Popular Post jbsap Posted August 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2023 As the title would suggest, I am toying with the idea of ditching my 3 wood and adding an additional long iron. Distance is one of my strengths, and I play my 3 hybrid 19.5 deg. to 240 carry. My next iron is a P770 4 iron that I play to about 210 carry. I am horrendous with my fairway wood, but when it does stay remotely straight it is a 270 club and is rarely used for one reason or another. Thinking about getting a p790 3 iron and adjusting my hybrid to 18 degrees in the hopes of filling that 225 range and having the hybrid jump a few more yards. Anyone else done something similar? My gapping towards the bottom of the bag is pretty good so an additional wedge wouldn't help me. MIGregB, Frozen Spy, Sherlock and 9 others 12 Quote D=Titleist GT2 - Hzrdus Black Gen 5 70 6.5, tipped 1/2 inch, 44.5 playing length Mini Driver - Taylormade Brnr Mini 11.5, higher setting, ventus black tr 7x. Ping g430 3 hybrid - ventus black hy 10x. 4-5 =Titleist T100 - Modus 120X - 2 Deg. Flat (D6) 6-P =Titleist 620CB - Modus 120x - 2 Deg. Flat, 1 Deg. Strong (D6) 50/54 =Callaway Jaws Raw - Modus 120X 2 Deg. Flat (D6, D7) 58= Callaway Jaws Raw Full Toe - Modus 120s - 2 Deg. Flat (D7) Putter - Taylormade Spider Ghost (2024) Ball - Titleist ProV1X Left Dash Bag - Vessel Players 3 Carbon Navy Link to comment
GolfSpy_APH Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 @russtopherbdid prior to his Mizuno Long game test. I'm sure there are others as well, but my 3 wood is a key Club so that won't be me anytime soon. Rob231, Zebhead47, sirchunksalot and 2 others 5 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment
Mavrik Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 I did. Sold the 3w and added a 2 hybrid. A lot easier for me to hit it out of the fairway and stays lower if I'm trying to punch out under trees. Blueberry_Squishie, Dave Tutelman, BKervin and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment
beerbellybbq Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 I have been so sporadic with my driver that I have pretty much just left it in the bag and tee off with my 3 wood. I've also been hitting it pretty good of the deck when I have a terrible drive. I can't hit a long iron nearly as consistently. Zebhead47, Jeffthechef23 and BKervin 2 1 Quote D-Callaway Rouge ST Max 3W-Callaway Rouge ST Max Irons-Callaway X-Series N415 54-Callaway Jaws Full Toe 58-Callaway Jaws Full Toe P-Taylormade TP Brandon 1 Link to comment
russtopherb Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said: @russtopherbdid prior to his Mizuno Long game test. I'm sure there are others as well, but my 3 wood is a key Club so that won't be me anytime soon. Yep, I went from driver to Hy-Wood (18*) then onto a 25* 5 hybrid. I found that fairway simply wasn't a club I was using often, however unlike the OP distance is NOT a strength LOL! It was more consistency than anything else (or lack thereof). Thankfully more work, a better feel for course management, and a few lessons had me wanting to put a fairway back in the bag which happened thanks to the Mizuno Long Game test. So we'll see if newer tech and a fitting help out on the fairway wood front. But when I pulled it out initially, I honestly didn't miss it at all. BallsLeon, cnosil, Dave Tutelman and 3 others 6 Quote In my Big Max hybrid bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h D200 6i-GW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 Tour S Link to comment
Hasty Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 I love my 3 wood, probably my go to comfort club when things start going wrong. I will hit that baby off the tee box when the driver isnt working also, but I know a ton of people that hate their woods and ditch them for a long iron so if that helps with the comfort level of your game, I would say go for it. BKervin, Zebhead47 and Jeffthechef23 3 Quote US Air Force Vet and avid golfer Link to comment
Josh Parker Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Years ago when I was playing to a single digit HC I didn't play any woods including driver. Couldn't hit one to save my life. Played a strong 2 iron. These days I carry a 3 wood but it comes out maybe once a round. I also cut it down an inch that has helped with control. BallsLeon and Donn lost in San Diego 2 Quote Titleist GT3 11* Tensei 1k blue Titleist TSR2 4w 16* Titleist TSR2 5w 18.75* MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey SM9 Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment
