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Golf is one of the most popular sports played in the world today. Whether it’s played for fun or played competitively, golf is popular with both the young and old alike. But what is golf club history all about, which gives the sport its name? What are its roots?

The earliest record of golf being played is in 1353, with the recorded reference to ‘chole,’ an early golf-like game, which was played in Belgium. The Scottish – who would later introduce the game to the rest of world – reportedly came into contact with chole, during the Siege of Bauge, and was brought back to the United Kingdom by Hugh Kennedy, Robert Stewart, and John Smale.

While some historians are in fact skeptical about the Flemish roots of the game, it is generally agreed that it was brought to the world by the Scottish. In the early days of the sport, golfers would hit a large pebble around a sand pit, using a simple stick, and gradually grew to the titanium and zirconia-designed models of golf clubs that are in use today.

One cannot understand the development of the golf club without first understanding the history of the golf ball. As stated, the first golf balls were simply a pebble or rock, which was hit using a club. Up until the nineteenth century, golf was played using a leather ball which was filled with feathers to aid its trajectory. As a result, early irons were only used occasionally, as they would easily destroy the rather fragile feather-filled ball. Therefore, most common shots were made with woods, which, as their name implies, were often carved out of wood. More difficult shots, for example, lobbing the ball out of cart tracks or mud were made with a ‘rutting’ iron.

As the technology of the golf ball advanced, so did that of the clubs. Irons came into more common use and by the end of the late 1800s, irons of fairly good quality were being mass produced in factories, as the game of golf grew in popularity. It wasn’t until the mid nineteenth century, however, that golf club design began to advance as an engineering art form. Irons become more streamlined and steel shafts were introduced in the 1920s, which was a vast improvement over the wooden shafts, which often broke when striking the ball.

The design of the golf club, however, hit its peak in the 1980s, when computer technology made it easier and more cost efficient to design and produce high quality clubs. Titanium and graphite shafts replaced the heavier steel shafts, allowing for greater accuracy when hitting the ball.

While the game of golf is rooted in ancient history, it is considered one of the most popular sports today. The simplicity – and difficulty – of trying to successfully land a small ball in a tiny cup makes it both challenging and enjoyable.

College football is just nothing else but American football played by teams fielded by the American colleges. These include teams from American universities, as well as from military academies. College football is very popular among college students, and it is through the American colleges that American Football has gained the stature it has today. College football developed from Rugby, a form of football played in England. Rugby reached North America through the British soldiers stationed in Canada, and became very popular in Canadian colleges.

The first game of ‘football’ played between two American college teams – Rutgers College and the College of New Jersey – was not a form of Rugby but more akin to soccer. This game, which Rutgers won 6-4, was played at College Field in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on November 6, 1869. Rutgers College is now the Rutgers University; College of New Jersey is now the Princeton University; and College Field is where, today, the College Avenue Gymnasium of the Rutgers University stands.

The first ‘rugby-style’ game of college football in the United States took place in 1875, between teams from Harvard and Yale. The credit of fashioning the game of American Football from rugby, by 1892, goes to the one time captain of the Yale football team – Walter Chauncey Camp. The most significant person in the history of American football, Camp has rightly been called the ‘Father of American Football.’

Camp pioneered the modern elements of scoring – at least most of them, the eleven man team, the traditional seven man line of offensive setup, the four man backfield, and the play from scrimmage. The college football became increasingly popular, and also more violent. After a series of player deaths in the collegiate games, Present Roosevelt, in 1906, threatened to ban the sport.

This caused the formation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which formulated rules to govern the game. It was during these days that college football was the predominant way to American football. College football was where style of play and strategy innovations were made and then passed on gradually to the professional arena.

College football remains very popular, despite the rise and popularity of professional football in America. It is more popular in rural areas, and in the south, due to the lack of professional teams there. College football is very popular in places, such as Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia, among others.

The Tickets

College football teams have as large a fan following as do the professional football teams, and their games draw more number of spectators than do the professional teams.

College football tickets are in great demand, and may not be easy to procure. You can safely forget to procure them from the venues of the games – they would be sold out. Your best alternative option – those ticket brokers. Legitimate and professional ticket brokers, such as have a successful history of helping you arrange college football tickets for the games of your choice.

Soccer jerseys  were around from 1848 but those were pretty basic clothing which ensured good ventilation but nothing beyond that. It was in 1870, a revolutionary change in the history of soccer uniforms evolved when the audience of a tournament asked the organizers to provide different teams with jerseys of different color schemes so that they can recognize the players easily. However, the intention of protecting players was not prominent even then which took several more years to become a reality.

During the 20th century, many players were highly interested in collar jerseys which became a fashion trend. Several tailors were taken on contract basis by teams to stitch jerseys for them. During these days, natural fibers were used and the idea of providing protective jerseys caught up. Tailors started adding protective pads that can protect a player from injuries during a fall or other physical injuries. During 1960s soccer became a very famous game and the collard jerseys made its way to V-necks and round collar ones. From those days, the jerseys offered several protection features.

