A long wood-type golf club having a length of 44 inches or more when measured from the bottom of the sole portion of the club's head to the upper end of the club's shaft, the club head having the relationship h.ltoreq.H, where h is the vertical height from the bottom of the sole portion of the club head to the axial center of the upper end of the neck thereof and H is the maximum vertical height of the club head's body, the club shaft being inserted into the club head a distance of at least 35 mm.