GOLF CLUBS

Introduction:

The longest clubs used for the long shots are the woods. Normally, woods contain large heads and are mostly having a spherical shape. In addition, the woods have a clubface that is slightly bulged in nature and also has a sole, which is mostly flattened and helps it to slide on the golf course ground without having to dig when swinging. Conventionally, the “wood” heads were manufactured with the help of plain wood. Prior to the twentieth century, ash wood or beech wood were used for the manufacture of golf clubs. With the passage of time, maple or persimmon woods started getting used for making golf clubs. The present golf club heads are normally manufactured from composite materials, titanium or steel. Sometimes such golf clubs are also known by the name “metalwoods”.

Miscellaneous:

In order to gain the structural stability, the former metalwoods were filled with foam. It was not until the 1970’s, when the first “fairway metals” or the “metalwoods” were used. It did not gain the expected popularity. This resulted in the usage of persimmon woods till the beginning of the 90’s. The wood which is longest in length is known by the name “Driver”. Apart from the length, the wood also has the largest head that makes it ideal for usage off tee. Woods shorter in length are mostly known by the name “fairway woods”. Normally the 5 and 3 woods are commonly used at present. These woods enable the golf players to hit off the golf course turf. Sometimes the driver is also used for hitting across the turf, which only the expert golfers having great deal of accuracy and skills can do.