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Choosing A Right Golf Driver or Fairway Wood Can Improve your Swing

Choosing the right driver and fairway wood can be difficult if you don’t know how big the club head size is supposed to be. Here are a few tips.

When you are choosing a wood there are three different club head sizes to choose from. The standard club head size measures approximately 150-155 cubic centimeters. This size has a smaller sweet spot but will give you better control.

The midsize size measures around 195 cubic centimeters and offers a few benefits. This will give you a medium sized sweet spot and the club is also much lighter than the oversized club head.

The oversized club head is the biggest you can choose from. The club head can be found at sizes up to 300+ cubic centimeters. This adds for a very large sweet spot with any of the head sizes. This is much more difficult for you to control and is heavier than the other two variations.

The club head comes in two materials. These materials can only make a difference with the way they feel and the way they look. These materials are stainless steel and titanium. They also differ in price significantly.

Stainless steel is much less expensive and heavier than titanium. The look of a stainless steel club is more traditional and feels that way too. The head is smaller because of the heavy weight.

The titanium is much lighter and allows for the club to have a larger club head. There is a larger sweet spot and the club proves to be much more forgiving than the traditional stainless steel models.

The loft of a club face head makes a big difference in the distance you might hit the ball. You need to know how to choose the loft of your club if you want to add more distance.

Loft is the measurement of the angle of the clubface head. The greater the loft measurement is the greater the angle will be on the face of the club head. This will allow for more control of the ball but less distance in your shot. The less loft on the club face the greater the distance. The more distance you have, the less control you will have over the ball.

Your swing will also make a difference with the type of loft you need with your clubs. If you have a slow swing you want the highest loft. This means you will look for clubs with a 10.5 to 12 degree loft.

If you are an average golfer with an average swing then you need to find a loft of 9.5 to 10.5.

The professionals have the fastest swings and they will have the lowest loft at around 8 to 9.5. If you are swinging over 90 mph you might want this loft too.

Buying the Right Fairway Woods

Fairway woods are an excellent solution to the alternative to drivers off the tee and for long hard hitting irons like the 2-, 3-, or 4- irons. There are three factors which make the fairway woods the preferred club.

Many golfers feel more comfortable while standing over a long fairway with a longer and lower profile wood rather than a long iron that is harder to hit.

It is easier to get the ball in the air out of the fairway if you have a lower center of gravity. This is also true if you are in the rough or in the sand.

You can take advantage of more distance without having to over swing when you have a larger club instead of a long iron. You can also have more control with the length.

Many people are replacing their long irons with fairway woods. If you want to try to use a wood rather than an iron for these benefits of distance and control you might want to consider these few things.

A 5- wood has the equivalence of a 2- iron, 7- wood for a 3- or 4- iron, and a 9- wood for a 5- iron.