May 2018 – Golf POC

Knowing How To Play Golf With These Informative Tips

Posted on May 29, 2018 by blogger

There are millions of us who enjoy and obsess over golf, and many who constantly search for means of improving play. This article contains a selection of hand picked golf tips that could have a very positive impact on your game.

In order to properly swing golf clubs, you must have good grip. A good grip allows you to hit the different kinds of shots. Your accuracy will increase if you can properly place your glove-hand on the club.ub.

When you are gripping the putter and standing over the ball, your left hand should be in front of the ball. Attempt to maintain the position for the duration of your swing. This keeps the ball from falling off the club’s face when contact is made.

After approaching from a far distance, once the ball is resting on the green examine the immediate area for divot marks, and repair them. A ball that is shot onto the green from a long distance can make depressions on the grass that damage the grass and frustrate other players. It only takes a moment to repair the grass with a turf repair tool or a simple tee.

Keep your tee height consistent, and you will be able to drive the ball more consistently. If you tee off low you’ll shoot a grounder, while teeing off high leads to a ball that falls short. Try to take your time and experiment to find the best height for each swing in your arsenal.

A common golf mistake is slicing, but plenty of practice can minimize and reduce it’s occurrence. Slicing is cause by the club hitting the ball incorrectly and sending it to the right. Your shoulders, hips, and knees should all be parallel with the target line. Use your arms and hands on the downswing, instead of your shoulders and body.

Having a fit body is key to playing a great game of golf. Not only your arms, but also your torso will serve as your powerhouse. Your full body should be involved in the club movement. This saves you from swinging your arms too hard, as it allows you to send the ball further.

When lining up on the tee, make sure that the ball is aligned with the heel of your forward foot. The starting, prime location of the ball, for all other swings, is centered between your feet. The ball may be off center during shots that are sitting on a slope.

Wedges and high-loft clubs are ideal for loosening before your round of golf. Any of these clubs will help you warm up to the game and allow you to build up your swing as the game progresses.

Some problems can be worked around, and don’t require a solution. It might become a unique trait that actually adds to your golf game’s style.

If you want to shoot a fade, ensure that your grip has been tightened. People often do not fully understand the importance of proper grip. It is possible for anyone to hit a fade or draw shot, no matter how strong or weak their left hand is. Instructors will generally teach you to use a fade technique, and that works well if your left-handed swing is weak. However, there are other ways to hit the ball.

Now that you have taken the initiative to learn something new about the sport of golf, you can impress your golfing buddies (or that gorgeous pro shop attendant) with the information you’ve just picked up. Look for new ways to apply these skills to your current game, to make the game even more challenging and engaging.

What Is Golf Club Face Progression, Offset And Onset

Posted on May 25, 2018 by blogger

There are a few clubhead design parameters that affect the direction and trajectory one hits a golf ball. These terms are face progression, offset and onset, which are either foreign to the average golfer or at least confusing at best. Lets help sort out these terms as they are all related to one another by first starting out by established a point of reference which is the centerline axis of the shaft indicated by the red line in Figure 1.

Golf clubs are measured by foundries and golf club manufacturers using heavy duty industrial specification gauges. The base of a specs (for short) gauge has a series of lines engraved, one of which shows how the vertical centerline of the shaft translates to the horizontal plane as a means of referencing many things about a golf club. One of these is face progression which is simply the measurement from a shafts centerline to the leading edge of the club face. In Figure 2, the leading edge of the face is indicated by the green line. The difference between the red and green lines is the face progression.

Face progression is usually a term that is related to woods, but can be used for irons, wedges, hybrids and putters too. On a wood, the leading edge is forward of the centerline axis of the shaft. For irons, wedges and hybrids the leading edge may be in front of, behind or even with the centerline axis of the shaft, so there are positive and negative values associated with face progression. For our reference, when the leading edge is forward of the centerline axis of the shaft, this will be a positive value.

A term that is commonly used to describe irons and wedges is offset. Offset is somewhat similar to face progression as the leading of the face is used as a reference point, but instead of the centerline axis of the shaft being the second reference point, the forward most point of the hosel is. In Figure 3, you will see the most forward part of the hosel by the purple line and the difference between the purple and green lines is the offset.

As you can see, the most forward part of the hosel of the iron is in front of the leading edge of the face, which we call offset. It is the opposite in the wood, but instead of negative or positive values like face progression, we have a different term. Whenever the leading edge of the face is in front of the most forward part of the hosel, it is referred to as onset.

