Different Parts of Golf Club Heads
What
are the parts of golf club heads?
Golf
club heads have a number of different parts:
The
hosel: Is where the head of the club connects to the shaft.
The face: is where contact is
made with the golf ball.
The sole: is the part that makes
contact with the ground during the swing.
The back: is the opposite side
to the face.

The two main parts of golf club heads we will look at are the sole and face…
The
Sole
The
sole of the golf club is designed to minimize the twisting from a bad swing
or hit. Woods will have big flat soles with dulled or rounded edges so they
glide nicely through the grass without digging into the ground. On the other
hand the soles of irons are designed to slice evenly through the turf without
jumping or twisting and messing up the golfers shot.
The
Face
When
a player chooses a club to hit the shot they will either choose a wood or an
iron. That club is also assigned a number. That number relates the angle from
which the face of the club slopes back from vertical when the club is on the
ground facing the ball.
The
higher the number of the club means a greater degree of slope away from vertical.
This will result in a shorter shot with more height. Here some general numbers
of clubs and their degrees of slope.
Degrees
of Slope |
Driver |
9.5 |
| 3
Wood |
15 |
| 2
Iron |
19 |
| 3
Iron |
21 |
| 4
Iron |
24 |
| 5
Iron |
28 |
| 6
Iron |
32 |
| 7
Iron |
36 |
| 8
Iron |
40 |
| 9
Iron |
44 |
| Pitching
Wedge |
48 |
| Sand
Wedge |
56 |
| Lob
Wedge |
60 |
Two
important points
-
The golf club face will send the ball on a course perpendicular to the angle
of the face at contact. This means a flatter face (with more degrees of loft)
will send the ball in the air with more trajectory of higher flight. Perfect
for shorter shots over obstacles that will land soft with no roll and then
stop.
-
Spin- the more degrees of slope the greater the amount of spin.
Why is spin good? When a ball spins at high rates it produces
aerodynamic lift, launching it into the air. Spin also cuts down on the natural
influences of a shot such as wind and rain making the shot more controllable.
Grooves
All
club faces have grooves of some sort except putters. The grooves are there for
two main reasons; first they help grip the ball as it is struck and slides up
the clubface. This helps to add more spin to the ball.
Secondly
they are there to help disperse the water and the grass from the clubface during
contact. It gives the water some where to go so the face can put spin on the
ball and not have it squirt off the clubface.
Now
that you know all the different parts of golf club heads it should make things
a whole lot easier and more understandable when you go to purchase your next
set of golf clubs.We here at GolfEquipmentSource.com strongly suggest that only purchase online through trusted retailers.
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