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For a golfer, one of the most important things that he should examine is his golf club because according to experts, it is one of the main reasons why they do not hit the ball correctly. This is the reason why the Ping golf club was made.

Karsten Solheim was the one who invented the ping golf club with different intentions. The story has it that Karsten was practicing golf but he could not hit the ball so he started to practice up to the time that he began to design and experiment his very own putter so that he could play better through it. He thought of designing his own putter without a though that it would be known worldwide.

By the year 1959, his putter experiments had evolved into 1A design. While deciding for the name, he heard the sound of his putter and declared proudly to his wife that he would name the putter from its sound, hence the name “ping”. At that same year, Sports Illustrated published an article in their August issue regarding the ping golf club dubbing it as a musical putter.

This was the beginning of success for the ping golf club. At present, the Ping golf club is manufactured in Phoenix, Arizona by Karsten Manufacturing Corporation. There are more than 400 patents registered for the ping golf club and each of these designs are all innovative and very original designs that are suited for each and every golfer. Here are some of their key patents and products:

In the year 1962, the Heel-toe weighting type of ping golf club was granted a patent. This design was the one that revolutionalized other modern designs and golf clubs that are manufactured today. In the year 1969, another type of ping golf club was introduced which was the perimeter-weighted, investment-cast iron.

The reason for this type of ping golf club is that the perimeter weighting is able to increase the moment of inertia thus when a ball is not struck squarely on the face it makes the club more forgiving. Another innovative movement for the ping golf club was the application of investment casting in the manufacture of the K Series Irons. This is not really a new technology in fact; the old name for it is the lost-wax process.

The purpose of this method is to ensure precise detail and consistency to the ping golf club. Another type of patent for the Ping golf club is the Cushin Selective Filtering Insert. This is a patented invention which screens out and disperses the unwanted frequencies that can harmfully affect muscle, bone, and connective tissue. Through this invention, the golfer receives less vibration with greater feel on each shot.

The reason why the ping golf club is popular and widely used is because of its innovative, ever-changing yet reliable design. These designs are what people, particularly golfers, know about ping golf club. lost one of your ping golf clubs?

Do not worry about serial numbers they are here to protect you! In every ping golf club, there are serial numbers which are etched on every PING iron. If ever there is a need to replace one club, the company has the exact specs at the time of manufacturing on file and could actually build a new club to match your set.

It’s another day in the Pro Shop at Winterfield Golf Course and I am handing out scorecards for the weekly tournament, when in walks Jim, a club member bemoaning his luck on the golf course. What’s wrong i asked and he said that they should do something about the 13th hole. It’s a nightmare for me he says, it always messes up my scorecard along with a few other holes I could mention

Jim has a mid to high handicap so I asked him to tell me his exact handicap, I play off a 17 handicap he said. just to let you know The 13th Hole on Winterfield golf course is a 368yd par 4 with a stroke index of 2. So I asked Jim what do you think your par is? It’s a par 4 Kevin you know it is, he replied. It is for a scratch golfer I said, but what’s your par? He looked at me with a vacant stare so I proceeded to put him out of his misery.

Your par for that hole is 5 not 4, with your handicap you can have a 5 and still come away with a nett 4. So every time you stand on that tee and think about making a par 4 you are making it more difficult for yourself. Now if you stood on the thirteenth tee and said to yourself it’s a par 5 you can bet the hole is gonna seem a lot easier to play. I am positive you would be more relaxed and think, that’s not hard I can do that, and that is precisely how you should approach every hole you play.

And therein lies the problem nearly all mid to high handicap golfers have, they are not playing their own game they are trying to play low handicap golf. This is where good course management and mental approach comes in to play.

What you should do is make out a personal scorecard relative to your handicap. With Jim’s handicap there is only one hole on the golf course that he is expected to par and that is stroke index 18 the easiest hole on the course. If your golf course has a par of 70 and you are playing off 15 then your par for the course is 85. I hope you get my drift here because it’s an important part of golf course management.

I know it goes against the grain but it will make each hole seem easier and let you play with and relax. Instead of getting out the driver on these tougher holes and then messing up because you feel you must try to get a par, take golf clubs you are more confident with. Now you have your new mental approach with regard to par you will be pleased to see how much easier it is to play each individual hole A par 4 on the golf course where you have a stroke means 3 shots to reach the green and 2 putts. Think this way and you will be amazed how many times you make an actual par, which in your case means … BIRDIE ….

I ended by telling Jim to think about your approach to the golf course now! Standing on par 3′s that now become par 4′s .. How much easier is that on the mind? With a nod of thanks and a gleam in his eye Jim wandered off to the bar to join his friends and have a well-earned drink.

This fantastic game of golf is difficult enough without putting undue pressure on yourself. Your course management will improve by thinking correctly and your course management will improve along with your enjoyment of golf. Look at each hole at your golf links in a new light. Draw up your own personal scorecard.. NOW !!