Offset is unfortunately directly related to the outside diameter of the hosel, unlike face progression which has one standard reference point. Not all clubs will have the same hosel diameter due to the material they are made from and the diameters necessary to provide enough strength. Many modern irons made of either stainless or carbon steel will have an outside diameter (OD) of 0.535 (13.59mm) with a plus or minus tolerance 0.005 (0.13mm). Iron heads made of zinc, found primarily in starter sets may have a hosel OD closer to 0.560 (14.22mm). An identical head made out of zinc will make the club appear as it has additional offset, even though the face progression would be the same as that same iron with a conventional hosel OD.

Manufacturers of golf clubs do not provide onset or face progression measurements for woods as part of their specifications and maybe for good reason. First, this would probably only create confusion amongst consumers, Secondly, hosel diameters are more varied among drivers and fairways depending upon material. Average sizes for the outside diameter of a titanium hosel is closer to 0.500 (12.7mm), stainless steel hosels 0.480 (12.2mm) and aluminum hosels are approximately 0.512 (13mm) in diameter. However with the advent of hybrids, face progression or onset might become a common specification some day to further describe the heads.

There are cases that a golf club may not have a hosel (like an older Callaway driver), have a tapered or asymmetrical hosel, or the shaft may be designed to go over a post. So it may be too confusing (if at all possible) to use some part of the hosel as a reference point to measure offset and why face progression remains a more accurate reference point.

As face progression might be foreign to you, it is easy to convert from offset and visa versa. Since the centerline of the shaft bisects the hosel, all we need to know is the hosel diameter. As most iron hosels are 0.535 (13.6mm), the difference between offset and face progression is half the diameter of the hosel or 0.268 or 6.8mm. Listed in Table 1 is a typical amount of offset in a game improvement set which is also converted to face progression (F.P. for short). As a note, in order to convert mm to inches, divide by 25.4.

In a normal set of irons, you might see the face progression starts with the leading edge of the face is rearward of the centerline axis of the shaft and eventually moves forward. In this set, the #5 and 6 irons will have the leading edge appear almost directly in line with the shaft. In an iron design for a more skilled golfer, the set is often designed with less offset as shown in Table 2.
Even a typical set of players clubs will have offset built into them. This should be considered one of the more modern design elements by incorporating additional offset into irons for more accomplished players, as it was not that long ago a players set did not possess any offset at all. A zero or non-offset iron or wedge will make the leading edge even with the front of the hosel and with any tolerance or if the club was bent for loft may create having the shaft appear forward of the front edge of the hosel. A set of irons were the set varies in offset throughout the set is called progressive offset. A set of irons could all have the same amount of or a constant offset (or none at all) throughout the set, made with little offset in the lower-lofted long irons and gradually increase as the loft becomes higher. But by far, the vast majority of irons are produced with a progressive offset that decreases as the loft increases.

On the other hand fairway woods are manufactured with progressive onset, where the leading edge of the club becomes more forward of the front of the hosel as the loft increases. This is not necessarily by design, but to keep the clubs from increasing in onset, an offset-type hosel would have to be part of the design, which will be talked about later.

Table 3 is an example of approximately the amount of onset of a line of popular, medium height fairway woods. One will notice just how much material there is in front of the hosel (onset) or the shaft (face progression) on a fairway wood. The term face forward design is sometimes used to describe a wood, hybrid, iron or wedge with onset.

To show the difference in the onset, we have the #3, 9 and 15 woods from this set shown in Figure 4. The green vertical line is the centerline axis of the shafts. One observation can be made and that is how one positions the ball in the stance using any of these clubs. Playing the #15 wood forward in your stance will create a high probability that the club may end up striking the ball with the leading edge. That is one reason we are taught as the loft is increased, the ball should be positioned further back in the stance than a lower lofted club. We can go step further than that and include irons into the discussion as well. As most irons have progressive offset, ball position should change slightly as well with the lower lofted clubs requiring the ball positioned further forward in the stance.