JAXON DE VILLAIN Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 I've never had any luck with my 3 wood, and trying to hit it off the deck is a real nightmare. So, I've just added a second hybrid into the bag knowing that it might not go as far, but at least it will stay in the fairway. cst2112 and Deacon Blues 2 Quote Link to comment
Bradka13 Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 I go back and forth between a 3W and 2 Hybrid. I hit the hybrid almost as far but can hit it a bit more consistently it seems. BallsLeon and Deacon Blues 2 Quote Driver - Titleist TS2 3 Wood - TaylorMade Rocketballz 2 Hybrids - Taylormade Rescue knockoffs Irons - Taylormade Burner 2.0 52 Degree - Cleveland CG14 56 Degree - Titleist Vokey BV 60 Degree - Ping Glide 3.0 Ball - Depends if I find in or have to pay for it. Link to comment
Kevin fox Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Absolutely not. I have ditched those extremely hard to use hybrids. VernL4 1 Quote Fox Link to comment
WillRowland Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 I have NEVER been able to hit fairway woods off the deck. So I added wedges to fill the empty slots from pulling the fairway woods. UNTILL this month!!! Went through a fitting with Club Champion and they set me up with a Great Big Bertha5 wood. I love it. I hit it 175 yards at 74 YOA. For the member that previously said that he used the fairway wood for punching out from the trees; I often used the driver for punching out 40 or more yards BallsLeon 1 Quote Driver, Callaway, 13.5 degrees, Bassara Lite shaft Fairway Wood - Callaway Great Big Bertha 5 Wood Shaft Accra FX Gen 3 - Pured Hybrid - Mizuno JPX-923 Fli Hi Hybrids, Shaft Accra FX Gen 3 - Pured Irons - Mizuno JPX 923 Hot Metal HL Irons, Shaft KBS Tour - 60g, Pured Putter - Odysey, Two Ball, Center Hosel, Mallet Ball - MaxFli Tour X Bag - Vessel, U.S. Coast Guard design for the Veteran Golf Asoc. Cart - Sun Mountain Link to comment
TJ Hall Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Would only use a 3W growing up and then switched to only using a driver and never hitting a 3W After updating my 3W, it is now a weapon and feel very comfortable with it Rob231 1 Quote TaylorMade SIM 2 Max Driver TaylorMade Sim Ti 3 wood Titleist U505 Hybrid (3H) TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB Irons (4-PW) Vokey SM8 Wedges (52/56/60) Odyssey Ai-ONE 7S Putter Link to comment
NM01 Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Nope. Love a 4w or 5w with longer a 3w shaft. chris_ and Billy-Bo-Jim-Bob 2 Quote Link to comment
DRLEONARD58 Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 I love finding these posts. I have always had a “traditional” bag setup with Driver, 3W and a 5/7W (current setup has a 7W). I have been looking at replacing my irons and stopping that setup at a 5i and picking up a 4 utility iron for top of the bag and supplementing the fairway woods.When I go to replace my fairway woods, I am exploring the idea of gaming Driver + 3HL/4W and maybe a 2 utility iron. I really enjoy the possibilities!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote WITB: Takomo IGNIS Driver 10.5* (1* strong) with HZRDUS Smoke Black 60g 5.5 shaft Takomo IGNIS 5 Wood with HZRDUS Smoke Black 60g 5.5 shaft Ping G430 22* Hybrid with HZRDUS Smoke Red 80g 6.0 shaft Srixon ZX5 Mk II 5-PW with KBS Tour Light R shafts Edison 2.0 Wedges 51° 55° 59° with KBS Tour 110 R shafts L.A.B. Golf MEZZ.1 MAX with LAB x Accra shaft Link to comment
Slight shank Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Interesting thread. I’m very interested in going to a 19 degree hybrid. 3 wood is gone and I have a 22 degree hybrid I don’t like that much plus 5 wood. I want to drop those two and replace with a money club Quote Driver- Sim2 max 5 wood- Sim max 20’ hybrid- epic flash irons- 5/gw Pxg 0211 r flex steel wedges -52,56 Cbx 2 black putter- Bettinardi queen bee6 Link to comment
