What are Good Clubs for Beginners?
When shopping for clubs for a beginner I would not suggest spending a fortune. Beginners need basics they can learn on, they do not need specialized clubs to correct particular problems. They do not need every club; they do not need every putter. They need access to basic tools to learn the overall skill set first. The best bet for your buck is to buy them cheap, and buy them used.
A set of golf clubs are made up of as many as 14 clubs. There are three basic types of clubs, putters, woods and irons. Putters are used to strike the ball for short distance when control is the key. Putters are designed for the smoothest swing, the cleanest impact and the most control.
Woods are the club that is used to cover the greatest distances like tee shots or fairway shots. An iron is the most versatile of clubs designed to help deal with different conditions like the green, the rough, and the different hazards like water or sand.
Irons come in several types; these types are numbered 1 through 9. The 1 iron is the driving iron the longest iron with the lowest loft. Irons 2-9 are variations on a theme with adjustments to length and loft that make them best suited to different players and situations.
When choosing clubs two important things to consider are the “lie” and the “shaft flex”. The lie refers to the angle of hosel of the iron. Most every iron has a hosel; a hosel is the part of an iron that connects with the shaft of the club. Different hosels means different lies and that changes the fit of an iron for individual players.
Shorter players usually prefer a flatter lie (which is to say that the hosel is bent downward) this helps compensate for their arms being closer to the ground. This of course means that taller players generally prefer a lie that is more upright (hosel bent upward) to make the adjustment for their arms being so much farther from the ground.
The shaft flex refers to the flexibility of the shaft. The more flexible a shaft, the less accurate a shot but the farther distance it travels. But by the same token the less flexible a shaft the more accurate and the shorter the distance of the shot.
When choosing clubs for a beginning player one should keep in mind to have a variety of irons, putters, and woods, so that the new player can experiment and find which kinds work best for them. It will also take time for the new player to learn which club to use in a given situation.
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