| A golf club is one of the major equipments in the | | | | Putters are frequently used in golf games and |
| game of golf. You can never play golf without any | | | | tournaments and they come in club head styles of |
| golf club. In fact, a golf player carries around several | | | | blade, mallet and heel-toe. Lengths come in belly |
| golf clubs with him during a game or a tournament. | | | | putters, standard and broomstick (long) putters. |
| There are several types of golf clubs and each club | | | | Choosing one is simply a matter of a personal choice. |
| has different uses. These are woods, Irons, Wedges, | | | | Putters are designed to be applied on the putting |
| and the Hybrids or the Utility Clubs. Here is an | | | | green. However, it is not rare for golf players to |
| overview of what these clubs are: | | | | apply their putters from up to a couple of yards off |
| Woods | | | | the putting green, if the turf around the green is cut |
| The woods in a typical golfer's bag will include a | | | | really low. The key to utilizing a putter from off the |
| driver or a 1-wood and one or two fairway woods, | | | | putting surface is a low, smooth cut of turf. |
| most commonly a 3-wood and/or 5-wood. Woods | | | | Utility Clubs/ Hybrids |
| characterize deep club heads from front to back that | | | | The utility clubs or hybrid is a mix of woods and irons |
| are made of metal, usually steel or titanium alloy. | | | | and are more appropriate for rookies who do not |
| They are called "woods" because the club heads | | | | prefer to buy too many clubs in the beginning. |
| were used to be made out of wood. Metals came to | | | | This combination of elements of irons and woods |
| use in the 1980s. | | | | contributes to having technical characteristics that |
| Irons | | | | help in getting the ball airborne, that break the |
| Irons feature thin club heads with grooved faces on | | | | effects of getting a mis-hit, and other matters. |
| it. Professional players may opt for a "muscle back" | | | | The golf club you choose depends on what type of |
| or "blade" type of iron, whereas beginners will want a | | | | player you are, whether you are an occasional golfer |
| "cavity back" style. | | | | or a professional player. But with all these types of |
| A blade-style has a club head with a full back, | | | | golf clubs, it is just a matter of what you think |
| whereas a cavity back's club head is hollow (to | | | | works for you. So before you buy a golf club, plan |
| create a perimeter weighting effect helpful for golf | | | | ahead and do some research. You do not want to |
| beginners). | | | | spend a lot of money on a club that does not fit you. |
| Putters | | | | |