Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at
9:28 am
I just finished up a golf class last week put on by ESPN in which they gave you a set of Nike Ignite clubs to get started, namely; 4-9 irons, pw, 3-hybrid and a putter. I added a cheap driver (which I’m planning on upgrading to a Nike Summo) and a Wilson 58 deg sand wedge as well. I have played the past two months with this set and feel that I may need more fairway clubs especially for the 5 pars. I’m getting mixed up between some saying I need a 3 and a 5 wood while others say I need 5, 7 and 9 wood. As well, I’m mixed up whether I should get hybrids (like the #3 that I have) to take the place of the woods. Does anyone have suggestions on what I should get to complete my set? BTW, I do like wedges and would like to add either a LW or a GW to my set. Thanks!
The ideal set for the intermediate golfer would start with Game Improvement irons. You still need forgiveness but you’d also like a little more feel and control. If you tend to hit your irons well you might be ready to consider a regular 4 iron, otherwise stay with your hybrid 4.
For your distance clubs add a little less loft on those fairway woods and hybrids to maximize distance. You might be ready to drop your 5 hybrid and replace it with a 3 hybrid.
Your driver is still oversized with about 10-12 degrees of loft to maximize distance and accuracy. Shaft selections may be the most important component. You want a shaft that matches your swing speed and ball flight requirements. Perhaps a draw bias to help get the drive moving a little more right to left.
Your wedges can be reconfigured. A gap wedge or a lob wedge are possibly good additions. If three wedges are your choice you may want to distribute the lofts from your PW to your LW (46, 52, 58 degrees). You may want wedges with less bounce so you can hit them off of tighter lies.
For a putter an intermediate you may have already settled on what works for you, but if you are ready to try something new, one of the new MOI maxed mallets would be a good choice.
Set configuration should be: Woods (1, 3, 5) Hybrids (3, 4) Irons (Game Improvement) (5-PW, SW, LW), Putter
Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at
7:28 am
I’m a huge golfer and am visiting Atlanta to attend the final four in late march and early April of this year. I want to golf a couple of the best courses in the area. Price is no concern. Obviously it would be great to golf Augusta National but that is most likely impossible as it is a very private club. I would appreciate any suggestions, names, web sites, or links to the best courses in the area. Thank you for your time.
Go to Golfdigest.com and look up state-by-state rankings of courses. They do a great job of ranking courses and can give you much more information than we can do here. Try the following link, but if it doesn’t work, just search on Golf Digest.
http://www.golfdigest.com/courses/state/index.ssf?/courses/state/2005georgia.html
Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at
12:58 am
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Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at
12:58 am
Most Golf Clubs have an iron shaft, except if they are senior, women, or junior clubs. Learn about the different types of golf club shafts in this free golf video about Golf Equipment and supplies.
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Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at
12:58 am
The City of Auburn presents a tour of the White River Disc Golf Course located in its own Game Farm Wilderness Park along the White River. The host, Tom Bontempo, takes us through both the winter and summer courses with a description and playing tips for each hole. Mr. Bontempo was the designer of the White River Disc Golf Course and is responsible for its upkeep. He also owns Mandos, the local Disc Golf store on Main Street in Auburn.
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