Improve your golf game by picking the right golf drivers. Golf drivers allow you to drive long range and to make shots from the rough or deep into the fairway. A recommended golf driver is usually made from durable, stainless steel material, which comes in different lengths and sizes.

More on drivers

Golf drivers are usually made from titanium, steel, or alloy. Steel drivers are cheaper and lighter. You can also find drivers made from fairway woods. Like iron, fairway woods can allow you to drive long ranges.

Drivers allow you to drive long ranges, but the distance or the range varies from player to player. It all depends on your skill level and the style you employ when playing.

Kinds of drivers

Below is more information on the different kinds of golf drivers:

Alloy golf drivers – these are the cheapest kind of drivers and have shafts made from graphite. These can replace fairway woods when driving. They are the least expensive golf drivers and are recommended for amateurs.

Stainless steel golf drivers – these have long and hard heads that are heavier than most kinds of drivers.

Forged titanium golf drivers – these are made from titanium heads with lightweight shafts made from graphite. These are the most expensive drivers and allow players to drive long distances.

Remember

A recommended golf driver should have two things:

Good material – the material should be of the highest quality. Pick the right kind of driver according to your skill level and your budget. A stainless steel driver is a recommended golf driver for experts looking for heavy drivers to drive long distances.

Quality – make sure to test run every driver before buying them. This way you can see the capabilities of the driver before actually buying it. Checking also allows you to look at the length, size, and weight of the driver so you can go for the right one.

Why use golf training gloves? That’s a good question and I suppose it depends on a couple of factors. An old friend of mine is a golf pro in Hawaii and he has been touting golf training gloves for ever. If your main concern is to go out and get a little exercise on the golf course on a beautiful day, then golf training gloves may not be necessary. However, if you are like the millions of golfers who would like to improve their game, the twenty to fifty dollars spent on golf training gloves is well spent.

Golf is like other sports in that there is a social function and a sporting function both operating at the same time. People’s focus shifts from one to the other, rarely is there a balance that produces a quality performance. It hardly matters if the social aspects produce the desired effect of fun, relaxation and a chance to get in the game. Fitness and training are promoted over and over again. To be fit is to be strong enough to play the game, with breath sufficient to walk the distance and enough conscious will to make it through when the going gets a little rough. There‘s also a role that luck plays in the process. But even with luck it’s been said that it is 80% receptivity and fitness. I think the idea is that when you are fit, you can be ready to capitalize on good opportunities as they arise.

If performance training is in your frame of reference, then golf training gloves should be considered along with all the other training aids on the market. Some have to do with a particular training philosophy while others deal with specific swing or stance elements. Some are just a marketing ploy. If you look at golf from with a wide view, it is easily discerned that the hands, arms and shoulders play a big role. Golf training gloves deal with connective relationship between the hands and the wrists with the arms and shoulders. With most golf training gloves, you actually wear only one glove on the opposite hand (if you’re right handed, you use a left hand glove). Through varied design means, the glove directs the wrist action, helping it to conform properly. Golf training gloves promote an overall better swing, more direction control and improved game. The price for golf training gloves is initially steep, but when compared to shoes or clubs – the cost in minimal. Give it a try and swing away!

When you purchase a set of golf clubs, it is a major investment. Even if you opt to purchase less expensive clubs, you are still spending a lot of money. This is why it is so important to get the right golf clubs. Your golf clubs should be just right for you in order for you to be good at the game. We’ll teach you what to look for when choosing the right golf clubs.

The first thing to look at when choosing the right golf clubs is brand. There are many name brands such as Callaway and TaylorMade that have great reputations. You can be sure when you purchase one of these sets, you are getting quality. Of course, some golfers just can’t afford name brand clubs. Consider in this case purchasing clone golf clubs. Clone golf clubs are made like the name brand with similar materials, but are cheaper.

The next thing to look for when choosing the right golf clubs is size. The right size of golf clubs will give you the best swing possible, whereas the wrong size can hurt your game and your body. Consider going in for a golf club fitting, where a professional will analyze your swing and customize a set of clubs that are perfect for you.

Choosing the right golf clubs isn’t just about the set of clubs themselves, it is also important to select the right kinds of other golf equipment. When shopping for golf clubs, take a good look at the accompanying golf bag to make sure it is sturdy and to your liking. You should also select golf balls with care. Name brand golf balls are great if you’re not quite sure what to get.

We all have tick-lists…Restaurants we have to eat at, hotels we have to stay in, things we have to do. For golfers, it’s the tick-list of “Courses I have to play before I die (and preferably whilst I can still get round a golf course under 100)”.

I’ve been lucky enough to play golf on five of the six continents (Australasia here I come!) and have always travelled with my clubs since the age of nine. Over the years I have seen amazing variety in golf course design – I calculate that I’ve played circa 1,500 golf clubs and I don’t want to know how many balls I’ve lost! It was inevitable that I’ve played golf courses that would be better used as cow fields and others that I could play for the rest of my life. Some of the golf courses’ architecture is flattering on the handicap and others make you think hard, struggle some more and eventually abandon all thoughts of posting a decent medal card. Nevertheless, if the course can beat you up and still entice you back for more, it must be good. Here’s my top 10 golf courses that provide a difficult challenge.

