Golf Club Parts

A golf club is a piece of sports equipment used to send a golf ball towards the hole or target area. Every golf club is the sum of its parts; thus, understanding golf club parts is the first step in achieving quality putt. Here are the different golf club parts and their functions.

Grip refers to the handle, the top area of the club around which golfers place their hands and make a grip. Grips come in different sizes, designs, and materials to match varying hand sizes and grip styles of golfers, but the only clubs permitted in tournaments are rounded with no lumps, bumps, or hollows.

Shafts are golf club parts that form the middle part and join the grip to the head. They determine the possible distance that can be reached with a club; the longer the shaft, the further the distance.

Head, the bottom part of a club, is the part that strikes the ball. It has three types. Woods provide a golf ball flight capacity of 300 yards or more, and so are used for long distance shots on the fairway. Iron clubs are used to direct the ball from the fairway to the green. Putters are typically used to send the ball from the green to the hole.

All golf club parts and their physical characteristics are subject to definition of what is permissible in tournament by the two ruling golf authorities, the United States Golf Association (USGA) and the Royal Academy of St. Andrews.