| Golf club swing weight is something amateur golfers | | | | pros often can't tell small differences in swing weights |
| rarely worry about. It is a way of measuring the | | | | by feel alone. |
| weight of a golf club, to determine how it will feel | | | | The point of measuring swing weight is to match all |
| when the golfer swings it. You might think of it as | | | | the clubs in a certain set to the same swing weight. |
| the "stats" of your club, and it tells you how well | | | | This way, when you pick up different size clubs for |
| balanced the club is in relation to the club head. | | | | different shots, you know that they will all feel the |
| Lower swing weights mean lighter clubs. For example, | | | | same when you swing. |
| a 3 is the smallest club weight. A 3-iron will often feel | | | | The swing weight of a particular club can be raised or |
| heavier when you're holding it because the shaft of | | | | lowered, in order to make it feel like the other clubs |
| the club is longer, to make up for that balance. | | | | in a set. Lead powder or tape can be added to the |
| As the club heads get heavier, the clubs get shorter. | | | | club to give it more weight. |
| The 3-iron weighs about 240 grams, but a pitching | | | | In general, players who have a fast swing should use |
| wedge is almost 300 grams. The shaft of the pitching | | | | heavier swing weight clubs. Heavier clubs often help |
| wedge is shorter, in order to make up for the weight | | | | them have more control over their downswings. On |
| difference. In the end, it should feel the same as the | | | | the other hand, golfers who have a slower swing |
| 3-iron to the golfer. | | | | often choose lighter swing weight clubs in order to |
| Confused yet? Let me explain something that will | | | | have a steadier swing. |
| make it less confusing. It's important to understand | | | | Does Swing Weight Really Matter? |
| that swing weight is different than real weight. Swing | | | | Serious golfers will often tell you that it does matter. |
| weight is a weight measured in its relation to the | | | | For beginners and amateurs, it may not make much |
| balance of the club. The idea is that swing weight | | | | difference either way. Some golfers say that it is not |
| determines not actual weight, but how it feels in the | | | | important at all, because a good golfer can feel the |
| hands of a golfer. | | | | weight difference and adjust their swing as |
| Swing weight is not measured in grams, but has its | | | | necessary. |
| own measurement system. This is usually a letter and | | | | Swing weight was a more important gauge in the |
| number combination, like C4 or D1. They can be | | | | past, but there is a current trend among golfers to |
| anywhere from A-G, and from 0-10. The lightest | | | | use actual weight instead. |
| swing weight is A0 and the heaviest is G10. | | | | If you're serious about golf, golf club swing weight is |
| It's hard to tell the difference between swing | | | | something you should definitely know about. |
| weights without measuring the clubs somehow. Even | | | | |