by Jake Morrison

Created on: July 06, 2010

A golfer's clubs are like a fisherman's pole or a writer’s keyboard.  Different physical mechanisms allowing us to put our creativity and expertise into the world.  Golfers, naturally want the best that they can get, while reducing possible risks  For golfer’s there are many different brands of clubs to choose from with each claiming to be the best.  Innovatively inspired and technologically driven clubs are what major companies have to sell these days to stay in the market.  Here are those brands that have given us the best of the best, maximizing the potential in the golfers who use them.

Taylor Made

TaylorMade is an undisputed industry leader in golf equipment, offering a complete product line with innovative design and technologically sound products for golfers in all skill levels.  TaylorMade has had a very large presence on the PGA Tour as well as most international tours.  Since its creation in 1979, TaylorMade golf has always been a pioneer in the development of golf technology.

Ping

Ping is a brand of high quality golf equipment, and one of the largest American manufacturers of golf clubs.  Founder Karsten Solheim, was an engineer at the General Electric company when in 1959, he started making putters in his garage.  He thought he was just making these for himself but found that their was an increasing demand for his product.  In 1967, he resigned at his job to fully develop the Ping company.  The company started out specializing in putters but now produces clubs in every category all with distinctive design features.

Callaway

Since its humble beginning in 1982, Callaway golf has grown exponentially in popularity and company size.  What started as just a wedge and putter company now encompasses the hole spectrum of equipment.  Specializing in their innovative shaft designs, this company is always looking for ways to put themselves ahead.  Perfect for all skill levels, even selling footwear, apparel, and accessories

Dunlop

Since it was founded in 1910, Dunlop has been the one of the world's most prestigious brands. Even famous golfers such as Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Fuzzy Zoeller have already become the Dunlop brand’s loyalist owning to its good performance.  Today, Dunlop continues to strive to provide golfers of all levels with cutting edge golf club technology and performance.

Cobra

Cobra is one of the fastest growing golf club brands in the industry.  Cobra sets out to make the game more enjoyable by offering quality performance and innovative designs at a fair price.  Cobra products are designed for the average but still avid golfer, with performance goals of distance, greater accuracy and forgiveness.  Cobra is one of the best at offering top notch quality, with reasonable prices.

Nike
With its headquarters in Beaverton Oregon, Nike is the worlds leading sporting goods manufacturer.  The company only recently began selling golf equipment and mainly specialized in apparel and accessories.  Now they offer the full range of clubs and have rapidly gained much popularity on the PGA TOUR, LPGA, and international tours as well. 

Those are a few of the top brands in the game today, each offering something slightly different to improve your game.  When picking a brand, compare and contrast them to see what you like and what you don't like. Pricing is important but so is finding a set of clubs that complement your game and make you the best golfer you can be.

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