| Ladies are at a disadvantage when it comes to putting | | | | clubs made by a certified fitter and club maker. So in |
| together a set of golf clubs that fits them well and | | | | that case ask your club maker if he or she can offer |
| from which they can get the most out of their games. | | | | options. As for club face loft, the slower your swing, |
| The reason is that there are few choices in normal | | | | the higher the loft is needed. If you can easily get the |
| off-the-shelf ladies golf clubs. With typically less than | | | | ball in the air, a loft of 13-14 degrees should work well |
| 10% of sales for a golf club company coming from | | | | for your driver. If you have trouble getting the ball in the |
| ladies golf clubs, there are simply few choices in club | | | | air, you may need to use a 16 degree 3 wood to get |
| styles, shaft flex, swing weights, or lofts normally | | | | the most out of your swing. Other ways to help get |
| available in most golf shops. An exception to this is the | | | | the ball a bit higher in the air are to use an offset hosel |
| excellent line offered by Nancy Lopez Golf Clubs. That | | | | or a more flexible shaft. |
| is the subject of another article, but you can easily find | | | | Fairway Woods |
| their web site with a simple search. | | | | Fairway woods are critical clubs for women or men |
| In general women have slower swing speeds than | | | | with slower golf swings. If your swing speed is in the |
| men and need shorter clubs and higher loft. There are | | | | 60MPH range, you should start your fairway woods |
| of course women with better and stronger swings | | | | with a 5 wood and leave out the 3 wood. Your other |
| than most men. Lorena Ochoa of the LPGA tour | | | | woods would then probably need to be a 9 and 13 |
| averages about 270 yards on her tee shots. This is | | | | wood. The reason for skipping an odd numbered |
| astonishing for a woman who weighs about 115 | | | | wood is because you won't be hitting the ball that |
| pounds! She is the top rated professional woman | | | | much farther with a 5 wood than you will with a 7 |
| player in the world, however, and this article is meant | | | | wood, for example. In other words the gap in distance |
| for women with less ability than the top LPGA pros | | | | between the two clubs is not enough to justify |
| possess. | | | | carrying the other club. Regarding club length, there |
| Driver Considerations | | | | should be at least a one inch difference for each odd |
| You must know your swing speed with at least a | | | | numbered club. That is, the 7 wood should be one inch |
| driver and preferably with both driver and 5 iron. | | | | shorter than the 5 wood, and the 9 wood should be 2 |
| Women who can swing the driver more than 70 MPH | | | | inches shorter than the 5 wood, for example. |
| can use titanium faced drivers effectively and take | | | | For women who swing 70 MPH or greater, a 3 wood |
| advantage of the spring effect off the face that such | | | | could be a good choice, but it should have at least a 16 |
| a club offers. If your driver swing speed is more like 60 | | | | degree loft in order to keep the ball in the air longer. |
| MPH, you would have to find a special titanium face, | | | | This group of golfers can justify having every other |
| and these are not readily available. If you are that | | | | odd number wood in their bags, such as 3, 5, 7 and 9 |
| serious you will probably be having custom ladies golf | | | | woods, for example. |