One of the important equipment needed in playing golf, is the club. There are a number of clubs used in playing golf, but the traditional club that is used is the wood golf club. The golf club plays a vital part in the game as it is responsible for sending the ball as far out into the course, and as nearer to the holes. The wood golf club is said to hit the ball at far distances than any other golf clubs.

The traditional wood golf club is one which has a head made from hardwood, typically persimmon. Wood golf clubs are generally classified as drivers, and fairway woods. There are fourteen clubs in the traditional set, which compose of a driver, two fairway woods, a putter, and ten irons. Basically, the driver, and the fairway woods are made from persimmon, or other hardwoods.

The driver is generally considered as the longest and the lowest-lofted wood, and is also known as 1 wood. A driver can be either hit from the turf, or off the tee for the long-yardage holes. However, a high level of skill and a sufficient amount of luck are needed when hitting the driver from the turf. On the other hand, the fairway woods are the high-number woods, which are shorter and stiffer, and are designed for shots that require long distance. These are also designed for shots from off the turf.

Fairway woods are designed such that these have shallower face heights allowing the players to have the exact center of the club as they hit the ball from the ground. Moreover, fairway wood golf clubs have a higher loft in order to lift the ball out of the turf, and avoid low obstacles such as hills.

Although metal and composites have replaced the traditional wood golf clubs today, these are still referred to as woods of metal woods because the design and the purpose at which these clubs are made for have not changed at all.

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