Golf Clubs
Golf clubs are the basic equipment, used to hit the ball. Golf club components comprise of the grip, the shaft, and the head. Rules of golf restrict the golf club manufacturers to remain in some limits, and the goal of the manufacturers is to manufacture the best golf club, within those limits. There are mainly five types of clubs that a golfer uses and are available in the market. The types are:
Woods
Irons
Hybrid Woods
Drivers &
Putters
A golfer is allowed to carry 14 clubs in his bag. The standard set of golf clubs which is sold in the market comprise of 2 wedges, 3 woods, 8 irons (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 irons, plus a pitching wedge) and a putter.
Many clubs have a face. The face has a slope. This slope is known as a loft i.e. the angle between the vertical and the face of the club, when the club is facing the ball and is at rest. The clubs have different numbers. The numbers are allotted depending upon the loft and the shaft lengths of the golf club. The lower numbers represent club with longer shaft and lower loft. The loft is very important in determining the resulting ball trajectory, either high or low.
Golf clubs cost the largest chunk of the spending on buying the whole golf equipment. You buy golf clubs for a long period of use, so you need to consider very accurately and precisely, what type of golf club you opt for.
A golfer, who is considering buying golf clubs, can go for cheap golf clubs, discount golf clubs, or even used golf clubs, depending upon his budget. He can read golf club reviews before finalizing, which brand to go for. Because the golf club reviews are written by people who have used the product and can give a better opinion than the manufacturing company or the salesperson.
A golfer, who is willing to spend, and has the money, can opt for any big name like: Nike golf club, Callaway golf club or Taylor made Golf club. Callaway golf clubs and Taylor Made golf clubs have a class of their own. Nike golf clubs are also very high quality golf clubs, which are liked and used by many professional golfers. Golf club clones are also readily available. They are usually of two types: One, which have copied the exact club design and shape, along with the company logo and they are fakes. Others are small companies who copy the design and shape of golf clubs manufactures by the big company like Nike Callaway or Taylor Made, but with slight modification. These companies work along side of these big companies to undermine the fake products.