Kingbarns

Wow, this golf course’s design is good. Off the coast to the west of Saint Andrews, it’s quite a new course but you certainly couldn’t tell and the test is relentless. Stunning links golf with large greens, thick wispy rough and views to take your breath away. You need a good caddy, a strong drink and concentration. Deservedly rated by many Pro’s as their favourite course in that part of the world.

Ballybunion

Every time I’ve played here, it’s blown a hoolie but it’s the west coast of Ireland so what can I expect? The golf courses’ architecture (both new and old) provides wonderful tests of golf with every shot in the bad needed. Massive dunes, treacherous greens and wind coming from every direction. You know you’ve played golf after 36 holes here. The clubhouse is great but avoid buying waterproofs – it would be cheaper getting wet!

Hunstanton

I actually prefer Royal West Norfolk just down the road but Hunstanton is a sterner test of nerves. Particularly as I always seem to be playing it in scratch foursomes and I’m playing the evens. The main difficulty here is the greens – many of which are below or above you and all of which are very well guarded. The prevailing wind plays havoc with your drives but a good shot is rewarded and a bad shot is penalised so you can’t complain. Wonderful and traditional golf with a clubhouse to match, ensures this golf course’s design easily makes the list.

Les Bordes

Robert von Hagge is one of my favourite designers and he’s created five courses in France that are rated in the European Top 50: Seignosse, Royal Mougins, Golf National and Kempferhof are the other four. Les Bordes is his best and, as such, easily makes my top 10 golf courses. With water on 14 of the holes and huge white bunkers and some very narrow fairways, you have to concentrate for the full four hours. I can’t think of one easy hole. However, what von Hagge does do well is to offer an easier (albeit longer) route to the green but if you want to play to a decent handicap or just like taking risks then go for broke and rest easy (albeit with a few balls less) at night. You can sleep and eat at this hideaway in the Loire Valley.

Chantilly Vineuil

A beautiful Tom Simpson gem. This designer is probably my favourite and was incredibly prolific considering he was at his peak well before the age of aeroplane travel. And not only did he work hard, he worked brilliantly and his creations have past the test of time to remain amongst the best golf courses in the world with effortless ease. Chantilly, north of Paris, is a parkland course with thick rough and tricky greens. The bunkers are perfectly-placed and every hole presents a challenge – whether it’s the length, an oak tree overhanging the fairway corner, a triple-tiered green or a massive bunker in the middle of the fairway. One of the best golf courses in the world, and definitely deserving of a place in my golf top 10!

Canouan Island

Having just come back from here and lost about five balls per round, I want to go back again better prepared. Part of the Grenadine Islands, this is a corner of paradise and the Jim Fazio golf course fits in perfectly. The front nine is demanding off the tee as the landing zones are quite narrow and the wind off the beach (just yards away) can really punish the ball. The back nine is treacherous and wonderful at the same time…every shot has to be spot on. The greens and fairways are immaculate but the rough is fluffy and the thick stuff is a no-go zone! The best golf course architecture in the Caribbean by a long way.

Pebble Beach

I haven’t played that much in the States but I have played some of their best. For me, Pebble Beach is the tops. There’s the usual US-style slick service that sets you up nicely and the condition of the course is typical of the California climate. Rated No.1 public USA golf course, it isn’t the most difficult challenge you’ll ever face but you know the green-keeper is being kind on you. However, get a little bit of wind and let the history of the course affect you and there’s a very nasty bite behind the beautiful façade of the golf course’s design…

The European

They say that tour pro’s have walked off this course – but they only play for money and the rest of us can play for fun! A simple clubhouse belies the genius of the design. Quite long and with plenty of cunningly-placed bunkers, you have to be Gary Player and John Daly if you are going to beat this golf course’s design and score well here. Again, the views are as distracting as a beautiful girl in a church and you need plenty of balls or a caddy with a long stick. South of Dublin and better than the big-name courses of the area.

Le Touessrok

For a so-called holiday golf course, this one is tough! Mauritius is now one of (if not the) best exotic golf destinations in the world with no less than six first-class courses. Le Touessrok, though, takes the biscuit with tight fairways and tiny greens. I’ve played this course several times, each with a different game plan…every time I’ve failed, but I’ve come back for more as the course does offer a birdie or two and a wonderful lunch. This golf course’s architecture is unique as it is the only course in the world to take over an entire island, and to get there you take the private launch from the hotel. In fact, maybe that’s why I never play well there as I’m too relaxed by the time I arrive!

Barbaroux

Designed by Pete Dye and located in the heart of Provence, this is a beast of a golf course with a charming three-star hotel and two restaurants. Even by today’s standards it’s long off the back but I remember it being one of the very first courses that I had to hit a driver and a three-wood just to hit a par four in regulation…today’s balls make it shorter but it’s still one of the rare courses where you can play every shot, and every club, in your bag. Plus, some of the greens are 80 yards long so clubbing is so important (unless you like four-putting). Terrific target golf with scenery to take your breath away ensures this memorable golf course’s design was always going to sneak into my top 10!