Titanium Golf Club Took Long Time To Emerge
The game of golf originated in Scotland in 1456 at the Bruntsfield Links, and titanium was first discovered in 1791 in England. However, it was not until the early 1970's that titanium made its way on the head of a golf club. Until the 1930's, clubs were made of wood and then metal heads were introduced that offered durability and lighter weight. In the 1970's the titanium golf club was introduced offers a lighter weight, more durability and greater distances off the club face.
Many of the early metal clubs still used wood shafts that tended to warp with age, making accuracy more difficult with the age of the club. Heavy metal such as steel or malleable iron was used on clubs for off the fairway shots while wood remained a popular material for the heads of drivers and for fairway woods. When the titanium golf club was first introduced it provided far less weight than their steel counterparts and although slightly lighter than aluminum, the distance they allowed the player to realize made them exceptionally popular.
The shafts on today's titanium golf club can be made from wood, steel and even graphite with some of the more economical clubs made of resin to provide durability. A unique problem surfaced with many of the first generation titanium golf clubs, in making sure the head of the clubs remained attached to the shaft after extended play.
Aluminum Not Last Word In Corrosion Resistance
While aluminum is known for being able to resist the effects of humid locations, those that play a lot of golf at links course, that is those near salt water locations, find that aluminum can become corroded over a short period of time. A titanium golf club is more resistant to the corrosion cause by many other materials, making them more durable in such environments. Golf clubs made with titanium heads and graphite shafts are though to be the ideal types of clubs under such conditions.
The titanium golf club is also more resistant to the punishment often inflicted by the player when they blame the club for a bad shot. It is stronger than most metals used in the manufacture of clubs and is also used in a aerospace industry due to its durability and light weight. However, due to its desirable characteristics, it is not exceptionally expensive as titanium is the ninth most common element found in the Earth's crust.
