Jigger

A historical golf club that preceded modern chipping and pitching wedges, featuring characteristics between a putter and short iron for shots around the green. Jiggers were popular in early golf before the development of modern wedge designs and represented creative solutions for short game situations. Understanding historical club development helps appreciate modern equipment evolution and golf's technological progress. While jiggers are obsolete, they represent the innovation and creativity that characterized early golf equipment development. Modern wedge technology has largely replaced the need for jigger-type clubs.