| TaylorMade golf clubs keep turning up in the bags of | | | | built into the design of the club head that makes this |
| many top players. And you can see them on the | | | | possible, and the pros talk about it a lot. On the other |
| fairways of golf courses all over the US. | | | | hand they also report there is less forgiveness in the |
| Of course people have their reasons for buying | | | | smaller clubs when they make a mis-hit, so you may |
| TaylorMade, but its my feeling that its very hard to | | | | need to keep this in mind. |
| beat the sheer satisfaction and confidence you get | | | | The shafts are flexible and strong, but the weight in |
| when you simply put your hands one of their clubs and | | | | some of their clubs is on the slightly heavy side. If you |
| address the ball. There is a smooth, professional feel | | | | prefer light weight shafts, then get a good sense of |
| to their drivers and irons that reflects their use by pros | | | | exactly how heavy the shaft is on the particular club |
| and many of us ordinary players. | | | | you are buying. Of course, for the high handicap player, |
| And then there's the history. TaylorMade's first club | | | | a heavier shaft is not a problem if you are reasonably |
| was developed in the 1970s by a golfer, the | | | | strong and fit. And for someone on a low handicap, |
| now-famous, Gary Adams, who observed that | | | | the extra amount of weight is a bonus as it makes for |
| two-piece golf balls moved quicker off an iron than | | | | a more stable impact. |
| they did from a wood. His determination to settle that | | | | Like the other major manufacturers, TaylorMade |
| problem produced the metalwood Original that hit the | | | | releases new clubs to the market as soon as new |
| market in 1979. By the early 1980s it was a rising | | | | materials or design ideas are available. So an older club |
| company and their golf clubs were being chosen by | | | | will probably lose value. This brings discount and cheap |
| top golfers. Today they are one of the sport's | | | | clubs onto the market regularly. So if you want a |
| established clubs. | | | | quality club, that does not necessarily have the latest |
| Players at both ends of the handicap rankings get | | | | technological advances, then the discount stores and |
| benefits from them. For someone with a higher | | | | cheap club web sites would be good places to look. |
| handicap the big TaylorMade drivers are forgiving | | | | Quality lasts and TaylorMade seems to have proved |
| when the strike is not quite right. There is something | | | | that it has that. |