Clubs

So you want to know about golf clubs, do you Johnny? Well here, you'll learn about them, all right. The information isn't exactly in depth, but it gives you a general picture. Now read away, Johnny!

The first club that you should learn how to use is the iron. It's quite basic, numbered usually from 9 to 3, with 9 the iron with the highest loft (ball travels at a higher angle) and the 3 being the iron with the lowest (ball travels at lower angle). Because the 9 travels at a higher angle, it goes less horizontal distance, but gets quite good vertical distance, Johnny, old laddie buck. The opposite applies to the the 3 iron, and everything in between has increasing distance from the 9 down. Think you've got the hang of the iron, Johnny? Okay, then!

The next type of club, Johnny, is the wood. Woods have the lowest loft of all clubs (excluding putter) and the driver, or the 1, has the lowest of the lowest. Because woods get more distance than the iron, they are quite popular when teeing off onto long holes. Woods, including the driver, are generally in the 5, 3 and 1 range, and even numbered woods are slightly less common, but not uncommon. Drivers are usually used to tee off, but you may notice, Johnny, that their use is quite limited and they cannot be used off a tee. There are fairway woods, but they are very hard to use. I think you should keep your woods to the tee box, Johnny, to avoid OBs.

A putter!

The third type of club is the wedge. There are actually very many types of wedges! The main four are the lob wedge, sand wedge, gap wedge and the pitching wedge in decreasing loft order. They are mainly used for balls close too close to the green for irons, but are not limited to that. They can be useful for getting out of sticky situations, such as a small bush in the way or bunkers. Carry at least two in your bag, Johnny, and you'll be all right.

The fourth type of club is the putter. Putters are used for balls directly on or around the green (on the fringe, although balls are sometimes chipped from there) and require a large amount of accuracy and adept wielding, so you have to practice quite a bit if you want to be good at golf, Johnny. It's pretty, but not entirely, obvious that there should be only one putter, as two or more can be a burden.

The last type of club is called the hybrid. It's a cross between the iron and the wood, getting more distance than the iron but less than the wood. Hybrids can replace long irons and all woods (excluding the driver). They can usually be used on fairways and, therefore, are more versatile than woods, but as they are not good in some situations, less versatile than irons. It's good to have at least one in your bag, so go get one, Johnny! Like now. Ha ha! I was just joking! But really. You should.

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