6 Signs You Need New Golf Gear
6 Signs you might need to consider new golf gear
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00:00 Welcome to Peterborough Milton Golf Club and this golf monthly video on six signs
00:05 that you need new golf clubs. Now it is worth mentioning at this point that of
00:11 course lessons with your PGA Pro will be applicable here and can also help you
00:16 but equipment can do a lot these days and these are the signs that if you
00:20 upgrade your gear you could play better golf.
00:28 Number one well it's a pretty obvious thing and that's physical damage stuff
00:33 that you can see when you pick up your golf clubs. Now I'm talking little dents
00:38 and dings in them, the shaft may be splintering a little bit, some rubbing
00:42 marks where it may be in the bag as well. Take a little look at the club heads as
00:46 well those grooves might be become dulled over time. All of these things are
00:51 indicating that you know what these golf clubs they've had a good life but maybe
00:55 it's time to upgrade. Now of course the most important thing here it's not about
00:59 aesthetics it's about performance. Anything like that is going to prevent
01:03 your clubs from performing how they were designed to perform and how they did
01:07 when you first got them. Drop off in spin, drop off in ball speeds, all of these
01:12 things. So if they're showing physical signs of deterioration you can bet your
01:16 bottom dollar their actual performance will be dropping as well.
01:21 Number two a drop off in distance. Now it might be that your swing is changing or
01:35 that your clubs are getting a bit old and you need an upgrade but if balls
01:39 aren't going as far as you're expecting or as they used to it's an indication
01:44 right the way through the bag that something needs upgrading. Number three
01:53 is when your long irons start going the same distance. That could be a three, four,
01:58 five, maybe even your six iron as well. If the carry distance is the same on those
02:04 something needs to change. Now that might just be getting a new set of irons, new
02:09 technology long irons that are easier to hit, you maybe don't need as much swing speed
02:13 as well so that means you'll be better with those long irons if you're starting
02:17 to lose a bit of speed maybe as you get older or you change the style of club. Get
02:22 one of these, get a hybrid, get two of them, three hybrid, four hybrid, even a five
02:26 and a six hybrid. The important thing is at that top end of your irons you need
02:31 to make sure they all carry a different distance with a nice even spread maybe
02:36 eight to ten yards between them. If your long irons are going the same distance
02:41 you either need to upgrade your irons or invest in some hybrids.
02:46 Number four, lack of spin with your wedges. Normally that would have come up, spun
03:01 and just been about a couple of feet short but these days these old wedges is
03:05 rolling out. I've now got eight feet back for par. If that's happening to you and
03:10 you're losing spin on your wedges not just on these finesse shots around the
03:14 green but also the full wedge shots into the putting surface as well, that's
03:19 telling you these wedges it's time for an upgrade. There's a reason why the pros
03:23 change their wedges every two or three months, it's the clubs in the bag that
03:28 wear the quickest. Now you don't have to change them that often but once a year,
03:32 once every couple of years, it's probably advisable if you're serious about your
03:37 golf, believe you me, sharp grooves will save you two or three shots around.
03:44 Number five is ballooning ball flights. Now we're really talking about your
03:51 driver and woods here. Modern technology is designed to launch the ball high and
03:57 with low spin. The flight that creates and the flight you want is straight out
04:01 and then falling out of the sky. The problem is if you start to see that
04:07 flight rising as it's still moving forwards, that tells you there's too much
04:13 backspin and that's going to rob you of distance. If that's the case for you, take
04:18 a look if it's an adjustable club, you might be able to tweak something to get
04:22 it set up better for you or if it's just a few years old, technology has probably
04:26 moved on to the point now where just a new club and you could give yourself an
04:29 extra 5, 10, 15, maybe even 20 yards with the right setup. If you're in any doubt,
04:35 go along to your local pro, anyone with a launch monitor, they're the professionals,
04:40 they'll be able to advise you, tell you if you're in the right kind of window for
04:43 backspin, if that club is set up to your optimum and if not, they can advise you
04:49 on the type of equipment that will help you get that high launch, low spin flight
04:53 and maximum distance.
04:57 Number six is when you haven't quite got the club that you need for a given
05:10 situation, especially if that's a situation which is recurring a lot. Right
05:15 here for me, I'm right between distances with my wedges, my pitching wedge goes
05:19 too far, my sand wedge not far enough. It could be that you're around the greens,
05:23 you haven't got the type of shot, the type of club that you need to pull off
05:27 what you want to there or even a certain tee shot that you play commonly, you
05:31 haven't got a club and a shot that you're comfortable with. If you've got a
05:34 problem on the golf course, solve it with your equipment, make sure you have got
05:39 something in your bag that does everything you need it to do, the gaps
05:43 are appropriate. If you're struggling to hit a certain shot or style of shot, it's
05:48 time to change your clubs and give yourself a solution to that problem. So
05:52 those are the six signs that you need to upgrade your golf equipment. I hope you
05:57 found that helpful. Let us know in the comments below any feedback that you
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