KNOWLEDGE OF EQUIPMENT

Many golfers know next to nothing about how to select golf clubs that are designed to maximise the strengths and minimize the weaknesses in their golf swing. They only know what they read in magazines and what they can pick up from the golf channels. It's not all the truth it's just good marketing!


The golfing public spend around 3 billion pounds a year on equipment hoping and expecting to find the 'right gear' to play the game and enjoy it more. Yet, if you don't understand how club length, loft angle, lie angle, flex and weight are not matched properly to your swing you are wasting your money. The public only pick clubs up for name and price, what a shame, nothing is a bargain unless it suits you!


Learning and grooving the proper swing fundamentals is vital to start with and the key to improvement for any golfer.  So why do members of the golfing public buy their equipment first before establishing a good swing? Often a costly mistake!


I often hear people say "custom fit golf clubs are only good for good golfers". This is so far from the truth. Professionals are skilled enough to play well with almost any club. Less accomplished  players on the other hand are not, which  means they almost always need advice from a fully qualified professional to set them up with properly fitted clubs. This goes hand in hand with the lessons and advice from your swing coach, as he or she is the best person to advise you properly.


Look at the professionals, almost none of them are are completely self taught, they have spent many hours of dedicated practice under the guidance of professional coaches to learn good swing techniques. Even Tiger Woods! At the same time all tour professionals cannot possibly play their best  with standard made, off the shelf golf clubs. Every club they use is fitted to their individual needs.


I have many years experience of custom fit technology and have worked with many different companies such as Ping, Srixon/Cleveland, PGA Collection, Benross and MD Golf. I am currently a club fitter for Tom Wishon Technology. This company is one of the best I have ever come across as Tom has a much more detailed fitting programme. The Wishon website is great and well worth a look. You can access it at  http://wishongolf.com/


So bear in mind, buying golf clubs that you know nothing about is not a "quick fix" for a good game, never has been and never will be. Every player is different and there are as many swings as there are people. Therefore, when buying new clubs custom fitting, with a good professional, is vital to maximise your strengths and WILL benefit your game.