How often should you upgrade your golf clubs?

The balancing act between finding gear that you love and trust and moving with technology can be a tricky one. Here are six questions you should ask yourself when considering when, why and how often to upgrade various types of club...

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Are you improving?

As you improve in golf, your equipment should follow your trajectory. Beginners should be looking at a relatively cost-effective option as they decide whether golf is for them. Great choices here would be a package set or the ‘build a bag’ feature with golfclubs4cash, both of which allow you to create a set of clubs for a reasonable cost. Mid-to high-handicappers should look at woods and irons that are playable, forgiving and produce a nice high flight.

If you start to threaten single figures, you may wish to upgrade to equipment that is more precise - perhaps slightly stiffer shafts to gain more control. As you get better still, you might look to move away from clubs that are designed for game improvement and forgiveness to those that offer a little more in the way of workability and predictability.

Are you losing distance?

As we all, inevitably, get older, we may find we're losing distance. Perhaps five years ago you were still getting the most from stiff-shafted blades and a pro-spec driver, but now distance is dropping and shots are leaking to the right. It’s time to upgrade.