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Golf Clubs – A Beginners Guide
October 14, 2011 | 
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With the help of movies like Tin Cup, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Happy Gilmore and of course the comedy classic Caddyshack, the sport of Golf is quickly becoming less of a sport to sneer at and more of a sport to play if you want to seem “cool”.
Recent ad campaigns include “Play Golf America” in which A list celebrities say “Play golf America!” into a camera.
But much confusion surrounds golf. For a sport that seems to be all about getting a tiny ball into a tiny hole that is very far away, a lot of emphasis has been placed on using the right club to get the ball to its destination. There are woods, irons, wedges, putters and utility clubs/hybrids.
Which Golf Clubs Are Which? A Beginners Guide
Woods are actually made of metal, but they are called woods because that is what they used to be made out of. The woods are thought to be the hardest club to master because they are the longest. The longer the club, the harder it is to control the swing of the Golfer.
These clubs have some “oomph” in them and are designed to send the ball great distances. They are good for beginners because they are easier to hit than some of the other clubs.
Irons got their name because they are made out of metal (which is redundant because now all golf clubs are made of metal). The head of the club is thin and has a grooved face. These clubs are good for the teeing ground and are used to help a ball climb as it gravels the course of the green.
Trickier Golf Clubs – The Thin End Of The Wedge(s)
Wedges are often sold separately from the rest of a golf club set. They are used when the Golfer wants greater control over the accuracy of his shot. Shorter shots often call for a wedge. They were created to help golfers have an easier time of getting out of the sand traps on the golf course.
The Putter is the golf club that is the most widely used. They come in three different lengths and because there are so many different varieties, choosing a putter is often a very personal process for a golfer. They are designed to be used on the putting green of the golf course.
Not Forgetting The Lifesavers – Hybrid Golf Clubs
The Utility Clubs/Hybrids are becoming more popular among golfers because they are easier to hit. These clubs combine elements of the woods and the irons. Because they have elements of both clubs, the Utility Clubs/Hybrids are used to make the “mis-hits” fewer and farther between than if a golfer just stuck to either a wood club or an iron.
Those are the major player golf clubs in all golf bags. Knowing what kinds of golf clubs are used can help it much easier to learn how to play the game.
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Golf Clubs – Which Ones to Put in Your Bag
The rules of golf let you put fourteen clubs in your bag. There are more than fourteen that you could carry, though. If you think carefully about which ones you select, you’ll play better golf. Not to mention, you don’t have to carry all fourteen.
Golf clubs come in set, and we think of putting sets of clubs in the bag: a set of irons, a pair of wedges, a driver and fairway metal, and a putter. Better to consider each club by itself and make it earn its way into your bag by looking at what shots you’ll need to hit and what clubs you need to hit them.
Forty percent of your strokes are putts. Only a putter will do. In it goes. (One)
Since you don’t hit every green, which club would let you hit the greatest amount of those short shots? Probably a wedge with loft in the 52-56 degree range. (Two)
Off the tee? What about your 2-iron or equivalent hybrid iron? You can get the ball in the fairway all day with reasonable distance, and hit it off the fairway, too. Let’s put that one in. (Three)
What about irons? The seven is the easiest iron to hit a long way, and it doubles as a chipping club. Let’s take it. (Four)
While we’re at it, let’s put some more irons in, the ones that are easiest to hit. We already have the 7-iron in the bag, so we’re adding the 6-, 8-, 9-irons and pitching wedge. (Eight)
There is a large gap between your 2-iron/hybrid and the 6-iron. Let’s split it with a 4-iron/hybrid. (Nine)
OK, the driver. Not the easiest club to hit, but a useful one nonetheless. (Ten)
That’s ten clubs. You’d be missing a fairway metal, 3-iron/hybrid, 5-iron, and a third wedge from the traditional set. You don’t hit these clubs too often, and they’re the hardest ones to hit well. Try this. Go out and play a round with the set of ten and see if you really miss the four you left at home.
Here’s a radical way to build your playing set. Play a round with four clubs: one for the tee, one for the fairway, one for around the green, and your putter. The next time after that, add one club. Keep adding one club as you play additional rounds until you find that your scoring is the same as it always was. You’ll surprise yourself at how few clubs you end up with.
Want to hear a story? The first time I ever broke 40 was on the three clubs+putter day at the golf course. Made me think about the other ten.
Golf Clubs – This is the Way the Professionals Easily Identify Them
Golf clubs come in many shapes and sizes. Golf clubs are built to either a standard or custom need. Which one you choose depends on how often you play. For a tip on which one to choose, consider how often you play. If you play a lot, it is recommended to get a set of custom golf clubs. However if you play once in while, it would be best to buy standard golf club.
Golf clubs themselves generally fall into five categories. Each category has its own specific time and place to use. The first category, the Wood category clubs were made of wood until the 1980′s. Nowadays, these clubs are made of metal. Composed of steel or titanium, these clubs are used to send the golf ball flying. These clubs have a deep club head.
Iron category golf clubs usually come as a set of eight clubs. The first club in the set will makes it easier to shoot longer shots while as you go through the set, you’ll notice that area cover by each shot will decrease between about ten to fifteen yards as well as a steeper climb and steeper fall than the last one. Wedge category golf clubs are mainly used for scoring. The four types of wedge clubs by name are pitching, gap, sand, and lob wedges.
The Putter category is often the most used club in the game of golf. Used on average thirty-six times in a game of golf, the putter also has the most types than any other kind of golf club. With three types of club head heads and three types of lengths, there are nine different combinations in which the putter can assembled.
The newest addition to the golf club family is the Hybrid. As the name suggests, these clubs contain features of both the Woods and Irons category. Growing in popularity due to their ease of use, these clubs are even used among professionals of this sport.