We are a sad lot: nobody gives a damn about us, and if you are a Leftie Golfer, like me, you will find that your choices of clubs and other golf materials like gloves, are very limited, and sometimes, non-existent.

The situation is very different in Australia and U.S. for example: in these 2 countries the lefties are spoilt for choices, and they can count on the latest models from various golf manufacturers, swing weight, flex, length - the whole works! Plus, very valuable and well-meaning advices from their golf shop pros!

In Malaysia, nobody loves us: in my Club, there are only 5 lefties, and with age catching up, they are also a dying breed. Now, after donkey years of chomping golf, we are told that the "Regular" flex we normally use as per U.S. specs, is actually "Firm" in Japanese specs! No wonder these bloody clubs feel so heavy, and more so for me, after all these years! Now, with "Senior" flex available in U.S. and Japan makes, looks like we have to go for the Asian/Japanese version as they are of course lighter for us smaller-frame Asians! Talk about having us on all these years!

I also note that finally, Wilson Malaysia, for instance, has stated that they will now bring in only Japanese specs golf sets for the Malaysian market, and hooray for them, since now, maybe we will finally get lighter golf equipment to suit our needs better.

As for getting Golf Sets specifically custom-fit for one's own individual needs, a word of caution from me: in Malaysia, there are too many of these "experts" (usually whites) who come and go, and, as far as I am concerned, some of them know as much golf as me - which is nothing! But they come as "experts" to help you get the set to suit your needs/frame etc., and these made-to-measure sets are not bloody cheap either - you are still talking of some RM10,000 for a set of 3 woods and 9 irons and a putter! And they come to you with all the modern technology, gadgets, gizmos and what have you - but DO they really suit you? Only YOU will know - after you cough out RM10,000!

My own experience: I had a Driver and iron set custom-fit for me about 5 years ago at RM4,000, and it was a bloody disaster - financial all the way: the cost upfront, and the fact that I could never hit the balls properly with this set - shanking seems to be the order of the day! This white "expert" felt I need larger grip, and these clubs were then fitted with thicker grips which made my game even worse, as they WERE bigger and harder to grip! And since I am 5'10" he felt some irons need to be longer as well - and again, it buggered up my game totally! So much for his expertise! Needless to say, this set is still lying in my store! As we are only Tiger Hood ("Hokkien" dialect for "hammer"!) I feel safer sticking to factory sets.

My only consolation is that Pan West brings in Callaway left-hands, which I have been a disciple past 10 years. But then again, a RM10,000 latest Big Bertha Fusion FT-3 driver and fairway woods and full iron set is not everyone's cup of tea, right or left-hand, so we can only dream and drool over it!- unless Someone From Up There decides to drop me this exquisite gift - truly one from Heaven, man!