Golf Clubs and Supplies

I see all these characters with enormous drivers and exotic metals and remember there are USGA rules about certain limits on equipment. For example, you can't have a club that plays left- or right-handed, unless a putter. But is is legal to have a driver the size of a volkswagen?

Prefer the small sleek kind myself.

yeah they have very restricive rules about that. basically they want all the clubs to be the same the only difference should be the player. and yeah the kong will increase your drive but its not really you hitting that far its the driver.

Look at most other sports - the equipment is pretty much the same over the years. Soccer, baseball, football, etc. Only minor improvements in equipment.

In golf, you have total duffers hitting 300 yard drives with Big Bertha. It makes older, shorter courses much easier. Newer, longer courses use more land because of this.

I think there should be a standard set of clubs and balls and the only change is sizing for your height, stance, etc.

Amen. I have been saying this for 25 years. I'm a golf instructor and I say there should be one professional tournament a year played with clubs from the 70's and earlier. The golfers of the past were far more talented than today's because they had to do more with inferior equpment. Where this is ruining the game is that courses are becoming longer and longer because of the equipment and the average person who wants to take up golf figures if he or she CAN'T hit the ball 300 yds. why would they want to play the game. The people who make out like bandits are the club sellers who will talk any unsuspecting shmuck into an 1100.00 set of Golf Clubs, and that person is naive enough to believe that without those clubs he can't possibly play the game. They're preying on beginners and killing the game in the same way.

I would like to find a way to buy Golf Equipment ,discount golf equipment.Physical store or golf wholesale web sites!Im only interested in new golf equipment, not used.thanks :>

You should take a look at www.golfshopping18.com.

Looking for a place where I can learn about the growth of online sales in the golf industry.

look on google

Is Texan golf set any good? Looking at buying the texan 17 pieces classic set for about $250 AUD

I did some research and found out that Texan is a knock off brand of Westin clubs . (another cheapo name brand ) . Westins for the most part are lousy clubs and are very difficult to get any distance off of due to the materials and craftsmanship of the clubs , a knock off of them can only be worse. If your a beginner and are looking at buying a discount set your best bet is to hit your local Dicks sporting goods store or a website like golfgods.com or golfwarehouse.com and get you a decent set of clubs at a bargain sale price . For the same price as the westin or texans you can get a set of Dunlop DDHs or a set of Arnold Palmers , Infinitys ext. Still not the best clubs out there but at least they are good clubs for the money made by companies who have been in the business of club making for a while. Hope this helps out.

What is your fave brand of Golf Equipment?

Ping or Callaway.

I would like to find a way to buy, in bulk, golf eqquipment at or near cost. Im only interested in new equipment, not used.

Here are several suppliers:

http://www.ggolf.com/
http://www.bestbuygolfsupply.com/
http://www.golf-ball-maker.com/
http://www.magicyellow.com/category/Golf_Course_Equipment_Wholesale/cities.html

Hope this helps!

My boyfriend is an avid golfer, he is a huge Tiger Wood's fan. He's mentioned wanting to go to the President's Cup coming up and golfing apparel. I want to be creative and add small gifts to the package so i can make this a fun and memorable birthday. Any Ideas? Thanks so much!

It seems that it is really a puzzled question. But in my opinion, give a present to a boyfriend lies on your feeling and your boyfriend can understanding your feeling , I think it is enough.
Everyone like the memory when he feels happy and when he hasa good time, in order to do this ,we can find a photo album, maybe you can give your boyfriend a a software named Digital Album Master ,. it is so useful, it can take his photo remember something that he really want to remember it. It can make the photo more active and so real, the most important thing is that it can convert your photo to the TV and MTV ,and you can add some music for it .
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Good luck to you ! hoping your boyfriend will like it!

i just saw an episode of entourage with tom brady and mark whalburg and they were playing golf and mark has on a tom brady logo hat and i was wondering where i can buy one i have looked on toms website and i cant find anything, does anyone know where i can get one?

The trash.

How many hours per day or per week should I be practicing to become better at golf. I just started taking lessons, so I'm learning about how to swing. What are some suggestions, and techniques about overcoming fatigue. Yesterday I was at the range around 3pm and it was so hot, that my swing was off and I couldn't practice effectively. I want to learn to become better at the sport..not necessarily to play for the PGA. Also, any suggestions about proper apparel to practicing at the range? I am practice at a public range, it is not a country club.
Also, why do my knuckles feel so sore, like arthritis?

Practice time is all relevant. How much time do you have? How much money do you have? Just HOW good do you want to get? You can OVER practice. I am an avid golfer and practice is very important. WHAT you practice gets over looked by MOST golfers. MOST golfers are 15+ or 20+ handicappers and they practice by going to the range a few times and week BEATING the driver for an hour. They forget that golf involves driving the ball, iron play, chipping, sand shots and putting--but they NEVER practice them! I play to a 8+ handicap now (which means I usually avg around 80 for 18 holes).

To play your best divide up whatever time you have amongst: hitting your irons PW - 3, hitting your 5-wood, 3-wood and driver, then go to the chipping and putting green. Let's say you have 2 hrs to practice on one given day. Spend 1 hour on the green and then another 1/2hr chipping and sand shots and the final 1/2hr putting. Putting is less strenuous and is usually good to finish up w/this.

Some people hate practicing putting and chipping...those people will usually not get better. Most golf shots probably occur w/in 120 yards of the green.

Good luck!