Oct
20

How often should you buy new clubs? New golf balls?

Submitted by Sam-in-Salem on Mon, 10/20/2008 – 19:14. I’ve been golfing with garage sale clubs and buckets of used balls. Do golf clubs ever wear out? (do the shafts wear out with age, for example?) Also- golf balls. Do new balls work better than used ones? I know how to choose new clubs, I’ve been …

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Oct
03

Shaft Questions

Submitted by golf4fun on Fri, 10/03/2008 – 04:43. For years I’ve heard about different things to consider when choosing a shaft but I really don’t understand them. Maybe some of you could shed some light on these for me and give some of the advantages and disadvantages. steel vs graphite (are there other choices?) flex torque kick …

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Aug
29

Steel shafts

Submitted by ParfectRound on Fri, 08/29/2008 – 23:00. My current clubs have steel shafts. Does anyone else use those anymore? I’d like to know the difference between graphite and steel shafts. Does it really make a big difference to your game? I still need to start shopping around for some new clubs, so I’m still …

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Aug
18

R-Flex, Low Torque

Submitted by GolferJess on Mon, 08/18/2008 – 14:42. My driver (a Callaway Big Bertha Warbird) has a graphite shaft and light flex. My 5-wood has a graphite shaft with “Ladies” flex and low torque. My irons (Titleist DCI’s) also have graphite shafts and are R-flex (I’m guessing “Regular”?) and low torque. I was not professionally …

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