A. All golf clubs, regardless what company or clubmaker builds them, are made up of three components: the clubhead, the shaft and the grip. Therefore, all golf clubs, regardless of brand, are technically component clubs.

However, the term "component clubs" is most typically taken to mean any golf club which has been assembled by an independent clubmaker who purchased the clubhead, shaft and grip from supply companies that specialize in offering the separate pieces (components) of the golf club for sale to the clubmaker.

Companies that specialize in the sales of clubmaking components offer a very wide variety of designs in each of the three components, which allows the clubmaker to choose from a wider selection of heads, shafts and grips in order to customize the clubs to the way the golfer plays and swings.

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Tom Wishon is one of the most highly respected members of the golf equipment industry. He specializes in clubhead design, shaft analysis, and clubfitting research and development, and is the owner of his own golf equipment company, Tom Wishon Golf Technology. Tom is a member of the Golf Digest Technical Panel, and is the Technical Advisor to PGA.com, the website of the PGA of America.