The size or volume of the head also influences the amount of onset or face progression of a metal wood. It should be noted that wooden woods possessed more face progression than metal woods for strength but will not be included in this discussion. Table 4 shows the approximate dimensions of metallic driver heads have started to increase in size. For your reference, these were all 10 degree drivers. As clubs became larger, so did the face heights to make them proportionate. So if we have two drivers with the same volume, the one with the deeper face will have more onset and face progression. In addition, a driver with more loft will add to face progression, while reduced loft decreases it. Vertical roll will not influence the face progression unless it is asymmetric where by the roll is reduced on the bottom half of the face but not the top half.

An offset feature is not only for irons, but woods, hybrids and putters. In Figure 5, the standard driver is on the left and the identical driver, but with an offset hosel is to the right. At this time, note the space between the leading edge (green line) of the face in relationship to the front edge of the hosel (purple line). An offset driver isnt offset by definition as the leading edge is still in front of the most forward part of the hosel. A better description is that the head on the right has reduced onset.

In Figure 6, we show two examples of offset in a putter. The putter on the left is a traditional style putter with a post extending above the putters body with a spur hosel which creates the offset. What the offset hosel design does in this case is move the centerline axis of the shaft very close to the leading edge of the face for alignment. The putter on the right is an example of a bent putter shaft creating the offset. In this case we must use the furthest most portion of the shaft as the reference point as a hosel doesnt exist. The shaft in this case has two centerline axes; as one is below the bend entering the head and the second top portion of the shaft above the bend. In this case, the leading edge of the putter (green line) and the centerline axis of the top portion of the shaft match doing exactly what the putter on the left does with a hosel.

Hopefully you have gained a better understanding of what face progression, offset and onset are. Of the three, offset is the one most people are familiar with, but these terms are all related. Offset is considered as a game-improvement feature. Why? There are many ideas behind the importance such as it delays the impact for a split second to help the clubface square up at impact or position the shaft forward so that the golfer will hit the ball with more of a descending angle. But one thing for sure that it does and that is it repositions the center of gravity further behind the centerline axis of the shaft. The importance of this phenomenon will be discussed in another topic.

Club Car Golf Carts

Posted on May 23, 2018 by blogger

When playing golf you need to know that you are using the best equipment available on the course. When you are first starting out you never know where your balls may end up and using a golf cart can save you a great deal of effort trying to find them. Golf carts come in a vast range of styles and varieties and one the best you can buy is the Club Car golf cart.

Club Car is the market leader in golf carts and since they were first produced in 1958, the company has expanded considerably. They are known worldwide for producing top quality golf carts. Over the years the product range has grown and Club Car now produce golf carts for golf course and home use. They have a cart for nearly every need. The company is trusted, liked and has a great customer support reputation.

Club Car golf carts are available in many different styles including luxury, signature and compact models, all of which offer great value and fantastic quality. In the luxury range, the Precedent i2 is one of the top models which club car produces. This was in fact their original mmodel of golf cart. As it was so well liked, around the world, they have continued to make it. Although it has been improved over the years, it is still one of the best golf carts on the market. This model of golf cart offers advanced technology, great comfort and is one of the smoothest running golf carts available to purchase. This model can reach speeds up to twenty miles an hour and has an improved braking system, meaning the brake pads will last longer saving you money.

The other top class golf cart is the Signature Series. This golf cart is able to do a top speed of over nineteen miles an hour in the electric model. In this range you can choose your own color for the paint job, nine different body paint colors and eleven pin stripe options are available. You can also choose the interior of the golf cart between a burl wood dashboard and the sleek carbon fiber dashboard. These will match your chromed wheel covers, radial tires, and premium windshield. You can also have your golf cart made to carry more people. The Precedent 4-Passenger model is fantastic for larger jobs. This golf cart offers exceptional comfort and styling. It now has better acceleration and hill climbing capabilities, and is more energy efficient than previous models.

Whatever golf cart you choose you will know that you are buying your golf cart from a company that takes pride in their products. Club Car not only manufactures golf carts, but also refreshment centers and utility vehicles as well. You can also buy accessorizes for your golf cart including canopies, bag covers, rain guards and towing fittings. Every model will offer their own range of these and once you select what golf cart you want, then you can buy accessorizes to go with it.

Reasons To Keep An Eye On Your Golf Ball

Posted on May 16, 2018 by blogger

You will have heard this phrase before many a time, always keep your eye on the ball. When ever you take a golf shot make sure you keep looking at the ball until you have hit it. Even though this is true it is still a big problem which causes golfers to play a bad shot.

This article will give you some reasons why you should always keep focus on the ball during your golf shots.

