go to some one who can. Don’t throw money away simply because the price is right. Make sure it’s the right club for you.
Remember, when all else fails, take a lesson … you’ll be surprised how much we can help.
To schedule a lesson with PGA-certified instructor Don DeLorenzo, call Gilroy GC at 848-0490.
