Clubs for beginners
Modern manufacturing methods produce golf clubs that are uniform as to weight, balance, grip and shaft tension. Clubs are available in various price ranges and can be secured in sets of lesser numbers than the 14 permitted by the rules.
The advice of a member of the Professional Golfers Association would be invaluable in selecting the proper clubs, but if such services are not available, avoid clubs that are too heavy, also avoid clubs with extra stiff shafts.
An ideal balanced club for the average man is a D2 swing weight and the shaft should be of medium tension.
For the average woman the clubs should balance at C7 and the shaft should have a flex tension. Beginners can operate capably with an abbreviated set -two drivers, preferably the #2 and #4 woods, four irons, preferably #3, 5, 7, 9, a sand wedge and a putter. Such a half set will provide a complete range of shots, and the omitted clubs can be added later.
Tips on driving, approaching and putting
The theme and the scheme of this site is to prove that the "swing is the thing." In all shots, whether long or short, be it a drive, an approach or a putt, the technique and the procedure is always the same because in every shot in golf the objective is the same: the golfer is striving to propel the ball to a certain spot or to a certain goal. To accomplish this he must be able to control two things:
(a) the direction of the shot
(b) the distance it travels.
This site provides the double 4 outline which will train the player to rely on his body for the power, and on his hands for the club positioning which will determine the direction. So in all shots, be they drives, approaches, or putts, this same objective, distance and direction, must be governed. continue golf clubs and the three departments of play...