Starting Out

hi
Can any one help me i have started playing golf.I have been going to the driving rane and playing at the fields at my bit. I havent had the time to use all of my clubs and was woundering if anyone would tell me what each club was for.

Thanks

Once your swing is consistent (ie you hit the ball well most of the time), different clubs will send the ball different distances, at roughly 10 yard intervals. For example, if you hit your 5 iron 150 yards, your 4 iron will go 160 yards, 3i @170, and so on. The same goes for lower clubs (6iron 140, 7i 130, etc).

The bigger the number, the shorter the distance, and the higher up the ball will fly (so a 3 iron is low and long compared to a 9 iron which is short and high).

hi
thanks alot thats helped me

i,ve just started too and was wondering if anyone can tell me what length clubs should be ? I,m 5' 9" and should theym be different lengths for women players?

Dave,

Clubs are usually standard lengh unless your unusually tall or small.

What is different is:

Shaft flex e.g faster the swing stiffer the shaft

lie of the club e.g basically they bend the club head so it sits flat on the ground if you are tall then it is bent upright or in yours and my case its bent flat.(mine are two degrees flat (i'm 5ft 8)

Loft sometimes they bend the club head to lower the ball flight or vice-versa

Hope this helps

Ian,

P.S all the above should be done by your local pro, it is advisable to have this done asap you could be playing with the wrong clubs for you(it is usually around £30.00 to have your own set fitted for you).

Cheers Ian, I'll go to my local pro and get him to take a look at my clubs for me .





thanks

Once you get a good swing. Start playing with your address.
Take a 3i and setup with the ball in the center/back of the stance and see what happens.
Then put it back towards your right foot and compair the change.

It on the Driving Range, and in turn, hit 5 - 10 balls with each club. Look at the difference in flight, and distance. Watch the loft inpaticular. Once you know how high the ball will travel with what club, your in good sted to being able to recover from a bad lie. (under trees / shrubs. Behind mounds / mougles and hedges and so on.

Finnaly.
Play!
Admint your gonna have a 110+ at the end of the round, but play just for the experience. Take your time and hit 2 or 3 balls from each lie (play best ball).