You can classify a jersey’s protection features as follows

1. Fabric – Highly durable nylon and polyester fabric were used to make jerseys. These were not easily damageable which gave them an edge in safety. Nylon is a thin fabric which helped the makers to reduce the weight of jerseys.

2. Mesh – Thick mesh is used to protect the players. Usually mesh is made up of natural cotton that can absorb sweat effectively.

3. Perforation – The nylon body of the jerseys come with neatly stitched perforators to ensure excellent air ventilation to the players. These also help the jerseys to dry out quickly.

When you see the jerseys worn by players today, you will be surprised to notice the change in fabric, design and other technical features of the jerseys that are worn by players today. If you like a player and would like to own the same jersey as he does, you can shop on internet and find authentic jerseys. However, there are replica jerseys also available that target people who only want the looks and have a low budget.

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Michael Campbell’s return to the European golf tour turned bitter to him with the former US Open champion reducing one of the last places of the French Open in Versailles. Campbell carded a six over par 77 for a nine over par tally that included a 14th hole double bogey followed by three bogeys over the next four holes on the National Club course.

One year ago Campbell entered the French Open final round but in that time he lead by one. On this French Open he finished 16 shots behind Denmark’s Soren Hansen. Campbell shares last place on the European Tour with Francois Delamontagne.

Meanwhile the British golfer Graeme Storm won the French Open today by a shot from Denmark’s overnight leader Soren Hansen after starting out five strokes behind.

The former British Amateur champion became the European Tour’s 14th first time winner of the season as he closed with a five-under 66 for a seven-under 277 total.

Eight-time European number one Colin Montgomerie led with four holes to go but two late bogeys left the Scot in a share of third place with Thomas Bjorn of Denmark, Ireland’s Damien McGrane and Briton Simon Khan, two strokes behind Storm.

For Storm the long-awaited victory was a rags-to-riches story. After losing his card in 2002/03 he was so short of cash he had to resort to washing cake trays for a living during the winter, earning only 0 for a 40-hour week.

Before you start learning to play golf, let’s look at how the game began. This first set of tips will give you the history of golf and some fun facts.

The first reference to Golf that we know of was mentioned in 1297 in the Netherlands. The Dutch played the game with a stick and a leather ball. Whoever hit the ball the least number of times to get it into the target, won.

In Scotland, King James II banned the game of golf (along with soccer). Apparently, the sports were keeping his subjects from their archery practice. The ban stayed in place through the next three kings, until 1502.

King James IV of Scotland lifted the ban on golf, because he took up the game himself. King James also bought the first set of golf clubs, engineered by a local bow maker.

Mary, Queen of Scots (daughter of James IV) loved playing golf. In fact, in 1467 she was chastised for playing golf just a day or two after her husband was murdered.

In 1744, the Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers in Scotland (the first official golf society) drew up 13 rules of golf. They also announced that GOLF stood for, Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden.

THE GOLF CLUB

Today’s standard golf club has three parts: the head, the shaft, and the grip. This next set of tips will explain each of these and tell you why they’re important.

Head

The head of your club is the very end part that makes contact with the golf ball. Heads today are primarily made from Zinc and Aluminum alloys. Heads have several shapes and weights that make up the standard twelve club set.

Shaft

The shaft is the long part of the club that connects the head and the grip. You can get your shafts made from two different components: graphite or steel. Graphite is best for beginners. You can also have your shaft custom made to fit your height.

Grip

The grip on your club is on top, and it’s what you hold when you swing it. It’s important that you change your grips often because they can harden, oxidize, get slick and lose their grip. A good rule of thumb is to change your grip every six months.

TYPES OF GOLF CLUBS

There are basically three (sometimes four) types of golf clubs. This next set of tips will describe them and what they’re used for.

Woods

Woods are big-headed, hollow-bodied clubs. They are used to hit long shots (more than 175 yards away from the green). They all are assigned a different number called loft, which tells you how angled the head is. A standard set of clubs has three woods. These usually consist of:

1 wood (also called the driver)

3 wood

5 wood

Irons

Irons are primarily used for shots less than 200 yards away from the green. A standard set of clubs has eight irons: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 irons and the Pitching Wedge (which we will discuss next). The closer you are to the green, the higher the iron you will use.

Wedges

Wedges are really just specialty irons. (REWORD) Wedges increase in 4 degree loft amounts, so they come in 48-, 52-, 56-, 60-, and 64-degree lofts, and they are as follows:

Pitching Wedge: 48 degrees

Approach Wedge: 52 degrees

Sand Wedge: 56 degrees

Lob Wedge: 60 degrees

High-Lob Wedge: 64 degrees

Putters

A golf set includes just one putter. This putter has only one job: to get your ball into the hole. When you finally get on the green and close to the hole, use your putter to putt your ball gently into the hole.