Golf Club Rating - How Useful Is the Nine-Iron

Learn why you need the nine iron. Discover its secrets and why you can't do without it.

Many golfers have a nine-iron as part of their golf club set. But many may wonder what, exactly, is this club supposed to be used for? Hence the purpose of this article is to provide a review of this club and give a golf club rating on this iron.

If the nine-iron can't be used when the ball is more than one hundred and thirty yards from the green and any further back and the golfer would choose either a seven or eight-iron, is the nine-iron good for anything at all?

Does a golfer really need a nine-iron in the golf bag? The answer is yes. The nine-iron get from me a high golf club rating as a good short-range utility club. It provides good elevation from the fairway to the green. The nine-iron is useful to chip with as well, and works well as a sand wedge should a golfer wind up in the bunker and not have a sand wedge handy.

When a golfer is one hundred and forty yards from the hole, the usefulness of the nine-iron in place of the seven or eight iron allow it to score high on a golf club rating. But the golfer should think about intentionally blading the ball for the extra distance, though he or she would have to sacrifice elevation. There are times when such a shot is necessary on the course, as a seven or eight iron would be too much club for the distance in question. This depends on the course being played and the obstacles the golfer is facing on a particular hole.

Another reason for its good club rating is when used for chipping one hundred yards out or closer. Here it is a good choice in the use of a club. By placing the ball in back of his or her stance, a golfer can get more elevation on the ball, while cutting the distance. If the golfer keeps his or her feet close together, he or she will not be able to hit the ball as hard and, therefore, will not fly the green.

Furthermore, the nine-iron is a good choice in clubs if the golfer is playing a short par 3 hole. Some courses have par 3 holes as short as one hundred yards, so anything more than a nine-iron will be too much club. Again, though, stance is important as the golfer does not want to drive the ball over the green. A closed stance, in this instance will help the golfer cut the distance the ball travels, while putting the ball back in his or her stance will help the ball get in the air faster. Properly struck, the ball should fly in a perfect parabolic curve, landing gently on the green with the ball, hopefully, rolling close to, if not into the cup.

For a golf club rating, I give it a six. It a good club to have around.

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