A golf game is known for the level of patience it demands and use of the right golf clubs. Obviously, a golf club is used to hit a golf ball, but the shots depend upon the types of golf clubs used. According to the golf rulebook, a golfer is not supposed to carry more than fourteen golf clubs on a golf course during a game.
Types of Golf Club
There are four types of golf clubs used in a game, namely, putters, woods, wedges and irons. Each of these clubs has its own characteristics based on the type of shot required. In the earlier days, golfers mainly used wooden clubs. The wooden clubs were also categorized based on the type of woods used. Different woods like holly and beach were used to make the club heads whereas wood materials such as ash were used for making the shafts. Gradually, as time passed by, golf companies like Adam, Callaway, Cobra, Ping and Williams came up with the next generation golf clubs that were made from materials like titanium, aluminum and other metals that became like catalysts for improving an average golfer’s game. The golf clubs used for different shots are:
Woods are generally used for hitting long-range shots. Woods too are categorized into nine types. The 1-wood is also called as the driver. The specialty of these numbers is that as the numbers decrease, the longer the shots possible. If we compare the sizes of the different golf clubs, the 1-wood is the longest.
Irons too are classified into two groups, long irons and the short irons. Long irons are the ones that are numbered from 1 to 4, whereas, short irons are the 8 and the 9-iron and then there are the mid irons that are 5, 6 and 7-iron. The lesser the iron is numbered, the more distance the ball will travel. The short irons are ideal for amateur golfers.
Wedges are usually used for hitting short-range shots. Wedges are a part of the irons that is more useful for hitting chip shots. The types of wedges would include the 9-iron, also called as the pitching wedge, the sand wedge, lob wedge and the gap wedge.
A putter is basically used to let the ball roll on the green when the golfer is required to aim a precision shot over a relatively short distance. Hence, the size of the putter is smaller compared to the other golf clubs.
