In the sport, golf, golf clubs are utilized to strike the golf balls. A club consists of a club head and a shaft attached to the lance. Woods are usually used in making of these clubs and it helps in distant shots or even the tee shots. Players who are versatile in nature generally opt for the iron clubs which are utilized to play shots of varying forms. When a player is playing on the green field he usually use the putters to make his shot accurate.
The space between the face of the club and the vertical plane differs from one club to another and this is termed as loft. There is a false belief that it is the angle of swing of the club that ascends the ball. Ascend of the golf ball from the point where it leaves the tee depends solely on the loft of the club. The compression of the ball created by the club's impact and the back spin of the ball caused by the furrows on the club face lifts the ball. The spin is such that a right swinging player will view it as a clockwise spin while it is anti clockwise spin when observed from left swinging golfer's standpoint.The space between the face of the club and the vertical plane differs from one club to another and this is termed as loft. There is a false belief that it is the angle of swing of the club that ascends the ball. Ascend of the golf ball from the point where it leaves the tee depends solely on the loft of the club. The compression of the ball created by the club's impact and the back spin of the ball caused by the furrows on the club face lifts the ball. The spin is such that a right swinging player will view it as a clockwise spin while it is anti clockwise spin when observed from left swinging golfer's standpoint.
Higher the number shorter will be the shafts and higher will be the lofts.