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2. Lob wedge - Wikipedia

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   Lob wedges are part of the iron family of golf clubs and are designed for short, high arc shots. [1] Lob wedges and ultra lob wedges are designed with the shortest shafts and the highest loft of all golf clubs. [2] Regular lob wedges may come in a variety of lofts, usually starting around 56 degrees and approaching 60.

3. Wood (golf) - Wikipedia

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   An Adams Golf Insight BUL 5000 460 cm 3 9.5° (left), an early 1980s Pinnacle Persimmon driver (right).. A wood is a type of club used in the sport of golf.Woods have longer shafts and larger, rounder heads than other club types, and are used to hit the ball longer distances than other types.

4. Obsolete golf clubs - Wikipedia

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   Cleek – A metal-headed golf club having an elongated blade with little loft, equivalent to a one or two iron in a modern set of clubs. Lofter – A metal-headed golf club with a moderate loft ranging from a modern five iron to an eight iron. Niblick or Rut Niblick – a trouble club and pitching iron and generally the most lofted of the 19th ...

5. Golf club - Wikipedia

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   A golf club is a club used to hit a golf ball in a game of golf.Each club is composed of a shaft with a grip and a club head. Woods are mainly used for long-distance fairway or tee shots; irons, the most versatile class, are used for a variety of shots; hybrids that combine design elements of woods and irons are becoming increasingly popular; putters are used mainly on the green to roll the ...

6. Shaft (golf) - Wikipedia

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   Golf shafts are manufactured in various weights to suit players of any skill or strength level. New drivers come out all the time with new concepts of how its design is supposed to make you hit the ball further, however that is not the case. It all comes down to the shaft. The shaft is 80 percent of the club and can improve your distance by 20 ...

7. Wedge (golf) - Wikipedia

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   The class of wedges grew out of the need for a better club for playing soft lies and short shots. Prior to the 1930s, the best club for short "approach" shots was the "niblick", roughly equivalent to today's 9-iron or pitching wedge in loft; however the design of this club, with a flat, angled face and virtually no "sole", made it difficult to use in sand and other soft lies as it was prone to ...