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Club gapping calculator: find the holes in your bag
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Club gapping calculator: find the holes in your bag

Most amateurs have two clubs going the same distance and a 20-yard hole in their wedges. Plug your numbers in to see where yours are.

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Find your ideal flex - golf shaft flex calculator
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Find your ideal flex - golf shaft flex calculator

Enter your driver swing speed (or how far you carry it) and see whether you should be playing Regular, Stiff, or something else, plus a swing-speed flex chart.

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3 of the best used drivers under £250
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3 of the best used drivers under £250

Driver tech advancement has slowed down for a few years now. The 2021-2022 generation is still fast enough, forgiving enough, and now sits well under £250 on the second-hand/used market. Here are the three we'd actually recommend.

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Where's the cheapest place to buy golf clubs? A UK guide
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Where's the cheapest place to buy golf clubs? A UK guide

There's no single cheapest place to buy golf clubs, but there are cheap places and dear ones. Here's the honest rundown of every UK channel: the big retailers, member days, buying direct, the used specialists, eBay and Facebook Marketplace.

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Best fairway woods: forgiving, easy to hit, and three we'd buy
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Best fairway woods: forgiving, easy to hit, and three we'd buy

The best fairway woods make the second-longest club in the bag easy to hit off the deck. What makes one forgiving, which loft and number to get, and three we'd buy across the budget.

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How to choose a driver: loft, forgiveness, shaft, and a top 10 for high handicappers
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How to choose a driver: loft, forgiveness, shaft, and a top 10 for high handicappers

The driver is the most-marketed club in the bag and the one golfers get most wrong. Here's what actually matters: forgiveness, loft and shaft, what to ignore, and the 10 best-rated drivers for high handicappers in CaddyIndex.

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Is golf club membership worth it? A calculator to find out
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Is golf club membership worth it? A calculator to find out

Membership or pay as you go, and 5-day or 7-day? Enter both prices and how you play, and this calculator shows the net saving and cost per round for each tier.

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Best hybrid golf clubs: forgiving and easy to hit
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Best hybrid golf clubs: forgiving and easy to hit

The best hybrid golf clubs make the hardest clubs in the bag easy. What makes one easy to hit, what loft to get, and three we'd buy across the budget.

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Best drivers for high handicappers under £300: forgiveness, bought smart
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Best drivers for high handicappers under £300: forgiveness, bought smart

If you're a higher handicapper, the right driver is the forgiving one, not the priciest. Here's why you can own one of the most forgiving drivers made for £100 to £300, and three we'd buy.

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How to choose a putter: blade vs mallet, toe hang, and three we'd buy
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How to choose a putter: blade vs mallet, toe hang, and three we'd buy

The putter is the club you use most, and the one people put the least thought into buying. Here's the short version: blade vs mallet, toe hang, face feel, fitting, and three putters we'd actually buy.

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