Golf Club, Do You Know Which One is Most Important?

What is the most important Golf Club in yourthe bag is. Lets Play. Remember that par 5 third I
bag? What is the most important Golf Club injust told you about. It's Monday, the sun is shining,
"My" bag? Ask ten different people and get tenno wind, fairway is dry and short, time to "let the
different answers. The driver, wedge, putter, 9BIG DOG eat". Your drive is 250 yards plus
iron, different strokes for different folks.another 30 roll...nice. Next a 5 iron brings you in
If you were to ask my opinion, it would beclose, you chip on and 2 putt for par. What was
"whatever club you are reaching for in any givenyour most important golf club? They all seem to
circumstance". Suppose you believe, or have beenbe pretty important to me. Now it is 3 days later,
told, that the most important golf club in your bagThursday, same course, same hole.... or is it? It
is your driver. That driver is no good to you 100rained the night before, the fairway was not
yards out from the green, and is just aboutmowed, and it is cloudy with a 15 mph right to
useless on a par 3 executive course. What aboutleft wind. What is your most important golf club?
that new putter? Is that any good to you in theYou don't know. You play the same clubs and
tee box, and besides, what good is it to 2 putt onscore a 9 or 10 instead of par. Why??
a par 5 when it takes you 7 to get there.The answer is really quite simple. Go to any
The bottom line is. Every tee box is different,driving range and watch people hit balls, I would
every fairway is different, and every sand trap,bet that 95% of the people at the range use
fringe, rough, and green is different. You mighttheir driver to hit most, if not all, of their shots.
play the same course week after week and theThen watch people when they get ready for a
par 5 third is different every time to step into theround of golf, they spend their time on the
tee box. It might be the tee location; it could beputting green while they wait to tee off. You
the pin placement. It could be other factors likemight have noticed that there are about 12 other
wind, rain, sun, clouds, or fog. Everything changesgolf clubs in your bag.
day-to-day, hour-to-hour. It is not always easy.Final analysis. Get a lesson, learn to swing properly,
What club should I use? What is the mostand use and get to know every golf club in your
important club to me, right now?bag. They are all the most important golf club in
Who cares what the most important golf club inyour bag.