Forging

Forging
The process of producing a golf club in which the head is made from a series of forging dies stamping the head to final shape.

Today, however, high-tech forging methods allow for forged clubs that reside securely in the game-improvement category, with plenty of forgiveness and feel.

term used to describe one type of iron made by forging the metal rather than from a cast mold. Also, describes a shot struck "thinly" with the bottom of an iron sriking high up on the golf ball, causing a low trajectory shot with a lack of control.

Most of the forgings on the market today are cavity back models which
feature many of the perimeter-weighting advantages of investment cast. If
you're not a top player, nobody will even try to sell you forgings anymore.

Traditionally, most metal golf club heads were made by forging, which involves the careful shaping of the club head through hammering and pressing of heated steel. Today, most modern golf club heads are cast.

Forged Irons: Made from softer steel and then chrome plated. Alleged to feel softer. Forging process involves hammering head into shape.
Form: A golfer's standard of play based on past performance ...

Forgings are made from a soft type of steel known as 1030 or 8620 carbon steel. Forged clubs are stamped by incredibly large dies into their basic shapes and then are hand ground to exact size, shape and weight by skilled craftsmen.

Casting: The forming of a clubhead by pouring molten steel into a mold. Casting produces a harder clubhead than one that has been shaped by forging.

Forecaddie - A "forecaddie" is one who is employed by the Committee to indicate to players the position of balls during play. He is an outside agency.
Forging - method of club head production where a block of metal is literally pounded in to ...

See also: Shaft, Woods, Golf, Swing, Putter