| I want to hit the ball straighter Lie in the short and middle irons: Dynamically fit to the player to ensure center of sole contact with the ground. Length: At least 1 inch shorter for all players, but longer only for those very tall, short armed players who have been very crouched and uncomfortable with the previous length. Face angle: At least 2 degrees more open or more closed from the previous woods to be noticed; direction of face angle change to opposite direction of flight, e.g. more closed for slice; more open for hook. Another reference is 1 degree change from the previous face angle for every 5-7 yards of desired accuracy change. SwingWeight: At least 2-3 swingweight points higher, more if the previous set was greatly underweight for the player. Shaft weight/total weight: Lighter, but there is no hard, fast rule of the amount required to make a change in accuracy because the swingweight must be properly matched to the total weight for the strength, playing ability and athletic coordination of the player. Normally, if the previous shaft was so heavy it was causing accuracy problems, the shaft weight would have to be reduced by at least 30-40g to show improvement. On the other hand, if the previous shaft was so light it was causing accuracy problems, the swingweight would be increased by at least 3-5 points before increasing the shaft weight to correct the problem so the total weight would not increase so much and cause a distance decrease. Horizontal bulge: Greater radius if previous face too flat; less radius if previous face too much bulge. Amount of bulge to be within normal ranges for all woods. Grip size: Large enough to be comfortable for the player regardless of the distance from fingertips to the heel of the hand. Clubhead design: Weight distribution More perimeter weighting regardless if the player hits the ball off center a high percentage of the time. Less perimeter weighting if the player wants to intentionally hook or slice the ball more. |