Golf Equipment Tips

Blaming your shots and swings for your golf mishits and mishaps? No matter how much time and effort you put into practicing your shots to improve your game, you still won't achieve your goal if you are using the wrong kind of equipment.

Consider the following golf tips:

• If you plan to buy used clubs, thoroughly checking them before purchasing is a must. Are the club heads, the shafts, and the grips damaged? If so, is this damage superficial, or will it affect how the club is used? Also, if you're looking at a set of clubs, are they of the same type? Mixing types and brands of clubs can bring inconsistency into your game. Check the price of used vs new, and decide for yourself whether the saving is worth comprimising your game.

• If you plan to re-grip your clubs, be very careful. The grip is the one spot on any club that you will touch during a shot, therefore any change has to be done correctly. Before going ahead with the re-gripping, know the core grip of the club and your hand's grip size. To work out your core size grip, measure the diameter of the butt of the shaft you're going to re-grip. The shaft's diameter will match the grip's core diameter. To work out your hand's grip, the general sizes of grips are regular, mid-size, oversize and jumbo. Use the best re-gripping material you can afford, as poor material will cause the grip to deteriorate drastically.

• Using ill-fitted clubs will be an hindrance to your golf success. A golfer should always consider his or her body type when choosing the best equipment to support and deliver his or her back-swing efficiently. The angle of your backswing will only be perfect if you have the right equipment for the job.

• Custom fitting may be a better option than buying new clubs, and may prove to be a very worthwhile investment. The uniqueness of a person's body means that no 'off the shelf' club is going to be truly perfect for your game.

• If possible, try different types of club before you buy, you may find you have a preference of a graphite shaft over steel, or vice versa. Generally, a graphite shaft is more forgiving, but a correctly-used steel shaft could outperform graphite.

• Perhaps the most important thing to remember is always make sure the equipment in your bag is tailored to your style and skill level. It wouldn't be wise to go out and buy the most expensive, professional equipment if you're a beginner. Although these clubs might be the best you can get, in inexperienced hands they will prove to be a total disaster! They should be something to aim for years down the line, not something to start with.

The Simple Golf Swing

The Simple Golf Swing is an ebook designed to teach you how to have a golf swing that provides power, accuracy and consistency. It guarantees to help you shave 7-12 strokes off your score in 2 weeks.

The book and techniques were designed by David Nevogt, a man who really knows his golf. The instructions are set out very well and are easy to understand, and are superbly accompanied by diagrams. In performing the set of drills as outlined in the book, you will quickly learn the techniques needed to improve your game. It's important that you keep up these drills at least every other day and for the required amount of time. This helps ensure what you're learning becomes habit.

I was really quite impressed with the whole format and presentation of the book. If something isn't working for you, chances are another quick glance at the text and diagrams will show you where it's going wrong. I especially found the diagrams helpful, they really helped visualise what the text was telling me to do. One thing I'd suggest is to print out the diagrams on their own, if possible, and keep them with your golf equipment (or, even better, view them on a pad, if you're lucky enough to own one).

Your new swing may feel a little alien at first, but this is going to be the case if you change the way you do something in any sport. If you keep at it you'll be very surprised at how quickly it becomes both more comfortable and natural to your game.

The Simple Golf Swing will certainly increase the success of your swing, although the amount will generally depend on what score you currently shoot. If you're already sub 80, you're not likely to see that amount, but you will see an improvement of a couple of shots. However, if you're shooting around the 90 mark, these claims are very plausible.

In truth, I'm not sure guaranteeing the results is a wise thing to do, not because I don't think it's a great product (it certainly is), but because the author hasn't taken into account the mentality and habits of the reader. Follow the instructions, and you will benefit. Go into it half motivated and not giving it the time it deserves, and you'll fail. This absolutely does not reflect the product, but rather the user. As with everything in life, you put the effort in and you'll reap the rewards.

All in all, whatever you shoot, I firmly believe the improvement is worth many times the cost of this ebook.