What is the difference between a wood, a driver, and an iron?

Answer 1

Technically, "woods" have been replaced by over-sized graphite drivers. So, you can basically call a "wood" a metal. The Driver (sometimes called a "mashie" by "old school" golfers) has typically been called the "one wood" (largest of the drivers---other sizes commonly used are the 3 and 5 "woods"). Most of the time you play these off the tee (your first shot). Some people use the 3 and 5 woods in the fairway (for distance). Irons range from 1-9. They higher the number, the greater the pitch/ angle of the club face, and the greater the loft it puts on the ball. The lower the number also gives you more distance. Irons are typically played after tee shots, but are sometimes used on the tee for short par 3 holes. Generally, irons are more accurate, if you play them right, but you sacrifice distance. Hope that answers your question.

Answer 2

TP stands for Tour professional. The difference then for beginner clubs and TP clubs comes in the "feel" versus the result. A beginner is quite happy to get the ball in the air and get a little more out of shots which are on the "poorer" end of the scale. To achieve this clubs are deigned to distrubute most of the weight low and far back in the club as possible. The cost of doing this is the feel and control that the skilled golfer wants in order to be able to precisely choose how much weight to put behind the ball or push across the ball for spin. All this is in milli-seconds of course.

Answer 3

The irons have the metal end kind of like a blade, they hit the ball shorter than the woods. A set of irons would be 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,pw
Instead of a 10 iron they call it pitching wedge is has the most loft and shortest shaft. That means the ball goes higher and not as far. The clubs are designed so you don't have to swing harder to hit it futher you change clubs. I person who hits the wedge 100 years should hit a 9 iron 108 and the 8 iron 116.

The woods hit the ball futher than irons for the most part. Most players have 3 of them. 1(driver) 3 wood and 5 wood. They come in number like the irons. The higher the number the more loft and shorter the shaft. A 5 wood hits the about the same as the 3 iron. The 5 wood is easier to hit for most people than a 3 iron, so the 5 wood may go a little futher. The driver is the one wood. The club with the longest shaft, longer than the other woods and irons. The driver is the one used for the first shot on most par 4's and 5's. You can only use a tee on the tee box for the first shot of the hole. The driver needs to be hit off the tee for most people and it should hit the longest shot.

Answer 4

Okay obviously youre new to golf. a wood is the club that is long with the mallet shaped head. thats the part you hit the ball with. A driver is the longest and biggest of the woods category. An iron is shorter that a wood and has a flat or blade like head. Hope this helps

Answer 5

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Answer 6

The Driver is from both of them

Answer 7

Sound arguments here.