Equipment
Forum Thread of the Day: “High launching, low spinning 3-wood”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from XHILR8N who is on the lookout for a new 3-wood. XHILR8N is on the hunt for a metal wood which will offer him a combination of a high launch and low spin rate, and our members have been offering up their 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.
- Thinnedit: “Adjust your current club up to its highest loft setting. You’ll be surprised how a bit more loft can help.”
- Nixhex524: “I would think the TS2 would help with some height having that weight further back. That, or go to a 4 or 5w with a higher launch shaft.”
- colleje26: “Another +1 on the ping G400. I struggle to elevate it and ever at the std setting 14.5 I launch it well of the deck.”
- bladehunter: “Checkout the ping 400-410 sft. With the 410 lie adjustment, it’s not nearly as draw bias as people think. But has a shallow profile and weight back. Super easy to elevate. But isn’t hitting moonballs. Cannot say enough good things about ping fairways and hybrid this year. Best kept secrets in equipment, in my opinion.”
Entire Thread: “High launching, low spinning 3-wood”
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- Steve Stricker WITB accurate as of the Zurich Classic. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees, C4 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 7.2 X
3-wood: Titleist 915F (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist 816 H1 (17 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 9.2 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (3, 4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 (46-10F @55), Titleist Vokey SM10 (54-10S @53), Titleist Vokey SM4 (60 @59)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 w/Sensicore
Putter: Odyssey White Hot No. 2
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Grip Rite
Check out more in-hand photos of Steve Stricker’s clubs here.
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- Alex Fitzpatrick what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X
Hybrid: Ping G430 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 10 TX
Irons: Ping iCrossover (2), Titleist T100 (4-PW)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 9 TX (2), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50-12F, 56-12D, 60-08M)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X
Putter: Bettinardi SS16 Dass
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Alex Fitzpatrick’s clubs here.
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In our forums, our members have been discussing Mini-Drivers and accompanying shafts. WRXer ‘JamesFisher1990’ is about to purchase a BRNR Mini and is torn on what shaft weight to use, and our members have been sharing their thoughts and set ups 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.
- PARETO: “New BRNR at 13.5. Took it over to TXG (Club Champ but TXG will always rule) in Calgary for a fit. Took the head down to 12, stuck in a Graphite Design AD at 3 wood length and 60g. Presto- numbers that rivaled my G430Max but with waaaaay tighter dispersion. Win.”
- driveandputtmachine: “Still playing a MIni 300. The head was only 208, so I ordered a heavier weight and play it at 3 wood length. I am playing a Ventus Red 70. I play 70 grams in my fairways. I use it mainly to hit draws off the tee. When I combine me, a driver, and trying to hit a draw it does not work out well most of the time. So the MIni is for that. As an aside, I have not hit the newest BRNR, but the previous model wasn’t great off the deck. The 300 Mini is very good off the deck.”
- JAM01: “Ok, just put the BRNR in the bag along side a QI10 max and a QI10 3 wood. A load of top end redundancy. But, I have several holes at my two home courses where the flight and accuracy of the mini driver helps immensely. Mine is stock Proforce 65 at 13.5, I could see a heavier shaft, but to normal flex, as a nice alternative.”
Entire Thread: “What’s the perfect Mini-Driver/Shaft combo? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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joro
Jul 14, 2019 at 12:59 pm
At 80 i of course can’t get a 3 wood off the ground until I got the Mizuno ST180. Set it at 15 and up it goes and when it hits the ground it is a Rabbit. I have a Reg flex shaft.
Stu
Jul 11, 2019 at 7:14 am
Look at the tour edge when it comes to 3 woods. I got an ex10 with a tour ad shaft for $65. I have never hit a wood so well and confidently. Out of rough or fairway,it goes.
Dan W
Jul 9, 2019 at 4:00 am
Responding to the comment by nixhex524 in the article. A higher launching shaft adds spin. The low spin is achieved by a smaller front weighted head and low launching shaft then couple it with high loft. Any attempt to launch it high with the shaft or low/ back weight or shallow face adds spin. All manufacturers know how to get the combination. Look up what’s in the bag of tour pros and you’ll see the proper combination of parts to do it. There’s a reason the tours littered with old 2017 m2 tour heads and Callaway Sub Zero heads , they are smaller front weighted heads. If your lucky mabye a shallow back weighted high launching head can spin low if you strengthen the loft enough but that’s a harder way to achieve it
Fan W
Jul 9, 2019 at 3:51 am
Everyone, the thread is high launching, low spin 3wd. Just adding loft won’t turn your 3 Ed into a low spin settup. Also for all the Ping comments, Pings are great but all their woods are the highest spinning woods made, its no secret, adding loft makes it worse. They are too high a moi and to shallow faced to work. You need a smaller deeper faced front weighted head. The shaft needs to be low launching too( meaning it’ll spin low.) Couple that with high loft and you’ve got it. Best options- Taylormade 2017 M2 Tour HL 16.5 loft, TS3 16.5, Callaway Epic, Rogue, or Epic Flash Sub Zero in 15 deg then add loft. Even the XR 16 Pro in 16 deg is good. Just look at the bottom of the head for a front weight or an option to move it foward. Best bets are the TM and original Epic Sub Zero.
Greenberg Joseph
Jul 8, 2019 at 2:19 pm
Go to EBay for Honma 737 13 degree 3 metal with Red Type A shaft (low kick/ high launch without excessive torque). I have it in stiff. Can launch at any angle. Forgiving. Not unbelievably long in air due to low spin but consistent and accurate, which is my goal for long fairway metal. Low spin due to forward weight (unlike this year’s model. BTW, my new one (though marked used) was $79