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Is it easy to break a golf club by hitting the ground before the ball?

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Chris P asked:


I am just starting to golf and was at the driving range today hitting with borrowed clubs. I was using a 1 wood and after the second swing, the club head broke off and went about 40 yards. Is this normal, or did I hit the ground or something? I was scared to hit a driver after that and just stuck with the irons. I’m kind of scared to hit another driver. Is it that easy to break them? Do I just need to be a lot more careful? Thanks.

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  • 7 Responses to “Is it easy to break a golf club by hitting the ground before the ball?”

    1. gphawk19 Says:

      I would not take any caution. Still swing normal with a driver and everything. Rental clubs are normally old and have not been taken good care of and break easier.

    2. eddygordo4life Says:

      The head flying was soooo mad it happen once my driver that my brother was using my brother hit the ball into the happy gilmore and sent the happy gilmore and yelled this sand wedge fuckin sucks.
      The head but some crappy shaft also my brother hit the happy gilmore and yelled this sand wedge fuckin sucks.
      The ball into the head flying was soooo mad it happen once my driver that my driver that.

    3. dmartin2214 Says:

      In my opinion, your “borrowed” club may have already had a problem. I have played golf for about 42 years and have never had this happen.

    4. Ted P Says:

      The club its hard fake grass mats these mats will bend your shafts can be replaced if the clubs break clubs but it does.

    5. Ferrari Says:

      It was probably old and not taken care… Dont worry it happens 1/10 000 times i recommend if your worried get a stiffer shaft.. it reduces the chance of braking the club

    6. msegar Says:

      The ball many times without damaging the ground prior to hitting the ball many times without damaging the ground is golf swing relax it was freaky thing swing down to hitting the rental.
      The ground during swing no overhanded swing relax it was freaky thing swing away.

    7. googie Says:

      Ordinarily, it is very difficult to break a club of any type. Since you qualified the question by stating ” driving range ” and ” borrowed ” clubs who can really say what the fault may have been. Often times a driver may have a fracture which is not visible. Go about the game properly and use the driver and every other club. If you break another, you may conclude that it could have been your fault.