Our Fairway Woods page for girls brings together our tips for equipping a young golfer: a lightweight fairway wood, with a flexible shaft and generous loft, a length suited to her height, its place in a first bag alongside a driver, hybrids, and a few irons, and the right time to change it.
Getting the ball in the air from the very first rounds.
For a young female golfer, the fairway wood is often the club that drives the ball the farthest from the fairway, and sometimes even from the tee, instead of a driver that is harder to master. Its wide head and low centre of gravity forgive slightly off-centre hits and help to launch the ball without excessive effort, which encourages play from the very first rounds.
Clubs for girls also come in different types:
All clubs can be found on the girls' clubs page.
Clubs for girls focus on lightness: a very flexible graphite shaft, a lighter head, and a thin grip suitable for small hands. These choices allow for generating clubhead speed with still limited force. The length is determined according to the child's height, using manufacturers' charts, often organised in ten to fifteen-centimetre increments.
In the early years, a complete set of clubs is more than enough: a wood, two or three irons, a wedge, and a putter. As the young golfer progresses and grows, it can be supplemented with a driver, hybrids to replace the long irons, and a larger fairway wood. A golf instructor can help identify when the clubs become too short.
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The hybrid, being shorter, is easier to control from the rough and on long approaches. The fairway wood offers more distance from the fairway or off the tee. Many young players combine a wood and a hybrid.
A high loft, like that of a five or seven wood, helps the ball lift at a low swing speed. The three wood, which is less open, is more demanding and is reserved for players who already hit hard.
It's better to rely on the player's height, with shoes on, rather than their age. A club that is too long pushes the hands back and misplaces the impact, while a club that is too short forces them to bend at address.
Place the ball slightly forward of the centre of the stance and sweep the grass instead of hitting downwards. There's no need to try and lift the ball: the loft takes care of that as long as the swing remains smooth and fluid.
Second-hand is fine if the shaft is flexible and the length is appropriate, which excludes most adult clubs. A new junior wood ensures a weight and flexibility tailored for their age.