Definition: Any weight attached to the back of the head of a golf club. A backweight serves to redistribute weight to the rear of a clubhead. In a driver, backweighting influences the center of gravity, lowering it and moving it back from the face, which can help those golfers who have trouble getting the ball airborne. In a putter, a backweight is most often employed to increase moment of inertia, or a clubhead's resistance to twisting. This can help those who have trouble hitting their putts in the center of the putter face. Clubs made to appeal to mid- and high-handicappers often feature backweighting properties.
Alternate Spellings: Back weight
