| There is no difference! While people refer to a | | | | good position to use the other most important |
| golf driver by that name, and then call the 3- and | | | | club: the putter. Once you're on the green, the |
| 5-woods "woods," the driver is actually a member | | | | putter gets you to the cup. So drive for distance, |
| of the wood family. It is just designed to go even | | | | putt for the birdie, and everything else is just |
| farther than these other clubs. | | | | details. |
| Woods have a broad but buoyant head with a flat | | | | The golf driver is one of the most important clubs |
| face, allowing square contact with the ball, plus | | | | in any golfer's bag. Here are some quick and |
| plenty of force behind it. This is how they are | | | | helpful driver facts: |
| able to achieve great distance down the fairway. | | | | - The driver is technically a wood (even though |
| Then you switch to irons, which give you greater | | | | woods aren't made from wood anymore). |
| precision and shorter distances to get on the | | | | - It features a flat face and titanium, steel, or |
| green. | | | | composite head, on a graphite shaft. |
| In any golfer's bag, the two most important clubs, | | | | - The driver gets the most distance of any club in |
| hands down, are the golf driver and the putter, | | | | the bag. |
| and they serve to completely different purposes. | | | | - The driver is used for teeing off at the |
| The driver is first: you use it when teeing off. It | | | | beginning of most holes. |
| gets the most distance of any club and is used to | | | | - Drivers can cost $45-$2,800, but $200-$300 is a |
| get you as close to the green as possible. | | | | good range for most golfers. |
| Then, the woods and irons are just used to get in | | | | - Drivers can be bought individually, or in a set. |