TylorJudd Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 7 hours ago, jbsap said: As the title would suggest, I am toying with the idea of ditching my 3 wood and adding an additional long iron. Distance is one of my strengths, and I play my 3 hybrid 19.5 deg. to 240 carry. My next iron is a P770 4 iron that I play to about 210 carry. I am horrendous with my fairway wood, but when it does stay remotely straight it is a 270 club and is rarely used for one reason or another. Thinking about getting a p790 3 iron and adjusting my hybrid to 18 degrees in the hopes of filling that 225 range and having the hybrid jump a few more yards. Anyone else done something similar? My gapping towards the bottom of the bag is pretty good so an additional wedge wouldn't help me. I went 16 years without a fairway wood. Literally just put it back in my bag in May. Used a 22 degree hybrid only then a 6 iron. Like you, distance is a strong suit of mine. Got down to a 6 index doing that but having a few more clubs made me more versatile. I upgraded this year before the fairway wood and had both an 18 and 22 degree hybrid. That honestly could have sufficed fine too, my 18 goes ~265. I never found gapping to be a massive issue, just some instances where having a couple more clubs would have been nice sirchunksalot 1 Quote I like golf. You should like golf. If life is tough, play more golf! Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond 10.5, Graphite Design Tour AD-MJ 6x Titleist TSr3 18 Degree, Graphite Design Tour Ad-DI 7x Takomo 301CB's, KBS Tours 120S Vokey SM8 48 10F, 52 08F, 56 08M, 60 08M Odyssey O-Works Jailbird Mini, Versa Scheme, 17" Fatso 3.0 Grip, 40" Jazz Tacoma Cart Bag Titleist Pro V1x Link to comment
JerryB Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 I'm always fascinated by the fact that most of the people I play with don't use woods at all. Many go with driver, then irons. I've thought about getting rid of 3 wood on occasion, but mostly because the top of my bag starts to bunch up a bit, distance-wise. Don't really know what I would replace it with. Can't hit longer irons to save my life. Zebhead47, sirchunksalot and Dead Solid Bogey 3 Quote Cobra Aerojet Max driver Cobra Aerojet Max 3 wood and 7 wood Cobra Aerojet 4/5/6 hybrids Cobra Aerojet 7-PW, GW Cobra Snakebite 52° and 58° wedges Cobra King Stingray 20 putter Link to comment
NM01 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 8 hours ago, JerryB said: I'm always fascinated by the fact that most of the people I play with don't use woods at all. Many go with driver, then irons. I've thought about getting rid of 3 wood on occasion, but mostly because the top of my bag starts to bunch up a bit, distance-wise. Don't really know what I would replace it with. Can't hit longer irons to save my life. I can go multiple rounds without hitting a fw if I wanted to. At most I hit it twice a round. I rarely hit it off the tee anymore. 3w off the deck is hard for many amateurs because if their swing faults and/or lack of speed to effectively get the ball in the air. A higher lofted would is a much better option and would go as far if not farther than their 3w because of the added loft and ability to get it in the air Zebhead47 1 Quote Link to comment
RockerFCC Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 I was there last week, I just can't hit the darn thing, my 3 Hybrid gets me the same distance. But at my lesson the next day my instructor told me I am being an idiot LOL, and he was going to get me smacking that thing better, so we will see HikingMike 1 Quote Just your "normal" obsessed golfer in search of more shots with names of flying critters... Link to comment
CrazyGolfNut Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 I am a short hitting and really like fairway woods. I never use my 3 wood in the fairway. Instead, the 3 wood is used off the tee for tight holes and also chipping out from trees which can go as much as 150 yards. My 5 wood is the main fairway wood off the fairway and sometimes the rough. The 7 wood is used in the rough, fairway and tee box when shorter distance is the main factor. I wish I had ordered a 7 wood to match my 3 & 5 when I bought them. Next time I will. Quote Driver _ Ping G400 Max Woods _ Ping G410 3 & 5 | Cleveland Launcher XL HALO 7 Hybrid _ Titleist 818 H1 25deg Irons _ Titleist T300 6-GW Wedges _ Titleist SM10 52F & 56S Putter _ Odyssey Dual Force Rossie 2 or Rife Two Bar Hybrid Distance _ Bushnell Phantom 2 GPS | Bushnell Tour V6 Shift Ball _ Titleist Pro V1 yellow or Srixon Q Star Tour 5 Yellow GHIN _ HCP floats between 8 & 12 "Never bet against an old man with old clubs that have new grips" Link to comment
