Golf has undergone many changes over the years and the equipment we use has changed as well. The traditional iron set is more or less obsolete, with most manufacturers realising the growing popularity of easy-to-hit hybrids and offering irons sets which start at the 4-iron and sometimes even at the 5-iron. It makes sense, as for most club golfers the hybrid is significantly more forgiving to play than the irons.

The USGA and the R&A enforce a limit on the volume of driver heads. That limit is 460cc and for most club golfers, bigger really is better. If you struggle with reliability with your driver, a bigger driver will most likely help in most cases. Triangular profiles and more even weight distribution makes bigger drivers far more reliable, even from miss-hits. Playing a bigger driver means less loss of distance and accuracy on miss-hits.

As with all clubs, the shaft is the engine of your driver. Play a driver with the wrong shaft and you’ll be struggling to find any accuracy or distance. Many of the most common flight problems in golf can be put down to the shaft. If a slice is ruining your scores, a softer shaft might do the trick. If your launch angles are too low, then using a shaft with a more flexible tip for example, could add some loft to your drives. Your driving will develop if you match your driver shaft characteristics to your swing speed. If you don’t know your swing speed, most shaft ratings also tabulate the carry versus swing speed specifications. Check the ratings for various shafts and opt for one with a carry rating that matches your typical yardage.

Hybrid clubs are the top rising segment in golf club sales. If your long irons are inconsistent, some easy-to-hit hybrids could well be your best choice. Built to be forgiving and playable from all lies, hybrids play equally well from the tee, fairway and even the rough. Hybrids are designed to be high launching with soft landings, so most shaft companies are selling specialty shafts built with this in mind.

Iron designs now come in an even wider range of choices. Modern iron design can help many of the most common faults in golf. Slices can be eliminated with offset irons, wider sole designs to minimize the fat shot and help get the ball in the air that much easier. Check the features of your irons. If their design isn’t helping your weak points, then it’s in all probability time for an upgrade.

The scoring clubs have plenty of options to choose from as well. Wedges come in a variety of forgiving designs so you don’t have to compromise your wedge play anymore. If you have problems playing little flop-shots then high lofted wedges are there to help. If your bunker play is erratic, choose an easy to hit hollow sand wedge. These hollow wedges are almost impossible to miss-hit and make easy work of just about any bunker.

Recent changes in equipment rules now allow for some pretty odd looking putter designs. Bizarre looking, but effective. If your putting is erratic, a more forgiving putter design might be the answer. Are you closing the putter towards the hole too much? For right handed golfers that most likely leaves a lot of putts missing to the left of the hole and a face balanced mallet could well be the solution to your putting woes.

The right clubs for your game should make the most of your strengths and diminish your weak points. You won’t need to break the bank either. The component market offers some very high quality clubs to choose from. As an added bonus, these component clubs can be custom built to match your game and that’s the best way to play the right clubs.

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