Hone Your Performance with the Right Senior Golf Clubs
One of life’s great ironies is that once you retire and finally have the time to play more golf, you can no longer hit like you did in your prime. Fortunately, because you have more time to really hone your technique and play more rounds, you might be able to compensate for that loss of strength and coordination so you can keep on enjoying golf as you age.
To cut down on the number of strokes on your scorecard or lower your handicap, you want to make sure you’re swinging with the appropriate clubs. To age gracefully on the golf course, consider these tips on what to look for when selecting golf clubs for a senior player.
First off, let’s take a broad view. Drivers, woods and irons, are staple clubs and should feature a more flexible shaft to compensate for a loss of power and speed. The added whip made possible by a more flexible shaft will transfer more energy into the ball, which means more distance.
After the shaft, you should also consider the club head. A larger club head means a bigger sweet spot, and these so-called game-improvement irons generously forgive off-center hits. They are also weighted down toward the clubface so they can provide that extra bit of power to put the ball where you want it.
To be more specific about which clubs might help your game, many seniors have found hybrids to be their new favorites. Essentially, these offer the best of the irons and the woods all in one club, and many seniors use them because they provide more distance and more consistency than the long irons. 1 and 3 hybrids have replaced 2, 3, 4 and 5 irons in many senior’s golf sets.
Finally, in order to increase how high you can hit the ball on your drives, consider increasing the degrees of loft on your driver. Depending on your swing speed, you should be looking at a 12.5 to 15-degree loft on your club face. The slower you swing, the higher the loft angle.
