Golf Clubs

[codswallop]

Does the face on woods tend to lose its "springiness" over time and therefore distance? I know there are varying factors ie quality of club quality of player how many times a week that you play.But what would a good life of a wood be roughly? Thanks.

[cazzz1975]

Generally yes, woods tend to lose their springiness over time, however this depends on the kind of wood you buy, a good quality club will last a long time and take a fair amount of abuse before it starts to decline, a cheaper club (like a dunlop/john letters you would find at sportsworld as part of a cheap set) would not last as long.

depending on how often you played you can get a good 5 years out of a driver/wood, obviously if you play a lot and use a cheaper set you are likely to lose performance after a couple of years. In any case the face of the wood will start to show tiny cracks when its on the way out, this is before it loses its springiness

[codswallop]

Thanks cazz,my woods are Petron and they must be at least 5 years old and until last winter I played all year round 2=3 times a week.But now once a week.As an old codger I'm finding lack of distance a problem now and I was wondering whether the club face could be the problem although I have been told it is more likely to be the shafts hardening,any ideas?