I believe that game improvement clubs actually do more harm than good. Anyone here have that issue?

Answer 1

I find that if I simply work within the limits of my own swing, I improve my game. I don't need a three-hundred dollar set of golf clubs to do that.

Answer 2

It all depends.

The better you are, the less helpful game improvement clubs are. If you are a handicap of 10 or higher....they typically will help you get the ball airborne easier than blades or muscle backs.

And lets face it...nothing will help a bad swing except lessons!

The primary characteristics of game improvement clubs are perimeter weighting, large sweet spot and low center of gravity design.

Perimeter weighting means that the weight of the golf club head is positioned around the perimeter of the golf club instead of at the center.

A large sweet spot is generally created by perimeter weighting design. The sweet spot is the optimum place to make contact with the ball. The larger the sweet spot, the greater room for swing error. But designing for the largest sweet spot can leave less room to correct other common swing errors. Perimeter weighting can be shifted to cure toe-miss-hits and to help get the ball up in the air.

Low Center of Gravity means shifting weight to the bottom of the club to increase the ability to hit the ball up into the air. If you don't have a problem getting the golf ball off the ground, then LCG should be less important to you. It you have a big problem in this area then LCG matter a lot. Golf clubs with tungsten inserts focus on LCG, because tungsten is heavier than steel and allows the club to have even more weight where it counts.

Answer 3

i have a set of ping isi becu and i have a set of titleist 660. u can get away with slop with the pings. but if u hit the both in the center. then u cant tell the difference at all. i have an upright swing so i hit the ball high to begin with. both are great clubs. but why spend 800 dollars for a good set of clubs. and yes there is a difference. walmart clubs and a good set of name brand have a big difference in them . clubs have hot spots or dead spots in them if they are not made with good qualilty. game improvment clubs are mostly cast steel. and forged is much much better. take a lesson. or lessons. and practice. that afternoon after work that u go play 9 holes. go hit balls for two hours. chip putt, hit irons. and try to groove your swing. if it is ugly but the same every time, then u know what the ball will do and u can play for it. game is a golf of a life time. even though older men get jealous when the get outdrove all the time and cant break from the low 90's lol.

Answer 4

In the 1980's, huge improvements were made in golf club design and construction. Most of those improvements increased both forgiveness (the ability of the golf club to compensate for swing error — and the golf ball to go straighter) and distance (the ability of the golf club to hit harder — and the golf ball to go farther). The object of the game is to hit straighter and farther, so golf clubs designed to do that are called Game Improvement golf clubs. The primary characteristics of game improvement clubs are perimeter weighting, large sweet spot and low center of gravity design.

http://www.pinemeadowgolf.com/clubs101_4.html

Check out this website. It'll explain everything. I don't think it is the clubs if your having that issue. It might be your swing. Try going to a golf store or a pro-shop. Most of the ones that I know of will give you a free 10 minute lesson from a shop-pro just for walking in the front doors. Good luck. Hope this helps. Happy Holidays.

Answer 5

In general you can't simply buy improvements you still need to practice to make the clubs work. Clubs with bigger sweet spots tend to also provide less feel pr feedback on what you doing right or wrong. Which for amateurs can results in your swing getting more sloppy which erases the benefits of the clubs. An interesting fact in this context is that the average handicap in the US is 17 which is the same it was 25 years ago.

It is undeniable that new technologies have provided more length to the golfshots. Pros hit ways further than they used to. Putting Tiger on today's major courses with clubs form 25 years ago would put him out of contention, guaranteed.

The club improvements have mainly brought more length to the game. Hitting it straight is still equally difficult. And even if you hit your drive and irons further but can't hit it straight or control distance what does it matter if you can no hit a 7 iron where you used to hit a 5 or a 9 iron where you used to hit an 8?

So my opinion is the cubs are better tha they used to be, but you to get lower scores from them you do need practice. I bought a full set in 1982, 1991 and 2006 i believe that clubs have gotten better.

As for good or harm, the best amateur golfer is the golfer with who has the most fun and best deals with and recovers from missed shots in and who doesn't feast too long on his/her good shots. One could argue that people who think you can simply buy improvements are going to be more frustrated as they enter the course with the wrong expectations.

Answer 6

If by game improvement clubs you mean the utility clubs, I like them. Hey, I play for fun and I surely can hit my Nike Slingshot 2 Hybrid a lot straighter and farther than I can hit a 2 or 3 iron.

Answer 7

It depends on you. Are you good enough to not need improvement in your game? If you are, congratulations, your game is much better than mine. I use game improvement clubs, mainly so I can not lose so many golf balls. It's a game, whether or not to use these clubs or anything else depends on what you want to do with your game. Me, I prefer to have fun and enjoy myself.

Answer 8

I agree... forgiveness does not help you improve your game... it just minimizes the affects of your mis-hits. If you really want to get better, buy some muscle backs, or even better, true blades. Once you can hit those consistantly, your game will be truly improved.

Answer 9

We all play to enjoy ourselves, so why not have the technology to help us do better. Whats wrong with that.

Answer 10

Go back up and read Daren M's answer. Excellent.