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Video / Updated 07-08-2025
The sheer variety of golf clubs you need can be overwhelming. Once you have all the clubs you need and you hit the links, how do you know which club to use for each shot? Check out this video or the following table for a quick guide to the kinds of clubs in your bag and the shots you take with them. Club What It’s For Driver Teeing off — and very occasionally hitting from a good lie in the fairway Hybrid club Getting shots of 150+ yards airborne 2- to 9-iron Hitting toward the green, usually from 120–190 yards away — use low-numbered irons for longer shots, high-numbered irons for shorter shots Wedges Hitting short, high shots from near the green or from sand bunkers Putter Rolling the ball into the hole after it’s on the green (or occasionally from just off the green) To figure out which golf club to use for a specific shot, you need to know the average distance you hit a ball with each golf club in your set.
Golf For Dummies
Level up your own golf game, or enjoy the sport as a spectator Golf is a great sport for all types of people. It's a low impact form of exercise, a social activity, and it gets you outdoors. Golf For Dummies teaches you the rules of the game and gives you tips on improving your play. If you're more of a spectator, you'll love this book's coverage of the latest golf trends and the best players on the pro courses.
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Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-03-2025
Even if you’re new to the game, you can still look and act like a real golfer. Having the right equipment in your bag and making smart decisions about which club to use can get you off to a great start. Offer to keep score or propose a couple of fun bets and you can really impress your fellow golfers.Knowing which club to use for which shotThe sheer variety of golf clubs you need can be overwhelming.
Article / Updated 06-23-2022
Many people think that the most effective way to develop a consistent golf swing is to stand on the range whacking balls until you get it right. But the best way to develop a consistent golf swing is to break the swing down into pieces. Only after you have the first piece mastered should you move on to the next one.
Article / Updated 03-15-2022
To become a golfer, you must master the building blocks of your swing. You need to set up all elements of the swing, from how you hold the club to where you place the golf ball. The grip Getting the right golf-club grip has three steps: Place your left thumb and left index finger on the shaft. Include a gap of about 3/4 inch between your thumb and index finger.
Article / Updated 03-15-2022
In golf, chips are short shots played around the greens with any golf club from a 5-iron to a sand wedge. The basic idea is to get the ball on the green and rolling as soon as you can. If you get the ball running like a putt, you can more easily judge how far it'll go. Pick your spot Your first point of reference is the spot where you want the ball to land.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-15-2022
The best way to improve your golf game is to practice. Two common obstacles to practicing golf are finding the time to take some golf swings and overcoming the boredom of repetition. Never fear. A few simple strategies can help you carve out a few minutes each day to work on your golf game and make practice more interesting.
Article / Updated 03-15-2022
To play golf well, you need a certain level of physical fitness (despite what some critics might say). To get fit so that you can effectively play golf, you need to work (and stretch) those muscles! Structure governs function Your physical structure affects the way you play golf. If your range of motion is like the Tin Man’s, your golf swing doesn't look very athletic and could actually rust.
Article / Updated 03-15-2022
Scoring in golf allows you to easily see how you’re doing. Every course you play has a score card that tells you each hole’s length, its par, and its rating relative to the other holes. You fill in your group's scores after each hole. The score card tells you which holes to subtract handicap strokes from. The holes are rated 1 through 18 in terms of handicap (abbreviated Hcp on the score card).
Article / Updated 03-15-2022
The swing plane, at its most basic, is the path your golf club’s shaft follows when you swing. Swing plane can get complicated — especially if you want to cover all the possible variations in the plane from address to the end of the follow-through. The plane of your swing is dictated to a large extent by the shaft’s angle at address.