Golf clubs may come in all sorts of wierd and wonderful forms, but they can all be broken down into three essential parts: the clubhead, the shaft and the grip…
The Clubhead
The clubhead is the part of the club that makes contact with the actual golf ball. A lot of time, money, effort and inventiveness has gone into designing clubheads that better suit the needs of golfers of different skill levels.
The way the golf ball moves after you hit it (and whether you hit it in the first place) depends to a great deal on the clubhead. And here, a range of factors come into play, such as…
- The size, shape and angle of the clubhead
- The distribution of weight within the clubhead
- The strength and flexibility of the different materials found in the clubhead
The Shaft
The shaft is the long rod attached to the clubhead, and the part you hold when you swing the club.
Your success with a club also depends on particular shaft properties, such as length, weight and flexibility. These affect how easy it is to hit the ball accurately, and how hard you actually hit it.
The Grip
The grip is the material wrapped around the top of the shaft, where you actually hold it with your hands; it’s your point of contact with the shaft.
The material used in the grip helps determine how comfortable and stable the club feels in your hand, with inevitable repercussions for how you swing that club.
Future posts will explore each of these three components in more detail.
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