| Will a new set of golf clubs make a
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| | their points in relation to each other
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| difference to your game? Is the latest
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| | (these figures are as at 12th July 2007).
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| technology everything it is cut out to
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| | Tiger Woods 19.78
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| be? These are just two of the questions
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| | Jim Furyk 8.70
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| that confront the average golfer on a
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| | Phil Mickelson 8.50
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| regular basis and I hope to be able to
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| | Do I need to carry on or is it becoming
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| help you in making the correct decision
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| | obvious?
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| of whether to buy or not.
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| | My point is that the number two and
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| First off let me just say that golf is a
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| | number three players in the world's
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| multi billion dollar business (as if you
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| | combined points will still not equal
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| didn't know that) and a large amount of
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| | Tigers points. So if I was either of
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| that money is spent on research and
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| | their coaches it would be a simple matter
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| development. Based on this it is safe to
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| | of telling them to go out and buy a new
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| assume that the organisations that spend
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| | set of clubs. Hopefully they would get a
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| this sort of money have done their
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| | bit of a jump start on Tiger before he
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| homework, and in a fiercely competitive
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| | went out and upgraded his clubs.
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| market need to keep coming up with
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| | Now don't get me wrong I honestly believe
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| bigger, better, straighter, longer, more
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| | for these guys the latest technology is
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| spin, higher, lower (the list is endless)
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| | essential because they are at the level
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| golf clubs and balls. And that does not
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| | where the smallest adjustment/change can
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| include all the other stuff like
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| | make a substantial difference. That is
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| clothing, bags, trundlers, carts, gloves,
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| | because they know what the changes are
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| pegs, pitch mark repairers and the
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| | meant to achieve and they have the
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| millions on golfing aids all designed to
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| | ability to do it.
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| make you play better golf.
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| | But offer Tiger, Jim or Phil the very
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| So how come the vast majority of golfers
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| | clubs you play with and they will more
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| are a 16 or higher handicap?
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| | than likely shoot a sub par round. Yes
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| I have a theory. You may not want to hear
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| | they could probably do something with
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| it but here it is anyway.
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| | your clubs which you haven't yet been
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| For the majority of golfers, I want to
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| | able to achieve. So what is wrong with
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| repeat that - for the majority of
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| | your clubs?
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| golfers, almost any set of decent golf
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| | My advice to the majority of golfers is
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| clubs will do.
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| | to improve your level of skill before
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| Why do I say this? Well I figure if you
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| | spending money on expensive gear that
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| got some of the old timers out of their
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| | won't get you to the next level simply
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| graves and gave them a day or two to get
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| | because they are newer clubs.
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| used to some of our normal equipment they
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| | Look it really is nice to have a brand
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| would be shooting great golf almost
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| | new set of shining clubs with the latest
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| immediately. If you had been lying in a
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| | drivers, wedges and putter. But which
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| grave for a few decades you would also
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| | would you rather have an old set where
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| need a day or two to get your muscles
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| | you walk off the course time and time
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| moving!
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| | again with a good score or a shiny set
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| What is the difference between the great
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| | where you keep playing badly.
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| players and the average club golfer?
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| | So in conclusion I suggest you spend your
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| Quite simply ability and practice. You
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| | money on playing more (and lots) of golf
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| see we don't all have Tiger's ability. In
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| | and then when you are playing
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| fact he is a great example. Let's look at
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| | consistently well reward yourself with a
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| the top three players in the world and
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| | new set of clubs.
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