Equipment
Grip Size: The Fitting Variable Almost Everyone Skips
Ask most golfers what a fitting session covers and they will list shaft flex, head design, maybe lie angle if they have been paying attention. Grip size rarely …
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Equipment
What Actually Matters When Choosing a Golf Ball (It Isn't Compression)
Ask ten amateurs why they play the ball currently sitting in their bag and at least half will mention compression at some point, usually something like “I …
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Bounce and Grind, the Wedge Fitting Almost Nobody Bothers With
Most golfers buy a wedge the way they buy a loaf of bread. They look at the number stamped on the sole, decide they want a fifty-six, and take whichever one the …
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What a Driver Fitting Actually Changes
There is a particular kind of golfer who walks into a fitting bay convinced he already knows the answer. He wants the head the longest hitter on Tour is using, …
Equipment
Gapping Your Set: The Yardages Hiding Between Your Clubs
Ask most golfers how far they hit their seven iron and they will give you a number with great confidence. Ask them how far they hit the club between their …
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Hybrid, Five-Wood or Driving Iron: Sorting Out the Top of Your Bag
There is a stretch in almost every bag, somewhere between the fairway wood and the seven-iron, where the average golfer makes a decision out of habit rather …
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The Training Aids Actually Worth Your Money
The training aid industry runs on the same fuel as the diet industry: the gap between who we are and who we would like to be, plus a credit card. Every golfer …
Equipment
The Case for Buying Used Golf Clubs
Walk into a pro shop this season and the price tags will do the talking. A new driver from any of the major manufacturers now sits comfortably north of what a …
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The Adjustable Hosel: What All Those Settings on Your Driver Actually Do
Most amateurs who own an adjustable driver have used the wrench exactly once, on the day they bought it, and have been faintly afraid of it ever since. The …
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The Mini Driver: The Club Quietly Replacing the Three-Wood
The mini driver, for most of the last decade, was a club category most amateur golfers had heard of without ever seeing one in person. The category existed in …