After 20 years living on a golf course, you’d think I would know the different golf club types. Recently I began playing golf and started learning the differences in golf clubs. If you’re a beginner like me, let’s get to know what each of the golf clubs are for and when to use them.

Woods, Irons, and Hybrids are the 3 material types of golf clubs. Although Wedges and Putters are types of clubs, for this article I’m treating them as sub-types because of their designated purpose.

Woods, Irons, and Hybrids

Woods are golf clubs whose club heads were initially made of wood. Today there are also made of metal like steel or titanium alloy and still go by the name of woods. A woods golf club has a fat club head and the club’s main purpose is for hitting the golf ball off the tee or down the fairway.

Irons are golf clubs which have flat club heads that are made of metal. Besides hitting the golf ball off the tee or down the fairway, an irons most useful purpose is to get the golf ball into the air and over obstacles like trees or lift the ball out of grass.

Hybrid golf clubs have metal club heads that combine the best features of woods and irons. Their combined features make them more forgiving to amateur players. Hybrids usually replace the 2-5 irons.

Club Head Numbers

Aside from specialty golf clubs like wedges and putters, golf club heads are numbered 1 through 11. The lower the number, the taller the golf club, the club head face has a steeper sloping angle, and the golf ball travels farther. The higher the club head number gets, the golf club gets shorter, the club head face has a lesser sloping angle so the golf ball goes steeper into the air, and the golf ball flies less distance.

Of the same club head number, woods are taller than irons and hybrids, has a steeper club face angle, and hits the golf ball farther.

Typically golf professionals use a 1 wood, also known as a driver, on their tee shot to hit the golf ball as far as they can down the fairway. For recreational players, it’s best to use higher numbered clubs because they’re shorter and much easier to control your golf swing.

Wedges and Putters

Wedges are irons that are used for lifting your golf ball out of grass, sand traps, and over obstacles like bunkers. There are 4 types of wedges: pitching, sand, gap, and loft. Depending on where the ball lies determines which club is best to use. But in the order I have listed, the club face angle gets less steep and the golf ball flies higher into the air at a steeper angle.

You might use a pitching wedge to get the ball out of the grass next to the green. You don’t need a lot of lift, just enough to get over the grass and onto the green. On the other hand, if your golf ball is in a deep bunker next to the green, you would use a loft wedge to lift the ball at a sharp angle upward and over the bunker onto the green.

The putter is primarily used when your golf ball is on the green and you’re shooting for the hole. The putter has 3 styles of club heads: traditional blade, heel-toe, or mallet. For beginners, the mallet is the preferred putter because its design makes it easier to hit the ball with greater success.

If you’re thinking of taking up golf and haven’t purchased golf clubs, it’s best to start with beginners or starter golf club sets. These clubs provide the proper balance for you to learn and enjoy golf.

In my next article I’ll explore the 3 ways recreational golfers can lower theirgolf handicap.

For one to start golfing he must choose the club he is to use while playing. A set of fourteen golf clubs in three categories; iron, wood and putters exist for a golf player. For a beginner just half the number of the set is required. The cost of buying new golf clubs is expensive hence while introducing yourself to the art of golfing it is advisable to buy used golf clubs to cut down the cost as you get introduced the game.

Having made this decision you now start choosing the used-golf clubs to start with. One can pay a visit to the professional golf players who have been acquiring golf clubs constantly to suit their desire. Alternatively there are rental stores where you can hire golf clubs. Having made that decision, it is still important to try out the golf clubs before buying them in order to find a golf club set that suits your swing, body and game. Most importantly, makes you feel confident when you use it. Thereafter you can now buy old clubs or hire.

Still used golf clubs are available online at discounted prices whereby you can visit different sites for a choice to your golf club.

You have decided a buy used golf clubs, how do you know which used golf club sets is right for you? Choosing a used golf club sets can be as simple as going to the nearest golf store and buy a set of clubs off the shelf with the golf brand that you want. However, the chances of choosing a used golf club sets that is right for you with the correct loft, shaft stiffness, and grip size and etc are very slim.

Therefore, choosing a right used golf club sets is very important. This is especially true for the poorer and physically weaker players because finding the right golf clubs can help these players more than anything. So, the more you know about golf equipment, the better chance of finding a golf club sets that fits you. It’s advisable to bring along a friend who is good in golfing while choosing used golf clubs to start with so as to get the best golf club and required price for that club or get advice from the internet or from store attendants

You may look for other venues of used-golf clubs if you feel that you don’t get the god gift of being lucky. Several golf clubs basically stores used clubs under their belt at a very high discount rate. But sometime this may prove to be a costly affair than all other alternatives available. But its also possible to look for golf clubs that are yard sales in several listings, classified or on craigslist.com over the internet. It is good to review all these places before taking a decision of a purchase of golf clubs. It is possible that you may find it at very low rate at some place than other. In this way you may save hundreds of dollars.