Best Junior Golf Clubs Reviews 2018

Junior club sets usually have fewer clubs than their adult counterparts, which makes them lighter to carry and more affordable. Prices can range from around $100 all the way up to $400 for teenagers that are getting serious about the game. Research and development, engineering, and high quality materials and manufacturing are going to be the biggest factors in price. While it may be tempting to buy cheap junior golf clubs, inaccurate or undependable clubs can cause frustration that deters new players. Always choose a trustworthy brand with a reputation for high-quality, accurate clubs and club sets.

If you're buying golf clubs for someone else, or you’re simply interested in learning a little more about club selection, this is the section for you. Golf clubs come in different varieties, which are broken down into woods, hybrids, irons, and putters. "Woods" get their name from their early predecessors, but today they’re usually made of metal. They're broad-faced clubs that keep the ball low for longer distances. They have the longest shafts and are the most difficult clubs to master. The most common wood that people think of is their "driver" or 1-wood. A 3-wood or 5-wood has slightly more loft, and is often called a "fairway" wood because it's used on the fairway to drive for long distances.

Whereas your woods are designed for distance, irons are designed to place the ball accurately. With a consistent swing, golfers use irons to vary their shots distance by 12-15 yards with each club. The longest, least-lofted irons usually begin at three, and the shortest clubs for high altitude shots are 9-irons, pitching wedges, or sand wedges. Junior sets usually include fewer irons, and sometimes the 9-iron will be included as the pitching wedge for pitches or chip shots.

Hybrid golf clubs have a mixture of features from both irons and fairway woods. Instead of using longer irons, which may be difficult for new players, hybrids have a large hitting face that’s shallow enough to use on rough lies off the fairway. They usually a "5-hybrid" club will a comparable amount of loft as a 5-iron, but with a larger sweet spot and shorter shaft to reduce errors and make the game more forgiving.

Finally, most junior golf club sets include a putter. Far different from your average club at a miniature golf hangout, these are designed with the same precision of their adult counterparts and made with premium materials. The added weight allows young golfers to understand the mechanics behind putting — allowing momentum to carry the club face instead of forcefully swinging. They also make valuable training and coaching tools when lining up shots or teaching technique.

There are two main shaft materials used in junior golf clubs, either stainless steel or graphite. Stainless steel is the most common. It's affordable, rust-proof, durable, and it shines on the course. As an all-around standard, stainless steel is used for most golf clubs at all levels of play. Graphite shafts are usually recommended for youth, women, and older men. The shafts are lighter, but they’re also sometimes longer than stainless steel shafts; this makes them better for distance but slightly harder to hit accurately.

In golf, a natural, fluid swing is the key to consistency, and choosing golf clubs that allow the correct posture and movement arm is crucial to success. For growing children, these sizes are usually approximated, and club sets are usually designed for a certain age range. Most of the sets designed for the youngest range have fewer clubs, while sets for juniors and teenagers may even have full sets. Follow the manufacturer's guidelines, read customer reviews, and compare the size (and arm length) of your child to their peers to find the perfect set. It should be noted that right or left-handed golf clubs can’t be switched or used by the other hand, unless you have a truly ambidextrous kid of course.

Finally, what golf club set is finished without the perfect carrying case or golf bag? A quality golf bag will hold all of the included clubs and keep additional equipment nearby during the game. Look for storage space for scorecards, tees, golf balls, a towel, a brush (for club faces), and some sort of water bottle. Most will have two arms that extend out when leaning to create a useful tripod, and some even include a cover for storage or protection from the elements.