Metal Wood Bore
The bore configuration of a type of metal wood head in which the standard distance form the groundline to the bottom of the bore is 1 1/2".
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METAL WOOD
The longest clubs in the bag. Made with steel, titanium or aluminum. Designed with longer distance and less accuracy
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Oversized metal woods are introduced, with Callaway Golf's Big Bertha quickly establishing itself as the dominant brand, the Big Bertha driver becomes one of the biggest-selling clubs of all time.
Occasionally, a metal wood is ideal for this shot as it does not dig into the sand so much.
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Choosing the right metal woods isn't all that different from choosing a driver. You have to decide what degree of loft you need, the weight and flex of your shaft and, in the case of hybrids, how many of them to include in your bag.
These cleaning procedures are applicable to both metal woods and irons. It is not recommended to soak wooden club heads. Any heads made from wood should be washed with water and immediately towel dried.
If you measured the COR of the first popular stainless metal woods that came out in the 1980s, you might get a COR of 0.740. Some of the hot metal woods of today easily reach 0.845 COR. For reference, the USGA limits clubheads to a maximum COR of 0.
Callaway Golf Company makes and sells Big Bertha Metal Woods, Irons and Hybrids including Heavenwood Hybrids, ERC Fusion Drivers and Fairway Woods, Great Big Bertha II 415 Titanium Drivers, ...
It's not as tough a shot as it seems, particularly with today's generation of low-profile metal woods. But before you consider this shot, take a hard look at your lie. The ball doesn't have to be in the fairway.
Or is it because the lady golf metal woods of founder Gary Adams were, and still are, used a lot by lady pros.
fairway wood-- A wood or metal wood other than the driver. Fairway woods have more loft on them so it is possible to a hit a ball lying in the fairway or in a decent lie with them.
(also simply "roll") the curve of the face of a wood or metal wood (from top to bottom)
Example: Vertical roll helps to compensate for slightly descending or ascending angles of approach to keep the launch angle of the shot more consistent.
Persimmon: Wood from the USA to make club heads for drivers. Very sought after before metal woods came into service.
Pin High: The approach shot has left the ball within the distance of the length of the flag stick.
The 14 clubs which are allowed for playing a round. A full set usually consists of three or four wooden clubs or metal woods, nine or ten irons and a putter.
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DRIVER - the golf club used off the tee for the longest shot within the golfers game. The club heads are made from metal and sometimes called a metal wood. Traditional name is the one wood.
metal wood: A club with a head made of metal which resembles the old wooden clubs..
mid-iron: Modern term for a 6,7 or 8 iron.
misclub: To hit the correct strike, however choose the wrong club for the distance required.
Besides being made of wood, the clubheads are also made of such materials as stainless steel, graphite, titanium, and boron, or a combination of any of these materials. For want of a better name, they are called metal woods.
You should also have the lofts on all irons checked to see if they meet manufacturer's specs, as they tend to be inconsistent. For metal woods, fitting is getting more detailed.
UNPLAYABLE LIE: A place from where you cannot hit the ball.
WEDGE: A club used for short shots and shots from sand or rough.
WOODS OR METAL WOODS: Clubs that hit the ball long distances.
WHIFF: What you do when you miss the ball completely.
 See also: Metal, Golf, Iron, Shaft, Rough
  
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