Wooden Golf Clubs History. Weve come a long way from wooden clubs and feather-filled balls. Americas hickory trees get the shaft when Robert Forgan exports them to.
Americans began contributing to club design in the early 1800s but. 20200707 The game dates back to the 1400s in Scotland so naturally golf club history does too. Weve come a long way from wooden clubs and feather-filled balls.
20151015 First Generation Clubs.
Starting as early as the 15th century golfers carved their own clubs. The shafts were fashioned from hazel or ash. The evolution of clubs went hand-in-hand with the evolution of golf balls that were able to withstand harder whacks. This tradition lasted until golf because so popular that players sought out less-expensive clubs made in factories.
