I can only offer the following as definitions of the different clubs.
Baffie: The baffie is the wooden-shafted historical (pre-20th Century) golf club that is most equivalent to a modern 4-wood. A modern 4-wood is not accurately called a baffie, however - the baffie is simply the historical club whose appearance, loft and use match best with today's 4-wood.
Brassie: Term given to a club, typically a wooden shafted model, that is equivalent of a modern day #2 wood.
Cleek: Among historical (wooden-shafted, pre-20th Century) golf clubs, the cleek was an iron with a very narrow face and little loft most commonly associated with today's 1-irons. Cleeks came in variations, too. There was the "wooden cleek," a club also of little loft but with a wooden head (historically equivalent to a 4-wood). There was the "putting cleek," which, you guessed it, was used for putting.
Driver: Term given to the club that is typically used to hit the ball for the first shot on a par 4 or par 5 hole. It is the longest hitting club in the set.
Driver :This is the club you normally tee off with, meaning that the ball may be placed on a tee. It is considered a wood. It is the longest club in the bag, and it has the least amount of loft (except the putter). As a result, it is the hardest to control.
Driver: The longest-hitting modern wooden club, used primarily from the tee when maximum distance is required. Also called the No. 1 wood.
Driving Iron: General term given to an iron club with little loft; typically the name for a #1 iron.
Fairway Metal: Generic term applied to any metal wood used from the fairway.
Popularized by television commentators.
Fairway Wood: Any other wooden club other than a driver.
Jigger: Term given to a wooden shafted #8 iron when discussing antique clubs.
Mashie: Antique club identification equal to modern #5 iron.
Mashie Iron: Antique club identification equal to modern #4 iron.
Mashie Niblick: Antique club identification given to modern #7 iron.
Mid Iron: Antique club identification equal to modern #2 iron.
Mid mashie: Antique club identification given to modern #3 iron.
Niblick: Antique club identification equivalent to modern #9 iron
Pitching Niblick: The "pitching niblick" was the historical golf club (wooden-shafted, pre-20th Century) whose short shaft made it the club of choice for chipping and short approaches. In the way it was used, the pitching niblick was most equivalent to today's wedges. That doesn't mean the pitching niblick was necessarily a high-lofted club, however. With antique golf clubs, loft could dramatically differ from set to set among the same clubs. That's why you'll sometimes see this club also compared to a 4-iron under its alias, the "jigger." It's sometimes not the loft of an antique club that is used to equate that club to modern ones, but how the club was used. And the pitching niblick - a k a jigger or lofting iron - was used to approach and chip. Also Known As: Jigger, lofting
iron
Play Club: The historical equivalent of the driver. Back when clubs had wooden shafts and woods were really made of wood, the "play club" is that club whose loft and purpose most closely matched today's drivers. Also Known As: Grass club
Spade Mashie: Antique club identification equivalent to modern #6 iron.
Spoon: Antique wooden club identification equal to modern #3 wood.
An old designation for a type of fairway wood still used by TaylorMade for a metal wood club of 13 or 15-degree loft popular among better players.
Wooden Cleek: Antique wooden shafted wood equivalent to modern #4 wood.
Wooden Mashie: Antique wooden shafted wood equivalent to modern #5 wood.
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