| The clubs in my golf bag used to consist of a | | | | off the list. It left me with two clubs, the Taylor |
| driver, irons (4-10), a sand wedge and a putter. | | | | Made Burner and the R9, and both felt terrific. My |
| The one club that I was missing was a fairway | | | | next concern was what shaft and degree of the |
| wood. The dilemma I always had was whether to | | | | club head to get. |
| carry a fairway wood or not. Until recently I didn't | | | | Get your Swing Analyzed: |
| carry the fairway wood because I couldn't hit it | | | | With today's technology, there are stores out |
| so why tempt myself by leaving one in the bag. | | | | there such as Golfsmith that have the technology |
| However, I decided this year to bite the bullet and | | | | to analyze your swing. The analysis tells you how |
| get one for my birthday. The problem I ran into, | | | | hard you are swinging, where you are making |
| was with so many choices of clubs out there how | | | | contact, the flight of the ball. Depending on the |
| do I select the right one. Well here are a few | | | | results, you may need a stiff shaft or a regular |
| things I learned along the way that may help you | | | | shaft with a low or medium torque. Depending on |
| out when purchasing a new club. | | | | the club, you may need a different degree on the |
| Hit different clubs and find the ones you like: | | | | face of the club. There are different options when |
| So many golfers I know run to the closest | | | | purchasing clubs and you want to get the ones |
| sporting goods store, pick a club and purchase it | | | | that best suit your swing. |
| on the spot. I would strongly recommend not | | | | When it was all said and done I ended up |
| buying a club this way. Many stores these days | | | | purchasing the Taylor Made Burner three wood. |
| that sell golf clubs have an area that you can go | | | | Why did I choose that compared to the R9? |
| to and test the clubs you are interested in | | | | Quite simply I hit them both the same, except |
| purchasing. I happened to purchase a three wood, | | | | the burner was cheaper so I went with that. I |
| but before I made the actual purchase I hit five | | | | must say I am extremely happy that I went |
| different three woods, and believe it or not three | | | | through the process of hitting different clubs and |
| right off the bat didn't feel as good as the others | | | | getting my swing analyzed. Because of this I |
| off the club. So automatically they were crossed | | | | know I made the right purchase. |