To become a professional golfer, it is not enough to train hard. You need high-quality equipment (club sets, balls, equipment bags, special clothing and shoes). The world-renowned brands used by golf stars deserve special attention. This article will explain how to choose a particular golf club.
Steps and Features of Golf Stick Selection
One of the main parameters to consider when buying inventory from a shop or ordering customised shells for a game. – is the height of the player. Below you will find a guide to help you select the correct golf stick based on the player’s height.
Step 1: Measure
To find out which golf stick suits you best for your height, take two measurements. For best results, get someone to help you. First, measure your height from head to toe. Straighten your back while doing so. There is no need to take a punching stance.
The second important measure for club selection is wrist-to-floor distance. Straighten up, straighten your shoulders and put your arms loosely along your body. Ask someone to measure the exact distance.
This data will help you determine the approximate length and angle of the putter.
Please note! All types of clubs (wood, iron, wedge, etc.) have different standard parameters. You will have to adjust each type.
Step 2: Consult an Expert
All good golf clubs and pro shops have a professional fitter. The fitter uses your measurements to find the right equipment.
But it doesn’t stop there. To avoid making the wrong choice, you should test the golf clubs before you buy them.
The fitter will see how you handle them. If any discrepancies are found, the technician will suggest the most suitable stick for replacement.
Best Golf Clubs
If you want to go pro or are already among them, don’t skimp on quality. Choose the best golf clubs. Here are the top manufacturers of high quality equipment.
- Taylor Made
- Titleist
- Callaway
- Honma
- Cobra.
These are the brands that make up the top five in golf equipment.
Taylor Made
The brand tops the list of companies that produce golf equipment. The company originally struggled on its own to gain market confidence in sportswear, footwear and accessories, but in 1997 the brand was bought out by industry giant Adidas and became part of their Golf division.
All of the brand’s products are suitable for players of all skill levels. They not only enable you to reach your potential, but also improve your technique and maximise your performance. Although the TaylorMade range includes a variety of golf accessories, it’s the clubs that have helped make their name.
TaylorMade clubs are what helped the brand not only to enter the global market and gain the love and reverence of players of all skill levels, but also to revolutionise the sports market’s perception of high-quality golf equipment.
In its production of different types of clubs the brand considers the following factors:
- level of skill of the golfer;
- height;
- length;
- personal preferences of players;
- customer feedback;
- quality and type of materials used, etc.
For example, one of the brand’s popular P790 range of irons, for example, was originally aimed at higher-level golfers who would like increased speed and range without loss of accuracy. As a result, the brand has succeeded in achieving the perfect balance of range and speed, thanks to a combination of the latest technological solutions and the company’s traditional ‘tricks’.
Titleist
This brand of sports equipment for the game of golf has been a flagship in this niche since 1949. The company specialises in golf merchandise and apparel, as well as sports paraphernalia for adults.
The history of the brand began with the idea of creating the perfect golf ball. And you have to hand it to them, they succeeded. But Titleist was not just famous for its balls. They quickly expanded their product line, which they offered to their customers.
It should be noted that this is the first brand in the world who did not just set out to produce sports equipment and gear, but to make their own product, which can rightly be considered one of the best in its niche. Over time, production has expanded and today, in addition to balls, the company produces clothing, accessories, hockey sticks and other products.
Callaway
One of the most famous brands in the world of golf. Based on Statista data, the company is considered to be the second largest golf equipment company. Its fame comes from its Big Bertha putter.
Callaway Golf Company is an American global sporting goods corporation. It designs and manufactures golf equipment and golf accessories. The brand also manufactures clothing, shoes, bags, and other accessories for golfers, including hats, watches, and rangefinders.
The company manufactures the perfect putter based on thousands of head designs calculated by a supercomputer. Callaway uses cutting-edge technology and invests impressive sums in improving the engineering process.
The software makes it possible to calculate in advance how a club will react to the golfer’s movements. Thanks to the technology used, the problem of many athletes regarding the difficulty of hitting a specific point and the skidding of the ball to the right has been solved. A large number of head designs were tested by the staff and the optimum one was selected.
Honma
A popular brand of premium golf clubs is Honma Golf. This Japanese company was founded in 1959 by the Honma brothers, a wealthy family. First they opened Tsurumi Golf Center in Yokohama, and a couple of years later they founded Honma Golf Club Manufacturing Co.
Hiro Honma became the brains behind the venture. According to his idea, golf clubs had to be unique and different from others. He studied the methods and techniques of the masters. He applied them in the production of golf clubs components. In 1962 he made his first persimmon wood.
The pride of clubs manufactured by Honma Golf is their craftsmanship. The company does not rely on mass production methods, as most golf equipment manufacturers do. It pays particular attention to craftsman training and product refinement.
The designers and technicians at Honma Golf work to improve the carbon graphite clubs. The company devotes a lot of resources to research into the introduction of titanium elements in clubs called drivers.
Cobra
Cobra Golf was founded in 1973 by the Australian amateur champion Thomas Crowe, who was working for golf equipment manufacturer Precision Golf. Cobra Golf’s first winning product (1975) was the Buffler. Over the following years the company introduced innovations. In 1979 it introduced a driver with an increased length of 46 inches, providing increased speed and distance.
Today Cobra Golf is a division of Puma, which bought Cobra from Acushnet in 2010.
Over the years Cobra has produced innovative products, mainly multi-purpose clubs. The company was the first American manufacturer of golf equipment to start producing sets of graphite shaft golf clubs. In 1992 the company started to produce a complete set of oversized clubs.
The peculiarity of the Cobra brand is the use of an autoclaving process which allows to harden the graphite shaft.