Journey from woods to hybrids!! The Ping G20 Irons and TalorMade Driver!

Jun 6
10:02

2012

jennifer obodo

jennifer obodo

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The origin of every phenomenon is simple but it is the human nature to go towards complexity for the search of betterment and more convenience.

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The new Ping G20 Irons and TaylorMade R11S Driver have completely changed the look of clubs. When we look at the history we are astonished to see the modifications which have been made in golf clubs. The shapes and sizes have changes greatly although the main structure is still the same. The golf was introduced in Scotland,Journey from woods to hybrids!! The Ping G20 Irons and TalorMade Driver! Articles before Scotland the history of golf trails to many different countries and has many different theories with different views of different historians.

Golf was stated illegal in Scotland because it was diverting the focus of men from archery. Soon it was adopted by very rich families and the golf was known as the game of the rich because it required a very intellectual mind with skills to handle a golf club and score the ball.

Initially the golf club was the branch broken from trees. The wood of maple, apple wood, lemon wood, rose wood, blue-mahoo and persimmon. The branches were soon polished and carved into golf clubs however these wooden clubs were always at the risk of getting broken. They were not reliable so soon the golf clubs were introduced in a complete new version. These new clubs were made up of iron and iron alloys soon they were being manufactured in platinum or titanium materials along with other alloys of iron or stainless steels.

The clubs made up of iron were very heavy and there was a problem for seniors, ladies and children to play with them. The equilibrium was also different in these clubs due to the heavy material. The heavy metallic clubs were replaced by carbon fibers. Initially the carbon fiber was very hard to manufacture and the clubs made up of carbon fibers were very costly but soon as the manufacturing of carbon fiber was made easy and abundantly the rates of carbon fiber clubs went down rapidly. However the names of the clubs like woods and irons because of their material remained the same even when they were not made up of wood or iron. Their design was related to the names of wood and iron.

The largest wood is also known as driver and woods are used to hit the ball to a very long distance with a big trajectory on the other hand irons are used to hit the ball for a short distance from edgy places like under a tree etc. There are 9 irons and 4 woods in a golf bag their number vary because of the variations in their sizes but they add a lot of load to the bag. The TaylorMade Golf has introduced hybrids known as rescues which are a combination of irons and woods. They are for the situation when a player is afraid to use a wood as it would hit the ball quit far and an iron too as it would make the ball go for a very short distance. For such situations a rescue is used as it is the solution of such a condition. The journey which a golf club has been through is very long with many different changes and the reader’s attention is captivated in the modifications.