Does height matter in golf

Answer 1

The official rules designated by the USGA you are allowed 14 clubs in your bag from the start of a round to the end. No more, but less is more than fine. If a club breaks during your round you can replace it with the exact club or modify the broken club only with the material you have in your bag. (This all depends on situation such as Tournament, fun with friends, or what the rules official of an event deems necessary)

Clubs That You Will Need:

Woods/Hybrids

Irons

Wedges

Putter

(You can choose how you play these clubs and their lofts. I Play 1 Wood (9.5), 2 Hybrids (2 &3) , 6 Irons (4-9), and Four Wedges (60, 56, 53, & PW)

The answer is Yes the club does matter. The reason it matters what Golf club is that every club is built just like a human unique in size from the Hands, Height, and Strength. Improper Club heads, Shafts (flex and type), Grips, Lie angles, Offsets, and Putters. All of these things matter along with the brand and quality of each. You will need 14 different clubs to navigate the lengthy and shorter parts of the course called long and short game. (That can be discussed later as you should first work on figuring out club selection which any local club Pro or Club fitter can do at almost any golf shop or sports store.

Answer 2

Technically yes but effectively no. Sorry for the paradox in the answer but a binary yes/no response will not capture the nuances.

Yes, because a taller golfer has nature working for her/him as the ideal golf swing will generate much more club-head speed on the swing because of the longer golf-swing arc made by tall people and a perfect strike would result in longer distances. The mechanics (laws of physics) work to the advantage for tall people.

No, because there are many other variables in golf that weigh heavier than just a height advantage that determine win/loss, fun/enjoying the sport. Thanks.

Answer 3

It depends on your swing and how you play. If you tee the driver and your woods up high you can strike the ball on the upswing, get a lot more airtime and therefore and lot more distance. One well known phrase is 'tee it high and let it fly', however this is not true for irons, as if you sweep irons off the tee you don't compress it as well as you would if you tee'd it down.

Answer 4

Technically, only the height of the net, measured at centre court, is important.

I watched my 5'7" father beat many a local player who was taller than he, most certainly because he was very competitive, not because he was shorter than his opponent.

So, if the height differential is extreme, it could make a difference, but as the old saying goes, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall"