All Day Golf - To many golf club choises - Hybrid, Wedges, Putters, more

Hybrid woods:



A new type of wood known as a "hybrid" combines the straight hitting characteristics of irons with the low center of gravity characteristics of higher lofted woods.



These clubs are also known as "rescue clubs" but that is a Taylor Made Golf trademark.



A hybrid golf club is about 2/3 the size of a standard oversize fairway wood and will often maintain deeper grooves as compared to a fairway wood which will have more shallow grooves.



A "hybrid" is often used for long shots from difficult rough and for nearly any shot where the golfer feels uncomfortable using a long iron.



In a 2005 study by the Darrell Survey Company, nearly 19% of U.S. consumer golfers were using at least one hybrid club, up from only 7.5% in 2004.



Hybrids are being used more often by better players due to the increased height applied to the shot and their ease of use. The majority of professional golfers now carry at least one hybrid club in their bags.



Wedges:



Wedges are irons that usually have a loft of more than 44 degrees. Pitching wedges have a loft of 44-50 degrees and are rather similar to other irons.



Sand wedges have specially designed undersides that use a feature known as "bounce", which combined with a loft of 54-58 degrees make them suitable for shots from bunkers or from the rough.



Gap wedges represent a compromise between a pitching wedge and sand wedge-hence the name.



Lob wedges have a very high loft (up to 68 degrees) and are used for approach shots, from sand, or difficult recovery shots requiring an extraordinarily high shot and short distance.



Most golf club manufacturers now offer most lofts between 48 and 60 degrees, in a large variety of bounces.



Putters:



Putters come in a form of two head shapes, Blade and Mallet, and have a very low loft and often a short shaft, designed to 'push' and roll the ball rather than hitting it up into the air. They are used to play the ball on the green, but may occasionally be useful for playing some approach shots on courses with tightly mown fringe and fairways.



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