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Understanding the game you're playing is important, not just for golf, but any other game you play. Golf is a very unique activity that doesn't require a lot of gear, but the pieces that you need should be the perfect choice. The clubs are the most important part of the game and knowing them all by name and their function can help you become more efficient and better at golf.
Types of Golf Clubs
Hybrid
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Hybrid clubs are the most recent addition to the golf gear family. They were invented and introduced at the turn of the century by Taylor Made. These high-performance, accurate rescue golf clubs are bringing together the best of irons and woods. They have a bigger head as the woods and a short shaft as the irons. This makes hitting the balls much easier. You can also find them under the names “utility clubs and “rescues”.
Because of the altered centre of gravity, hybrids are able to send the ball on a higher trajectory. This is something irons with comparable loft cannot do because their centre of gravity is placed right next to the ball. In the hybrids, the centre is pushed a bit backwards and lower so it works pretty well. They can send the ball flying higher and get closer to the desired landing spot.
Hybrid clubs also perform better in rough and long grass. They can easily glide through it and allow for a tangle-free shot. Not even long, uncut grass can come between you and the best shot of your life. These clubs are also more forgiving if you hit the ball off-centre. Even when you don’t make your best hit, you’ll feel the ball boom.
Rescue, or hybrid clubs, are numbered like the irons, 2-hybrid, 3-hybrid, 4-hybrid etc. That number also corresponds with the irons they replace. This happened because hybrids are considered a replacement for irons and many golfers find them much easier to handle.
If you’re a beginner, betting hybrid clubs would be a great idea. Swap the irons and enjoy the long shots on every terrain. When making them, manufacturers use casting. By doing this, they integrate technologically advanced features in a cost-effective manner. Some of these features are high-strength steel faces and hollow bodies.
Woods
Woods are regarded as the “heavy hitters” in the golf club family. They're designed with distance and power in mind. In the beginning, they were traditionally made of wood. Nowadays, we have modern wood made of advanced materials. This gives the clubs more speed and more control, which is always welcomed.
There's a type of wood called the driver and it’s the longest club you can have in the bag. It's meant to hit the ball off the tee by giving you maximum distance. Woods also has the biggest head. It's often hollow, has rounded edges and will extend a few centimetres side to side and front to back.
Irons
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Irons are very slender golf clubs. They're very versatile and are considered to be the backbone of any beginner or professional golfer. They're numbered from 1 to 9 with each number having different ranges of distance it can cover and a different loft angle. In general, the ones numbered 1-4 have a lower loft angle. They're great if you need to make a shot from the tee or fairway.
As the number increases so does the loft. This means numbers 5-9 have a bigger loft and more control over the club. As a golfer, this adds more control over your shot and increased precision. If there’s one thing irons are known for, is their accuracy. That’s why they’re considered essential if you want to master a wide variety of shots on the course.
You should know that they have smaller heads compared to woods. At their front to back, they’re also thinner. This is where their nickname “blades” came from. Manufacturers use 2 building methods to make them, forging and casting. When they’re forger, irons will give you a softer feel and more ball control. When casting is used, the clubs will be better for beginners because they bring more forgiveness just like rescue golf clubs.
Wedges
If you want to master golf, besides learning how to deal with golf hybrids, you should also understand wedges. They’re compact, highly specialised and are perfect when you’re playing short shots. They're made for finesse and precision and should use them every time you need a delicate and accurate shot. There are four types of wedges, pitching, sand, gap and lob. They all have different qualities and can play a key role on the golf course.
Pitching wedges have a loft angle of 44-48 degrees. If you’re making an approach shot, they’re the proper choice. A loft like this, gives you a lot of balance between control and distance. Sand wedges are made for one purpose, to save your ball from bunkers. They have a 44—48-degree loft angle and a wide sole. All of the features combined, give you the right tool to get the ball out of the sand with ease.
Gap wedges have a 50-54-degree loft angle and fill the meters between the sand and pitching wedges. They're good for in-between distances that require precision and control. A lob wedge is often considered as the artist’s toothbrush in the golfer’s bag. It has a 58-64-degree loft angle and will give you high and short shorts with a lot of finesse. Golfers use it to overcome obstacles and to land the ball softly on the green.
Putters
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Putters are the clubs golfers use for the last stroke, on the putting greens and for placing the ball into the hole. There are many varieties of this club. This is because every golfer has to feel the putter club. It's a very personalised choice. They can have three length varieties and three styles of club heads. Club heads can be:
- Traditional blade – narrow, shallow, shaft ending at the heel;
- Heel-toe – shaped like the blades, more weight at the heel and toe;
- Mallet – large club heads, more forgiveness, very large and unusual.
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