Golf Club Rating - Facts About Seven-Iron

Golf Club Rating - In this series of articles, we shall focus rating the usefulness of several types of club. Learn about the versatile seven-iron and how it can help get the majestic shot.

Golf Club Rating - In this series of articles, we shall focus rating the usefulness of several types of club. We begin with the seven-iron. A golfer can play any course using nothing more than a seven iron and a putter. Let's get some facts about the seven-iron.

When doing a golf club rating, our aim is to decide what a club can do and rate its usefulness in doing that function. Let's learn what a seven-iron can and cannot be used for.

A seven iron can't give you drive of three hundred yards as this club was not designed to hit the ball that far. Depending on your strength, a good shot with a seven iron can be anywhere from one hundred and seventy five yards to two hundred and twenty five yards. And from our golf club rating, those are good distances not to be sneeze.

Any person who has seen the movie "Tin Cup", starring Kevin Costner, will appreciate the value of the seven-iron as a golf club. Some may give the seven-iron a golf club rating of ten upon ten after seeing that movie, having seen what the actors used.

The seven-iron is useful for a golfer in composing his or her approach shot. Depending on the length of the hole, the golfer will either want a full swing, or to cut their swing, thereby adjusting the distance the ball will travel. And, again depending on distance and weather conditions, the golfer may want to put the ball either in the front or back of their stance. This will give the ball more loft or keep it low, depending on which stance is in use. For this flexibility, the seven-iron would be given a high golf club rating by a seasoned user.

On approaching the green, the seven-iron can be used as a wedge to chip the ball onto the green. By closing the stance and hitting the ball in back of the stance, the golfer can flip the ball onto the green. Of course, the golfer will want to cut his or her swing or they will fly the green, which will result in a lost stroke, possibly a lost ball, and almost definitely them losing their temper.

When the ball has been chipped onto the green, the golf club rating from me drops to near zero. The seven iron's usefulness here is pretty much over, unless the golfer has incredible courage and wants to use the seven-iron as a putter. This, too, was done in "Tin Cup", but isn't advisable for the average golfer.

Then again, on short, par 3 holes, the seven iron is again the perfect club to use. So depending on where it is on the course, a golf club rating for a particular club rise and fall. Once again, the golfer can tee the ball up and hit out of the back or front of his or her stance. Depending on the length of the hole, the ball could be teed higher for more loft and less distance. Granted, it does feel awkward to have both feet in front of the golf ball, but it also prevents the golfer from getting too much of a swing and flying the green. It will, however, allow the ball to be hit higher and with more control.

And, a well hit seven iron is a thing of beauty to watch. The ball takes off in a majestic arc, following a predetermined flight plan (if properly struck), flies beautifully through the air and lands gently on the turf, bringing the golfer one step closer to his or her goal - the cup.

A seven iron is also handy golf club to have around the house, as it is long enough to allow a person to reach behind a couch, from one end or the other, and drag something out that is in the middle. For a golf club rating on the seven-iron, I will give it a seven out of ten.