Archive for February, 2010

What business do you think would be successful in a small town?

Friday, February 12th, 2010
golf shops
chasing rainbows asked:


Let’s say you just bought a small storefront — you have some tourism coming to town to visit the local antique shops, gas up and such, plus your local residents (approximately 3000 of them covering all ages with bulk in 35 to 50 age bracket — women the larger percentage and most don’t wear makeup or want to either. Most of your men are entrepenerial, farmers or work in surrounding towns. There are several parks in your area, a golf course, and library with internet, you also have net access. Older women make up the balance of your population. From your storefront you need to earn enough money to pay the overhead (cost of the building, taxes, insurance, ect..) plus make some money to add to your family budget. Competition with storefronts includes a beauty spa, tanning spa, antique shops, gift shops, flower shop, lumber yard, insurance companies, several quick shops, a couple of pizza places, sit in resturant, small grocery store, and a few banks. What would you open and why?
There is already a bar and grill in your town. You can run your shop between 8 am and 5pm, but no later, so that kinda cuts out recreation for kids in school. And no this is not a classroom assignment. Real life options. No net surfing for points options allowed in your shop (by choice you choose not to). Something to cover overhead and add to family budget. Thanks.

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Golf Clubs - Finding The Best Set Of Golf Clubs For Your Game

Friday, February 12th, 2010
golf club
Martin Haworth asked:


Having the right set of golf clubs can be critical to your personal performance on the golf course. The right set of golf clubs can give you the confidence and the capability to perform at the top of your game.

New golfers who are looking for a starter set of golf clubs should consider purchasing good-quality clubs on the resale market rather than settling for cheap new clubs. It would also be a good idea to get suggestions from a golf coach or golf professional.

But even after you’ve gotten advice and considered all the golf club reviews, there are several personal factors to think about. Your own size, shape, strength and style of play should be taken into account when choosing golf clubs.

A standard set of golf clubs includes irons, woods and a putter. Irons are numbered from two through nine. The faces of the irons are set at an angle to provide lift. A number two iron has a lift angle of 18 degrees, and the angle increases four degrees for every successive iron.

The golf club shaft also gets shorter as the numbers go up; that is, the shaft of a two iron is longer than the shaft of a nine iron. Woods are numbered from one through five. The general rule is that lower numbered clubs hit the ball farther, but not as high. In addition to extra lift, higher numbered clubs also give the ball more backspin.

Irons

Let’s talk about the irons. Traditional irons have the club’s weight concentrated behind the middle of the head. This design creates what is known as the sweet spot, the perfect place on the club to make contact with the ball.

Traditional irons are preferred by many golf pros because of their great precision and control. However, if you don’t make contact with the golf ball precisely on the sweet spot, these golf clubs are simply unforgiving.

It’s now also possible to get irons with a peripheral weight design. These are also known as cavity-backed or game improvement golf clubs. The weight is more evenly distributed around the edges, which is like expanding the sweet spot of the golf club.

Cavity-backed golf clubs are much friendlier to new players. They are mainly intended for beginners or inconsistent players. However, cavity-backed clubs can also be found on the pro golf circuits as well. So if this design really works well for you, don’t let the name “game improvement” club scare you away.

Woods

Woods are so named because they were traditionally constructed of wood. Teeing off and long fairway shots are both situations that call for woods. Traditional wooden drivers are still favored by many golf pros. Alas, much like traditional irons, these woods are merciless if your contact with the ball isn’t perfect. For this reason, woods made of metal now rule the amateur game.

Today’s woods are constructed with hollow shells that offer greater distribution of weight. The only drawback of these new designs is that it may be more complicated to shape or control the ball. Graphite heads offer the best performance, but also have the highest price.

The shafts of golf clubs come in different degrees of flex: soft, regular and stiff. In general, stronger players who are more proficient at the sport should opt for stiffer shafts. Most golf club shafts are constructed of steel or graphite.

Putters

Putters are, for many players, the most personal item in the bag of golf clubs. Putters range from very basic to exotic designs. If you purchase a complete set of golf clubs, it will probably include a basic putter. Eventually, you should probably change a standard putter with a design that’s more compatible with your playing style. This is something that may take some trial and error. But after playing a few rounds and spending time in practice, you should be able to find one that works for you.

You could take a lifetime deciding on the optimum set of golf clubs to give you the best performance. It’s far better to stop dwelling on how much better you might be and get out there developing your skills with a ‘best effort’ in choosing your golf clubs.



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Where can I get a specific woman’s golf club set?

Thursday, February 11th, 2010
golf club set
canadian girl asked:


I’m looking for a decent set with graphite woods and steel irons that aren’t pink. I’m looking in the range of 200-350. Does anyone know what brand has these?

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Golf Long Game Lesson - What amateurs do badly

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
golf asked:


Golf Long Game Lesson #3 - What amateurs do badly and pros do well - With Denis Pugh

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Best Golf Club Set For Women?