Reason 1:

Make sure your eyes on focused on the ball and let everything else around you fade into the background, only start this after you have completed your golf shot set-up, as you still need to know where you target and target-line is. Do not focus on your club as you complete the swing, this could cause you to look up mid swing.

When you complete your golf address always look down at the ball before you bring your club into its starting position. This will ensure you are not focusing on the golf club which can distract you. You could end up raising your shoulders to take a look at the ball which is going to lose your balance and mess-up your entire swing.

Reason 2:

Ignore the natural feeling which is to keep your eyes on the club when youre completing the back swing. You will really feel like watching the golf club to make sure its on the correct line, this will endeavour to cause you to miss the golf ball completely.

Reason 3:

If you look down at the ball during your shot you will find it a lot easier to notice issues with your set-up, swing or grip. You can easily realise that to make sure you are hitting the club head in the correct line is to make sure your hands move parallel to the target line. So this will make sure you keep your hands in line with the club head when hitting the ball. So not only is it going to help you hit the ball, it will also allow you to solve certain issues with your swing.

Reason 4:

Most times you practice golf at a driving range, so after practicing your tee shot so much it becomes natural to keep your eyes on the ball. The problem comes when you are out on the course on the fairway, rough or sand. All golfers seem to forget what they have practiced on the driving range and lift their head up, so keep concentration on all your other shots and make sure you keep those eyes on your ball. You will then mostly hit the ball solidly and successfully.

Reason 5:

Like most golfers I guess you tend to never stand still or keep your attention on the ball when making your shots. As there are so many things to think about you tend to lose concentration and look up or look at where you want to hit the ball. This will always end up with you getting into trouble which will send the ball in any direction.

To really help your game always remind yourself to keep your eye on the ball this should be when addressing the ball and for your entire swing. You will be shocked how much your game improves if your follow this ritual.

If you will look down on the ball, you will get results that are more successful and you will not have a tendency to look up before the end of your swing.

The perfect golf shot is within your sights providing your follow proven principles in this article. Hitting the perfect shot is not a pipe dream or only for those pro golfers. Use these principles and very soon you could be hitting your shots like a pro.

Have You Ever Played Yip Golf

Posted on May 14, 2018 by blogger

Have you ever played yip golf? What is yip golf? Yip golf is a term I made up which refers to muscle flinches and muscular contractions that happen in several areas of your golf game besides putting.

Casting a club from the top of the swing is a yip, its an involuntary action that happens because the golfers mind thinks its supposed to in order to help the ball be struck better. Wrong image, wrong result. Hitting a fat shot from 30 yards off the green with a sand wedge is the same flinch and improper use of the hands at the wrong time. Sculling the ball over the green when chipping is again a yip and the improper sequence of motion. The forcing of the club into the ball with the hand force and wrist force is again the culprit for the undesired scull. Missing a short putt left or right is most often a form of a yip in that any grip pressure with either hand will result in a change of the putters face angle and lose the desired direction.

The basics of golf confidence will help everyone with yips, regardless of where they show up. Understand that confidence will develop in all of these areas once the mechanical understanding takes place. What is the common denominator of all of these yips? Grip pressure at the wrong time. Many instructors and books tell you to soften your hands when you address the golf ball. How many tell you to soften them at impact? Thats the mechanical key. If your hands are soft during the takeaway but tighten up on the downswing with a desire to hit the ball harder, straighter, or up in the air, youre done and have changed the inertia (natural path set in motion) of the club which causes undesirable results. Hence, start off with chipping and feel the hands actually soften up through impact and the club will work for you. As you experience success with this mechanic, you will be gaining a trust which is one of the basics of golf confidence.

This is a good example of where mechanics can help the mental game. However, realize that the mental game can help the mechanics. Relaxation, stress tolerance, and focus are all part of the mental game that will help with the mechanics we are discussing here. Hence, take a deep breath before every attempt at the soft hands through impact. Then tell yourself that it does not really matter in the big scheme of things (how important is golf compared to being alive?), this will help tolerate some self induced stress. Lastly, focus on the one directive during impact, softening the hands. Repeatedly go through these three mental techniques, blend them with the mechanics, and watch your short game start to improve. As your short shots improve with this simple integration of mechanics and the basics of golf confidence, you will be on your way to improved longer shots and will be moving further and further away from yip golf.