Golf Product

Ping Hybrid Golf Clubs

There are two product lines in the Ping hybrid golf clubs lineup. These are called the Rapture hybrids and the G5 hybrids. The Rapture is the newer of the lines, and as you will surmise from the discussion below, Ping club designers were working to obtain a center of gravity (CG) that is lower and farther back in the club face to make the ball easier to get up into the air.

Rapture Hybrid Golf Clubs
Three different materials are welded together to make the Rapture club head. The body of the head is made of 17-4 stainless steel. A tungsten nickel sole plate is welded onto the bottom of the club head adding weight to the sole and lowering the CG while also forcing the CG farther back from the club face. This is a design goal for every make of hybrid club and helps provide a higher launch angle. The face plate is made from what is called 475 super steel, and this is said to produce a “hot responsive hitting area”. The appearance of the Ping hybrids is pleasing with a sloped crown. This feature also helps to produce a CG that is low and back in the club face. The club head itself is fairly large and forgiving of off-center hits. The Rapture line offers 3 clubs, 2-4H. There is a good selection of standard graphite shafts, and of course steel shafts are also available. All 3 Rapture clubs are available for lefties. The MSRP for the Rapture is $225 with graphite and $195 with steel shafts. This club does not have a ladies version, but the G5 line, to be discussed next, does.

G5 Hybrid Gold Clubs
The G5 hybrids were the precursors of the Rapture line, and they look similar, since both sport the pleasing sloped crown look. The main difference in the two clubs is that the Rapture has the tungsten nickel sole plate and the G5 does not. Another difference is price. The MSRP for the G5 is $175 in graphite and $150 with steel shafts. The face plate of the G5 hybrid is machined from 455 stainless steel, which is used in most of the hybrids in the industry at this point. The club head is compact and a bit smaller than the Rapture. There are four versions of the G5, 2-5H. Once again there are a number of graphite standard shaft choices, and steel shafts can also be used. All the clubs are available in left-handed versions. For the ladies a 5H and 6H are available.

As is the case with most of the name brand club makers, Ping is recognizing the trend and the need for custom club fitting. There are so many hybrid golf clubs to choose from that one should invest $50-$150 or so in a custom club fitting session, preferably with a certified professional club maker who has all the needed equipment to provide a top notch fitting experience. After all, if you are going to purchase a new set of clubs, you can easily spend $1,500 or more, and you might as well have clubs that fit and will allow you to get the most out of your game. Once you have a proper club fitting and know the technical characteristics of the clubs that would be best for your particular swing, you can make an informed choice about whether to choose Ping hybrid golf clubs or some other brand. To get started with this and get a feel for what a proper club fitting entails, you can fill out the web fitting form on the Ping web site. I also strongly recommend that anyone planning to buy new clubs should read the excellent book by Tom Wishon, “The Search for the Perfect Golf Club”.

Walt Ballenberger is a life-long golfer and founder of Hybrid Golf Clubs, a resource site for golfers. For a Free Report entitled “How to Find the “Sweet Spot” on Your Golf Clubs in 10 Minutes” visit Hybrid Golf Clubs

Ping Hybrid Golf Clubs / Author: Walter Ballenberger
    
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Golf Swing Sequencing – The Hidden Secret For Effortless Power

The sequencing of your golf swing has a large effect on the potential distance you can hit the golf ball. And if you get it wrong you’ll be costing yourself a lot of distance. So if you’re like almost every golfer that has ever lived, you want to hit the golf ball as long as possible. But to do this you need to understand golf swing sequencing.

So let’s get started by looking at what should be happening in the backswing and in what sequence.

When you start your backswing you should do so with the big muscles e.g. your back and shoulders. You should not start your backswing with your hands e.g. picking the club up.

Now as you’re starting the backswing by turning your shoulders and back you also need to shift your weight to your right foot. And you should continue to move your weight to your right foot (for a right hander) all throughout the turning of your backswing so that when you reach the top of the backswing position you have about 90% of your weight on your right foot.

So you can sum up the backswing as a shift and turn.

Now at what part of the golf swing does the most power come from?

