First of all you should know that when term iron is used concerning golf it means the metal blade (or head) attached to the golf stick. Selecting the right irons is considered as the basic step towards improvement of game. These irons are available in different sizes and finishes. You can choose iron according to you style.



Primarily irons comes in two finishes namely metal finish and satin finish. You may find a rare iron with Fly Yellow finish. Pressure casting method is used for manufacturing these irons. The irons are made up of soft metals. Some manufacturers prefer to couple these soft metals with steel shafts which according to them provide excellent results. The propriety of forgiveness is considered as a quality of good golf iron. This property gives you an advantage to hit the club without change in direction or vibration. Let us elaborate on the different types of irons.

-Gun Metal finish Golf Irons: These are considered to be the best irons. These gun metal finish irons posses the propriety of Ion plasma. This plasma finish enable the iron to gain finish level as less as .03 microns. These gun metal finish golf irons are usually hand crafted and give improved performance and great feelings while playing with it.

-The latest and rarer version of yellow finish iron also posses all properties of other gun metal golf irons and is manufactured through pressure cast method. However, it is said that these yellow finish irons gives slippery feeling that results in reducing drag. You must understand that this yellow finish is not a coating of surface. The yellow finish completely immerses into cast metal and is long lasting. Playing with these yellow finish golf irons will surely add to your pleasure of playing golf.

-Satin finish golf irons are considered to be traditional. These are also manufactured through pressure cast method. It is considered that making these satin finish irons makes them consistent than that of forged club heads. Satin finish irons also has all properties of gun metal golf irons.

- Mid size Golf Irons: As is suggestive from the nomenclature, these golf irons are neither too short nor too big. These mid size golf irons consists of thin top line which is considered to be designed especially for professional golfers. Perimeter weighting is the primary quality of these irons. This quality provides forgiveness without conceding feel and distance. It is considered very useful in club head control and greater speed of swing owing to lighter swing weight. This is also helpful in producing click impact as mid size irons have a slight offset which helps in keeping your hand in front of club. Generally, these mid-size irons are available in gun metal finish.

- Oversize Golf Iron: These irons are produced with stainless steel. They posses a wider top line. Oversize golf irons are little more offset than the other type of cavity back golf irons. Oversize irons are designed keeping the high handicap and mid handicap professional golfers in view. These are considered useful in hitting the ball high in the air. These oversize irons facilitates you in hitting the ball at longer distance with greater accuracy. Oversize irons are mainly available in Graphite and Steel shafts.

Selecting a right putter is equally important in improving your game. Putters are an aspect of concern for all golfers. Selection of your putter depends on your personal choice of weight, look and style. Putters are available in different specification. Cobra, Ping, Yes Putters, McGregor, Odyssey and Callaway are some popular names of manufacturers of putters.