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FTF: Hot takes on Henrik Stenson’s 6-year-old 3-wood
The GolfWRX forums exist so golfers have access to the latest equipment releases, hottest discussions, real equipment reviews, best instruction, new technologies and everything golf you can imagine. So if you love golf, the GolfWRX forums are your sanctuary.
In the From the Forums weekly feature, we bring you the hottest, most buzz-worthy topics from our forums for your convenience. I’ll be your trusty tour guide to navigate the latest buzz. Here’s a peek behind the curtain into golf’s sanctuary.
Switch to blades to hit more greens?
An interesting discussion in this one. How do you feel about this statement from Johnny409?
I have always struggled with hitting greens, until I switched to a bladed iron. Now I am fully aware how weird that sounds, but it is 100% true. Before I switched to blades, I had cavity back irons that were supposed to be more “forgiving,” but really this iron was just letting me get away with bad shots due to the larger sweet spot. Due to the blades smaller sweet spot I found that the more I practiced with the irons, the better of ball striker I became because I learned how to hit the center of the face.
With 120 replies in less than a week since posting, there are hot takes aplenty in this conventional wisdom-bucking thread.
WRX fashion files: Must you match brands?
We don’t talk a ton about the Golf Style forum, but if you want your golf apparel-related questions answered and anxieties eased, this is the spot to go. At issue here: Whether a casual golfer ought to match the brand of shirt and pants/short, not from a fashion standpoint, but rather from a continuity standpoint. As AThompson_3, who started the thread, says, the brands have to match otherwise he “just feels weird.” Is he alone?
Check out the thread to see what WRXers are saying.
USGA vs. R&A: Who selects championship courses better?
One of golf’s age-old debates. Prsgtrman has an interesting take on the “courses of the Open rota versus U.S. Open courses” discussion. He thinks the USGA misses the mark by holding the majority of U.S. Opens at private courses, while the R&A does better by contesting its championships primarily at courses you can play. What do you think? Is this even true? If so, is it a superior approach? How much better are top-tier private courses in the U.S. than their public equivalents?
Many questions to answer and much to discuss in this one.
In praise of Stenson’s Diablo 3-wood…
In case you missed the info, Henrik Stenson, who relies on his 3-wood rather than driver more often than not off the tee, isn’t exactly gaming his sponsor’s latest offering. Stenson’s Diablo Octane 3-wood was released in 2010. Seeing a guy lean so heavily on a six-year old club left an impression on WRXers, equipment enthusiasts that they are.
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From the Forums: I need more forgiveness in my irons – Looking for recommendations
In our forums, our members have been discussing the most forgiving irons currently on the market. WRXer ‘TheShark1’ is on the hunt for a new set of irons, saying:
“Currently gaming the Mizuno Pro 225’s but think I need more forgiveness in my irons. My well struck shots are real nice, but my mishits are not performing as good as I had hoped anymore. I really like hollow body irons so if I could find something more forgiving in a hollow body iron that would be great.
Open to any and all recommendations other than Ping. Can’t hit Ping irons at all.”
And our members have been sharing their best suggestions in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- AvidSwampThing66: “Another vote for the super forgiving and fast Paradym irons. They look really good for being a GI iron.”
- bobfoster: “I just went from MP20 MMCs to the new 245s in my scoring irons (just played my first round with them today). If you have a chance to try them, you might find them worth a serious look.”
- vman: “Shoot me down, but spend the money on lessons.”
- J_Tizzle: “i525s are great off the heel in my opinion.”
Entire Thread: “From the Forums: I need more forgiveness in my irons – Looking for recommendations”
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Best fairway wood for senior golfers? – GolfWRXers discuss
In our forums, our members have been discussing fairway woods for senior golfers. WRXer ‘gvogel’ is on the hunt for a new fairway wood to give him maximum distance, and kicks off the thread saying:
“I’m over 70 and seeking to replace my Ping G25 5-wood with something better. This will be my fairway club to get maximum distance. I also have a G25 4-wood, but I don’t think that it goes any farther than the 5-wood. Is there some advanced tech in a higher lofted 3/4-wood or a 5-wood that I should be looking at?
Driver is a TSR1 12* with a Ventus TR Red 5R shaft. Driver Swing speed is a bit over 80.”
And our members have been sharing their thoughts in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- brancamp52: “Can’t go wrong with the Ping G425 or G430. personally i like the 430s because i think they sound a little better than the 425s but that could just be me. I’m 71 and the 430’s won’t be going anywhere.”
- jjfcpa: “I’m 76 years old and play a G430 HL 3 and 5 hybrid, however, I found that the Callaway AI Smoke Max D 5w has better performance than the Ping fairway woods. I went with the Ping hybrids because they are a little easier to hit, but perhaps a bit shorter than the Callaway hybrids.”
- PJE: “I would check out the Ping G425 fairway wood. I also owned the G25 (and then a G400) 5 wood. For me, the G425 was longer than both the G25 and G400. I think the face is hotter. It’s also very easy to launch. I also liked the clean appearance of the G425 head over the G430 graphics and I like the small hosels of the Pings compared to other OEMs.”
Entire Thread: “Best fairway wood for senior golfers? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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Shallow face vs deep face fairway woods – GolfWRXers discuss
In our forums, our members have been discussing shallow faced and deep faced fairway woods. WRXer ‘Mike412’ kicks off the conversation saying:
“I’ve always preferred a deeper face but with so many manufacturers making shallow face woods the deeper face models are hard to come by, especially on the used market and even more especially 7W’s. So for those that like a shallow face, what do you like about them?”
And our members have been having their say on the subject in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- CactusGolf: “Shallow-faced woods were always a problem for me, especially with the last Paradym release because I found myself making contact at the top of the face to the point of danger. Had to switch to the Paradym Triple Diamond model for the slightly deeper face and haven’t had that problem. Made sure to loft up by at least +1* with the lower-spinning head. I don’t hit fairway woods off the deck very often due to the length of some of my courses, so the fairway wood is primarily a tee-only club.”
- Bobb3rddown: “I like deeper faced woods. Especially out of the rough. I’ve slid under to many balls I the rough with shallow face woods.”
- ChipNRun: “Prefer a deep face, but can handle a medium-face OK. Played with shallow-face FWs during early 2000s, but I changed my swing plane and started popping up shots, especially on tee shots. Ended up fluffing grass and putting ball atop tuft on tee shots.”
Shallow face vs Deep face fairway woods – GolfWRXers discuss
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the next dude
Jul 25, 2016 at 11:12 pm
yeah I think must be the mother who gave birth to the guy hold on that grip
Gr
Jul 22, 2016 at 11:43 am
It’s the shaft in that 3wood
Ian
Jul 22, 2016 at 12:16 pm
It’s the hands on grip actually.