How to Identify Grooves on a Golf Club

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By Vanessa Padgalskas
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Grooves on golf clubs help put spin on the ball when it is hit. Grooves are especially important on a wedge club, which is used if the ball is in a sand trap or in the rough on the edge of the putting green.

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Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Pick up an iron or wedge club.
Step 2

Look at the face of the golf club. The face is the part of the club that comes in contact with a golf ball. The grooves are the lines on the face. The grooves are either U-shaped or V-shaped. New golf clubs are only made with V-shaped grooves.
Step 3

Look at the face of a driver club. Shots hit with a driver need as little spin as possible, so the grooves on a driver are for cosmetic purposes only. You will see that the grooves most likely do not cover the sweet spot of the face. You can compare the grooves on the driver to the grooves on the iron.