| A Club is a device designed to be used for striking | | | | length is taken from the top of the grip along the |
| the ball and usually comes in three forms: woods, | | | | axis of the shaft or a straight line extension of it |
| irons and putters distinguished by shape and | | | | to the sole of the club. |
| intended use. A putter is a club with a lob not | | | | Forged Irons |
| surpassing ten degrees designed principally for use | | | | Forging a club is equivalent to what the district |
| on the putting green. | | | | blacksmith used to do. The metal is sunk into a |
| The club must not be widely different from the | | | | rough shape and then hammered until the desired |
| traditional and familiar form and make. The club | | | | design is accomplished. The manufacturer is then |
| must be constructed of a shaft and a head, and it | | | | presented with a raw forging iron, which is a close |
| may also have additional material added to the | | | | estimation of the club head craved. The carbon |
| shaft to encourage the player to obtain a stiff | | | | steel or chrome club head is then by finished by |
| hold. All parts of the club must be firm so that | | | | milling, grinding and drilling. |
| the club is one unit, and it must have no external | | | | The end result is a solid looking, soft metal iron |
| fittings. Reservations may be made for | | | | that has a reduced sweet spot. The accomplished |
| attachments that do not affect the operation of | | | | forged irons are aimed towards respectable |
| the club. | | | | players who place concern on the feel to be able |
| All clubs may contain instruments for weight | | | | work shots and control trajectory. |
| modification. Other forms of adjust-ability may | | | | Cast Irons |
| also be allowed upon evaluation by the (R&A) | | | | The choice to forged irons is the cast iron. This |
| Rule of Amateur Status. | | | | type of iron involves pouring the liquid metal into a |
| The following stipulations apply to all permissible | | | | mould. Producing the metal through a mould |
| methods of adjustment. The adjustment cannot | | | | means that the manufacturers can make more |
| be actively made. All adjustable parts are strictly | | | | complex head designs. Therefore, cast irons are |
| fixed and there is no reasonable likelihood of them | | | | more suited to the design of today's irons that |
| working loose during a round, and all configurations | | | | are perimeter weighted and complex. It is easier |
| of adjustment correspond to the rules. | | | | and cheaper than forged irons, which is the |
| During a stipulated round, the playing aspects of a | | | | reason for the reasonable price tag. |
| club must not be deliberately altered by | | | | Adams Idea a2 Irons |
| adjustment or by any other means. | | | | The idea a2 replaces traditional hard to hit long |
| The overall length of the club must be at least 18 | | | | irons with easy to hit hybrids. If you are struggling |
| inches (0.457 m) and except for putters, must | | | | to hit your long irons this high performance set |
| not exceed 48 inches (1.210 m). For woods and | | | | may be the perfect match to help you improve |
| irons, the measurement of length is taken when | | | | your iron play. The set consists of 3 and 4 hybrid |
| the club is lying on a horizontal plane, and the sole | | | | irons, hollow back mid irons and cavity back short |
| is set against a 60 degree plane. The length is | | | | irons. These irons are considered to be the |
| defined as the distance from the point of the | | | | perfect match for the progressive player who |
| intersection between the two planes to the top | | | | wants to improve their long iron shots. |
| of the grip. For putters, the measurement of | | | | |