Recovered, refinished or new: what a used golf ball really costs in Australia
The grade on a box of lake balls describes the cover, not how long the ball sat in a dam. Buy recovered for practice…
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Gear
Drivers, irons, wedges, balls and hot-weather kit, judged on what changes your score rather than on the marketing. Fittings, prices and where to buy, used included.
Fourteen clubs, no gaps: building an Australian golf bag around carry distances
The 14-club limit is a ceiling, not a target, and a bag with sensible gaps beats a full one with a hole in it.…
Golf shoes for Australian conditions: dry summer, dewy winter
The right golf shoe in Australia depends on your calendar more than your brand. Map how much of your golf is hot and dry…
Laser or GPS? Prices, pennant rules and the Australian way to choose
A GPS tells you where the green is, a laser tells you where the flag is. Distance devices are legal under the Rules of…
Second-hand golf clubs in Australia: graded stock, trade-ins and private sales
A club a season or two old often sells well below its original price in Australia. Know your specs first, pick a seller who…
A$100 putter fitting versus a A$900 putter: aim, length, lie and balance first
Australian retailers sell putters from under A$200 to about A$900, while a one-hour putter fitting at The House of Golf is listed at A$100,…
A$25 or A$68 a dozen? Picking a golf ball for hard, fast Australian courses
Australian retailers sell a dozen balls for anything from A$25 to nearly A$70. The difference is mostly the cover, and whether you can use…
Getting irons fitted in Australia: free, paid or brand-agnostic
Iron fitting in Australia runs from a free in-store session to a camera-based studio with tens of thousands of combinations. The value comes from…
Buying a driver in 2026: fitting, used clubs and the humidity factor
The faces are all at the regulatory limit. What differs is the shaft, and that is the part most buyers never think about.