Neatorama » golf clubs http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:08:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Fancy Golf Clubs May Lead to Hearing Loss http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/05/fancy-golf-clubs-may-lead-to-hearing-loss/ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/05/fancy-golf-clubs-may-lead-to-hearing-loss/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:57:28 +0000 Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/05/fancy-golf-clubs-may-lead-to-hearing-loss/ We’ve always known that golfers are particularly blind to fashion, but now, it turns out that the sport may also cause hearing loss:

Players who use a new generation of thin-faced titanium drivers to propel the ball further should consider wearing ear plugs, experts advise.

Ear specialists suspect the "sonic boom" the metal club head makes when it strikes the ball damaged the hearing of a 55-year-old golfer they treated. [...]

The doctors trawled the web for reviews of the King Cobra LD club and said they found some interesting comments.

One player reported: "Drives my mates crazy with that distinctive loud ‘BANG’ sound." Another said: "This is not so much a ting but a sonic boom which resonates across the course!"

The doctors decided to recruit a professional golfer to hit shots with six thin-faced titanium clubs from manufacturers such as King Cobra, Callaway, Nike and Mizuno.

All produced a louder noise than standard thicker stainless steel drivers. The worst offender was the Ping G10 at over 130 decibels.

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