How to Measure Golf Club Length: 3 Easy Ways

How to Measure Golf Club Length?

Do you need to find out the length of your golf club but not sure how to do that? Nothing to be panic as we are here for you with three most popular golf club measurement techniques. Adopt any one of the following and consummate measurement within minutes. Let’s learn, how to measure golf club length.

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Measuring with ruler method

This is going to be the simplest method that requires you not many tools and much effort. You can accomplish the measurement with either a ruler that is 48-inches or greater.

Here follows the method for you in the style of step for your easy and effective understanding. Here we go!

Place the club on the ground just in the way you naturally place it at the time of professional playing. Couldn’t get the point? Well, place the club in your usual gripping position. Hope this clarification worked!
Be sure that the center of your club’s sole touches the ground normally, not being forced by you utterly.
Place the ruler just behind the club and align the ruler properly along the club. To confirm proper alignment, you must have sharp eyes on the vertical and horizontal placement.

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Vertically, the ruler must touch the club from the end of the gripper and should be in close touch of the club’s body. Horizontally, the end of the ruler must be placed at the back of the club’s heel. Make sure that the ruler’s end and the heel are at the same line.

Cast your sharp eyes over the ruler to make sure that it has got no bent part or it’s not wrinkled. If it looks even from all the sides, you are all set to take the measurement reading.

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Things to keep in mind

If you place the club with its toe instead of heel, the length may decrease by ⅛-inch. Again, if it is placed with its heel, the length may rise by ⅛-inch.

Measuring with USGA method

This is the method designed, developed and adopted by the United States Golf Association. The method has been in use instead of the traditional and simple ruler method as its reading is often subtly erroneous.

On the other hand, the reading that the ultramodern apparatus of the USGA technique offers is free from subtle errors. Here follows the entire guideline in the form of steps.

First of all place the club measurement apparatus on a flat and stable surface. Press the “on” marked button. This will activate the digital scale.
Remember that before you jump to the main measurement part, you mustn’t forget to calibrate the apparatus.
Slowly slide the grip support assembly to the left as long as it doesn’t reach the end of the apparatus.
Also place the calibration rod inside the apparatus. Be sure that its right end rests against the sole plate of the club head support at 60°.

Keep in mind that in case of measuring a right handed club the measurement and calibration are to be performed making the best use of the supports for right-handed clubs that are nearest to the operator.

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But,

the measurement and calibration of the left-handed clubs should have the support, which is furthest from the operator.

Keep sliding the grip support assembly back to the right mildly as long as the butt plate doesn’t touch the calibration rod’s end and the digital scale’s value is zero.
Use the calibrated apparatus to remove the calibration rod so that you can place the club in the measurement device with both the grip and the club head.
Has the club been placed gently? Then, it’s time to rock it back and forth first and then side to side. This will help you make sure that the club is not clogged in any way and the club head rests naturally.

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As the club rests, the sole of it should be touching the sole plate of the club head support. At the same time, the face of the club head should remain touched to the faceplate.

It’s time to slide the grip support assembly back to the right as long as the butt plate doesn’t touch the grip’s end. Then, cast eyes on the value shown on the digital scale.
What do you see? Is it equal to or less than 0.0? Then, the length of the club is less than 48.0-inches. That’s to say the club features a standard length.

But, if you find the reading to be greater than 0.0, it is sure that the length of the club is greater than 48.0-inches. In short, it doesn’t have a standard length.

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Measuring with tape measure

This is another simple technique after such a tiresome and complicated method of USGA. The technique requires you to have not any big or serious tool rather a simple measuring tape that is available almost in every stationary shop and costs the least.

Below follow the steps:

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Let the club sit flat on a stable and flat surface. You should prefer a hard surface if possible as a soft surface might be a reason for erroneous output.
When we say that the club must sit flat, we mean that neither the heel nor the toe should be lifted in the air.
Place the end of the tape measure at the end of the heel and hold the end securely. Keep opening up the tape along the club until you are at the end of the grip.
The point of the tape measure that ends at the grip’s end should be held tightly against that end.
Cast sharp eyes to note down the reading.

Remember that this method won’t offer you as subtle reading as the previous two will, although the digression will be petty.

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Final words

None of our methods is less significant. You may adopt anyone without any qualm on the basis of the availability of your tool. For every method we recommend you to have an assistant to ease the process.

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