Golf Clubs for Beginners

Basic Anatomy Of The Golf Club

If you are new to the game of golf and are unsure about a few of the basic tools you will need to enjoy the game, the first thing you need to become educated on is the golf club. The golf club is the primary piece of equipment that you will use on the course.  These clubs come in all sizes, yet have the same standard characteristics, as explained below:

The Grip: The grip is the area in which you hold the golf club. Most grips are designed by using rubber material, while others use leather. The grip covers the top section of the shaft.

The Shaft: The shaft is considered the “engine” of the golf club. This section is typically made of steel or graphite. The shaft will offer you leverage in power which is what makes the ball fly once impact with the clubhead occurs.

As a general rule of thumb, you will be able to hit the ball further if the shaft is designed longer. You could compare the anatomy of the shaft to a basic dust broom. A longer handle will offer you more leverage to sweep, as the same holds true with a golf club.  A shorter handle (or shaft) gives you less power and is designed for shorter distances.

The Clubhead: At the end of the shaft you will find the clubhead.  It is the clubhead which actually hits the ball. It has four distinct areas: clubface, hosel, the sole, and of course the top of the club.

The club face is the section in which you are trying to hit the ball with.  If you take a closer look you will see horizontal grooves etched into this area. These grooves help you put spin on the ball. A good spin will help the ball fly longer distances.

The hosel is the opening area where the shaft and clubhead connect together.  In the early days, the shaft was made of hickory and was attached to the clubhead by using very thin, but strong, string. Golf clubs of today utilize a unique strong glue to connect this section.

Buying a new set of Golf Club after passing the beginner stage.

Once beginner golfers have spent plenty of time learning the fundamentals of the game and sticking to the basics for a least one year or more, getting their short game skills down pat, and seeing their scores start to dip down into the 80s, the next step is to consider changing up your golf clubs.

Up until this point you should have been playing with the same set of golf clubs since the beginning stages of your game. The reason behind this advice is so that your time has been spent figuring out your personal and unique style, of which would be hard to learn by changing golf clubs too often.

Investing In A New Driver

Now that you are a bit more advanced, you should be moving on to new clubs so as not to hold back your progress. Investing into a new driver should be your first consideration. In fact, if you have only been playing for the last 12 months or so, you may not even have a driver. Many new golfers do just fine by teeing off with a fairway wood because the wood tends to be easier and provide the best accuracy for the beginner.

Whether or not you have gone this entire time without a driver, or are simply upgrading from your old one, expect to pay a good chunk of change. Drivers are not cheap.  In fact, reliable brand-name drivers can cost you $500 or more!

Titanium Clubs

Spending over $500 for a driver may sound ridiculous at this point in time, especially since most of us consider that all our clubs combined should cost $500 or less, however, a good driver is worth the price tag because it is made out of high quality, first-rate material.  Most top-dollar drivers, and other clubs, have heads that are made almost totally from titanium.

Titanium is an amazing metal that is actually stronger than steel, but weighs far less. Titanium is extremely expensive and so is the technology needed to break it down and build it as the head of a driver.

These types of clubs are used by professionals all over the world. Titanium club heads are not only lighter to handle than wood or steel, they are also built larger, which offers a bigger sweet spot on the club face, which as you know gives you a better chance for the ball to make contact as efficiently as possible.