Golf Clubs � Golf Drivers � Designs That Work for You

The designs of golf clubs from woods, irons and drivers have advanced in recent years � find the right clubs to optimize your swing.

Tom Wishon is a designer of golf clubs who has famous clients including players on the PGA Tour. His book, The Search for the Perfect Golf Club, is an exhaustive tomb for anyone who wants to know anything about golf clubs from putting wedges to golf drivers.

Designer rules

If you want to reach your full potential, Wishon suggests players should be fitted with their golf clubs and golf drivers so they suit their individual swing. One of the common mistakes is buying standard golf drivers and clubs where the shaft might be too long for the player or the loft too high.

�It's like going to a shoe store and assuming one size fits all off the rack,� Wishon has said. �If you had size 10 feet, would you be happy in size 8 shoes? It's the same with clubs.�

Golf drivers and shaft length

There is a misconception with golf drivers that the clubs need to have long shafts to increase distance off the tee, but in fact length comes from finding the sweet spot on the club, and the shorter the club can give greater control and accuracy � often taking the ball that bit further.

When choosing the right golf clubs from golf drivers to woods and irons, you need to ensure the technology can help your swing � by neutralizing your weaknesses.

Golf clubs design

Major advances in the design and construction of golf clubs from drivers to wedges, took place in the eighties. The improvements helped golf clubs compensate for swing error and help the ball go straighter and to hit harder sending the ball further � all elements needed for good drivers. Game improvement golf clubs incorporated perimeter weighting, a low center of gravity and larger sweet spot. These golf clubs are perfect for the amateur who doesn't have the time, dedication or talent of the likes of Tiger Woods who don't need forgiveness in their golf drivers.

What is perimeter weighting?

It means the weight of the golf club head is positioned around the perimeter of the golf club, not at its center. If you are Tiger Woods and can hit dead straight, you wouldn't want perimeter weighting as it would detract from the power behind the ball. If you don't have the perfect powerful golf swing, perimeter weighting will give you the forgiveness you need.

What is the sweet spot?

It is the optimum place to make contact with the ball � the larger it is the greater the margin for swing error. Once more, Tiger Woods would have a small sweet sport because he's a pro, but most amateurs want their golf clubs and golf drivers to help their weaknesses and improve their game.

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