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Types Of Golf Clubs. Chris Kulik. Driver (1-wood). Normally the club used to tee off Farthest distance All different size heads. Fairway Woods. 3-wood. 5-wood. Irons. 3-iron 150-180 yards 7-iron 110-140 yards 4-iron 140-170 yards 8-iron 100-130 yards
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Types Of Golf Clubs Chris Kulik
Driver (1-wood) • Normally the club used to tee off • Farthest distance • All different size heads
Fairway Woods 3-wood 5-wood
Irons 3-iron 150-180 yards 7-iron 110-140 yards 4-iron 140-170 yards 8-iron 100-130 yards 5-iron 130-160 yards 9-iron 90-120 yards 6-iron 120-150 yards
Hybrid Clubs • Mix of fairway wood and iron • Easier to hit than irons • Becoming more and more common • Longer club for greater ball speed and increase of launch angle
Pitching Wedge • Short chips • Similar to 9-iron
Sand Wedge • ¾ to full swing, hit sand 1 to 1 ½ inches behind the ball • Cannot touch the sand until shot
Putter • Most frequent used club • Most important club
Source • Lindell, John. "List of Different Types of Golf Clubs & Their Uses." Golfsmith. Golfsmith International, Inc, n.d. Web. 4 Dec 2013. <http://golftips.golfsmith.com/list-different-types-golf-clubs-uses-2374.html>.