7 woods

[Tom the Golf Nut 7,714]

Well thanks guys, now I'm on the hunt for a 7 wood. I hit my woods great (Driver, 3 wood, and 5 wood) suck with my hybrid ( I swap between a 4 and a 5) plus I havea few that just didn't work out for me. Good with my irons ( I start with the 5 iron)  My problem area is nothing consistent in the 180 to 195 yard range. I hit the 5 wood 200 yards and can place the ball where I need it. Sounds like a 7 wood would be the missing ingredient.

Truthfully never even thought about a 7 wood until this post.

[EEZurg 111]

Just bought a used Tour Edge Golf Exotics EXS 7 wood......this thread has me very hopeful.  It may be up for sale soon when I realize it's just my swing (or lack thereof)

[Quigleyd 806]

I would love for a callaway to make a sub zero 7 wood. That would be awesome..

[EEZurg 111]

Update....the 7 wood performs the way I had hoped hybrids would.  I use it FAR more than I thought....even out of (most) rough.  Best attribute....forgiveness=> confidence

[Hoyoymac 286]

The best indicator of success for a new golf club in the bag is the frequency of use.

 If you reach for the club often it can only mean that the performance is good enough and consistent enough to inspire confidence.  The more confidence you have in a club the more you use it. 

Glad to hear that your new Tour Edge EXS 7 wood is giving you that sense of confidence. 

Once you find a golf club that inspires confidence, and through many experiences with it, the club proves that it does what you need it to while inspiring trust that it will deliver consistently, then it tends to stay in the bag a long time.

Look into most players bags and the clubs that tend to be the oldest are the tweener clubs (fairway woods, hybrids, long irons) and putters.  It is hard to find one that works and once you find a good one that works for you it is very hard to let it go.

More clubs get exchanged from lack of use than from overuse.  With limited spots in the lineup, once you lose confidence in a club and stop using it, won’t be long before a change is made.

[Tom the Golf Nut 7,714]

Finally pulled the trigger on a 7 wood. Waited for a good deal to appear. Picked up a Cobra King F6 adjustable between a 7 to 8 leftover new for $100.  Now just waiting on delivery. Should have it next week .

[Tom the Golf Nut 7,714]

My 7 wood showed up on Monday. Had a golf tournment on Wednesday. No trial time and it went right in the bag. First hole was left with 185 over water to an elevated green. Probably playing 190. 

What the heck, tried the 7 wood. Perfect shot straight at the flag, over the water on the green. 

The 7 wood was the answer to my gap in performance issue area. I got to use it three more times with very good results compared to where my hybrid would have let me down.

Thanks to everyone recommending a 7 wood in this post. Never would have thought about one!

[Buffly 563]

57 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

My 7 wood showed up on Monday. Had a golf tournment on Wednesday. No trial time and it went right in the bag. First hole was left with 185 over water to an elevated green. Probably playing 190. 

What the heck, tried the 7 wood. Perfect shot straight at the flag, over the water on the green. 

The 7 wood was the answer to my gap in performance issue area. I got to use it three more times with very good results compared to where my hybrid would have let me down.

Thanks to everyone recommending a 7 wood in this post. Never would have thought about one!

Very cool it worked out!

[Hoyoymac 286]

Sounds like the start of a beautiful relationship!

[BIG STU 9,622]

Well due to my recent injuries I have had to revamp my equipment some. I recently replaced the shaft in my TM V-steel 7 wood that I have had for 15 years or so. I ended up putting a A flex Diamana I had laying around; LOL salvaged it out of a Nike SQ 5 wood I had. Also converted an old TM R-7 Super Quad to a UST Pro force A flex, Both are working right now for me. Now I got lazy and could not find a A flex for the V-Steel 9 wood but did find a pristine Callaway Ladies 9 wood. Added a 1 inch extension and Wola. Hit them all pretty decent and do not have to swing hard

[Rickp 28,489]

Well due to my recent injuries I have had to revamp my equipment some. I recently replaced the shaft in my TM V-steel 7 wood that I have had for 15 years or so. I ended up putting a A flex Diamana I had laying around; LOL salvaged it out of a Nike SQ 5 wood I had. Also converted an old TM R-7 Super Quad to a UST Pro force A flex, Both are working right now for me. Now I got lazy and could not find a A flex for the V-Steel 9 wood but did find a pristine Callaway Ladies 9 wood. Added a 1 inch extension and Wola. Hit them all pretty decent and do not have to swing hard

I didn’t personally like going to the “A” flex but it was time and best thing for me.
The Ladies 9 wood w/extension great move.


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[BIG STU 9,622]

17 minutes ago, Rickp said:

I didn’t personally like going to the “A” flex but it was time and best thing for me.
The Ladies 9 wood w/extension great move.


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I do not like it either but I am learning to cope with it. Really had a hard problem converting the 7 wood. I have had it for 15 years or so. Played the stock stiff TM in it for a couple of years then went to the old UST Pro Force 65 Gold Stiff. I have hit some great shots over the years with that thing including a 190 yard hole out Albatross at Legends one day. I reasoned with myself that I had not carried it for 2 years because of the shaft. Time to man up and move on. The 9 wood was a stroke of luck I was looking for a shaft for the V-Steel 9 wood and found it. WTH? I thought I had found it a couple of years ago in one of the bins at work. Had saved it because it looked never to have been hit. 

