Smellis745 519 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 On 2/11/2020 at 8:40 AM, juspoole said: I have one in the bag now, but it really doesn't get much use. I'm a bit sporatic with my longer woods, so my 3 wood and driver aren't that much different directionally. I carry a 2 hybrid, which I can hit around 240 off the tee and also use that more often on par 5's if needed. I always go back and forth with both a 3 wood and a lob wedge as those two clubs, I could easily take out of the bag and it wouldn't make much difference. I’m in that same boat. Agree on the lob wedge too...I have one but can take it or leave it at any point, but I can’t say the same for my 3w. Take yesterday as an example. I hit a nice push fade in the water on a 500ish par 5. Had to drop about 240 out. Shot was uphill, playing around 260. Flushed the 3w and it came to rest about 10’ behind the hole. Two putted and saved par. For reasons like that, my 3w stays in the bag. Quote TaylorMade M5 9.0 - Graphite Design Tour AD-XC 6X OR PX HZRDUS Green 60 6.5 TX TaylorMade M6 15 - PX HZRDUS Green 80 6.5 TX Adams Red 18 - Matrix Altus Tour X Callaway X Forged UT 19 - Aldila Rogue Black 105 TX Srixon Z965 4-P - PX 6.0 LS (hs 1x) --------------- FORUM TESTING /// Sub 70 Golf 699 Pro 4-P - KBS Tour X Cleveland RTX 4 52/58 Mid - DG TI S400 Scotty Cameron X7 Phantom 34” Bridgestone B XS Link to post Share on other sites
Titleist87 234 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 My 3w does not get played often. When I played last week (18) is did not hit my 3w at all. There are time that I don't even carry it and will use my hybrid instead. Quote Fly Z+ Aldila DVS MT 3W Aldila DVS/Golfsmith Jet Stream 3W UST V2 915 H3 Diamana 915 H4 Diamana Apex Edge Pro Apex 4 (5-E) Vokey SM6 50F/54S/58S Cameron Studio Design #5 Pro V1x Bag Boy Chiller Bag Boy Quad XL Link to post Share on other sites
HAC 53 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 I substituted another wedge for my 3 wood. Would rather hit a 5 wood off the deck and my driver off the tee. If I want to make sure I am straight, I choke up on my driver. Quote G Driver 10.5 Aldila Alta Regular Flex 55 S2 5 wood Fujikura 65 FW Regular Shaft H818 Hybrids 21 and 25 degrees Tensei ck Series 60 HY regular flex shafts at D4 settings 718 AP1 irons 6-gap Tensei ck Series AMC IR regular flex bent two degrees flat SM 7 Wedge 58 degrees M grind with 8 bounce Steel shafts wedge flex Glide 3 52.12 and 56.14 with Alta CB Red Regular Flex shaft Select Newport 2 putter 34 inch length Golf ball Z Star Link to post Share on other sites
JoceratorsTree 24 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I use mine about 5 times a round on 2 par 5s and a few longer par 4's. If I drive poorly on a given day I probably use it a few more times because I'm further back on more par 4's. Went through a spell of a few years when I never used it but use brings confidence and confidence brings more use! Quote Bio Cell (set to 10.5 deg), Project X, Stiff. Baffler Rail F 15.5deg - Fujikura Motore 60g Stiff 3/H Baffler Rail H 19 deg - Fujikura Motore 65g Stiff : 4i - 9i: Tour Preferred CB - Project X 95 6.0 48deg - (not sure what S it is, it's so old!!) 52deg - Tour Preferred 54deg - SM6 (F grind) 60deg - SM6 (K grind) White Ice - 2ball Link to post Share on other sites
JoceratorsTree 24 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I use mine about 5 times a round on 2 par 5s and a few longer par 4's. If I drive poorly on a given day I probably use it a few more times because I'm further back on more par 4's. Went through a spell of a few years when I never used it but use brings confidence and confidence brings more use! Quote Bio Cell (set to 10.5 deg), Project X, Stiff. Baffler Rail F 15.5deg - Fujikura Motore 60g Stiff 3/H Baffler Rail H 19 deg - Fujikura Motore 65g Stiff : 4i - 9i: Tour Preferred CB - Project X 95 6.0 48deg - (not sure what S it is, it's so old!!) 52deg - Tour Preferred 54deg - SM6 (F grind) 60deg - SM6 (K grind) White Ice - 2ball Link to post Share on other sites
RetiredBoomer 98 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 TaylorMade's original 3-woods had 17º loft just like most wooden ones. When 15º more or less became the metalwood standard for 3-woods, 3-woods became harder to hit from the deck for higher handicap players. In some cases, players just used them as alternate driving clubs. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RetiredBoomer 98 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 TaylorMade's original 3-woods had 17º loft just like most wooden ones. When 15º more or less became the metalwood standard for 3-woods, 3-woods became harder to hit from the deck for higher handicap players. In some cases, players just used them as alternate driving clubs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MDGolfHacker 7,012 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, RetiredBoomer said: TaylorMade's original 3-woods had 17º loft just like most wooden ones. When 15º more or less became the metalwood standard for 3-woods, 3-woods became harder to hit from the deck for higher handicap players. In some cases, players just used them as alternate driving clubs. There was a trend a few years ago that made drivers the size of 3 woods...called mini-drivers. Taylormade and Callaway made a few. I love hitting a nice 3 (13º) wood off the deck, but I'm finding that I'm not hitting them very well lately so I have been going up to the 5 wood (17º). MDGolfHacker Quote What's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: F8 9.5° Project X Even Flow Blue 65g shaft Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: F8 5W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Hybrid: 816H2 19° Irons: MP-20 SEL Project X 5.5 shafts 5-PW MP-20 HMB Project X 5.5 shaft 4 Iron Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: Z*Star RangeFinder: NX7 Pro Social Media: Facebook: md golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Currently Testing: LX5 Watch Link to post Share on other sites
