Subscribe in a readerHow Much Did You Pay For That New Driver???
I have recently been toying around with the idea of buying a new driver, possibly the Taylor Made R9. It got me to thinking about all of the money golfers spend on clubs, balls, and bags. Wouldn’t it be better off for a higher handicap player to focus on their swing and learn a little more about the game?
- Hitting the ball straight doesn’t mean you have a good swing – Getting that new driver and setting up the weights to straighten out your slice sounds like a great idea but what about later in your career when you want to work the ball for a certain shot shape. The flaw that causes your slice might make that impossible. I would rather know my swing is sound than wonder whether my new driver is going to perform the same as the old one. [Read more →]
If the 2009 Masters highlighted anything it was that missing putts is the death of any round. The idea of “Drive for show and putt for dough”, got me thinking. Not to state the obvious but putting is much easier when the ball is closer to the hole so if I can hit a better approach shot I will have a better chance of having a shorter and more makable putt. For most amateurs and we find that the last club we hit before getting out the putter is a wedge. Even experienced, lower handicap players rely on their wedge game when they miss an approach shot and need to get up and down from around the green. 
Most casual golfers and even some dedicated ones sometimes forget that your clubs are not the only important pieces of equipment to make sure you have in your bag before round. I have a list that I use to make sure that I am prepared for my upcoming round and do a bag check the night before to make sure that I’m not missing anything. Everyone’s list will be different but some items I think are universal and no one should be without.
I have never given much thought to the ball that I use until this off season (stupid NY winters) when all I had to get my golf fix were magazines, TV and the internet. All I saw was ads from different ball companies stating that their balls would help players hit it longer, straighter and spin it on the green. I use “pre-loved” balls that I had purchased on eBay for a fairly substantial discount over almost any decent brand name ball new. I haven’t had any issues with them but now I have started to think about whether or not I would notice it if there were any differences.