GOLF CLUBS Golf Clubs TYPES Woods Hybrids Irons

GOLF CLUBS

Golf Clubs TYPES: – Woods – Hybrids – Irons • Distances • Sand Wedge – Putter

Golf Clubs TYPES: – Woods – Hybrids – Irons • Distances • Sand Wedge – Putter

Golf Clubs TYPES: – Woods – Hybrids – Irons • Distances • Sand Wedge – Putter

Golf Clubs TYPES: – Woods – Hybrids – Irons • Distances • Sand Wedge – Putter

Golf Clubs - Components 3 main components FOR ALL CLUBS Shaft Grip Clubhead

Golf Clubs - Components 3 main components - Head of the 3 different types of Clubs Club face

Golf Clubs - Components 3 main components - Head - Shaft - Graphite - Steel - Wood

Golf Clubs - Components 3 main components - Head - Shaft - Grip

Golf Clubs - WOODS 4 Types of Clubs – “Woods” - Became Metal in late 1970’s

Golf Clubs – Purpose for Woods • DRIVER – Longest club with least amount of loft. Used on teeing ground only. • FAIRWAY : 3 – 5 – 7 woods

Golf Clubs - Woods • • Originally made from wood Also called a fairway wood Numbered 3 -11 1 wood also called the Driver • Hit during upswing

Fairway Woods 3 – 5 – 7 WOODS: • Used in the fairway for long approach shots, or • Second shots on Par 5 holes. • Tee shots on short Par 4’s FAIRWAY WOOD

Golf Clubs – Hybrids • They are a combination of the function of a wood and look of an iron. + =

Golf Clubs – Hybrid Woods • Purpose – these clubs are substitutes for Long Irons. They are easier to hit because the center of gravity is moved back and away from the clubface.

Woods - Summary • DRIVER – Longest / Least loft / Teeing Ground

Woods - Summary • FAIRWAY WOODS – 3 wood less loft than driver – 5 wood less loft than 3 wood…. .

Woods - Summary • HYBRID WOODS – substitutes for long irons – usually 3 and 4 irons

Golf Clubs - Irons - Used to hit approach shots into the green. Various lengths and lofts affect the distance the ball travel

Golf Clubs – Iron Components

Golf Clubs - Irons • Typically 3 through Sand Wedge – shortest 3 iron - longest

Golf Clubs - Irons

Golf Clubs - Irons • Typically 3 through Sand Wedge • On average 10 yards between clubs

Golf Clubs - Irons • Long Irons

Golf Clubs - Irons • Long Irons • Mid Irons

Golf Clubs - Irons • Long Irons • Mid Irons • Short Irons

Golf Clubs - Irons • Driver hit on the upswing • Irons hit on the downswing • Creating a divot

Irons and trajectory 52 - 56 degree SW 58 or more SW

Golf Clubs - Sand Wedges • Sand Wedge – designed to facilitate hitting a ball out of a bunker.

Golf Clubs - Sand Wedges • Unique feature to the sand wedge is the flange of the club

Golf Clubs - Sand Wedges • Unique feature to the sand wedge is the flange of the club – that creates BOUNCE

Sand Wedge – How It Works

Golf Clubs - Bunker Shot

Golf Clubs – Sand Wedge • Labeled: SW or Degrees of Loft • Range from 54 to 62 degrees • Golfers may carry more than 1 Sand Wedge

Set of Clubs • Rules of Golf allow maximum of 14 Clubs • You can have any configuration

Set of Clubs – Common Configuration • • 3 or 4 woods / Hybrids 7 or 8 irons 1 or 2 sand wedges 1 Putter

Golf Clubs - Putter • Exclusively for rolling the ball • Different styles of heads

Golf Clubs - Putter Different styles of clubs • Traditional • Belly • Long

Golf Clubs – Components – Woods – Irons • Distances • Sand Wedge – Putter