Ladies Golf Equipment-The Choices Are Better Than Ever
Looking for Ladies’ Golf Clubs
Although golf may have been established, over two hundred and fifty years ago, as the “Gentlemen’s Game,” the founding of the LPGA in 1950 set the stage for the surging popularity of ladies golf over the past two decades. And as more and more women are joining the guys on the links each weekend or moving into golf retirement communities, the demand for ladies’ golf clubs has never been stronger.
The makers of golf club sets are scrambling to tap into the burgeoning market for ladies’ golf equipment, from golfing apparel to golf training aids, and many women golfers are just as eager to improve their games with the proper golf irons, golf putters, or other clubs as any of their male counterparts. If you are among their numbers, you may be wondering how to set about finding the ladies’ golf clubs which are perfect for you. Or you may looking for the perfect golf gifts for your lady golfer.
What should women look for when selecting their own golf club sets?
The first step in finding an appropriate golf club set is to make an appointment for a professional fitting. A qualified golf club fitter will consider several questions, besides your gender, in helping you select the correct set of ladies’ golf clubs:
* What is your age?
* How tall are you in your stocking feet?
* How far is your wrist joint from the floor when you are in your stocking feet?
* How much experience have you had as a golfer?
* What is your handicap?
* What club do you usually use when you are 150 yards from the hole?
* What is the speed of your swing?
Golf club manufacturers make a distinction in the standard length of men’s and ladies’ golf clubs, so your clubs will be scaled to the female standard.
Gender is used to put you into the correct fitting scale. The golf industry uses different definitions of "standard length" for men and women. The length of a club is its measurement in the “address” position, taken on the back of the club between the butt end of the grip and the point at which the club head touches the ground. Many golfers prefer a longer club because it will make the ball carry farther than a shorter club which strikes the ball at the same speed.
The disadvantage to using a longer club, be they golf woods or golf irons is that, unless you are quite strong and flexible, you may have trouble controlling your swing. The arc of your swing will be longer in proportion to the length of your club, but if you can comfortably manage a longer club, they will probably improve your game.
You may also benefit from having graphite, instead of steel shafts, in your golf drivers and golf irons. Because graphite weighs less than steel, it can be used to make longer clubs which have the same swing weight as those of shorter steel clubs. If you’ve ever handled ladies’ golf clubs which simply felt balanced and comfortable in your hands, they had the correct swing weight for you!
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Once you’ve been fitted for your ladies’ golf clubs, you’ll have to decide which variety of clubs you want to carry in your golf bag. You’re only allowed, according to the Rules of Golf, to have fourteen clubs in bag at the same time, but almost every golfer who stays with the game long enough settles on a favored group of ten or twelve clubs. You also may want to consider carrying one of the popular golf swing training aids, but that is one less golf club that you can carry.
The clubs you are likely to find in the golf club sets of dedicated golfers is a complete set of five golf irons, the 1, 3, and 5 woods, a pitching wedge, sand wedge, and lob wedge, and two or three putters. There are specialty clubs, especially specialty wedges, but unless you play often enough to merit their expense, you should stick with the necessities.
If you learn to use your golf woods and golf irons well enough, the majority of your shots will end up in the fairway and the wedges will not be seeing regular use.
When you settle of your selection of ladies’ golf clubs, they’ll have grips fitted to the size of your hands. Because the grips are the least expensive feature of t he club, you should go ahead an get the best ones you can afford. Grips of inferior quality will get harder and begin to slip as they get older, and spending more on them initially will save you money in the long run because you won’t have to replace them as often.
Finally, don’t think that you have to drop a bundle to get quality ladies’ golf clubs. Shop around at the discount golf equipment stores and look for certified pre-owned clubs which meet your specifications. The perfect clubs are out there somewhere, and all you have to do is take the time to find them!
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