The biggest drawback in junior golf clubs is that while your child keeps growing, the clubs stay the same size. That means if your child is growing fast, his or her junior clubs are quickly being outgrown. For parents, that means spending money on new sets of clubs more frequently . Now with Acculength Junior golf sets that problem is solved because they have introduced a junior golf club that actually grows with the child.
The way the Acculength Expandable Pro Quality Junior Golf Club System works is with “Spacer technology.” The shafts of the Acculength clubs can be unlocked and unscrewed at a point just below the grip. The one-inch-long spacers are inserted and locked into place giving you a golf club that is now one inch longer. This is the first truly extendable club that was designed for the junior player.
With regular kids golf clubs, as the kid grows, his clubs are literally shrinking on him and his swing motion and muscle memory are also changing which is not a good thing. Muscle memory and swing motion should stay the same for the best learning results. Because the Acculength is the only golf equipment that grows as the child grows, it allows swing motion and muscle memory to stay the same.
The Acculength system comes in four different models, designed to start with children fitting four different height ranges. The 500 Series (Purple) is designed for the youngest players, children 39-47 inches tall. The 1000 Series (Yellow) is for kids 45-55 inches who are just learning the game. The 2000 Series (Red) is for children 51-59 inches and features a stiffer shaft with proper loft for maximum trajectory and loft. The 3000 Series (Gray) is for kids 55-62 inches; its clubs bear a strong resemblance to adult clubs, but with more forgiveness for ease of use.
The 1000, 2000 and 3000 series come with a wood, 7-iron, pitching wedge and putter. The 500 series is the same, except that the pitching wedge is optional. All sets include a dual-strap stand bag (whose colors match the series color) that also grows as the clubs in it are lengthened; an instructional CD-ROM; 12 1-inch spacers; assembly tools and locking screws; a pouch that holds the spacers, tools and screws; and a sizing chart for proper fitting.
Optional clubs, sold separately, include a high-lofted driver and a 5-iron.
The 500 Series carries an MSRP of $139.99; the other three series, $199.99.
Junior golf club program instructors had this to say “The Acculength clubs are big time winners and a good investment for parents of young golfers”. They also said that the clubs are high-quality to begin with, regardless of the spacer technology and the spacers just make them a better product. They said that the average price on Junior golf sets run at around $130 and even though the Acculength is more expensive they end up being a better investment over time because they grow with the child which means you won’t need to buy a replacement set as often.
The pros found that inserting spacers is very easy and clubs feel very solid after spacers are inserted. Some did feel, though, that the Acculength clubs were a bit on the heavy side for younger players in the size ranges listed but this issue is solved once the child grows.
All in all the Acculength Junior Golf Set is a winner.
