Women have loads of choices when deciding which club to use on the golf course. The grass length, distance to the hole and obstacles in the way will determine which club works best for you. You have the option of choosing which clubs you want in your bag, though you must choose wisely because you can only have 14 clubs, according to BBC Sport. Women play from tee boxes that are closer to the hole than men and women's clubs are slightly shorter than men's.
Putters and Chippers
Using a putter is the simplest concept for beginners to pick up, though it is hardly the easiest part of the game. A putter has a flat face and you swing the club lightly, tapping the ball when you are close to the hole. Putters are used primarily on the green, where the grass is extremely short and the ball will roll. You can also putt from the fringe, which is the band of slightly longer grass circling the green. Chippers are used when you are in somewhat long grass right next to the green. According to CMC Golf Clubs, a chipper features a heavy angled head to give you loft and control.
Irons and Wedges
Women can use irons anywhere on the course except the green. Irons are numbered from 1 to 9 and there are also four types of wedges. A 1-iron is the flattest club head of all the irons and hits the ball the farthest, while the 9-iron is the most angled of the numbered irons and is least capable of distance. You can use an iron from the tee box, from the fairway, the rough and the sand. Wedges are even more angled than a 9-iron and hit the ball very short. According to the Dick's Sporting Goods Golf Clubs Buyers Guide, wedges available include the pitching, gap, sand and lob wedges in order of club angle from smallest to largest. Wedges work best for short shots from the fairway, shots from long grass and shots from the sand.
Drivers and Fairway Woods
The driver is the hardest club to learn how to swing and the club that beginners should practice with before taking it out to the course. A driver features a massive head and long shaft that flexes on the backswing. It provides the longest distance of any club a player can swing, and also has the potential to send the ball far off to the side. Drivers are used from the tee box on long holes, and the ball is placed on a tee. They are not used from the fairway. Fairway woods feature the same club head material as a driver and long, flexible shafts, but the club heads are smaller. You can swing a fairway wood from the fairway when you still need a long distance. Fairway woods and the low-numbered irons can go the same distance, but fairway woods have shorter shafts than irons and are generally easier to control.
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