Buying Golf Drivers

Series Summary

Although it is a popular game amongst people of all ages, the game of golf can be challenging. Whether you are an absolute beginner or someone who has been playing for a while, golf lessons can help you improve your game at any stage. Golf, like most sports, is one where practice makes perfect. Unfortunately though, it is a sport where practice can often be expensive. Since you can’t practice your game in the backyard, it is necessary to be able to maximize your time at the range or on the course so you can see the most improvement. One way to maximize your practice time is to have the right equipment. If you want to improve your golf game, the first step is having all the right tools to do so. This begins at the most basic level: clubs, shoes, bags, and other accessories. In this free video series, learn what golf equipment you need to improve your game. Ge tips for buying drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, wedges, and putters. Our expert, Chris Murphy, shares with you some very important tips for practicing the clubs as well. Learn how to pick golf balls, golf gloves, and golf shoes as well. All of these things will make you a better golfer. So, before you head out to the practice range, learn about golf equipment today!

Video Transcript

"First thing I want to talk about with the makeup of the set is the driver. Probably the most important club in the bag, everybody definitely loves to hit it and the one thing I can't stress enough is the shaft. When you go to purchase your driver pay attention to the shaft and on every shaft you'll see a number, this number is the weight of the shaft in grams. Right now I have a seventy-five gram shaft ex stiff. This is a pretty solid shaft with you need to create a lot of club and speed with this shaft. But for the older players, your high handicappers, you want to look for a regular shaft, maybe a little less weight to create a little bit more clubhead speed, get that ball in the air. And another one thing I want to talk to you about is the loft of the driver, as you can see this one is an eight and a half degree's of loft. That's fairly low, more standard golfers want to use more like a ten or eleven degree driver. This just helps to get the ball up in the air, makes the game easier. And those are two important factors when looking for drivers. So keep that in mind when you look at it. Next thing I want to talk about, we're going to go to the long irons, fairway woods, and hybrids. Which are probably the biggest step in technology with golf."