Whilst watching the occasional golfer using their left handed golf clubs may sometimes cause a snigger of laughter from others, (just from their unusual positioning and stance - no offence meant!), being left-handed on the golf course is a serious matter. That’s why it’s so important to get a set of clubs that are just right for you. 

When the occasional ball under or behind the most awkward of obstructions might sometimes lead even a right hander to dream of a set of left handed golf clubs, they are no joke, with just as specific and precise design required as those used much more commonly for right handers.

Not simply putting the shaft on the other side of the head, which might seem a logical enough solution to the layman, the whole thing has to be a carefully designed mirror image and as such, pretty well all parts are specific to left handed golf clubs in manufacture.

For men and women, adult and child, there is a whole specific range created alongside most of the brands that are made. And when a new, upgraded product is released, left handed golf clubs within that brand and range, won’t be far behind, if at all.

In addition, although it might be an easy solution for manufacturers, left handed golf clubs are not just made in matched sets. No, there are also individual clubs available so that connoisseurs of the game can create their own bespoke sets to get the best from their own, particular game.

Being left handed can be something of a curse to those with the affliction. Whilst they themselves are perfectly happy with it, despite their being disadvantaged sometimes in a majority right handers world, they probably have grown up with the occasional unfair comment, just because they are in a minority (around 8-15% of the population). Sadly, that’s the way of the world.

It’s still a very substantial number of potential customers and the world’s leading manufacturers have ensured that their efforts in making left handed golf clubs are every bit as good as those for right handers.

Yet things are not always as they seem. Choosing left doesn’t always make it right! You see some people are left handed for some things and right handed for others. It’s a strange quirk of those individuals who might write, right handed, yet use left handed golf clubs on the course, because they prefer it, feel more comfortable and most likely play better that way! Strange but true.

Many well known golfers have played left-handed, yet in real life are right-handed, perhaps more to do with how they were taught not be than their true characteristic. Golfers like Phil Mickelson, a multi-championship winning left handed golfer, even though he too is right handed in real life.

Often, usually because of being forced at school (especially for older people, when schooling was more draconian!), the way people were encouraged to write will be carried through your life, but that doesn’t mean it’s natural.

So, when there’s a choice, like when learning a game like golf, and old enough to make one’s own decisions, people defer back to their preference. And that might be when more left handed golf clubs get preferred, selected and bought.

Even if a golfer has the capability to be ambidextrous (use both right and left hands as a preference pretty equally), only a certain number of clubs can be carried, by the rules of the game, so a choice has to be made. And it is usually the choice of how they feel most comfortable when holding the club.

In a world of continuing change and one where commercial requirements drive punters to buy the ‘next best thing’ to improve their game that little sliver more, manufacturers continue to make design changes on both right and left handed golf clubs. Those changes that develop the technology for right-handers are just as effectively applied when left handed golf clubs are designed and manufactured too.

So, if that’s what you need, feel secure in the understanding that the manufacturer of the next set of left handed golf clubs you buy to suit your left handedness, will have applied just the same technology to yours as the more popular right handed sets they sell as well.

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Are you a left-handed golfer in need of help on improving your game?  Here are some quick tips to help get your golf game on track and lower your scores!

A big mistake that many left-handed golfers make is a rather common one.  They attempt to golf right-handed!  As incredible as this may sound, it really is quite easy to understand.  When most people first set out to learn how to play golf, they will borrow a friends set of golf clubs, unless they have the money to buy their own. 

This makes sense because most folks want to know if they are really going to like golf before they invest in an expensive set of golf clubs.  So the clubs they borrow are likely to be right-handed.

There are a majority of left-handed golfers who will eventually go on to buy left-handed golf clubs.  Again though, some will continue to play with right-handed clubs because they now have been playing with them for so long.  They don’t want to try and learn how to play all over again with left-handed golf clubs.

It goes without saying that they will never be able to play golf as well as they could if they would only play with the proper clubs.  When searching for golf tips, left-handed golfers have already discovered the most important tip of all and that is to play the game using left-handed clubs with their natural swing.

A good tip for left-handed golfers is to be cautious when choosing your new clubs.  Unfortunately, left-handed golfers have a much more limited choice when it comes to purchasing golf clubs.  This is especially true if you are shopping for clubs at a small golf store or local club.

Rather than simply buying a set of right-handed clubs that are not meant for you, consider holding off for a while.  Wait until you can go to a bigger retail store or pro shop that will have a larger selection of golf clubs to choose from.

There is also one other option for you if you live in a small town and there are no sporting goods stores or golf shops nearby.  You can buy your golf clubs through a mail order catalog.  There are many good, reputable, mail order companies out there to choose from.  You can find them by doing a search on the internet.  A company like Golfsmith will have every conceivable golf club and equipment available to left-handed golfers.

Finally, one of the best tips of all for left-handed golfers is to get some good, quality instruction.  A golf teaching pro can help you learn how to play golf successfully.  You’ll receive correct swing tips and instruction that are tailored to fit your game.

One thing to keep in mind is to pick the right instructor.  Ask if they teach left-handed golfers.  If not, do they know a good teacher who does?  Many right-handed pros have a very difficult time trying to teach left-handed golfers.  It would be a great idea to have a left-handed pro teaching you how to play golf correctly.

By having the right (left-handed) clubs and good quality instruction, you will see your golf game steadily improve.  That means lower scores and much more fun!

Michael Russell - Your Independent guide to Golf

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