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GOLF NEWS
-JULY 2008
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Adjustable Golf Clubs
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Adjustable golf clubs with pivoting heads that change
loft, telescoping shafts and moveable weights are
nothing new. They've been on the market for years,
regardless of the fact that they've been ruled
nonconforming by the USGA and the R&A.
The
first pivoting head golf clubs emerged in the 1800s in
Great Britain, but they didn't hold up well. In the
1970s, with the advent of investment casting, the golf
clubs became much more durable, says Don Moore, who has
been manufacturing adjustable golf clubs since 1973. He
started with the SuperStick and now sells the Universal
Club (universalclub.net) on
the Internet.
There are several companies making such golf clubs, all
of which feature some sort of locking mechanism that
enables the club head to be tilted to change loft. The
makers of pivoting golf clubs say they have loyal
followings of golfes who aren't interested in the rules.
"You've got every club you need in one," says Jeff
Goodfield, who sells the All-in-one Golf Club. According
to Goodfield's web site (allinonegolfclub.com),
the All-in-one golf club can be set to play like 34 golf
clubs. He says his product can improve a player's golf
game because the golf club always is swung at the same
length. "You don'y have to learn to hit a 5-iron that's
one length, the a 6-iron that's a different length," he
says. The golf club can be collapsed like a telescope
for storage.
But
don't plan on trying to use any of these golf clubs in a
sanctioned tournament anytime soon. They weren't
included in the latest round of USGA approvals.
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