The most important factor when any golfer buys a new set of irons or upgrades a driver is making sure the equipment is suitable for their game. The advantages of playing with equipment that works with your swing and ability level are well documented. However, for a lot of golfers, especially beginners, finding the right equipment can still be difficult, not to mention fairly time consuming and expensive.
It can also be hard to keep pace with everything that’s happening in the world of golf equipment, with lots of new products and different brands hitting the shelves throughout the course of the year. All those different marketing slogans and promises of extra distance and added forgiveness can make it hard to know where to start.
"It can be hard to keep pace with the world of golf equipment with so many new products hitting the shelves every year"
The good news is that the process of finding the perfect golf club(s) is becoming easier. Europe’s largest retailer of second hand golf equipment, golfclubs4cash, has an innovative tool which does a lot of your homework for you, narrowing down your search and providing you with a shortlist of suitable clubs in a matter of seconds.
Initially designed for helping golfers to find the right driver, the golfclubs4cash digital club fitter has since been made available to help players choose a suitable set of irons and very soon it will be able to assist golfers with every club in the bag, so there's no reason to be using something that won't work for you.
It works by asking the golfer a series of simple questions. Let’s say you’re in the market for a set of irons. You’re asked what your budget is, your current handicap/average score, what clubs you’d typically use to hit the ball 150 yards, your performance preferences (for example, more distance or forgiveness), and finally your height. Artificial Intelligence does the rest. The tool scans the huge golfclubs4cash database of second hand clubs, sifting through every listing and within just a few seconds, gives you three recommendations.
Whether you decide to make a purchase there and then is entirely up to you. You might decide to do a bit of extra homework, read that TaylorMade Stealth iron review or watch the Callaway Mavrik video review, for example. This is no problem - have the recommendations emailed over to review later when you’ve done your research.
“It’s a great tool to have, especially for beginners that don’t really know what they need or what would be suitable for them because it simplifies the process,” Jamie Stephen, golfclubs4cash Edinburgh store manager, explains.
“We’re finding that customers use the tool, come in with their product codes and ask to have a look at the clubs in person. We can then ask some follow up questions to make sure the clubs are right for them, or suggest alternatives if not. We really encourage people to try them on the range and out on the course over a couple of weeks and not just judge them on a few shots. But most of the time, the clubs that the club fitter recommends are spot on.”
"The digital club fitter is a great tool for beginners, it simplifies the process of getting new clubs"
Of course, there can still be a concern over whether the equipment will suit your game. This is something we all have in mind when we come to try new equipment for the first time. For peace of mind, golfclubs4cash offers a 14-day window for customers to try their purchase out on the course if you buy them in store or 30-days if you buy them online. Subject to certain terms and conditions, your purchase can be exchanged. You can ask for advice from its knowledgeable staff in person or over the phone at any time if you have any questions to provide that extra dose of reassurance. The team can even make customisations to the clubs if you feel like you need them - perhaps a tweak to the lie angle or a fresh grip to give it a new lease of life.
Is this the perfect solution? So far as second hand golf equipment is concerned, the golfclubs4cash digital club fitter is one very impressive tool that can benefit every golfer in a world where brand new clubs are becoming increasingly expensive. At the very least, it’s an excellent starting point and will help many golfers looking to upgrade find their perfect match from driver through to putter.
