One of the most impressive sounds in golf is that of an elite player absolutely smoking a drive. It’s like a cannon has been fired and it’s guaranteed to elicit whoops, oohs and aahs from the appreciative spectators, no matter where the ball ends up.
When the very best players strike a ball, the sound is just a little different, purer, cleaner and louder. It’s an authoritative crack. It’s a resonant thwack that basically says, “take that, ball.”
If the sound is clanky and the vibrations through your hands and arms are unpleasant, you’re going to feel that the club isn’t performing correctly.
The sound a club makes may have no direct effect on its performance, but it will influence your, the player’s, performance. If you like the way a club sounds, you will enjoy using it, you will commit to shots hoping to experience that satisfying percussion.
If you’re testing drivers or irons and two models perform relatively closely but one sounds great and the other sounds a little dead, there’s only going to be one winner. Sound is a crucial component of getting the right club to suit your game.
Sergio Garcia’s shots have always sounded great at impact
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Can the sound be misleading? You bet. As mentioned above, the sound a club makes does not directly impact upon performance. A great sounding driver might produce more spin and less distance than one that sounds like you’re ringing a cowbell at the point of strike.
Irons that sound clicky and clumsy when struck correctly might deliver a perfect, consistent ball flight while the forged blades that sound so pure when you hit the middle might produce a decent…
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