Golf Clubs For Learners

When you start to play golf it often seems a bit weird to many that you need 14 different clubs to get round a golf course; surely you just grab a club, give the ball a whack then chase after it. As you play the game more and more you will begin to appreciate what each different club offers and how it will be useful to you at some stage during your round.

After you understand what each club does, you can start to work on your own technique and be able to choose the type of club you need in each situation you are faced with. This aligned to a good swing should help you perfect your game. OK, so what does each club do?

Well the first type of club to describe is a wood, which funnily enough isn't made of wood but used to be. Woods are normally made out of hollow steel or titanium and are designed to get maximum distance. You would usually have two or three woods in your golf bag as you don't use them as much as other clubs. They will normally be used where you need a long shot but where accuracy isn't the biggest factor. Woods may hit the ball a long way but are not the most accurate of clubs; they take a lot of practice to master.

Irons are the next golf clubs to look at, they are perhaps used more frequently than any others during your game. They come in more variety than other types of club and their versatility means that they will make up the majority of the clubs in your golf bag. Depending on the type of iron you use they can be used for long distances or shorter shots. They can hit the ball high or low and can be very accurate (if used correctly). Irons can be designed to hit the ball long and low, to escape out of a sand bunker or hit the ball very high to clear an obstacle.

The last golf club we will look at is the putter; you will only have one of these in your golf bag. They are used on the putting green at the end of each hole and are used solely to get the golf ball in the hole. They need to be deadly accurate as the putting green can be the place where you gain or lose most shots. The putter will have an almost straight face as the ball does not need to get airborne but just roll along the grass on the green. As this club is arguably the most important golf club in your bag you should try out enough to ensure that you get one that suits your style and enables you to get the ball in the hole as often as possible.

Get to know these three types of club and then you will slowly gain understanding of what each can offer you. This will allow you to move onto more specialised versions of each and maybe even master the game of golf.

Carl Liver Copywriter for Golfonline Golf Clubs and Golf bags supplier. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Carl_Liver