Woods and Irons

[Buster1054]

Woods are made of metal and irons have not been made of iron for a very long time. Is it time for a change, or is it that golf values tradition?

[iacas]

It's just what they're called.

What would you call woods? "Oh, this is my 3-Carbon-Titanium-Steel-Aluminum-Composite-Resin-Amalgamation"?

[bkuehn1952]

I never like it when announcers call clubs "metals." I am old and thoroughly used to hearing clubs called woods and irons. Toss in wedges, hybrids and putters and I think we are done. Inevitably, there will be some in favor of using "Composites" or "Alloys". We did eventually move away from cleeks, spoons and mashies. Maybe I am just holding on to irrelevant tradition. Sigh.

Edited April 17, 2024 by bkuehn1952

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I still use the "hit it on the screws" from time to time.

[billchao]

  On 4/17/2024 at 4:32 PM, bkuehn1952 said:

I never like it when announcers call clubs "metals." I am old and thoroughly used to hearing clubs called woods and irons. 

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And yet on they have no problem calling every wooden club a persimmon even though they’re not all made of persimmon.

As @iacas said, it’s just what the clubs are called.

[Buster1054]

  On 4/17/2024 at 4:32 PM, bkuehn1952 said:

I never like it when announcers call clubs "metals." I am old and thoroughly used to hearing clubs called woods and irons. Toss in wedges, hybrids and putters and I think we are done. Inevitably, there will be some in favor of using "Composites" or "Alloys". We did eventually move away from cleeks, spoons and mashies. Maybe I am just holding on to irrelevant tradition. Sigh.

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No, I agree it isn't an irrelevant tradition. We will see how it goes in the future. I would stick with woods and irons. Irons are an interesting example though, having kept their name even though these clubs haven't been made of iron for at least a century.

[EnterSandTrap]

I will think more about this tomorrow while practicing with my cleek and mashie niblick.  😎