| How do you figure out the best type of golf clubs to | | | | The Scottish kings and then other European kings, had |
| buy? First off, you probably will want to find out about | | | | their personal craftsmen make their golf clubs. The |
| a little of their history and how golf clubs and golf balls | | | | very same craftsmen that fashioned the bows and |
| have changed as they have improved to become | | | | arrows, made the royal golf clubs as well. |
| what they are today. | | | | 3. What are modern golf clubs made out of today? |
| Here are some quick highlights about golf equipment. | | | | Today, thanks to development of a vast number of |
| 1. Why are there are different types of golf clubs? | | | | metals, plastics and ceramics, the number of materials |
| When golf began, the first players used just the wood | | | | that golf clubs are made of is overwhelming. The most |
| that was available nearby to make one or two rough | | | | common materials are titanium, aluminum, steel, copper, |
| clubs. As golf became more popular, the clubs were | | | | and beryllium. Actually the majority of golf clubs have |
| carved and formed to handle the different shots | | | | graphite shafts and titanium heads. |
| necessary for various soils. However, even with | | | | A set of good golf clubs may cost you a pretty penny, |
| shaping the club for more precision, the wooded heads | | | | but with their strong modern construction, your clubs |
| of the clubs wore out quickly. | | | | may endure many different kinds of golf courses, |
| Then, the iron heads were developed and placed the | | | | weather and accidental abuse as they get tossed |
| the wooden shaft, which made the clubs last a lot | | | | around while being moved from course to car to |
| longer. Now there were two distinct types of clubs | | | | storage. |
| commonly used. | | | | Few golfers these days have any wood in their golf |
| 2. How did the lengths of golf clubs change? | | | | clubs at all. This makes golf clubs and other golf |
| So, who did make first golf clubs? Mostly, the golfers | | | | equipment last for many years, extending their life |
| themselves make their own clubs. Golf clubs of high | | | | considerably. Passing on a favorite golf club to a son |
| quality were produced by local farmers and skilled | | | | or an honored friend is not uncommon with people that |
| craftsmen. These men were the most capable and | | | | have enjoyed playing golf for decades all of their life. |
| had the materials already to make the iron heads and | | | | Surely, the best kind of golf club. |
| hard wood golf clubs. | | | | |