Ladies, Ready to Level Up Your Golf Game? Start With These Two Club Upgrades 🏌️♀️
Playing with a packaged set? Our fitters say upgrading your wedges and adding a 5-hybrid can transform your game. Get fit for clubs that actually work for YOU.
Hey golf queens! 👑 The number of women hitting the links has absolutely skyrocketed (I'm so jazzed about this!), and so has the availability of women's golf sets. But here is the thing: just because a set is labeled "for women" does not mean it is actually right for YOUR game. The golf pros I train with recommend that every golfer get properly fit for clubs to ensure you are playing with equipment that helps you perform your best.
If you are currently swinging a packaged set or inherited some hand-me-down clubs and you are ready to invest in gear that actually fits you, my pros have some solid advice! 💪
Take a Look at Your Wedges First
Every packaged set is different, explains Keith Handler, a fitter at Aulenti Studio in Connecticut. "Some players will come in with only a pitching wedge. They need that stopping power, and they will not get that with a pitching wedge. They will have more control around the greens if they have a sand wedge," Handler says.
And even if your set does include a sand wedge, you might want to get fit for a new one. This is currently the ONLY club I use around the greens so get this one nailed for sure! 🙌
"Sometimes packaged sets have two wedges, but the sand wedge is more of an iron head than a true wedge head," Handler explains. "It has the loft, but it is still clunky, hard to get out of the sand, harder to control. That can make a big difference."
When you head in for a fitting, your fitter will have you hitting wedges in the game improvement and super game improvement categories. These include options like the Cleveland CBZ, Callaway CB12, Ping BunkR, and the One wedge from Performance Golf.
Get Yourself a 5-Hybrid 🏌️♀️
If there is one club Handler sees women golfers benefit from having in their bag, it is the 5-hybrid. "Getting from the fairway to the green, the 5-hybrid is the go-to club for a lot of women I work with," Handler shares. "It is easier to hit off of side hill lies and out of the rough. It is higher launching, and easier to hit than some woods and 4-hybrids."
If the set you are using now does not include a 5-hybrid, Handler suggests getting fit for one. And if you do have a 5-hybrid, it is still worth getting fit for a new one. The only way to know you are getting the best launch and distance is to get in the fitting bay!
Now go gett fitted and play your best game ever, ladies! 💚