I can remember when my old man had his pacemaker put in about my age now and back in those days it was in the chest. He could not swing like he used to. He put his old trusty Macgregor Drivers up and went to a Hogan Ladies driver which he could smoke. He ended up going to the matching ladies 3 wood. About this time he was a Ram staffer and he had Ram build him a set of XS-1000 irons with ladies shafts extended to std men's length. So actually after my pride cooled and I got my brain working I took a page out of his play book

[Quigleyd 806]

I would love for callaway to make a sub zero 7 wood.

[NiftyNiblick 1,995]

1 hour ago, Quigleyd said:

I would love for callaway to make a sub zero 7 wood.

Even though I can't play anymore, I TOTALLY agree.

 

The OEMs are all loathe to make high loft clubs that don't correct for slicing by being too upright or closed faced.

They don't realize that people with technically sound swings might not all be high swing-speed players.

There are seniors and juniors and women with decent, non-slice swings, but they're not apparently worthy of being catered to.

[Quigleyd 806]

1 hour ago, NiftyNiblick said:

Even though I can't play anymore, I TOTALLY agree.

 

The OEMs are all loathe to make high loft clubs that don't correct for slicing by being too upright or closed faced.

They don't realize that people with technically sound swings might not all be high swing-speed players.

There are seniors and juniors and women with decent, non-slice swings, but they're not apparently worthy of being catered to.

Or some good players with high swing speeds but want to play the game slightly different.

[bamafxst 2]

I really like my Big Bertha 7 wood.   So much easier to hit vs a 3 iron.

 

[RichardPick 3]

The only problem with my having bought a used Ping G30 7-wood to try out, is that it's almost as long as my G15 4-wood.

Which means I may need to buy new woods after all, in spite of my "cranky old man" insistence that new clubs are mostly marketing!

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[Kansas King 587]

I'm just going to throw this piece of info out there. Maltby is supposedly coming out with a line of clubs that are a blend of a hybrid and fairway wood. I believe it's supposed to be targeted towards the higher woods like 5, 7, 9+ woods. These clubs may offer some playing characteristics that a lot of golfers may be interested in. 

[tehuti 648]

Since my review back in June I have put the Srixon 7 wood back in the bag. But I have also acquired a 4 hybrid to go with my 3 and I use those far more than the 7 wood. The 7 comes in handy when I need to hit the ball higher, since generally I have a very low ball flight.

[Hoyoymac 286]

It is coming up on the one year anniversary of my original post and thought I should give an update.

A year ago I was really struggling with the top end of my bag, especially with my fairway woods, hybrids and long irons. 

First and foremost, thanks again to everyone who encouraged me to make some changes, tinker with my clubs and consider buying older and even second hand clubs.  All of which I had never done before and in retrospect definitely should have.

The Tour Edge XCG7 21 degree 7 wood is still in the bag and it is now my go to club for any long fairway shot of 200 yards or more. It is also great off the tee when I need a 215 yard shot.

As mentioned in a previous update, I replaced the shaft in my Tour Edge EX10 16.5 degree 4 wood to the same shaft in the 7 wood, the Fujikura Fuel Red 60 gram Stiff and it has been a night and day difference.  The 4 wood is a monster off the tee and is longer than the 7 wood, almost driver length distance, and easier to hit a draw with.  The 7 wood though is much easier to hit off of the fairway and from tight lies.

I took out my Titleist AP3 6 iron since my last update and replaced it with a Tour Edge XCG7 28 degree hybrid with the Fujikura Red 60 Stiff hybrid shaft.  It was also bought as new old stock.  It is the first hybrid that does not want to go left on me without any adjustments.  It launches the ball super high and the ball lands softly without a lot of rollout.  It is now my 175 yard full swing club and is great for long par 3’s or when the wind is in my face and I need a little extra oomph than the 7 iron can provide.

After experimenting with the Fujikura Fuel Red 60 gram stiff shaft in my Ping G410 LST 10.5 degree driver I have gone back to the Alta CB 55 Red Stiff shaft because I get more distance with the standard shaft and similar dispersion.

Everything else in my bag has stayed the same.  

Due to Covid 19 I played more golf in the last year than ever before.  I have 215 scores entered into the GHIN system in the last 12 months and that doesn’t include everything because of scramble events, alternate shot events, and team match play events.  I have played a lot.

I reached several personal bests since I started this post.  I shot my two lowest rounds ever, a 68 and 69. I got my handicap index down to its lowest ever last fall, 3.9, although it has creeped up some over the winter. My average scores have also continued to improve to its lowest ever.  My lows have gotten lower and my high scores have gotten lower too.

 

It would not have happened if I hadn’t started it all by adding the 7 wood to my bag!

 

So, even if you are a good player, if any of you reading this are struggling to get the ball into the air with a fairway wood or long iron then you may want to try a 7 wood.   For me, It made all the difference in the world.

Best wishes to everyone for a great golf season and for continued success on the course.