| There are so many different styles and
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| | head.
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| makes of clubs nowadays that it can be
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| | The blade head is the true golf club with
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| hard to know where to begin. The most
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| | a shallow cavity which enables you to
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| important factor is not if these are the
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| | work the ball more and get it to do what
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| best golf irons on the market, but if
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| | you want, but it is also the least
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| they are the best golf irons for you.
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| | forgiving if you hit the ball wrong.
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| You see you need to choose the club to
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| | Shaft type
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| suit your skill level and your particular
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| | The two main types of shaft are steel or
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| preferences, if you have elbow trouble
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| | graphite. Steel shafts make for a club
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| you may want to get a club with a
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| | with a heavier feel, and they don't have
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| graphite shaft and a polymer or rubber
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| | as many options for shaft flex, but are
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| insert in the head to reduce the
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| | the most durable. Graphite shafts are a
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| transmission of the impact with the ball,
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| | lot easier to get the flex you want with,
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| but other people may be horrified by that
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| | but are not as durable and don't give
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| selection.
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| | that heavy feel some people like.
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| There are three main factors you should
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| | The best way to choose is to go and try
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| take into account in your club selection,
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| | out variations of both and see which you
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| the club head design, the shaft type and
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| | like so you can find the one with the
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| the shaft flex. Combined together these
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| | best 'feel' to it for your playing style.
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| will form the 'personality' of your club
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| | Shaft flex
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| and directly affect the quality of your
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| | The shaft flex affects the balls
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| game. Let's look at each in turn:
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| | trajectory and is linked to how fast you
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| Club head design
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| | swing your club. As you swing your club
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| The club head is the most important part
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| | you will get a certain amount of bend, so
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| of the club, after all that is what makes
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| | choosing the right stiffness of shaft
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| contact with the ball! There are three
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| | ensures that the club is at the optimal
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| distinct styles of head, the oversized
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| | shape when it connects with the ball.
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| head, the midsize head and the
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| | Typically if you swing at 105mph + you
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| traditional blade style head. You can
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| | need extra stiff, 90 - 105 then you need
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| think of these pretty much as beginner,
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| | a stiff, 80 - 95 would be regular, 70 -
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| intermediate and advanced heads.
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| | 85 would be senior rating and less than
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| When you are just starting off then you
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| | 70 would be ladies rating.
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| may want to try an oversized head, these
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| | You can either go out with a golf
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| are purposely built with deep cavity-back
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| | instructor and get them to suggest what
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| designs to give a bit of forgiveness if
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| | type of shaft flex you need, or borrow
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| you don't hit the ball right. They also
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| | some different clubs from the golf shop
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| have a lower centre of gravity which
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| | at the course and see which one suits
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| enables you to get the ball into the air
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| | your swing style better.
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| easier.
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| | The key to choosing the best golf irons
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| Midsize heads are a compromise, they
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| | is to test, seeing figures and result on
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| still have a slightly over accentuated
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| | paper is not enough to choose something
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| cavity-back design which gives
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| | so important to your game, get out there
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| forgiveness and a wider sweetspot, but
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| | and try the different types and you will
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| are not as deep or wide as the oversized
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| | find your ideal clubs in no time.
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