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2. 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 ...

3. Obsolete golf clubs - Wikipedia

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   These early clubs had hickory shafts and wrapped leather grips. To secure the joins between the shaft and the head of the club, and between the grip and the shaft, whipping of black, waxed linen thread was used. Pre-1900 clubs (smooth-faced gutty era) used seven-ply thread. Clubs from the era 1900 to 1935 required four-ply thread.

4. Golf equipment - Wikipedia

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   There are three major types of clubs, known as woods, irons, and putters. Woods are played for long shots from the tee or fairway, and occasionally rough, while irons are for precision shots from fairways as well as from the rough. A new type of club called a hybrid combines the straight-hitting characteristics of irons with the easy-to-hit ...

5. Shaft (golf) - Wikipedia

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   The shaft is roughly .58 inch/14.7 millimeters in diameter near the grip and between 35 and 48 inches/89–115 cm in length. Shafts weigh between 45 and 150 grams depending on the material and length. Graphite shafts are woven from carbon fiber and are generally lighter in weight than steel shafts. Graphite shafts became popular among amateurs ...

6. Hirth joint - Wikipedia

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   Hirth joint made from anodized aluminum to show the meshing of the teeth Hirth joint (disassembled) between the semi-axles of a Campagnolo Ultra-Torque crankset. Face spline joints consist of a ring of radial splines or teeth milled or ground into the end faces of two rotary components such as a drive shaft and the hub of a wheel.

7. Iron (golf) - Wikipedia

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   Irons in a golf bag. An iron is a type of club used in the sport of golf to propel the ball towards the hole.Irons typically have shorter shafts and smaller clubheads than woods, the head is made of solid iron or steel, and the head's primary feature is a large, flat, angled face, usually scored with grooves.

8. List of golf equipment manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Acushnet Company; Adams Golf; Aldila (shafts); Antigua Apparel; Ben Sayers; Bettinardi Golf; Bridgestone Golf; Buggies Unlimited; Callaway Golf Company; Cleveland ...

9. MacGregor Golf - Wikipedia

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   The firm was joined by John McGregor in 1874 and Edward Canby in 1886 so that by 1897 the company had taken the name "Crawford, McGregor & Canby", with its base of operations remaining in Dayton, [3] being officially constituted. [1] Golf shafts of the early 20th century being made of wood rather than the metal, fiberglass, and other materials ...