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
golf shop
Pokky Naja asked:


Wilson Hope LX Ladies Complete Golf Set
http://astore.amazon.com/discount-golf-clubs-shop-20/detail/B0015AV4JU/103-0852321-4667035
Product Description
For players who take the game seriously, Hope LX is a set designed with premium components and the very best game improvement technology. Precise stainless steel iron head casting allows for an extremely deep cavity, wide sole and top line - which concentrates material in the optimal location. Special premium wrap grips utilize a layer of shock absorbing foam for great feel and improved control. DRIVER - Offset 400cc Driver with unique alignment aid. Cold Forged Titanium Matrix construction. Large face creates a huge sweetspot. IRONS - Wide sweep sole to help get the club under the ball. Weight concentrated low to improve ball flight. HYBRIDS - 431 Stainless Steel. Extremely deep undercut cavity. Super wide soles and thick topline. SHAFTS & GRIPS - All clubs feature lightweight graphite shaft with reinforced tip. Premium Wrap grip. SE

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how do you determine your swing speed?

Monday, February 8th, 2010
golf shops
aflumpire asked:


is there any other way to find out what your swing speed is other than going into a golf shop and going on one of those high tech simulators that tells you just about everything on your swing?? i dont like them.

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Titleist 909 D3 Driver Reviewed by UK Golf Shop

Monday, February 8th, 2010
4golfonline asked:


www.4golfonline.com Titleist 909 D3 driver tested by 4 Golf Online.

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Best Online Golf Pro Shop?

Monday, February 8th, 2010
golf shops
Michael asked:


Before the month is out I’m looking to purchase a new set of clubs. Irons and Woods. I’ve been checking my local sports stores and pro shops at driving ranges, but I wanted to see what deals could be found online.

My question is, what online dealer is the best rated, most trusted, best customer service, best priced place to buy golf clubs. I’ve never purchased clubs online and I want somewhere I can trust.

Please don’t just Google “Golf Clubs” and give me the top searches. I can do that myself. I’m looking for personal experiences.

Thanks!

Prices On Pellet Stoves

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Custom Golf Club: Custom fitting golf clubs

Sunday, February 7th, 2010
golf club
Simon Gelfand asked:


golfer’s physical capability and swing is distinctive. Many of today’s best golf clubs can be custom fit for lie angle, shaft type and length, grip type and size. Custom fitting golf clubs involves several easy measurements and a quick self-assessment of your game. This custom golf club has become more than a fad that even not so professional golfers test its waters.

Custom fitting is the process for tailoring a golf club to suit your personal swing.

Whatever your level, with a custom golf club the aim is to ensure that if you do make a good swing, the club will be square at impact and should produce a straight shot.

Custom Golf Club How To’s:

To custom fit your golf clubs, you need to know: your gender (male or female); your height in your stockings or socks; the distance from your wrist (where it bends) to the floor with your shoes off; your age; your handicap or skill level; how fast you swing a golf club; what club you use at the 150 yard marker.

Gender is used to put you into the correct fitting scale for custom golf clubs. The golf industry uses different definitions of “standard length” for men and women.

Your height and the distance in inches from your wrist to the floor are used together to determine the length of a custom golf club that is appropriate for you. The starting point for club length can vary up to 3 ½-inch ranging from ladies to men plus 1 ½-inch. A tall person with long arms can very easily require shorter clubs than an average height person with short arms. About 80 percent of golfers are standard length.

Your age, handicap (if you happen to have one), self-assessed skill level, estimated golf swing speed and club you use at the 150 yard marker are all combined to determined the custom golf club’s shaft flex that is appropriate for you.

Custom fitting can fix your slice. If you slice the ball it means that the toe of the club is leading into the ball which opens the face of the club. That may be down to a swing fault, but it could be because the club is too flat. So as part of the custom fitting process you can make the custom golf club more upright to help with this. This will mean that the toe of the club will be slightly off the ground at address to compensate.

There are different methods of fitting according to custom golf club manufacturers but ultimately they are all trying to improve your game. To begin with simple measurements such as wrist-to-floor, height and hand size are taken and will point you to the right size club and at what angle it should be to the ground. Then you will take a club and hit some balls. One method is to place impact tape on the bottom of the custom golf club and an impact board on the floor.

As you hit the ball the board will leave a mark on the tape showing whether the heel or the toe of the custom golf club is striking the floor first. The resulting mark will show whether the club face needs to be flatter or more upright. Then things get a bit more advanced. Analysis equipment can measure everything from your club speed to the side spin of the ball so that you can get maximum distance from your shot. You can also measure the launch angle of the ball, how much backspin you generate and impact efficiency - all which affect distance. The angle in which the custom golf club approaches the ball and the sidespin of it can help fix your game too.

Rather than bringing down your old clubs, it might be better to start from scratch. It’s a big misconception that custom fitting is only for good golfers. Anyone can benefit. That said, if you plan to upgrade a new set of clubs with the same manufacturer they may be able to adjust your old set to become custom golf clubs.

Custom fitting won’t cure all your bad shots. Coaching will sort that out. But if you do make a good swing, then the custom golf club will arrive correctly at impact and should produce a straight shot at your target. That alone will save shots during a round.

Lastly, custom fitting is often free of charge. But it is usually on the condition that you buy some clubs once you’ve been fitted. So it really depends on what your budget is. If you’re prepared to buy a new set of clubs it’s definitely worth getting fitted.



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Why not allow the consumer to pick which cable channels they want, instead of having to pick a “package”

Sunday, February 7th, 2010
golf shop
younglieutenant asked:


Why not allow consumers to pick and choose which channels they want to watch, because there are just some channels that I don’t have a need for, like those shopping channels, or the Golf Channel, the Soap Opera Channel, when I could get FoxNews or BBC America or the History Channel???

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