thegolfguru | The Complete A-Z Of Golf

thegolfguru The Complete A-Z Of Golf: "As everyone knows, there is not simply one club used for the entire game of golf. There is a huge assortment of clubs, each for a different purpose and to be used in a different situation. A common set of clubs may contain several drivers (with varying weights, head sizes, and lie angles), 2 through 9 irons, a pitching wedge, a sand wedge, and a putter. The drivers have a club head significantly heavier than that of any of the other clubs. These are generally used for the first shot of the hole and will hit the ball the furthest due to a larger transfer of energy from the more massive club head to the ball. The drivers also have a shallower lie angle (the angle between the club shaft and the club face) than most of the irons, but there is some flexibility in the angles amongst different drivers for different length fairways. The irons are ranked from 2 to 9 and the lie angle becomes greater with each. The lower irons are used to hit the ball further while still a ways from the green while the higher irons are used to hit the ball higher with a shorter horizontal displacement. The sand and pitching wedges are designed for chip shots where you are quite close to the green or simply need to get out of a deep sand trap. These clubs allow for a very vertical shot with minimal horizontal displacement. The putter has no lie angle and is simply designed to keep the ball on the ground as it travels across the green, hopefully ending up in the hole."