Nigel P Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 I was in exactly the same situation at the start of the year, as I really didn’t trust my 3 wood to go at the target. That was until I tried a Ventus Red velocore shaft. These babies are so consistent I almost feel more confident with it than my hybrid now. When getting fitted, there was a marked difference in playability between the different weights - but give them a go, so stable!!! Zebhead47 1 Quote Link to comment
Rene2.5RS Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 I'm with you on this. I sold my 3w last year on the course, couldn't make it work on course, not off the tee, not off the deck, rarely. My 3H is my go to club, 100% confidence with it in all situations. I have considered getting the matching 2H to take the gap from driver to 3H Quote Link to comment
MarvChamp Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 No...In fact, I wanted to add it but never got on with a 3 Fairway. I added a Cobra Fly-Z adj. 5-7 Fairway, dropped my Mizuno 3HY and added a Tour Edge C522 6HY. At age 77, I needed the forgiveness and distances. Best, -Marv Zebhead47 1 Quote Link to comment
Bradka13 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Rene2.5RS said: I'm with you on this. I sold my 3w last year on the course, couldn't make it work on course, not off the tee, not off the deck, rarely. My 3H is my go to club, 100% confidence with it in all situations. I have considered getting the matching 2H to take the gap from driver to 3H What club would you give up to add the 2H? Quote Driver - Titleist TS2 3 Wood - TaylorMade Rocketballz 2 Hybrids - Taylormade Rescue knockoffs Irons - Taylormade Burner 2.0 52 Degree - Cleveland CG14 56 Degree - Titleist Vokey BV 60 Degree - Ping Glide 3.0 Ball - Depends if I find in or have to pay for it. Link to comment
billybogey Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Got to hit my 3W & hope it goes 200yds. & in the Middle!! Happens usually!! Quote Link to comment
Bulldog Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 I just switched my 4 wood to a 2 hybrid and replaced a 7 wood with a 4 hybrid. I’m more confident hitting hybrids than fairway woods and, for me, the hybrids have less dispersion. Long irons are definitely not an option for my ability. Quote My favorite thing about golf is that you score on every play. PXG 0811X Gen 4 Driver with Maltby UL shaft PXG 0311XF Gen 5 Fairway 4 Wood Wishon EQ1-NX Hybrids Takomo 101 Irons and Wedges L.A.B. MEZZ.1 Putter (2022 tester) MaxFli Tour X ball Link to comment
MIGregB Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 23 hours ago, jbsap said: As the title would suggest, I am toying with the idea of ditching my 3 wood and adding an additional long iron. Distance is one of my strengths, and I play my 3 hybrid 19.5 deg. to 240 carry. My next iron is a P770 4 iron that I play to about 210 carry. I am horrendous with my fairway wood, but when it does stay remotely straight it is a 270 club and is rarely used for one reason or another. Thinking about getting a p790 3 iron and adjusting my hybrid to 18 degrees in the hopes of filling that 225 range and having the hybrid jump a few more yards. Anyone else done something similar? My gapping towards the bottom of the bag is pretty good so an additional wedge wouldn't help me. Well, at your swing speed your needs are very different from mine. But from what I understand from a recent article about the proliferation of 7 woods on tour (for the life of me, I can't remember whether it was a MGS, Golf Digest or Golf Mag article... sorry), if your goal/need is to hit greens from a distance, then a fairway wood is a far better choice than either a long iron or a hybrid. Neither of those impart enough spin, at least at an amateur level, to stop on a green; a fairway wood does. The article goes on to say that most struggle with the 3 wood, but 5/7 woods are easier to hit, provide substantially better height (for a steeper decent angle) and spin more for