Can someone define what different golf clubs do?
Can someone define what different golf clubs do?
i need these defined:
Drivers
Irons
Woods
it needs to be really detailed like, how many of each there are and if the highest goes farther or shortest and stuff like that.
Thanks for your help!
Drivers
Irons
Woods
it needs to be really detailed like, how many of each there are and if the highest goes farther or shortest and stuff like that.
Thanks for your help!
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2.2.2010
Best Answer – Chosen by Voters Driver- for teeing off, hopefully getting the ball in the fairway. Rarely used anywhere else (though it is possible to hit it off the ground and chip with it). It has the lowest loft (from 7 to 16 degrees), is the longest club (43-46 inches). There is usually only one in everyone's bag, though Phil Mickelson used a two-driver strategy at the Masters (one 45" and fade biased, the other 46" and draw biased).Fairway wood- nowadays, there are 3 (13-15 degrees), 4 (16-18*), 5 (19-20*) and 7 (21-23*) woods; some manufacturers make 9 and 11 woods, but they are rare. They have smaller heads than drivers, and are for long shots from the fairway/rough. They can also be used on the tee box, and for chipping (this is a reoccurring theme, as any club can be used as a chipping club, depending on the situation).Hybrids- Generally, these are replacement clubs for the 3 (19-20*), 4 (23-24*), 5 (26-28*) and 6 (28-31*) irons. They also have replacements for the 1 and 2 irons, but they aren't as common. Some hybrids have a head big enough to act as a fairway wood. They are versatile clubs- off the tee, chipping around the green, in the very thick rough, or out of fairway bunkers.Long irons- 3,4 and 5 irons. The hardest clubs to hit… that's why so many switch to hybrids. Middle irons- 6, 7 (32-34*) and 8 (36-38*). For approach shots to the green from 150 yards and in. These can also be used to tee off on short par 3s, or used as chipping clubs around the green.Short irons- 9 (40-42*) and Pitching Wedge (PW- 44-48*). For shots around 100-130 yards and in. Also used for chipping and pitching onto the green.Wedges- Gap ( GW, also called "attack" or "utility" wedge- 50-53*), Sand ( SW, 54-56*), Lob ( LW, 58-61*) or "X" (XW, anything over 61*). Most can be used anywhere on the course. Even though the SW was originally designed for use in sand bunkers, it is possible to use any type of wedge, depending on the situation. These can be used to chip and pitch, or lob a high, arcing shot that stops quickly on the green.Loft determines how far each travels, with the lowest loft being the farthest, and the highest loft being the shortest-flying. If there are two clubs with the same loft (say, a hybrid 3 and a 3 iron), the club with the longer shaft will fly the farthest (in this case, the hybrid- all hybrids have a longer shaft than their replacement), since the longer, lighter shaft will produce more clubhead speed. there isn't a significant difference, that's why it is preferred to take the long iron out if you're carrying a 3 hybrid- it's longer, and has more uses than the iron.There can be 14 clubs, no matter the combination. It can be 1 driver, 2 fairway woods, 1 hybrid, 4-PW, GW and SW, putter. It can be 14 drivers, or 1 driver and 13 putters. It's all up to the person, what his/her yardages are, what kind of course they're playing, etc.
2.2.2010
The driver is the king kahuna. They can cost more than 450$ making them the most expensive club in the bag. They are the club that you hit off a tee, and you hit the farthest. Fairway wood is like the driver that didn't grow up to be as big. A bit smaller head, and you hit it off the tee and grass.Irons are my personal favorite clubs. There are many different numbers ofirons (2-9) and the number corresonds to the angle of the club. The nine goes the highest but shortest, the 2 goes the longest but lowest. Most beginners don't have anything less than a 5 or 7. The lower ones are harder to perfect. Any more questions emAil me jow80@yahoo.
2.2.2010
ok so imm break it down for u
Driver is what u use off the the TEE, like what ud use for the first shot on long holes. this goes the furtherestA wood is like a driver for the fairway, u cant tee it up, but it goes about the second furtherestirons are like the thin clubs? they all have different lofts (height of the shot) so a 5 iron goes lowest and furtherst and a 9 iron is the shortest and heightest
2.2.2010
your driver is mainly used off the tee and your wood is used some time off the tee but mostly for long fairway shots and it usually has allow trajectory with lots of roll and as irons go your five iron will go the longest and 9 or P will go the shortest but and you move from 5 to 9 the trajectory will get higher hope that helped good luck
2.2.2010
all the other answers here pretty much sum up, just wanted to point out that irons go from 1-9, most people think it starts at 2 but the one iron is used as a gap between fairway woods and the 2, most people don;t use it because it can kick your hands if you hit wrong, believe me it hurts