| Golf clubs are usually considered a set consisting | | | | yards out from the putting surface. The golf club |
| of a driver, fairway woods, irons and putters. The | | | | iron sets have clubs numbered from 2 through 9. |
| advanced golfer would have at least a driver, | | | | The higher the club number, the higher the loft, |
| metal fairway woods, irons and a putter in their | | | | the shorter the shaft and the shorter the |
| golf bag. The trend lately has been to replace | | | | distance of the shot. A 9 iron would result in a |
| some of the longer irons and fairway woods with | | | | high, arcing shot close to the putting green, |
| hybrid golf clubs. | | | | around 125 yards or so. A 2 iron would result in a |
| The United States Golf Association (USGA) sets | | | | low, long shot of around 225 yards. |
| the rules of golf. In those rules, it limits the | | | | Golf club wedges are usually considered part of |
| number of golf clubs in a golfer's golf bag to 14 | | | | the purchase included in a set of golf club irons. |
| golf clubs. A classic golfer would have a driver, 2 | | | | The pitching wedge, the sand wedge and the lob |
| fairway woods, 7 golf irons, 3 golf wedges and a | | | | wedge are common types of golf club wedges. |
| putter. You will find a different set combination in | | | | The lob wedge can com in several different lofts, |
| each golfers bag. Hybrid golf clubs, of late, may | | | | normally around 58 degrees to 60 or more |
| replace some of the longer golf irons and fairway | | | | degrees. These wedges are used from close |
| woods. | | | | range to the green for accuracy and control. |
| A driver is a long-shafted club with a full head | | | | The golfer has the choice of 2 primary types of |
| used to strike the ball that is set upon a tee. The | | | | golf club irons. For the more experienced golfer, |
| club head does not have much lift to it, to achieve | | | | forged irons are mad for precision and enable |
| maximum distance off the tee. The club head on | | | | easier shaping of shots for draws and fades. |
| these golf club drivers is limited in size. Most brand | | | | Cavity-backed golf irons have a larger sweet spot |
| name drivers cost between $200 and $400. For | | | | and are more forgiving on off-center shots, |
| the budget-minded golfer, discount golf drivers | | | | providing straighter shots. A set of golf irons |
| can be purchase for much less. The price for | | | | consisting of 2 through 9, a sand wedge and a |
| discount golf club drivers can be less than $100. | | | | pitching wedge, would range in price from $250 to |
| The fairway woods have club heads that are | | | | over $1,500. Discount golf irons can provide great |
| slightly more lofted than the driver, and are used | | | | savings and are sometimes referred to as |
| for long shots when the ball is lying on the ground. | | | | knockoff golf irons or clone golf irons. |
| The club heads used to be made of wood, but | | | | Arguably, the most valuable golf club is the putter. |
| now are mostly metal. Fairway woods normally | | | | This golf club, the putter, will be the most used |
| retail from $150 to $300. You can realize major | | | | golf club of all golf clubs. It is used on every hole, |
| savings with clone golf woods that run at quite a | | | | most of the time more than once per hole. The |
| discount over name brand golf woods. | | | | golf club putter has the single purpose of getting |
| Hybrid golf clubs are a kind of cross between a | | | | the golf ball rolling and into the hole in the least |
| fairway wood and a longer golf club iron. The | | | | number of putts. |
| shaft is usually a bit shorter, but the golf club | | | | There are many varieties of putters in all shapes |
| hybrid head is similar to a fairway wood. They | | | | and sizes. Some of the putter shafts are so short |
| can be used from the rough or off the fairway | | | | that the golfer grips it near his knees, and some |
| and are very versatile golf clubs. Some are even | | | | are so long that they are gripped at the golfer's |
| used to putt from just off the green. Retail prices | | | | chest. Many golfers spend their entire lives |
| for hybrid golf clubs can be similar to a driver. | | | | changing putters to find the one that feels right |
| The busiest group of golf clubs is the golf club | | | | for them. Simple putters can cost as little as $20 |
| irons. Most of the shots will use an iron in a typical | | | | but some of the more exotic putters can cost as |
| round of golf. Golf club irons are used to hit the | | | | much as $300. |
| golf ball from a normal range of 125 yards to 225 | | | | |