What Design Of Golf Club Should You Be Using?

Golf is really popular at the moment. It is an enjoyable sport that is also relaxing, and you can enjoy it on a sunny day without exhausting yourself like you would if you played basketball or something like that. To get really good at golf then you need to have lessons (like anything) and you need to practice, but you also need the right kind of clubs, a poor club selection can ruin your game.

A golf club has a 'sweet spot' which is the optimum place on the club head to strike the ball. If you hit the ball with that area then it should go straight and really far, if you hit it outside of that area then expect to go hunting for your ball in the rough or a tree somewhere! Different clubs will have different sized sweet spots based on their design.

A good example of the difference between clubs is the blade design which is what the pros use. Now a pro has the ability to hit the ball just how they want it, so the sweet spot on these clubs is really small. That means when they want the ball to go straight they have the skill to use the sweet spot, but when they want to shape their shot then they can intentionally hit outside of that spot to get the ball to do what they want it to.

The cavity back design which is what most people use, has extra metal around the edge of the head, and extra weight at the bottom of the head near the back, with a cavity in between that weight and the club face, hence the name. The extra metal around the edge helps to stiffen the head so on impact it does not twist as much, increasing the MOI (moment of inertia), thus giving a larger area on the club face where you can hit the ball and still have it head straight down the fairway.

The only drawback to that design is that you cannot shape the shot like a pro would when you need to. But if you are like me then you have to put all your skill into just making the ball go straight and not end up in a bunker, so the last thing on my mind is trying to curve the flight of the ball on purpose!

Hybrid clubs are at the other extreme to the blades, these are for players who need more help to hit the ball straight, and these are literally a hybrid between a wood and an iron. Typically they were just used in place of low numbered irons or high woods, but now hybrid iron sets have started to come onto the market. The extra size and weight of the club heads on these gives them an even bigger sweet spot so that even the most inexperienced player should be able to play some good shots!