How Your Golf Clubs Work

Do You Know How Your Golf Clubs

Work





I've got a confession to make... I have been playing golf

for 13 years and really have not done any research on how

golf clubs actually work.



The problem we face is not truly understanding how golf

clubs actually work. The average golfer will take a visit

to his/her local golf store without doing any actual

research.

Why? Wouldn't you rather know what happens when a club hits

a golf ball before purchasing? Another lingering

question is does it really make any difference at all how

the actual club is designed or are all these new club

technologies released every year a bunch of hype.



In this article we will take a look at how each golf club

sends the golf ball down the middle of the fairway (we can

only hope) and why each club is very unique.



Before you rush off to purchase your first set of irons or

that oversized driver you really must understand the

different types of clubs. Each club has a unique purpose on

the golf course.





For example, when using your woods (the clubs with giant

heads on them, made of titanium/steel wood in modern day

times) it will get the ball traveling hundreds of yards off

the tee.

Your irons, which have the largest selection to choose from

are not designed for real great distance but they are

designed for high trajectory and accuracy.

Then finally you have your putter. This club is designed for

very short distances (typically on the golf green) and

allows you lots of control and finesse.



Believe it or not the golf club has several parts that make

that round dimpled ball travel down the middle of the

fairway.





Here I will quickly describe each part of the golf club.

The hosel is where the head actually connects to the shaft of

the club. The face of the golf club is where the club tries

to make contact with the ball. The sole of the club is what

rests on the ground when your lining up a shot.







You ever wonder what the slope of a golf club meant and why

it is important? The slope of a club is very important to a

golfer when selecting a club when their are obstructions in

front of him/her on the golf course.



The higher the slope of the club the higher the trajectory

of the ball (if your like me your drives always fall in front

of a tree or in the trees!). Here I will list the average

slope of each club:



putter: 0 degrees

sandwedge: 56 degrees

pitching wedge: 47 degrees

9 iron: 43 degrees

8 iron: 39 degrees

7 iron: 35 degrees

6 iron: 31 degrees

5 iron: 27 degrees

4 iron: 24 degrees

3 iron: 21 degrees

3 wood: 20 degrees

5 wood: 15 degrees

Driver: 10 degrees



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As you can see there are many parts and angles that make up

a golf club. One should consider getting his or her golf

clubs customized to their physical body build. This can be

done by any local golf club maker or teaching golf pro. The

standard golf clubs off the shelf may not be designed for a

person who is 5 foot 2 or for someone at the other extreme

of 6 feet and above.



In closing, the most important part of the golf club is the

actual golfer. My own personal experience and success

story was buying oversized forgiving golf clubs. This

included the driver and the irons. Choosing the right club

is really up to you the golfer! You still can hit a bad

shot by making a poor club selection and executing a poor

swing. That is a good thing though, that means you still

have to practice and the golfer does make up part of the

overall success of a straight shot! So do your homework and

buy the right clubs and then get on the driving range or

golf course and put those new golf clubs to the test.





About the author:

Article by Corey Meltifa of http://www.golf-equipment-deals.com