Question: Are There Differences, Besides Cosmetics, in Men's and Women's Golf Clubs?
Answer: Typically, most women's clubs will be made one inch shorter in length for each club, and may be designed with more loft on the face than men's clubs.
In addition, the shafts installed in women's clubs are more flexible than the shafts in men's clubs.
Finally, these differences most typically seen on standard-made clubs bought off-the-rack are implemented because companies assume that all women golfers have slower swing speeds and are less athletically inclined than men.
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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.
