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The most common set of men's clubs is: A driver, usually numbered a 1-wood regardless of actual loft, which varies from 8° up to 13° A fairway wood, typically numbered a 3-wood and lofted about 15° (though 2- and 4-woods are sometimes seen) A matched set of 7 numbered irons from 3 through 9, plus a pitching wedge or "10-iron" A sand wedge; A ...
A 4-wood is sometimes seen instead of a 3-wood (to fine-tune range differences between a player's driver and fairway wood), while a 5-wood is a common addition to the 3-wood for players who prefer fairway woods to long irons for play through the green. 7-woods are rarer in men's clubs but more common in ladies' and seniors' sets, again as a ...
A muscle back is the more traditional design and consists of a solid metal head, typically made of forged iron. The design of the club typically distributes the metal more evenly around the clubhead (though most designs still place more weight along the sole of the club), which makes the center of mass of the club higher and the moment of inertia (the clubhead's resistance to rotation) lower ...
And with a "putting" motion, the club can lift the ball over rough or fringe onto the putting green from a short distance to the pin (10–25 yd (9.1–22.9 m)). This last kind of stroke is commonly called a "bump and run" and can be done with many other irons, generally with a loft equal or higher than a 7-iron.
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