# Clubs and Balls · Golf Level 1: Beginner

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Clubs and Balls in Golf (Level 1: Beginner) on Insporta: 40 sourced facts behind 4 tests. Covers: the club families; loft and distance; the ball; and more.

The club families and the 14-club limit, loft and distance, the golf ball and the kit in a beginner's bag.

## Test 1: The club families

- A player may carry fewer, but not more. (Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 4.1b)
- It has the longest shaft and least loft of the long clubs. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Its flat face rolls the ball along the ground. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Many players find hybrids easier than long irons. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- The name stayed after wooden heads went out of use. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Lower numbers have less loft and longer shafts. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- They have the most loft of all the irons. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Longer shafts swing faster and send the ball farther. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- The putter is only used for rolling the ball. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Its flat-faced head is made for rolling the ball. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))

## Test 2: Loft and distance

- More loft sends the ball higher. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- The face points more upwards at impact. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- A putter has only a few degrees of loft. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Low loft and a long shaft give distance. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- High loft helps the ball out of sand. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- It sends the ball up steeply for soft landings. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Each club fills a gap in distance. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Loft rises from the putter's few degrees to a wedge's high angle. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Higher numbers have more loft. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- The face of C is laid furthest back. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))

## Test 3: The ball

- A ball may be bigger, but not smaller. (Source: The R&A and USGA, Equipment Rules 2023)
- A ball may be lighter, but not heavier. (Source: The R&A and USGA, Equipment Rules 2023)
- They change how air flows around the ball. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- The number and pattern vary between makes. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Playing the wrong ball brings a penalty. (Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 6.3a)
- Two-piece balls are durable and popular with beginners. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Losing a costly ball in a pond hurts more. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- The cover carries the dimples. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- About 2.7 g, up to 45.93 g and about 57 g. (Source: The R&A and USGA, Equipment Rules 2023; ITTF and ITF ball specifications)
- They help the ball stay in the air longer. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))

## Test 4: Tees and accessories

- A tee must not help the player line up the shot. (Source: The R&A and USGA, Equipment Rules 2023)
- Elsewhere the ball is played as it lies. (Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 6.2)
- Right-handed players usually wear it on the left hand. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Spikes or rubber studs stop slipping. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- It saves carrying the bag on the shoulder. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- A coin or small disc is often used. (Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 14.1)
- They stop heads knocking together in the bag. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- A tee is only allowed in the teeing area. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- The card is filled in once the hole is over. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- It lifts the ball for the first shot of a hole. (Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023 (Definitions))

Sources: The R&A and USGA Rules of Golf 2023 (Definitions) and Equipment Rules, the World Handicap System Rules of Handicapping, and general golf references; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Rule-by-rule procedures belong to the Rules of Golf category.

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