Types Of Golf Clubs

TYPES OF GOLF CLUBS

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Driver (1-wood) Normally the club used to tee off Farthest distance All different size heads

Fairway Woods3-wood

5-wood

Irons3-iron 150-180 yards 7-iron 110-140 yards4-iron 140-170 yards 8-iron 100-130 yards5-iron 130-160 yards 9-iron 90-120 yards6-iron 120-150 yards

Hybrid Clubs Mix of fairway wood and iron Easier to hit than irons Becoming more and more common Longer club for greater ball speed and

increase of launch angle

Pitching Wedge Short chips

Similar to 9-iron

Sand Wedge ¾ to full swing, hit sand 1 to 1 ½ inches

behind the ball Cannot touch the sand until shot

Putter Most frequent used club Most important club

Source Lindell, John. "List of Different Types of

Golf Clubs & Their Uses." Golfsmith. Golfsmith International, Inc, n.d. Web. 4 Dec 2013. <http://golftips.golfsmith.com/list-different-types-golf-clubs-uses-2374.html>.