What Is a Forged Iron Golf Club?
Overview forgeron image by razorconcept from Fotolia.com forgeron image by razorconcept from Fotolia.com Traditional hand forging. b72625a1-226e-7959-650b-9c291b0a9bd9400300 There are two different methods of making golf irons. Traditionally, club makers forged a club head by heating a piece of iron and manually shaping it into its finished form. In the 1970s, the casting process started to become popular and by the 1990s most golf irons were cast by pouring molten metal into pre-formed molds. In 2010, manufacturers still use both of these processes to make forged and cast irons. Traditional Forging Golf irons at the beginning of the 20th century were handmade by blacksmiths who pounded individual pieces of iron into shape with a hammer. Making clubs in this way that had consistent shapes and specifications was difficult. They later used mechanical presses with preformed dies and began using steel, which was a mo
