Golf Club Head
Just before departure from the Moon on Apollo 14 mission, Alan B. Shepard drove a golf ball on the lunar surface. The golf club was a contingency sample extension handle with a No. 6 iron golf club head attached. The one- sixth gravity on the Moon compensated for the difficulty Shepard had making a good swing in his bulky space suit and back pack.
Lunar golf club made by golf professional Jack Harden. Replica of golf club head, gift of Alan B. Shepard Jr.

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