Types of golf clubs

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As promised this page hopes to provide the beginner golfer with an indepth break down of the golf clubs available and their average distance.

Woods

The hardest club to master, even a professional can have difficulty mastering his driving. Woods do number from a 1 wood to a 11 wood. But by far the most common woods are number 1, 3, 4 and 5.

1-wood, avg. distance - mens - over 230 yards, ladies - over 185 yards.

3-wood, --------------------------------- 210-230 yards, ----------- 170-185 yards.

4-wood, --------------------------------- 190-210 yards, ----------- 155-170 yards.

5-wood, --------------------------------- 170-190 yards, ----------- 140-155 yards.

Irons

From iron 1-9, each club going downwards from number 9 has less loft. Which means more distance but less height. A 9-iron is ideal for chipping onto a green because of the loft, which means the ball will not run as much when it lands. Whereas a 1-iron is ideal for driving down a long fairway.

long irons

1-iron, avg. distance - mens - 180-200 yards, ladies - 160-180 yards.

2-iron, --------------------------------- 170-190 yards, ----------- 150-170 yards.

3-iron, --------------------------------- 160-180 yards, ----------- 140-160 yards.

4-iron, --------------------------------- 150-170 yards, ----------- 130-150 yards.

mid-irons

5-iron, --------------------------------- 140-160 yards, ----------- 120-140 yards.

6-iron, --------------------------------- 130-150 yards, ----------- 110-130 yards.

7-iron, --------------------------------- 120-140 yards, ----------- 100-120 yards.

short irons

8-iron, --------------------------------- 110-130 yards, ----------- 90-110 yards.

9-iron, --------------------------------- 100-120 yards, ----------- 80-100 yards.

Wedges

pitching wedge, avg. distance - mens - 90-110 yards, ladies - 70-90 yards.

sand wedge, avg. distance - mens - up to 100 yards, ladies - up to 80 yards.