Golf Clubs

The clubs are used in golf to hit the ball. Each club has a shaft, a grip and a clubhead. Woods are used for long-distance fairway shots; irons, the most versatile class used for a variety of shots, and putters, used mostly on the green to roll the ball into the cup.
The angle between the club's face and the vertical plane is know as the loft, this is one of the most important distinctions of a golf club. It is loft that makes a golf ball leave the tee on an ascending trajectory, not the angle of swing; virtually all swings contact the ball with a horizontal motion. At the same time, the grooves on the clubface creates backspin on the ball (a clockwise spin when viewed from a parallel standpoint to the left of the ball). This gives the ball a higher and shorter trajectory.
The rules of golf, as set forth by the USGA, The R&A and the TRGA or Traditional rules of golf, allow up to 14 clubs to play a round of golf. A complete set of golf clubs consists of a putter, a pitching wedge, a sand wedge, two fairway woods (generally 3- and 5-woods), a set of irons from 3 to 9 and one more club of the player's choice. Another common variation is to use only the 3, 5, 7 and 9 out of the numbered irons. The additional space in the player's bag can then be filled with more woods, easier-to-hit "hybrid" clubs, additional high-loft or intermediate wedges, and/or a
golf specialized chipping club or several putters.
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