stopping power. They said that Pro's often shorten the shaft length on their 7 wood for gapping purposes. They surprisingly said that many (alluded to most) people struggle hitting hybrids. I've always struggled with that myself and have given away 3 different hybrids that frustrated the crap out of me. But my 7 wood, in particular, is relatively easy. Oh! And you may notice that I also carry a 4 iron hybrid. I generally use that for hitting into the wind instead of my 7 wood, but I still don't hit it as well. Zebhead47 1 Quote Paradym AI Smoke w/ HZRDUS GEN 4 Silver 60 Graphite 6.0 or Motore X F35R shaft, ZX 5 Wood & 7 Wood w/Evenflow Riptide 5.5 shaft, JPX919 Hot Metal 4-PW w/Project X LZ 5.5 shafts, SM10 52.12F, SM10 56.14F & SM10 60.12D wedges, Sabertooth White Ice, -Pro V1X (preferred) or Tour X ball, X5 Watch, Nikon Laser 500 range finder. My 2024 Titleist SM10 Wedge Review: https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/64494-vokey-sm10-wedges-2024-forum-review/?do=findComment&comment=1065367 Link to comment
ChiefMikeOfficer Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 23 hours ago, jbsap said: As the title would suggest, I am toying with the idea of ditching my 3 wood and adding an additional long iron. Distance is one of my strengths, and I play my 3 hybrid 19.5 deg. to 240 carry. My next iron is a P770 4 iron that I play to about 210 carry. I am horrendous with my fairway wood, but when it does stay remotely straight it is a 270 club and is rarely used for one reason or another. Thinking about getting a p790 3 iron and adjusting my hybrid to 18 degrees in the hopes of filling that 225 range and having the hybrid jump a few more yards. Anyone else done something similar? My gapping towards the bottom of the bag is pretty good so an additional wedge wouldn't help me. I ditched it for a while -- had no confidence in the 3w, felt like I topped it 60% of the time. So, I swapped out my 15* 3w for a 16* 1-Utility (specifically the Titleist U505 -- also considered the T200 2i, which is slightly more lofted and smaller profile, but decided to go bigger for the longest iron). Lost a little distance, but gained consistency and options off the tee. It worked well for a while, but decided I wanted a FW back, and made a couple minor swing (and mental) tweaks when buying a new Stealth2 3w that I cranked down a bit -- to make room for both, I actually removed a wedge from the bag(changing up my wedge lofts) -- actually love the new setup, and I think it's made short game easier because I have fewer options (haven't found a shot that I could hit with the 60 but not the 58, and it's easier for me to pick the best option between 54-58 than it was between 52-56-60). Quote Driver: Qi10 LS 8* w/Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 6X or Terra Forza Yellow+ (MGS Test in Progress!) Fairway: Stealth2 Plus, 15* (adjusted to 14.25*) w/ Graphite Design Tour AD-IZ 7X Irons: U505 1 Iron (16*), T200 "Utility Build" 3 and 4 irons, all with Graphite Design Tour AD-IZ 95 X Flex, T100S 5-9 with Nippon Pro Modus 120 X Flex (2021 MGS Test). These things are monsters. Wedges: SM9 46.10, 54.12, and 58.08, all with custom etchings & KBS Tour Masters-themed shafts, X-flex (CHA Post) Putter: Total headcase and Putter Ho. Down to two main options in the rotation (one mallet, one blade), but have 4-5 by the basement putting green that might make it in the bag at some point this year... Mallet: Mezz XL 36" Orange; Blade: Link.1 w/Accra White shaft & grip Link to comment
cst2112 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 I too struggle off and on with my 3 wood. Currently, I've switched to using 3 and 4 hybrids as they are easier to hit for me and tend to be more forgiving. I'd rather be 20 - 30 yards shorter but on target then chucking the shot or fading it into the rough. Quote CST2112 Link to comment
JudgeSmails Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 I don't carry any fairway woods I just hit hybrids so much better, and my callaway super hybrid goes as far, if not farther than my best hits w/ a 5 wood Quote Driver: TR20 10.5* Hybrids: Epic SuperHybrid 3 18* Epic 4h 23* Irons: JPX900 Hot Metal 5-GW Wedges: CBX2 52* 56* 60* Putter: EV8 Ball: Tour BXS Link to comment
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