[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-golf-equipment-guides-beginner-mistakes-when-choosing-golf-equipment":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"beginner-mistakes-when-choosing-golf-equipment","Beginner Mistakes When Choosing Golf Equipment","New golfers can save money and frustration by avoiding a few common gear traps.","\u002Fimg\u002Fgolf-equipment-guides\u002Fbeginner-mistakes-when-choosing-golf-equipment_beginner-mistakes-when.png","Beginner Mistakes When Choosing Golf Equipment illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"golf-equipment-guides","Golf equipment guides","\u003Ch3>Mistake: buying clubs that are too hard to hit\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Blades and low-lofted long irons look serious, but they punish off-center contact. Most beginners benefit from forgiving irons, hybrids, higher-lofted fairway woods, and a driver with enough loft to launch the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Mistake: ignoring the short game\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A shiny driver gets attention, but wedges and putter touch show up on every hole. You do not need four specialty wedges right away. You do need a sand wedge you understand and a putter that feels comfortable from three feet and thirty feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Beginner priorities\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Used or previous-generation clubs in good condition.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Hybrids instead of hard-to-launch long irons.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Comfortable shoes before luxury apparel.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>One affordable ball model for several rounds.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Lessons before constant club swapping.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Keep perspective\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The goal is not to build a tour bag. It is to build a bag that makes your next 20 rounds more playable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",153,{"slug":15,"title":16},"how-to-compare-golf-equipment","How to Compare Golf Equipment",{"slug":18,"title":19},"best-golf-equipment-for-different-types-of-golfers","Best Golf Equipment for Different Types of Golfers",1782812354932]