| Ladies are at a disadvantage when it
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| | club maker. So in that case ask your
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| comes to putting together a set of golf
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| | club maker if he or she can offer
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| clubs that fits them well and from which
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| | options. As for club face loft, the
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| they can get the most out of their games.
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| | slower your swing, the higher the loft is
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| The reason is that there are few choices
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| | needed. If you can easily get the ball
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| in normal off-the-shelf ladies golf
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| | in the air, a loft of 13-14 degrees
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| clubs. With typically less than 10% of
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| | should work well for your driver. If you
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| sales for a golf club company coming from
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| | have trouble getting the ball in the air,
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| ladies golf clubs, there are simply few
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| | you may need to use a 16 degree 3 wood to
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| choices in club styles, shaft flex, swing
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| | get the most out of your swing. Other
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| weights, or lofts normally available in
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| | ways to help get the ball a bit higher in
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| most golf shops. An exception to this is
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| | the air are to use an offset hosel or a
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| the excellent line offered by Nancy Lopez
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| | more flexible shaft.
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| Golf Clubs. That is the subject of
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| | Fairway Woods
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| another article, but you can easily find
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| | Fairway woods are critical clubs for
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| their web site with a simple search.
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| | women or men with slower golf swings. If
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| In general women have slower swing speeds
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| | your swing speed is in the 60MPH range,
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| than men and need shorter clubs and
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| | you should start your fairway woods with
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| higher loft. There are of course women
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| | a 5 wood and leave out the 3 wood. Your
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| with better and stronger swings than most
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| | other woods would then probably need to
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| men. Lorena Ochoa of the LPGA tour
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| | be a 9 and 13 wood. The reason for
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| averages about 270 yards on her tee
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| | skipping an odd numbered wood is because
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| shots. This is astonishing for a woman
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| | you wont be hitting the ball that much
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| who weighs about 115 pounds! She is the
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| | farther with a 5 wood than you will with
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| top rated professional woman player in
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| | a 7 wood, for example. In other words
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| the world, however, and this article is
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| | the gap in distance between the two clubs
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| meant for women with less ability than
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| | is not enough to justify carrying the
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| the top LPGA pros possess.
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| | other club. Regarding club length, there
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| Driver Considerations
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| | should be at least a one inch difference
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| You must know your swing speed with at
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| | for each odd numbered club. That is, the
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| least a driver and preferably with both
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| | 7 wood should be one inch shorter than
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| driver and 5 iron. Women who can swing
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| | the 5 wood, and the 9 wood should be 2
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| the driver more than 70 MPH can use
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| | inches shorter than the 5 wood, for
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| titanium faced drivers effectively and
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| | example.
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| take advantage of the spring effect off
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| | For women who swing 70 MPH or greater, a
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| the face that such a club offers. If
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| | 3 wood could be a good choice, but it
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| your driver swing speed is more like 60
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| | should have at least a 16 degree loft in
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| MPH, you would have to find a special
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| | order to keep the ball in the air longer.
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| titanium face, and these are not readily
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| | This group of golfers can justify having
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| available. If you are that serious you
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| | every other odd number wood in their
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| will probably be having custom ladies
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| | bags, such as 3, 5, 7 and 9 woods, for
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| golf clubs made by a certified fitter and
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| | example.
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