Editor's Blog
Can Golfers Buy A Better Game?
Can golfers lower their scores without changing their swing? Most PGA Teaching Pros say NO! According to a recent article in Golf Magazine, the publisher guarantees its readers that they can buy a better game without changing their swings.
Let’s discuss how they can make such a bold claim. Ed Mitchell has some answers.
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Featured Repair Shop
James Leitz, PGA Professional
Our featured “Recognized” Mitchell® Club Repair Shop this month is James Leitz, PGA Professional at Pinewood Country Club in Slidell, Louisiana.
James has been the Head Golf Professional at Pinewood Country Club for 25 years. He is a past Golf Professional and Teacher of the Year for the Gulf States PGA Section. Both Golf Digest and Golf Magazine have ranked him as one of the top instructors in Louisiana and the Gulf States Region. U.S. Kids Golf ranked him in the top 50 Junior Golf Instructors. James was a featured speaker at the 1994 PGA Teaching and Coaching Summit. He was also a Featured Speaker at the Better Golf Through Technology Conference at M.I.T. in 2006 and is scheduled to speak in 2007
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Club Repair Workbench
Should You Or Should You Not Counter Balance Your Putter?
Positioning mass above the hands counter-balances the head of the putter. This improved balance gives golfers the ultimate feel while putting. The proper balance requires the correct amount of weight. Optimizing the counter balance weight to achieve the proper feel is what balancing putters is all about.
Learn more about Balance-Certified Golf’s Pro-Balance Drop-In Weight counter balancing system for putters. It just may improve your putting.
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Playing By The Rules
USGA And R&A Rules Dictate Club Performance
Do you play with legal shafts? The Rules of Golf, Appendix II, 2b refers to the bending and twisting properties of shafts. It states “at any point along its length, the shaft must: (i) bend in such a way that the deflection is the same regardless of how the shaft is rotated about its longitudinal axis; and (ii) twist the same amount in both directions.
In other words a shaft is suppose to be symmetrical. However, due to manufacturing tolerances it is possible that you are not playing with a “legal” shaft. Learn more about how to determine if your shafts are symmetrical.
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TechReport Library
Golf Science
Have you often wondered if the performance claims made about golf clubs and balls are 100% truthful? Some times the claims are just stories started as rumors. Other times they are the interpretation that may not be scientifically correct of what manufacturers' claim about their products. Different people tend to interpret the same information differently, and when shared with others it can turn into disinformation.
Articles in our TechReport Library from industry professionals dispel some myths that seem to thrive in different golf circles. They explain the facts about club and ball performance and the correct scientific approach for determining performance factors.
This month we add articles about shaft frequency. Our Club Performance Repairs category has received an article entitled Shaft Frequency: An Absolute Measurement For Shaft Matching and the Terms & Specifications category receives a listing of Frequency Terms, both provided by Mitchell Golf Equipment Company.
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Teaching & Fitting Studio
Using Launch Monitors To Improve Lesson Results
Launch monitors can be more than a fitting tool. The data can be very helpful in teaching and measuring the results. Zelocity PureLaunch introduces new software that can help every golf instructor. Learn how Acceleration, Angle of Attack, Face Angle, Tempo and Angle of Descent measurements can improve your teaching results.
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Tour Workshop
Stats - Grips
Golf Pride remains number one grip on top professional tours worldwide. Out of 178 tournaments in 2006, professionals using Golf Pride grips won 147 times. This included three of the four majors on the PGA Tour. The top tours include the PGA, LPGA, Champions, Nationwide and European.
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Stats - Shafts
United Sports Technologies® (UST) proudly announces that Davis Love III has joined the UST Tour Staff, and is now playing Proforce V2 graphite shafts in all of his woods and hybrid clubs. UST shafts were the number one wood-shaft in play among the top 10 finishers at the Mercedes Benz Championship, the season's opening event on the PGA Tour played at Kapalua Resort in Maui, Hawaii.
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Test Performance
GolfTestUSA
GolfTestUSA conducted a test by golfers of different handicaps with most of the popular 460cc drivers. Their test criteria included the following: Distance, Control, Accuracy, Forgiveness, Sound, Appearance, Feel, Ball Flight and if they would recommend the driver.
Check out the results of the GolfTestUSA testers.
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New Upgrades
Product Introductions - Shafts
United Sports Technologies® (UST) introduced their new Proforce V2 High Launch graphite shaft. It uses the same ultra-high modulus materials and tour-proven technologies found in all Proforce V2 models. The new V2 High Launch features a more active tip section, so players can expect a higher launch condition. The optimized torque in the V2 High Launch also produces a responsive feel and excellent ball spin rates.
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Product Introductions - Grips
Golf Pride introduces the perfect grip for increasing stability and comfort. The new DD2™ grip is a technically advanced grip that combines a firm core for stability with a soft exterior for comfort and control. Extending to the surface in key areas, the black core material creates a visual thumb placement guide. The DD2™ is designed for all skill levels of golfers and provides superior durability and performance.
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Classroom
Learn How Better Club Performance Can Lower Your Scores?
Do you have specific questions about how improved club performance can help your game? We welcome your questions. Email them to us and we will respond with the answer. Selected questions and answers are posted here for our readers to view.
Chuck Leggett, club maker and club fitter at The Villages Golf Academy in The Villages, Florida submits this months question about adjusting lie angles on hybrid utility clubs for shorter golfers.
Submit your question here.
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