It’s the transition. Now the transition in the golf swing is the time when you change directions from taking the club back to bringing it down.

If what I’ve just said wasn’t true then you’d have golfers simply picking up the club and putting it into the perfect top of the backswing position and then swinging from that position. But that doesn’t happen and never will because it’s the change of directions from moving the club back to bringing it down where the real power in the golf swing comes from. And that’s the key place in the golf swing where most amateur golfers lose a heck of a lot of distance. This is through a lack of the correct golf swing sequencing. Let me explain.

Imagine you’ve reached the top of your backswing position. What should start the downswing?

The correct answers is: The weight shift should!

To start the downswing you need to first move your weight back to your left foot. Then you need to move your left knee towards the target, then the left hip needs to move towards the target, followed by the left shoulder and finally your hands should move.

The sad thing is that most golfers start their downswing with their hands and that’s a killer as far as creating distance is concerned. You’ve got to start the downswing with the weight shift and then the left knee.

So go out and try this now�.

To do this I want you to swing slowly back to the very top of your backswing. Then when you’ve almost reached the top of your backswing position I then want you to move your weight back to your left foot and then move your left knee towards the target. Once you’ve got the feeling of doing this then speed up the swing.

Now personally I just like thinking about moving my left knee towards the target to start the downswing. And I suggest you try that golf swing trigger as well.

If you get this sequencing correct from the backswing to downswing you’ll gain a lot of distance and the golf swing will be a lot easier for you. Try it�you’ll love the results!

Nick Bayley is a professional golfer who has discovered just one golf swing fault that could be stopping you from ball striking consistency and success. But luckily for you, now you can take a simple 2 minute golf swing test to see if you have this swing fault or not. So don’t delay! Go here to take The Golf Swing Test now: www.yourgolfswingtest.com

Golf Swing Sequencing – The Hidden Secret For Effortless Power / Author: Nick Bayley

A Simple Golfswing

A simple golfswing is a thing of beauty and contrary to popular opinion a simple golfswing is not as difficult to achieve as you may believe. A simple golfswing is the key golf instruction success factor for a consistent and repeatable move.

What you need to master the simple golfswing is the right technique. Many people look for the right tips, right maneuvers, or the secret to a simple golfswing and if you’re an avid golfer, the first thing you will want to do is to master the simple golfswing – which is actually not a too difficult task to achieve. The best way to quickly lower your golf scores is to build a better, simple golfswing. Remember, just a mad swing at the golf ball is not what’s going to achieve reasonable or desirable results on a golf course. If you keep your swing consistent you will soon see that you will always hit the ball straight. A simple golfswing is what drives your score. Develop a simple golfswing once and for all. Just imagine having a consistent and repeatable golfswing!

Gaining extra distance and greatly improving your accuracy is easy with a simple golfswing. Firstly, understanding the mechanics of a golfswing and how different parts of your body affect your swing and the entire shot is vitally important. Your stance also plays an important part here as if you are too upright or knees are bent too much it will be more difficult to execute a good backswing and you will lose balance either at the top of your backswing or at the follow through part of the swing. This is caused through your stance being too narrow or too wide. If you look at any of the really good players, you will see that they actually initiate the downswing by pulling the club down with their arms. They do NOT start the downswing by twisting the chest towards the target. Initially, just focus on the set-up, top of the back swing and follow-through positions. Once you have visualized those three positions it is pretty easy to get a simple golfswing happening.

With a simple golfswing, you’ll be able to enjoy and play golf the rest of your life. Others have made the golf swing far too complex. With a simple golfswing, you will get more enjoyment out of your golf game and you’ll rise to a whole new level of confidence in your golf game. You’re new found confidence will allow your whole game to improve and this will reflect on your score card.

Achieving a simple golfswing will surely change your golf and you’ll be amazed with your game. No matter how long you have to enjoy the great game of golf, those years can be filled with an enhanced enjoyment of the game, brought about purely by developing a simple golfswing.

There are a lot of resources on the web where you can access simple golfswing video sequences and other teaching resources.

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A Simple Golfswing / Author: Shelley Allen