77. There are clubs that suit players and clubs that certainly do not and Professional help is essential to get you on the proper path

The Annual International Golf Trade shows are where all the well known and not so well known Manufacturers try to convince the retailers that their latest Technological designs are going to fulfill the dreams and aspirations of the nation’s golfers.

I think we have long since past the point when the endless stream of phrases like counter torque shafts, matched frequency shafts, low kick points, high kick points, swing weight matched sets, E.Q.L. sets, inertial dynamics, (the list is endless) has deflected the golfers attention away from the real and only thing that can improve his or her game. It gives golfers more excuses as they attempt to avoid responsibility for their poor performance caused by poor technique, poor thinking and poor course management. Don’t get me wrong, there are clubs that suit players and clubs that certainly do not and Professional help is essential to get you on the proper path.

During the Open in 1976 I happened to be staying in the same guest house in Southport as Sam Torrance. In the morning I went to the closet under the stairs which was set aside as a club store to get my golf bag. I happened to notice Torrance's bag and a close inspection revealed that his long irons did not match his mid irons and the wedges had not only had a grinding wheel on them but were also rusting in the faces, the woods also were not related save for the fact that each felt compatible in his hands.
                       
The Great Bobby Jones was yet another top player who had a bag of allsorts, collected on his travels, because they looked and felt “RIGHT". It did not matter that the clubs were different because each club is different. They were picked for their individuality. Even in a so called "Matched Set" a No 3 iron may have exactly the same Frequency Matched shaft in it as a No 9 iron but if the clubs felt the same to swing it would be a miracle.

Too much emphasis is placed upon the claims made by the manufacturers because at the end of the day, you still have to deliver the club head squarely to the ball and no company has yet made a club that can swing itself although I dare say that someone somewhere is wrestling with the idea.