Left Handed Golf Clubs

What left-handed golfers need to know

Being left-handed does not mean you should play left-handed. Which side you swing from is not the same as which hand you write with, and plenty of left-handed people play right-handed golf perfectly well. If you are starting out, or buying for a child, try both sides before you commit. In a golf swing the lead arm does most of the work, which is why some naturally left-handed people are stronger swinging right-handed. It is worth ten minutes to find out, because getting it wrong means replacing a whole set.

The left-handed range is narrower, and that is the industry, not the retailer. Manufacturers build fewer left-handed models and fewer left-handed specifications within each model. Some clubs never get made in left hand at all. That means when you find a left-handed club you like, it is worth acting on, because it will not be restocked as readily as its right-handed twin.

Custom order is more often the answer for a left hander. If the model you want exists in left hand but not in the shaft or the loft you need, it can usually be built to order. That is a normal path for left-handed golfers rather than an exception, and it is worth asking about before you settle for something close enough.

How well each category is served

• Drivers. The best served category. Almost every major brand builds its current driver in left hand, usually across the standard and draw-bias heads. Low-spin and tour heads are the ones most likely to be right-hand only.
• Irons. Well served in game improvement, thinner on the players end. Game improvement iron sets are built in left hand as standard by every major brand. Forged players irons and combo sets are where availability drops off.
• Fairway woods and hybrids. Good availability in the common lofts, a 3 wood, a 5 wood, a 19 and a 22 degree hybrid. The unusual lofts and the higher-numbered woods are harder to find and are often a custom order.
• Wedges. The weakest category for left handers across the whole industry. Lofts are usually available in 52, 56 and 60, but the full spread of bounces and grinds that a right hander can choose from mostly is not. If you need a specific bounce, ask about ordering it.
• Putters. Better than wedges and worse than drivers. The mainstream mallets and blades from the major brands are built in left hand. Premium milled and limited-run putters frequently are not.

Our take

Left-handed golfers are used to being an afterthought, and the honest position is that the range you can choose from is smaller than a right hander's. What we can do is put all of it in one place instead of making you filter for yourself, tell you plainly which categories we are good at, and order in what we do not have. That is the whole promise of this page.

Common questions

I am left-handed. Should I play left-handed clubs?

Not necessarily. Which side you swing from is a separate thing from which hand you write with, and many left-handed people play right-handed golf. If you are new to the game, swing a club both ways before you buy anything.

Do you carry left-handed clubs from every brand?

Most major brands build their main models in left hand, and we carry those. Some models, particularly tour and premium lines, are only made right-handed. If you cannot see what you are after, it is worth asking rather than assuming.

Can I order a left-handed club that is not in stock?

Usually. If the model exists in left hand, it can generally be ordered in the shaft, flex and loft you want. Custom orders take longer than picking something off the rack, so allow time if you need it for a particular date.

Do left-handed clubs cost more?

No. Left-handed clubs are sold at the same recommended price as the right-handed version of the same model. The difference is choice, not cost.

Can a left-handed golfer use a right-handed putter?

Some do, and some putters are close enough to symmetrical that it works. But most putters have a hosel and a face balance built for one side, so a left-handed putter will sit squarer at address and roll the ball better.

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