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Golf club swing weight is something amateur golfers rarely worried about. It is a way of measuring the weight of a golf club, to determine how it will feel when the golfer swings it. You might think of it as the “stats” of your club, and it tells you how well balanced the club is in relation to the club head.

Lower swing weights mean lighter clubs. For example, a 3 is the smallest club weight. A 3-iron will often feel heavier when you’re holding it because the shaft of the club is longer, to make up for that balance.

As the club heads get heavier, the clubs get shorter. The 3-iron weighs about 240 grams, but a pitching wedge is almost 300 grams. The shaft of the pitching wedge is shorter, in order to make up for the weight difference. In the end, it should feel the same as the 3-iron to the golfer.

Confused yet? Let me explain something that will make it less confusing. It’s important to understand that swing weight is different than real weight. Swing weight is a weight measured in its relation to the balance of the club. The idea is that swing weight determinates not actual weight, but how it feels in the hands of a golfer.

Swing weight is not measured in grams, but has its own measurement system. This is usually a letter and number combination, like C4 or D1. They can be anywhere from AG, and from 0-10. The lightest swing weight is A0 and the heaviest is G10.

It’s hard to tell the difference between swing weights without measuring the clubs somehow. Even pros often can not tell small differences in swing weights by feel alone.

The point of measuring swing weight is to match all the clubs in a certain set to the same swing weight. This way, when you pick up different size clubs for different shots, you know that they will all feel the same when you swing.

The swing weight of a particular club can be raised or lowered, in order to make it feel like the other clubs in a set. Lead powder or tape can be added to the club to give it more weight.

In general, players who have a fast swing should use heavier swing weight clubs . Heavier clubs often help them have more control over their downswings. On the other hand, golfers who have a slower swing often choose lighter swing weight clubs in order to have a steadier swing.

Does Swing Weight Really Matter?

Serious golfers will often tell you that it does matter. For beginners and amateurs, it may not make much difference either way. Some golfers say that it is not important at all, because a good golfer can feel the weight difference and adjust their swing as necessary.

Swing weight was a more important gauge in the past, but there is a current trend among golfers to use actual weight instead.

If you’re serious about golf, golf club swing weight is something you should definitely know about.

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Most amateurs have trouble making a full shoulder turn. Some understandably because of a physical condition, but for the rest of us it's usually because of a myriad of reasons. One of these reasons that I see a vast majority of golfers do, is that they restrict their turn simply by having their chin pointing too low as if it is almost attached to their chest. In this position the unwanted result is that in the backswing, they sway laterally, and their head goes back along for the ride. This will obviously pull you out of position and onto a different swing plane than desired. If this is something you could be accused of doing, then the suggestion below will definitely help.

TIP: With a driver or wood, just before the takeaway raise your chin up, as if you were looking at someone's chin who is standing directly in front of you. Now concentrate on keeping the chin and head as steady as possible, (without introducing any noticeable resistance), as you take the golf club back. Be sure to let your left shoulder, (for a righty), moves under your chin, which is an indicator that you are at your completed back turn.

It is imperative that your body is limber enough to make a decent shoulder turn. Prior to swinging a golf club be sure to spend five minutes or more stretching both the muscles of your upper and lower body. It does not require that you lie down on the ground, as you will be able to do adequate stretches from a standing position. My favorite for the shoulders is wrapping both arms across my chest, (as if hugging myself), them turn back and through through if mimicking taking a golf swing. Another good exercise for loosing the shoulders, is to grab hold of the roof support of your golf cart with one arm and then slowly rotate your body away from the cart, stretching as far as you comfortably can. Please do not over do it and risk injury.

At first this "Chin Up" recommendation will most likely seem too short, restricted … that you have not completed the backswing. But it will not be. You'll be in great position to then perform the next important task, the downswing and you will find you're able to deliver a more center club face strike on the back of the golf ball.

Good Luck.

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