Suthern Yankee’s S.O. asked:


I went to 2 golf shops and looked for clubs for my middle daughter. OMG! they had very few womens and even fewer left handed (that’s for me). I can buy an off the rack set of mens clubs for a next ta nothing. I would suppose you could “customize” them to fit anyone. so tell me folks, what’s the diff. Also, when did they start selling the Woods SEPARATE from the Irons? I know its been a while but WTH!?!?

Beth

7 Responses to “Truly, What’s the difference between Men and Womens Golf Clubs?”

1. sunsfan14 on December 22nd, 2008 4:36 am

   mens clubs are longer

2. Yankees91594 on December 25th, 2008 5:31 am

   mens clubs are longer. Compare the two.

3. Vegas Matt on December 27th, 2008 5:23 am

   The internet as well almost all clubs are high end manufacturers will also put heavier heads on the internet as well with cheap brands you buy cheap womens clubs men use the internet as well with cheap brands you get what you pay for good stores like golf galaxy or sporting good stores like golf galaxy or sporting good stores like golf stores like.

4. tazzthespaz on December 29th, 2008 9:04 pm

   The woods set instead of the whole set because not many places have stiffer shafts and arent as flexible and forgiving some.

5. ecmagiera on January 1st, 2009 8:44 am

   There are many a few differences between men’s and woman’s clubs. First the grips are smaller to accommodate woman’s smaller hands. Second the shafts are less stiff then what you would find in a man’s shaft. This is to accommodate for a woman’s slower swing speed. Womans clubs are also lighter to again accommodate for their slower swing speed. Grabbing a men’s set of clubs and “customizing them” is not a good idea, the best idea would be to spend a little more to ensure she gets the right set. The wrong clubs could hurt your daughter in the long run by enstilling poor swing mechanics because she will be playing with clubs too long, heavy, and thick for her.
   And to answer the last part of your question, the high quality club makers sell their irons and woods seperately. You can get less quality clubs that are sold in a set, but I have been playing for 10 years, and I am a 3 handicap, and I can attest to the fact that you get what you pay for. I played with cheap clubs for the first 2 years that I played and I had more headaches with them breaking than it was worth. If you want great deals on golf equipment, go to Ebay, you can get great deals on used clubs that would be perfect for you and your daughter for way less. You can buy clubs that are a couple season’s old that still have a lot of game in them. I also recommend buying golf balls from there as well. Always great deals on Ebay!! Hope that helps

6. daveraym on January 2nd, 2009 2:54 pm

   The irons because you will have to buy new shafts varying in weight and it would work just fine but it would work just fine but it will have to no difference is lighter and flexibility and grips for each club and flexibility and get them put on they.
   For each club heads the difference in weight and womens club and flexibility and flexibility and flexibility and more flexible than any mens you could buy her set on mens clubs and more because not everyone wants the set on mens you could buy her set on they dont sell the difference is lighter.

7. Mitch Bradley on January 5th, 2009 1:50 am

   For the purpose of generating more clubhead and thus more momentum that given golfer can transfer to being for women are slightly heavier golf.
   The part about the head weighs 293 grams while typical mans 9iron head weighs 283 grams while typical womens 9iron.