KatoGolfer 32 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I hit my 3 wood off the tee on two of my par 4s on my home course. The landing area on the first one runs out if I hit the driver and the second one is a short dogleg left and I can sweep the 3 wood much easier than I can with the driver. I rarely hit it into a par 5, they just are not holes that you want to hit a wood in to. 1 Quote Driver: Taylormade '16 M2, Aldila NV 2KXV X 3W: Taylormade '16 M2, Speeder 661 X 3: Callaway X-forged UT 21* 4-P: Callaway X-Forged, Modus 3 120 - S Wedges: 50* - Callaway Apex Pro 19, 54* - Taylormade Milled Grind 2 black, 58* - Taylormade Milled Grind 2 black Putter: currently Odyssey Works V-Line Versa CB - 36" Ball - Bridgestone Tour B X Link to post Share on other sites
Apolloshowl 2,288 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 My 3 wood gets a lot of use. I know I tend to pull out driver a fair bit but my best rounds have been when I used mainly 3 wood off the tee. A bit more accurate with it and still get solid distance. That and a lot of the courses here aren't too long so it's a good option. That or move back a set of tees. 1 Quote as of Sept 24, 2020 SuperSpeed 2020 from 100-112 and climbing! Driver: Epic Sub Zero - Set at 10* with Aldila Rogue Max 65 gram Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ weight back G410 Crossover - 2 and 4 iron Irons: i210 5-U w/ Nippon Modus 105 stiff (2018 Tester) Wedge: Glide 2.0 54* 58* w/ Nippon Modus 105 Stiff Putter: Stroke Lab 7 35* and oversized grip (2019 Tester) Balls: Z Star Other: 360 (Caddie) Link to post Share on other sites
Wondergiulio 136 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Most useful club in my bag. i can hit it on the tee 220/240 so i use it on an off day with my driver when i dont want any troubles. i also use it on par 5s.. Quote G400 9.0 Alta CB 55g stiff G400 3W Alta CB 65g stiff Fairway Pro 5W Ust Mamiya V2 black stiff 839X 4h Kbs TGI80 639cb 5-PW Kbs TGI80 Forged Wedge 50.7 Kbs TGI80 MD4 56.8, 60.12 PXG Bat Attack MTB-X Link to post Share on other sites
MattF 9,483 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Absolutely I use mine. I really like it off the tee at #7 short par 4 at my club. I can also hit it off the deck quite well, so it get's used on almost all par 5's. Quote In the bag: Driver: M5 Project X Even Flow Blue 6.0 Fairway: Sub 70 939X 15° Project X Even Flow Blue 6.0 Hybrid: CBX 119 19° hybrid Project X Even Flow Blue 6.0 Irons: D7 Forged 4-GW Project X Catalyst 80 6.0 Wedge: Smartsole S Putter Tracy Bag: Alpha Convoy 514 Balls: MTB-X or Black Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the Queen, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to post Share on other sites
John W Sutch 94 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Use my 3 wood about 5 times a round. Off the tee on 2 short par 4s and off the fairway on 3 par 5s. Set at 15 degrees so works well off the deck. Quote Retired Army aviator. 2 Vietnam tours flying Hueys. Link to post Share on other sites
Micah T 555 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I replaced my 3 wood (Callaway rogue) with a Titleist U-510 3 iron this year: I just hit irons better! Doesn’t matter the lie or off a tee: the 3 iron is longer, more forgiving, and more workable: I am launching it lower and seeing a lot more roll-out, but my 3 wood had that too. For me I just couldn’t make my normal aggressive swing with a 3-wood without hooking it left : and backing off to keep it in play made it play like my 4 iron. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jnharvey44 46 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 My driver recently called it quits, so I go back and forth between my 3 wood and 4 hybrid depending on the hole. I guess that's not the point of the question, I don't feel like there is a ton of difference as far as accuracy, but in this case I'm glad I had a trusty 3 in my bag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ploobear 19 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Honestly, not really. I use it maybe once a round at the most. Not only is it my most inconsistent club, it's just unnecessary most of the time. I'm sure if I had one that I was comfortable hitting accurately, that'd change a bit, but its use would only go up to maybe twice a round. I swap it out with a 2 hybrid of the same loft because I tend to be more comfortable with it, but even then, very little use. Quote Driver: Ping G10 3w: Ping G10 4H: Callaway FTiz Irons: Titleist DCI Oversize+ Gold 4-L Putter: Odyssey O-works 7s Definitely looking to replace all but the putter Link to post Share on other sites
SnoopMatty 19 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 I use mine off the tee whenever there are too many hazards at driver length. I want to play around with having a 5w or low hybrid instead. Quote G410+ 9° Stiff F9 3W i210 4-Pw Stiff 3H Vokey SM7 52, 56, 60 Sigma Zstar Link to post Share on other sites
JimGantz 11 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Recently traded my bonded 3 wood for an adjustable wood with the loft up to a 4 wood. I love using my fairway woods. Off the tee, from the turf doesn’t matter. Will always be in my bag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miboy62 1,814 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I have always had good luck using 3 woods, it seems to get me out of trouble on when I screw my drive up. Quote Driver ST190 3 wood ST190 5 wood ST190 P790 5i / 7i LZ 6.5 P7WC 8i / PW MD5 Jaws 50* 54* 58* FCG #7 Z Star #6 Link to post Share on other sites
Welshy 4 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 My Callaway Rouge 3 wood has an old school grafalloy blue in it and is the most reliable club in my bag off the tee. Hit fairways at 230 meters is a bit hard to take out of the bag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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