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Equipment & Clubs — all posts.
All articles in this section — sorted chronologically, newest first. From club selection and bag strategy to equipment tests and senior-appropriate adjustments — data-based, without manufacturer bias.
Senior Golf: A Balance Between Club Selection, Setup, and Equipment Reality
The category Equipment & Clubs is the category with the biggest direct score leverage for senior golfers. The wrong driver loft, the wrong wedge gap, or the wrong shaft weight costs measurable strokes per round. Each contribution is based on launch monitor data, USGA distance insights, and direct experience with the equipment—not on manufacturer marketing.
The posts follow chronologically – the newest one at the top. Everyone who reads all the posts in order will get a complete overview of the equipment topics relevant to players 60+. Those who are looking for something specific can use the search at the top or jump directly to the appropriate eyebrow.
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Three Units a Week — Why Recovery Methodology Is
TRAINING · DOSAGE Three sessions per week — why recovery is a methodology. In players over 60, wedges and fine motor skills are the first to suffer from fatigue. Three dosed sessions per week with a clear focus are better than six hours without [...]
Course Management from 65 onwards - When the 3-Wood Wins
STRATEGY · BAG SETUP Course Management from 65+ — when the 3-wood wins. USGA data on performance for players 65+: For 28 percent of players, the 3-wood travels farther than the driver. Nevertheless, 95 percent of them use the driver off the [...]
How Wedges Can Save Your Score
STRATEGY · SHORT GAME The underestimated 60 yards — how wedges save your score. Wedges between 30 and 80 yards plus putts determine around 60 percent of a senior's score — but only get 15 to 25 [...]
Improve your handicap after 60 — three levers that really work
From age 60, the Handicap Index increases by 2 to 5 strokes for most players. But 18 percent improve it – against the trend. Three strategies to achieve this.
The Ten Biggest Senior Golf Myths — Data-Checked
STRATEGIES · MYTHS Ten Biggest Senior Golf Myths — Data-Verified. „You automatically get worse with age." „Putting suffers with age." „The driver is the most important club." Three sentences every senior golfer knows — and all [...]
Why Senior Golfers Are Allowed to Drive Longer
Yale 12-Year Longitudinal Study: Senior Golfers Show 22 Percent Better Cognitive Test Results Than Non-Players of the Same Age. Why Golf Keeps You Mentally Sharp Longer.
Hydration Over 60 — Four Mistakes on the Course
The sensation of thirst decreases by up to 40 percent with age. Anyone who spends four hours on the court in summer can unknowingly build up a deficit of two liters — a drop in score from the 13th hole.
Strength Training for Golfers 65+
After age 60, you lose one percent of muscle mass annually – sarcopenia. Three exercises per week, each lasting ten minutes, reverse the trend and preserve momentum strength and standing stability.
Live five years longer — through golf
Karolinska Institute: Those who play golf regularly live, on average, five years longer than non-players. This figure comes from a study of 300,000 Swedes over 20 years.
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