Golf Clubs
Golf clubs are the main tool used in the sport of golf, and each club is composed of a shaft with a lance (grip) and a club head. Woods are used for long-distance shots; irons, the most versatile class of clubs used for a variety of shots, and putters, used on the green to roll the ball into the cup.
An important variation in different clubs is loft, which refers to the angle between the club’s face and the vertical plane. It is the loft that makes a golf ball leave the tee on an ascending trajectory. The impact of the club compresses the ball, while grooves on the clubface give the ball backspin. Together, compression and backspin create lift. The majority of woods and irons are labeled with a number, and higher numbers indicate shorter shafts and higher lofts, which give the ball a higher and shorter trajectory.
While the variation of clubs can differ greatly between golfers, a set used to play a round of golf must have no more than 14 clubs. A full set typically consists of a driver, two fairway woods, a set of irons, a pitching wedge, a sand wedge, a putter, and one more club of the player’s choice.
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