Design of Clubs for Links Golf

Hoppo2010

Simple Question

Does any particular type of club design suits Links golf or is bad for Links golf.

Or does it matter

ThunderCat

It's what you do with the clubs that will determine your sucess when playing on a links course. Due to the high winds often found on a links, a lot of people will hit low shots into the wind to keep the ball from ballooning and will try to run the ball up to the green rather than just try to land it at the flag every time. This is possible on a links due to the dry fast fairways, which are like that because of the sand underneath. Anyways, the above methods are all atainable using regular clubs, you just have to know how to hit the shots (eg) ball back further in the stance, punch shots, extra clubbing etc.

The only club I can think of that may be designed more for a links course is the likes of the oddesssey marksman X-Act, which you use to hit bump and run and pitch and run shots which are commonplace when playing links golf. That said, a 7 iron will do the same thing aswell if you know what you are doing.

aster99

wedges with a low bounce would be more suitable for links

PhilipMarlowe

You'd see some of the pros talk of putting a 2 iron or even a "strong" 2 iron into their bag this week to hit low, running tee shots. I'd generally take out 1 rescue and put the 3 iron in the bag for links but that's about it. The low bounce wedges would apply too because of tight lies on hard ground but for the average mortal the same clubs are fine, though you might be doing different stuff like bumping in a 7 iron from 90 yards...