| Ladies are at a disadvantage when it comes to | | | | made by a certified fitter and club maker. |
| putting together a set of golf clubs that | | | | So in that case ask your club maker if he or |
| fits them well and from which they can get | | | | she can offer options. As for club face |
| the most out of their games. The reason is | | | | loft, the slower your swing, the higher the |
| that there are few choices in normal | | | | loft is needed. If you can easily get the |
| off-the-shelf ladies golf clubs. With | | | | ball in the air, a loft of 13-14 degrees |
| typically less than 10% of sales for a golf | | | | should work well for your driver. If you |
| club company coming from ladies golf clubs, | | | | have trouble getting the ball in the air, you |
| there are simply few choices in club styles, | | | | may need to use a 16 degree 3 wood to get the |
| shaft flex, swing weights, or lofts normally | | | | most out of your swing. Other ways to help |
| available in most golf shops. An exception | | | | get the ball a bit higher in the air are to |
| to this is the excellent line offered by | | | | use an offset hosel or a more flexible shaft. |
| Nancy Lopez Golf Clubs. That is the subject | | | | |
| of another article, but you can easily find | | | | Fairway Woods |
| their web site with a simple search. | | | | |
| | | | Fairway woods are critical clubs for women or |
| In general women have slower swing speeds | | | | men with slower golf swings. If your swing |
| than men and need shorter clubs and higher | | | | speed is in the 60MPH range, you should start |
| loft. There are of course women with better | | | | your fairway woods with a 5 wood and leave |
| and stronger swings than most men. Lorena | | | | out the 3 wood. Your other woods would then |
| Ochoa of the LPGA tour averages about 270 | | | | probably need to be a 9 and 13 wood. The |
| yards on her tee shots. This is astonishing | | | | reason for skipping an odd numbered wood is |
| for a woman who weighs about 115 pounds! She | | | | because you wont be hitting the ball that |
| is the top rated professional woman player in | | | | much farther with a 5 wood than you will with |
| the world, however, and this article is meant | | | | a 7 wood, for example. In other words the |
| for women with less ability than the top LPGA | | | | gap in distance between the two clubs is not |
| pros possess. | | | | enough to justify carrying the other club. |
| | | | Regarding club length, there should be at |
| Driver Considerations | | | | least a one inch difference for each odd |
| | | | numbered club. That is, the 7 wood should be |
| You must know your swing speed with at least | | | | one inch shorter than the 5 wood, and the 9 |
| a driver and preferably with both driver and | | | | wood should be 2 inches shorter than the 5 |
| 5 iron. Women who can swing the driver more | | | | wood, for example. |
| than 70 MPH can use titanium faced drivers | | | | |
| effectively and take advantage of the spring | | | | For women who swing 70 MPH or greater, a 3 |
| effect off the face that such a club offers. | | | | wood could be a good choice, but it should |
| If your driver swing speed is more like 60 | | | | have at least a 16 degree loft in order to |
| MPH, you would have to find a special | | | | keep the ball in the air longer. This group |
| titanium face, and these are not readily | | | | of golfers can justify having every other odd |
| available. If you are that serious you will | | | | number wood in their bags, such as 3, 5, 7 |
| probably be having custom ladies golf clubs | | | | and 9 woods, for example. |