Choosing the Most Effective Golf Clubs
Besides the seven-iron, every golfer must have the five iron. The five iron club is versatile for use in a variety of situations as well as an easy club to use. No, it may be not be as versatile as the seven-iron, but it is still a club that can be used in many situations.
The angle of the five-iron’s club head allows the golfer to get good elevation when making the shot but not too angled allowing the golfer to still achieve good distance on the shot also.
The five-iron is great from about 225 yards and in. Most golfers find the maximum range to be 180 yards which is not a small distance on the links. However, the five-iron is a great club for distance since it allows the golfer to hit the ball with confidence. By striking the ball just right, it will fly through the air with an almost majestic arc as it makes its way toward the green.
The five-iron is also a good club to use when you need to get out of the rough and return the ball to the fairway depending on the depth of the rough. If it is four to six inches deep, the golfer would be best to use a wedge to chip the ball onto the fairway. It may cost the golfer a stroke, but losing only one stroke is far better than a few strokes which is what could happen if the golfer tried to get the ball out of a rough this deep using the five-iron.
The five-iron is one of the easier golf clubs to control. The length is near perfect, the feel of the club is terrific and its swing is marvelous. At this point, you are probably wondering why these benefits are specific to the five-iron.
The five-iron is a mid-length club for distances 200 years and in but, of course, depending on the strength of the golfer and how well he or she can use the club. A golfer can generate a good amount of speed thanks to the five iron’s club head. The speed of the club is what actually determines the distance the ball will be hit, similar to the speed of the ball in baseball.
Due to the length of the club, it is one of the easier clubs to control. This is, of course, unless the golfer is playing with no gloves and sweaty hands, under which circumstances golf irons tend to turn in a golfer’s hands. The club head will turn as it strikes the ball causing the ball to careen almost 180 degrees from the golfer. For this reason, you usually find golf players to wear gloves during the game.
In all likelihood, a nicely hit shot with a five-iron will go where the golfer intends. It will also achieve a good amount of distance in a short period, moving the golfer even closer to the green.