In the Rough

Want to play like Robert Karlsson? or more realistically have the same fairway metals as the big Swede? Now you can.

The Titleist 909F Series, which Robert Karlsson stated “The new equipment has improved my game and the new Titleist 909F fairway metals have certainly helped me this year”. This after winning the European Order of Merit in 2008 is surely a good sign for the Titleist 909F series.

Titleist have announced that the 909F series will be now available in shops for every day golfers at a retail price of £159 in UK stores.

The clubs available will be firstly the 909F2 and 909F3fairway metals, these tailored with the new range of drivers from Titleist, the 909D2, 909D3 and 909Dcomp make the Titleist range one of the clubs for 2009.
The reason behind the huge success of the new Titleist range is the input in design, feel and performance from some of the games top players. The fairway metals themselves are engineered with their own positioned centre of gravity to produce a precise launch trajectory and ball flight. This technology is to suit a range of players from beginners to professionals.

Now using the 909F fairway metals are Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson, two of the games top players.

For any golfers struggling with getting the ball in the air a Titleist 909F2 with a high degree of loft will assist with good ball flight and be perfect for clearing and trees or bunkers.

OMG one of the best bargains I have found recently is the callaway x-18 it has made my game a million times better and even better than that they normally retail for around £399 and I picked my up from a professional golfer I met on the course who sold it to me for £50 as he had just upgraded to a graphite version which cost and retails at £700.

I’m over the moon with it and it not only happy with the distance I can hit and the smooth strike it makes but the noise it makes it out of this world and I’m enjoying the driving range so much at the minute as its worth hitting 300 balls to hear the repeated sound it makes.

For any golf fan who watches the major tournaments you will notice “the big hitters” are always near the top of the leaderboard come Sunday afternoon usually with a couple of consistent drivers in the mix as well.

The first shot of any round can play a major part on how the other 17 holes go, now that might sound like a bold statement but should you take the driver out on the first and it end up in the rough your head does go down and it can be a long five minutes looking for your ball so the first shot and more importantly the first decision is potentially the biggest, do you go with the driver on the first tee?

With the game as it is today and the driver becoming one of the most important clubs the big manufacturers Nike, Taylor Made, Callaway and Titleist are looking for the new ideas.

Nike brought out the Square driver which was hailed as a solution to all problems whether it be trouble with distance, consistency or accuracy. Other smaller manufacturers then followed in their footsteps where as Callaway and Taylor Made continued with their Big Bertha or Burner Driver Series set as it was a tried and tested method.

One thing is for sure though whether you have a square or standard driver, a £100 or £300 driver, a graphite or steel shaft they all have one thing in common and thats is they have all been been made with the same laser cutting technique and this will continue. The Laser Cutting machines used have been tested with extra forged marks or deeper cuts but this has never made much difference so the laser cutters will continue with the tried and tested method.

Every golfer has been left with that dilemma of whether to change there current golf clubs or not at some stage, but is there ever a right decision to be made?

The thought of new golf clubs can be a tempting position to be in especially with new technology out there like the new Callaway Big Bertha 2008 Irons which incorporate the latest “i-brids” technology.

Callaway have integrated the technology to aid with the long running problem of how to hit the low irons of 3 and 4 successfully. The I-brids have been designed with a low centre of gravity to enable golfers to get the ball into the air quicker and easier than ever before with low irons.

There is a hint of hybrid clubs within the i-brids not only just the name, as they can be very forgiving to all golfers and can give you the extra yards that you are looking for. Sounds simple but will it work? well I am sure it has tempted many of you into purchasing them already.

As well as the new golf clubs from Callaway, Taylor Made have developed the TP MB Smoke Irons these are a new twist on the old fashioned muscle back golf clubs and again are been placed on the market as forgiving gold clubs.

So now the new technology is tempting more and more golfers to change their golf clubs is it becoming the number one reason? or are people changing golf clubs because they have a new swing which doesnt match their current golf clubs, changing their golf clubs as they have had the old ones since they started or for a long period time? There is plenty of reasons why to change your golf clubs but with the technology developing as fast as it is in todays industry surely the number one reason for changing your golf clubs is because there is better golf clubs out there which could knock shots off your handicap.