Rating Golf Clubs

Okay. So you’ve done your home work. You know about lie, loft, flex and alloys. You know the advantages of perimeter weighting and hybrids. Now, after performing exhaustive research in determining which brand name golf club is right for you, you are ready to make a purchase.

Considering the large investment you are about to make, would it hurt to get a second opinion before you buy? Rating golf clubs may help you uncover something you missed and is a great way to feel totally comfortable with you decision.

Checking with the local golf pro at your favorite pro shop is a good place to start. Golf pros work with all level of golfers who use a large variety of woods and irons. They have a lot of experience in rating golf clubs, their strengths and weaknesses, and can give an opinion as to the overall value of the make you are considering.

Another place to seek an opinion when rating golf clubs is to ask people you know who own a set. Whether friends, co-workers or players you find in the club house, getting a variety of opinions from people who actually use the clubs on a regular basis is helpful.

The club pro may or may not be unbiased, especially if the pro shop he or she works for sells the particular clubs about which you are inquiring. Golfers who have made the investment are more likely to give you a straight forward opinion when rating golf clubs, with the benefit being that this evaluation comes from golfers of varying skill levels.

One last place to get hundreds of opinions for rating golf clubs is on the internet. Websites like epinions.com, freegolfinfo.com and golfclubreview.com offer categorical reviews by manufacturer and model based on user feedback.

These reviews cover woods, irons and putters, plus they offer some insight into warranty and customer service issues. This is not only a great place to get second, third and fourth opinion, but once you form your own opinion about your new clubs, you can come back to one of these sites and leave advice for a prospective buyer, participating for yourself in the communal process of rating golf clubs.