Introduction
Golf, outdoor game in which individual player use specially designed clubs to propel a small, hard ball over a field of play known as a course or links. The object of the game is to advance the ball around the course using as few strokes as possible.
Golf Strokes and Equipment
In addition to putt, the specialized stroke used on green, two main types of shots are used in playing each hole: the drive,which is a long shot from the tee onto the fairway; and the approach shot, which is the shot used to hit the ball onto the green. Shots of various lenghts are played with different clubs, according to the distance to be covered and the lie (position) of the ball. A standard set of 14 golf clubs (the maximum that one player may carry on tournament play) is divided two main types: woods and irons. Woods have larger heads and are so called because for many years the head were made of wood, but today they are almost exclusively made of metal. Irons have heads made of forged steel, sometimes chrome plated. The stafts of both types usually are made of steel or cast graphite. Formerly, each club was known by a distinctive name, but today most are designated by numbers.The woods are customarily numbered 1 through 7 and the iron 1 through 9, though usually a player only carries some of these clubs during a round. The putter, an iron, has retained its distinct name. Another class of clubs that retains it name the wedges, including the pitching wedge, sand wedge, and lob wedge, which are used on short-range shots in and attempt to place the ball on the green.
Golf, outdoor game in which individual player use specially designed clubs to propel a small, hard ball over a field of play known as a course or links. The object of the game is to advance the ball around the course using as few strokes as possible.
Golf Strokes and Equipment
In addition to putt, the specialized stroke used on green, two main types of shots are used in playing each hole: the drive,which is a long shot from the tee onto the fairway; and the approach shot, which is the shot used to hit the ball onto the green. Shots of various lenghts are played with different clubs, according to the distance to be covered and the lie (position) of the ball. A standard set of 14 golf clubs (the maximum that one player may carry on tournament play) is divided two main types: woods and irons. Woods have larger heads and are so called because for many years the head were made of wood, but today they are almost exclusively made of metal. Irons have heads made of forged steel, sometimes chrome plated. The stafts of both types usually are made of steel or cast graphite. Formerly, each club was known by a distinctive name, but today most are designated by numbers.The woods are customarily numbered 1 through 7 and the iron 1 through 9, though usually a player only carries some of these clubs during a round. The putter, an iron, has retained its distinct name. Another class of clubs that retains it name the wedges, including the pitching wedge, sand wedge, and lob wedge, which are used on short-range shots in and attempt to place the ball on the green.
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