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

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 figment of a though that it would be known worldwide.

By 1959, his putter experiments had evolved into top 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 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 type of method is to ensure precise detail and consistency to all of the parts of 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, recognize about ping golf club. lost one of your ping golf clubs?

Do not worry because serial numbers 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 a Sunday morning in the Pro Shop at Winterfield Golf Course and I am passing out scorecards for the weekly tournament, when in walks Jim, a club member bemoaning his bad luck on the golf course. What’s wrong i asked and he replied that they should destroy the 13th hole. It’s a nightmare for me he says, it always destroys my scorecard along with a few other holes I could mention

Jim has a mid to high golf handicap so I asked him what’s your handicap these days Jim? i am a 17 handicap he said. before we go any further The 13th Hole on our golf course is a 368yd par 4 with a stroke index of 2. So I asked Jim what is your par for that hole? It’s a par 4 Kevin you know it is, he replied. It is for me 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 get a 5 and still come away with a nett 4. So each time you stand on that tee and think about making 4 you are making it more difficult for yourself. But if you stood on that 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 most mid to high handicap golfers have, they are not playing their own game they are trying to play Professional golf. This is where good course management and mental approach comes in to play.

You must make out a personal scorecard relative to your handicap. With Jim’s handicap there is only one hole on the 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 can understand this here because it’s an important part of managing your game.

I know it goes against the grain but it will make every golf hole seem easier and allow you to 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 comfortable 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 golf hole. A par 4 on the course where you have a stroke means 3 strokes to reach the green and 2 putts. Think this way and you will be pleasantly surprised how many times you make an actual par, which in your case means … BIRDIE ….

I concluded by saying to Jim to think about your mental 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 enjoy a well-earned drink.

This fantastic game of golf is difficult enough without putting undue pressure on yourself. Manage your own game better by thinking correctly and your golf course management will get better as well as your enjoyment of the game. Look at each hole at your golf links in a different light. Draw up your own personal scorecard.. NOW !!