Individual Irons

Individual Irons: Clubs are the hitting object, which is used to drive the golf ball into the holes set on the golf course. Individual irons are a kind of clubs, which are used for taking short shots during the game. The lengths of the individual irons are less than that of the woods. In the iron set, the individual irons are numbered from 1 to 9. The irons with different number have different lofts, and they are used to take different shots during the game. The different numbered irons are also given different names.

The individual irons in an iron set can be divided into three groups—“long irons”, “mid irons” and “short irons”. The individual irons numbered from 1 to 4 are considered as the “long irons”. No.5, 6 and 7 irons are the “mid irons” and no.8 and 9 irons are the “short irons”. The no.9 iron, which is the shortest among the iron set, is known by the name of “pitching wedge”. At present, a regular iron set does not include no.1 and 2 irons. Instead players prefer using the fairway woods for the shots. The long irons with lesser lofts are generally used to take approach or tee shots. On the other hands, mid and short irons are used for taking short shots like chipping, pitching and event putting.