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Your Golf Clubs
(April, 23 2008) For all of you guys out there that are looking to make a trip to Myrtle Beach
in the spring, you might want to check your golf clubs for signs of problems.
These problems can affect your golf game, which in turn, can affect your
Myrtle Beach golf package and the fun you have while in Myrtle Beach. You
don’t want to lose too many bets, especially when it IS the club’s
fault!
There are
several kinds of problems you should check for. First, and most important is
your grips. You have to hold on to the club to be able to swing it. And then,
make contact with the ball. Make sure your grips are in tip-top shape. Your
clubs have probably been collecting dust in the garage for the last 4 months,
and that takes a toll on your grips. In order to clean them, take the grip
end of the club, set it in water and dish soap for about a minute or so. Then
take your groove cleaner/scrubber thingy, and lightly scrub your grips. Not
too hard, not too soft. After that, take a towel and dry the grip thoroughly. Do
not do this with Winn grips! They will ruin. If your grips show signs of cracking
or peeling, you need to replace them. It doesn’t cost a lot (about $8
a grip and installation of $2 a club), and is definitely worth it.
The next thing you should check/have checked is the loft and lie of each
club. If you beat your 7 iron into the ground 500 times a year, it’s
bound to bend out of shape. This is true for all of your clubs. Just one
degree of difference is enough to mean that you are on the green or in that
bunker that no one wants to be in. Take your clubs to your local head pro.
He should have the equipment to check your clubs. If he doesn’t, he
knows someone. He has his checked twice a year. Cast clubs rarely need any
of this maintenance, but have the checked because you never know. Now, forged
clubs, on the other hand will bend if you look at them wrong. Check these
regularly. If the loft (or lie) on either type of club is off, your shots
will stray off-line, or land short or long of where they should be landing.
Hopefully on the green!
Now you
need to check your shafts, especially any graphite shafts. If a graphite shaft
has just one tiny blemish, as little as a paint chip, this could mean disaster
for your driver. All of a sudden, your $400 driver head can fly into the Myrtle
Beach wetlands while you still have the shaft. Your clubs bang against each
other constantly, whether you walk or ride. Those head covers for drivers are
not to just keep the club looking pretty, but more importantly, to keep the
shaft protected. Use your head covers! Irons are a different story. They don’t
come with head covers. The best way to keep these shafts safer is to keep like
clubs in the same portion of your bag. In other words, don’t put a 3
iron in the same hole with a 9 iron. That 9 iron will bang the shaft of your
3 iron all the way down the fairway. So, keep your 3, 4, and 5 irons together.
They should just butt heads. And the same goes for your 6, 7 and 8 irons. Then,
take your 9 iron and your wedges and keep them in another hole to themselves.
Keep those shafts safe.
Last, but
not least, check your grooves. These grooves are on the club for a purpose.
One of your most used clubs is your wedge. The wedges get more use, therefore
will start to show wear first. Feel the grooves with your finger. Is it smooth?
If so take that club and get it regrooved. Or hang it on the wall and go buy
a new one. The grooves help to produce spin and keep the ball from sliding
on the clubface. If the ball slides on the clubface, it can not go straight.
When you are on the course, make sure to clean your club before or after every
shot. Get that dirt out of your grooves. Did you ever wonder why some clubs
rust? Dirt is high in iron. Iron rusts. Simple as that.
Be sure
to check these four main problem areas and keep your clubs in tip-top shape.
Your clubs should be just as ready as you are for a Myrtle Beach golf package.
Give them some notice. After all, they probably cost you over $1000. You’ll
play better. Well, at least now the clubs play better...
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