Your Personal Primer Course on Golf Clubs

Golf clubs are usually considered a set consistingand 9. The higher the number of the golf club iron,
of a driver, fairway woods, irons and putters. Thethe higher the loft and the shorter distance the
advanced golfer would have at least a driver,golf ball will fly. The shaft length will be shorter for
metal fairway woods, irons and a putter in theirthe higher numbered golf club irons.
golf bag. The trend lately has been to replaceGolf club wedges can be part of the golf club iron
some of the longer irons and fairway woods withset purchase. Normal golf club wedges include a
hybrid golf clubs.pitching wedge, the sand wedge and different
The United States Golf Association (USGA) setslofts of lob wedges. These golf club wedges are
the rules of golf. In those rules, it limits theused for shots that are within 100 yards or closer
number of golf clubs in a golfer's golf bag to 14to the green. These shots are sometimes
golf clubs. A classic golfer would have a driver, 2referred to as the money shot because they
fairway woods, 7 golf irons, 3 golf wedges and ashould get you very close to the pin. The number
putter. You will find a different set combination inof wedges carried by the golfer is dependent
each golfers bag. Hybrid golf clubs, of late, mayupon their particular golf game and their strengths
replace some of the longer golf irons and fairwayand weaknesses.
woods.Golf club irons have two primary types to choose
A driver is a long-shafted club with a full headfrom. Fro the lower handicapped golfer, forged
used to strike the ball that is set upon a tee. Theirons enable shaping of golf shots for easier draws
club head does not have much lift to it, to achieveand fades. For the higher handicapped golfer,
maximum distance off the tee. The club head oncavity-backed golf club irons are more forgiving
these golf club drivers is limited in size. Most brandon off-center shots, have a larger sweet spot
name drivers cost between $200 and $400. Forand allow the golfer to hit straight shots easier. A
the budget-minded golfer, discount golf driversset of golf club irons is usually considered a 2
can be purchase for much less. The price forthrough 9 iron, a pitching wedge (PW) and a sand
discount golf club drivers can be less than $100.wedge (SW). This set of 10 irons can range in
Typical fairway woods normally consist of a 3, 5price from $250 up to and over $1,500. Knockoff
and 7 wood. The club heads used to be made ofgolf irons would provide similar quality for a
wood, but modern fairway woods are now madesignificant savings. These are also known as clone
of metal. They have more loft than the drivergolf club irons or discount golf club irons.
and are normally used from the fairway or forThe last and probably most utilized golf club is the
more accurate tee shots. Retail prices for a setputter. The golf club irons are used for the
of fairway metal woods would range from $150money shots. The putter is the money club. The
to $300. Discount woods, or sometimes referredold saying "Drive for show, putt for dough" is a
to as clone golf clubs, would run significantly less.very true statement. The putter is used on
Most amateur golfers have a hard time hitting theevery golf hole at least once. The putter will be
longer golf club irons and fairway woods. Hybridthe golf club that ultimately puts the golf ball in
golf clubs were designed to combine the bestthe hole. This club provides the golfer the best
features of the longer golf clubs irons and fairwayopportunity to cut strokes from their golf round.
woods. Even professional golfers are now addingGolf club putters have really transformed in the
hybrid golf clubs to the golf clubs in their golf bag.last few years. Conventional putters have given
Hybrid golf clubs can run as much as the price ofway to mallet putters, alignment-type putters,
a driver. The budget conscious buyer should bebelly putters and more, with any kind of
able to find discount prices on clone hybrid golfcombination of all of these. Since this golf club is
clubs, or sometime known as knockoff hybrid golfused the most and is so important, many golfers
clubs.search endlessly for a golf club putter that they
Golf club irons are considered the most importantare comfortable with and confident in using. Prices
group of clubs in a golf club set. Golf club irons arefor discount or clone putters can be around $20
used in the range of 125 yards to 225 yardswith name brand, complex putters running around
from the putting green. A set of golf club irons$300.
consists of the numbered irons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8