| There are many different types of golf | | | | |
| equipment and all have the ability to improve | | | | There are many manufacturers of good golf |
| your game tenfold as long as you use them to | | | | clubs, but the most famous ones are Nike, |
| their fullest extent. If you go into the | | | | Callaway, and Mizuno Golf. |
| local golf shop, you will notice a large | | | | |
| variety of equipment ranging from golf clubs, | | | | Golf ball |
| to putting machines. In fact golf is one of | | | | |
| the only sports where the equipment you buy | | | | This golf equipment is another important |
| will shape the way you play out there on the | | | | feature to a player. Golf balls nowadays come |
| course. | | | | in two-piece, three-piece and even four-piece |
| | | | forms. These are much different from those |
| Golf Clubs | | | | used in the old days of golf matches, these |
| | | | balls are very much more responsive and |
| Golfer's normally carry around 14 golf clubs | | | | durable, as well as last longer compared to |
| in a set. They are made up of five different | | | | the former balls. |
| types and are named; woods, irons, putters, | | | | |
| hybrid and wedges. Each different type of | | | | There are many good and famous makers of golf |
| golf club has a different purpose altogether. | | | | balls. Just to name a few; Maxfli, Ben Hogan, |
| | | | Precept, Nike, Callaway, Mizuno, and many |
| Woods are used for a few purposes. One, the | | | | more. These makers have a vast range of balls |
| driver is used to normally tee off on a par | | | | with competitive level of quality. Most of |
| four or par five hole. Two fairway woods such | | | | the balls nowadays come with super-features |
| as the three and five wood can be used to hit | | | | such as having thermoplastic urethane as |
| from fairways where the distance away from | | | | covers and having titanium, nickel or cobalt |
| the pin is too great to use an iron. Lastly, | | | | cores. |
| many golfers use woods when chipping out of | | | | |
| rough. This enables them to hit a ball that | | | | Golf shoes |
| will run or roll for an extended period of | | | | |
| time, usually when the green a larger than | | | | One semi important piece of equipment are |
| normal. | | | | golf shoes. Many golfers who play often will |
| | | | opt to buy a pair of golf shoes. Generally |
| The hybrid is a combination of the irons and | | | | these shoes are made specifically for golf |
| woods, which is mostly used for long shots | | | | and usually have spikes on the soles that |
| from hard grounds and the rough. Wedges are | | | | help to give players extra grip which then |
| used to play shorter shots from rough and | | | | intern increases stability. One of the |
| hard ground such as sand or the rough. | | | | biggest yet unspoken reasons why many golfers |
| | | | choose to buy golf shoes is that they want to |
| Irons are of course used for mid ranged shots | | | | look professional. As golf a mostly a |
| where players are looking to land their ball | | | | psychological game, many people believe that |
| on the green, however many golfers opt for | | | | looking like a golfer helps them to feel like |
| irons when choosing to lay up, when a hole is | | | | one as well and therefore they will notice an |
| just a little too long. | | | | improvement in their game. |