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Ladies are at a disadvantage when it comes to putting together a set of golf clubs that fits them well and from which they can get the most out of their games. The reason is that there are few choices in normal off-the-shelf ladies golf clubs. With typically less than 10% of sales for a golf club company coming from ladies golf clubs, there are simply few choices in club styles, shaft flex, swing weights, or lofts normally available in most golf shops. An exception to this is the excellent line offered by Nancy Lopez golf Clubs. That is the subject of another article, but you can easily find their web site with a simple search.

In general women have slower swing speeds than men and need shorter clubs and higher loft. There are of course women with better and stronger swings than most men. Lorena Ochoa of the LPGA tour averages about 270 yards on her tee shots. This is astonishing for a woman who weighs about 115 pounds! She is the top rated professional woman player in the world, however, and this article is meant for women with less ability than the top LPGA pros possess.

Driver Considerations

You must know your swing speed with at least a driver and preferably with both driver and 5 iron. Women who can swing the driver more than 70 MPH can use titanium faced drivers effectively and take advantage of the spring effect off the face that such a club offers. If your driver swing speed is more like 60 MPH, you would have to find a special titanium face, and these are not readily available. If you are that serious you will probably be having custom ladies golf clubs made by a certified fitter and club maker. So in that case ask your club maker if he or she can offer options. As for club face loft, the slower your swing, the higher the loft is needed. If you can easily get the ball in the air, a loft of 13-14 degrees should work well for your driver. If you have trouble getting the ball in the air, you may need to use a 16 degree 3 wood to get the most out of your swing. Other ways to help get the ball a bit higher in the air are to use an offset hosel or a more flexible shaft.

Fairway woods

Fairway woods are critical clubs for women or men with slower golf swings. If your swing speed is in the 60MPH range, you should start your fairway woods with a 5 wood and leave out the 3 wood. Your other woods would then probably need to be a 9 and 13 wood. The reason for skipping an odd numbered wood is because you wont be hitting the ball that much farther with a 5 wood than you will with a 7 wood, for example. In other words the gap in distance between the two clubs is not enough to justify carrying the other club. Regarding club length, there should be at least a one inch difference for each odd numbered club. That is, the 7 wood should be one inch shorter than the 5 wood, and the 9 wood should be 2 inches shorter than the 5 wood, for example.

For women who swing 70 MPH or greater, a 3 wood could be a good choice, but it should have at least a 16 degree loft in order to keep the ball in the air longer. This group of golfers can justify having every other odd number wood in their bags, such as 3, 5, 7 and 9 woods, for example.

Walt Ballenberger is a life-long golfer and founder of http://www.hybridgolfclubs.org, a resource site for golfers. For a Free Report entitled How to Find the Sweet Spot on Your golf Clubs in 10 Minutes visit http://www.hybridgolfclubs.org/ Hybrid Golf Clubs

first thing to think about when planning a camping trip and buying the tents and other camping equipment,is the weather. One vacation, about 9 months after my son was born, we decided to go tent camping at Stone mountain, georgia. The campground was great, the camping sites were good, but about half way through the week, the temperature had risen to over 100 degrees around atlanta.

Can you say heat rash? A nine month old and hot humid weather just don't mix. We did have a good time, even though we did have to go to a hotel for the hottest night to get some relief. Being from florida, we thought that we would be able to handle the heat, but for some reason, I had never been that hot before. So we learned to check the weather, for extremes of heat and cold.

But, everyone that loves nature and enjoys the outdoors and who loves nothing better than to rest his or her head on the tent floor, well not exactly on the floor, will surely consider buying camping tents as a very important part of outdoor adventure. Myself, I like some comfort, so thick mats or cots are in order. It follows that you should make a concerted effort in researching the available camping tents and also checks whether the camping tents you are interested in will be good for the type of camping area you are going to pitch the tent on.

When choosing your camping tent, in addition to the weather check out other important factors, such as danger from wildlife and what you can expect the recreational facilities will be. Camping tents are ideal also for those that do not like the idea of sleeping in sleeping bags out in the open.

Obviously, if your camping tent is to be used on a hike, your tent has to be lightweight and easily packed in. But, most of us will be camping with our car, SUV or truck. So, make sure that you check out the size of the camping tent, which should comfortably hold the people who are going to be using it. If you choose large ones then make sure that they can be pitched in the areas where you are going camping, but that should not be a problem if you are staying at a campground.

Back to my first point of the weather, another thing you need to consider is where you are going camping and choose the camping tent that is suitable for the region. You would need a completely different type of tent if you are going to alaska than if you were heading for the Mojave Desert.

For an Alaskan camping excursion you would require camping tents that are very thick as well as durable, and which have enough strength to withstand the elements. On the other hand, camping tents used for places like the Mojave desert, though they must be strong should also not be very thick as you will feel suffocated inside the hot surroundings if there is not proper ventilation provided. Most of us, will probably not be camping in the extremes of weather, though, so choosing a tent good for moderate temperatures is the best idea.

Another important consideration when choosing camping tents is the cost involved. You can buy a tent that only costs only a few hundred dollars, but others can cost a few thousand and it really depends on the quality, size, strength as well as manufacturer. As everyone who has bought camping tents will have realized, they are a great purchase and will be your first step in having many wonderful vacations for years.

Camping is a popular outdoor activity for people who like to be out in nature. Go to http://www.camping.outdooradventuretoday.com and check out the resources there.