The nice thing about golf is the manufactures are on your side
and want to help you maximize your game. A lot of the bigger manufacturers are
starting to construct (if they don’t have already) clubs and equipment
strictly for the older generation.
The other nice thing is that senior golf is becoming hugely
popular partially due to the Champions Tour. All the great players form the
past and today that are competing on a regular basis for some big dollars on
T.V. If you haven’t seen them tube or live in your area you should watch.
These guys play some great golf along with being some of the best characters
personality wise you’ll find anywhere. It’s very entertaining to
watch.
How does that help with golf equipment you ask? Very simply,
the players are promoting more equipment to make the game easier for seniors.
This forces the manufacturers to step up their game and make some high quality
gear they can use to score low that works just as well if not better with their
aging bodies. Because of this the demand for this type of equipment is huge.
You may also be wondering what exactly constitutes a senior
golfer. In the outside world a becoming a senior starts usually when you’re
65. Not in golf, they jumped the gun and started classifying seniors starting
at 50 to play on the senior tours. Some players may not want to be considered
a senior that early. But it can only help you as the equipment will become easier
to use. Heck some don’t even wait until 50 if the senior golf equipment
will help their game sooner.
You can get all sorts of equipment for the senior level. There’s
drivers, iron set, putters, fairway woods, balls, bags, shoes, and the most
popular hybrid clubs all designed for the older generation. All this type of
equipment can be custom fit for you just like the regular equipment. There are
a number of different things done to the senior line of equipment to help you
keep up and even hit it better and further than the young guns.