| To answer the question of what kind of golf clubs are | | | | What different lengths of shaft were used? |
| the best, it would probably be good to understand a | | | | Who made the first golf clubs? Many of the very early |
| little about the history and development of golf clubs | | | | golfers made their own clubs. These men were often |
| and golf balls. Here are some quick points about golf | | | | farmers or craftsmen who were capable of making |
| equipment. | | | | excellent golf clubs. |
| Why are there different types of clubs? | | | | Kings often had their own craftsmen make the royal |
| Initially, early golfers used one, perhaps two, crude | | | | golf clubs. The men who made custom bows for |
| clubs made from wood that was readily available. This | | | | archery were some of the first club makers. The golf |
| would most likely have been fallen branches and limbs | | | | club was adapted in length according to the amount of |
| from older trees in their local area. The type of wood | | | | area until the next hole and what obstacles would |
| could vary from Maple, Oak, Birch, or any of the hard | | | | slow the ball down. |
| woods. | | | | What are clubs made of today? |
| Over the years, some of the early golfers began to | | | | The range of materials used in making golf clubs is |
| fashion different shapes to meet the challenge of | | | | staggering. Titanium, aluminum, steel, copper, beryllium... |
| different shots and various soil types. Scottish hills and | | | | the list goes on and on. Today, many use graphite |
| land regions tended to have rocks and uneven fields, | | | | shafts with titanium heads. Very few golfers have any |
| while other golfing countries may have more extended | | | | wood at all in their clubs today. |
| flat fields, and with possibly more sand and clay in their | | | | With all the materials available to make golf clubs |
| soil than black dirt. | | | | better, the net effect is that it also gave the golf clubs |
| Eventually, an iron head was put on a wooden shaft to | | | | greater endurance, so that you may only need a single |
| make the club last longer. This helped the golf players | | | | set of golf clubs that you can use for your entre |
| a lot, since their soil would change from one area to | | | | golfing career. Now it is common for golfers to pass |
| another as they traveled to other regions within their | | | | on their clubs to their closest relative or child. Surely, |
| own country, let alone to far-off lands. | | | | this is the best kind of golf clubs. |