Posted by: Maximum () on Sat Jun 2 14:45:59 2001

I don't know anything about golf,but....
> > a 1 wood hits farther than a 3 wood or 5 wood cuzz the clubhead is bigger, or has more mass. Am I right?
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> There are couple of reasons a driver (1 wood) hits further than a 3 or 5 wood. First, the driver clubface is more upright than the 3 wood. This launches the ball at a lower angle, which means more distance (kind of like the difference between a popup and a line drive). Also, the shaft of a driver is longer than a 3 wood, which should translate to greater clubhead speed - again, more distance. Although many driver clubheads are quite large, they weigh less than a 3 wood, which in turn is lighter than a 5 wood. This also means more clubhead speed and more distance.

So could anything like that post be compared to a baseball bat? Bigger barrel=harder hits??