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Drivers
Up to date golf drivers have undergone a series of technological as well as design enhancements over the years. Generally, the driver is the biggest & longest club in your bag. Drivers are for the most part used off the tee on par 4s and par 5s, though more superior competitors may perhaps prefer to use a driver off the fairway when additional distance is required.

Woods
Woods are long-distance clubs, created to drive the ball down the fairway towards the hole. They commonly have a big head with a lengthy shaft for utmost club speed. Traditionally they were made from Persimmon wood although in recent times makers have started using materials such as carbon fiber, titanium, or scandium. Even though a good number of woods are made from different metals, they are nevertheless called woods because of the general shape and their intended use on the golf course. As a rule woods manufactured these days have a graphite shaft and a titanium, composite, or steel head.

Wedges
Wedges are irons with a higher loft than a 9 iron, which is generally lofted at approximately forty two degrees. Wedges are used for a range of short-distance, high-altitude, high-accuracy shots such as hitting the ball onto the green, placing the ball accurately on the fairway or hitting the ball away from hazards or rough onto the green (chipping).

Hybrids
A hybrid based on a wood-like clubhead is frequently used for lengthy shots from difficult rough and for just about any shot where the golfer might also exploit a long iron. They also are direct replacements for fairway woods during nearly all situations, but a fairway wood will possess better club velocity and additional roll for better distance.

Irons
Irons are golf clubs with a shorter shaft than a wood in addition to a flat angled face. They are designed for shots approaching the green or from other problematical areas such as the rough, through or over trees, or the base of hills. Irons get their name because they were originally made from forged iron. The higher the number gets on the scale, the lower amount of angle difference from 90 degrees.

Putters
Putters have a loft not exceeding ten degrees and are intended primarily to roll the ball down the grass, typically from a point on the putting green towards the cup. Contrary to widely held belief, putters do have a loft (often 5 degrees from truly perpendicular at impact) that helps to lift the ball from any indentation it has made. New putters also contain grooves on the face to encourage roll rather than a skid off the impact. This increases rolling distance and reduces bouncing over the turf.

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Claire Simmonz is a freelance ladies golf coach. Claire teaches using Cobra golf clubs.

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