6 Signs when you need new golf gear
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00:00Welcome to Peterborough Milton Golf Club and this Golf Monthly video on six signs that you need new
00:07golf clubs. Now it is worth mentioning at this point that of course lessons with your PGA Pro
00:13will be applicable here and can also help you but equipment can do a lot these days
00:18and these are the signs that if you upgrade your gear you could play better golf.
00:23Number one, well it's a pretty obvious thing and that's physical damage, stuff that you can see
00:34when you pick up your golf clubs. Now I'm talking little dents and dings in them, the shaft may be
00:40splintering a little bit, some rubbing marks where it may be in the bag as well. Take a little look at
00:45the club heads as well, those grooves might become dulled over time. All of these things are indicating
00:51that you know what, these golf clubs, they've had a good life but maybe it's time to upgrade.
00:57Now of course the most important thing here, it's not about aesthetics, it's about performance.
01:01Anything like that is going to prevent your clubs from performing how they were designed to perform
01:06and how they did when you first got them. Drop off in spin, drop off in ball speeds, all of these things.
01:12So if they're showing physical signs of deterioration, you can bet your bottom dollar
01:17their actual performance will be dropping as well.
01:29Number two, a drop off in distance. Now it might be that your swing is changing or that your clubs
01:36are getting a bit old and you need an upgrade. But if balls aren't going as far as you're expecting,
01:42or as they used to, it's an indication right the way through the bag that something needs upgrading.
01:53Number three is when your long irons start going the same distance. So that could be your three,
01:58four, five, maybe even your six iron as well. If the carry distance is the same on those,
02:04something needs to change. Now that might just be getting a new set of irons, new technology,
02:09long irons are easier to hit. You maybe don't need as much swing speed as well,
02:14so that means you'll be better with those long irons if you're starting to lose a bit of speed,
02:18maybe as you get older, or you change the style of club. Get one of these, get a hybrid,
02:23get two of them, three hybrid, four hybrid, even a five and a six hybrid. The important thing is
02:29at that top end of your irons, you need to make sure they all carry a different distance with a nice,
02:35even spread, maybe eight to ten yards between them. If your long irons are going the same distance,
02:41you either need to upgrade your irons or invest in some hybrids.
02:55Number four, lack of spin with your wedges. Normally that would have come up spun and just been about a
03:02couple of feet short, but these days these old wedges is rolling out. I've now got eight feet
03:08back for par. If that's happening to you and you're losing spin on your wedges, not just on these finesse
03:13shots around the green, but also the full wedge shots into the putting surface as well, that's
03:19telling you these wedges it's time for an upgrade. There's a reason why the pros change their wedges
03:25every two or three months. It's the clubs in the bag that wear the quickest. Now you don't have to change
03:30them that often, but once a year, once every couple of years, it's probably advisable if you're serious
03:36about your golf. Believe you me, sharp grooves will save you two or three shots around.
03:47Number five is ballooning ball flights. Now we're really talking about your driver and woods here.
03:53Modern technology is designed to launch the ball high and with low spin. The flight that creates and the
04:00flight you want is straight out and then falling out of the sky. The problem is if you start to see
04:07that flight rising as it's still moving forwards, that tells you there's too much backspin and that's
04:14going to rob you of distance. If that's the case for you, take a look. If it's an adjustable club,
04:19you might be able to tweak something to get it set up better for you. Or if it's just a few years old,
04:25technology has probably moved on to the point now where just a new club,
04:28and you could give yourself an extra 5, 10, 15, maybe even 20 yards with the right setup.
04:34If you're in any doubt, go along to your local pro, anyone with a launch monitor. They're the
04:39professionals. They'll be able to advise you, tell you if you're in the right kind of window for
04:43backspin, if that club is set up to your optimum. And if not, they can advise you on the type of
04:49equipment that will help you get that high launch, low spin flight and maximum distance.
05:06Number six is when you haven't quite got the club that you need for a given situation,
05:11especially if that's a situation which is recurring a lot. Right here for me, I'm right between distances
05:17with my wedges. My pitching wedge goes too far. My sand wedge, not far enough. It could be that
05:22you're around the greens. You haven't got the type of shot, the type of club that you need to pull off
05:27what you want to there, or even a certain tee shot that you play commonly. You haven't got a club and
05:32a shot that you're comfortable with. If you've got a problem on the golf course, solve it with your
05:37equipment. Make sure you've got something in your bag that does everything you need it to do. The gaps are
05:43appropriate. If you're struggling to hit a certain shot or style of shot, it's time to change your clubs
05:49and give yourself a solution to that problem. So those are the six signs that you need to upgrade
05:56your golf equipment. I hope you found that helpful. Let us know in the comments below any feedback
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