Left Handed Golfers — Getting Started with the Game of Golf
If you were born left-handed, you can call it either a curse or a blessing in disguise. From having to have custom-built school desks and chairs to having to buy left-handed golf club sets, it seems that being a southpaw can be such a bother! However, over the years, it seems like more and more people are born left-handed. Just look in the sports arena. Baseball has quite a few more lefties swinging their bats.
It is very important that you take your time shopping for the perfect left-handed golf club set that will be sure to fit all of your needs.
Most of the major golf club companies like Mizuno, Callaway, and Nike do make both left- and right handed golf club sets. Unfortunately, there is not that much of a demand for left-handed golf club sets, so there are not too many of them in the market today.
Is it more expensive to be a left-handed golfer? Even though there is less demand for left-handed golf club sets, they are really not that much more expensive than right-handed golf club sets.
If you would like to be more like a right handed golfer, it is possible to have left handed golf sets specially designed and custom made. In order to have custom made left handed golf clubs made you will have to supply your weight, height, gender, and the distance from the wrist to the floor to the maker. The maker will also take things like age, handicap, speed of swing, and what is used on the 150 yard mark into consideration when designing the clubs.
While custom made left handed golf clubs can be expensive, the cost may be worth the added enjoyment of the game. Most of the time having the right golf clubs can greatly improve a golfer’s game and keep him away from the bunkers and get him to the clubhouse quicker and in a great mood.
Many players decide to take up the game of golf, so they think right away that they have to buy a new set of clubs. Lefties will find that this game requires work and skills that they do not have and do not wish to learn. If you are thinking that some big names in the golfing industry are left handed, then you would be right on the mark! It would be a good idea to keep your eyes peeled for garage sales. If you cannot seem to part with those dusty golf club sets gathering dust in the corner then your wife will not find it hard at all to put them out on your garage sale!
An important part of the game of golf is good quality equipment. A lefty should keep in mind that he should not try to play the game right handed just because it isn’t easy to find clubs for the left-handed person. It is better to wait to get the right equipment rather than compromise your game play. A left-handed person will never be able to be their best at the game of golf by trying to play right-handed.
The same basic technique for playing the game of golf is relatively the same no matter if you are right or left handed. Your grip on the club should not be too loose or too tight. You stance should be square with your feet parallel to the target line. The shoulders as well as the hips and the thighs should be square with your feet parallel to the target line. If you happen to want to slice the ball, the swing-path should be from the inside to the outside. If you want to hook the ball then the swing-path should be from the outside to the inside.
Good luck in your golf game!
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