Part 6: Equipment and Technology

Equipment matters — but not in the way the marketing suggests, and not as much as most recreational players hope. The right club doesn't fix a swing fault; it can, however, make a sound swing more consistent, reveal a misfit that's been adding strokes invisibly, or simply remove friction from the process of playing. This part covers what equipment variables actually affect performance, when upgrading is genuinely warranted, and which specific products are worth considering at time of writing. Brand and product names are consolidated here by design — the rest of the document refers to categories and concepts so this section can be updated without affecting the instruction.