What GolfWRXers are saying about ditching the 3-wood

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4 years ago

Jun 23, 2020

In our forums, our members have been discussing the strategy of dropping the 3-wood from their bag. WRXer ‘TServos’ kicks off the discussion saying:

“It’s over. When I hit it right it’s a thing of beauty. Henrik Stenson ain’t got nothin’ on me. But when it goes wrong I look like Al Czervik. And it goes wrong too much. I hit my driver well, and my Ping 3 crossover goes nearly as far. It’s out of here.”

And our members have been discussing whether it’s the right move, and how ‘Tservos’ could perhaps get more consistency from the club.

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.

SnapHooker_605: “Have you considered shortening it a little bit? I struggled with fairway woods for a long time until I finally just went in and had 1/2″ taken off it. It doesn’t sound like much, but I have been hitting it way better ever since!”
elwhippy: “Heavier shaft may help. Or go for a strong hybrid like a 17 degree Ping or Titleist. You need to be comfortable, and there are many fine players who don’t have less than 16 degrees in an FW.”
GSDriver: “4 wood is the solution, or shorten a 1/2″, perhaps a shaft change can restore some feel or lead tape.”
FakeClubPro: “Shorten up your swing. You will not lose much distance. Instead of hand s at 10 or 11 o’clock – go to 9:30 or so.”
Lobber: “I am not in love with my 3 Wood either. No problem off the tee box but off the fairway no bueno. Have resorted to using my 19-degree hybrid which gives me almost as much distance as my 16.5-degree fairway. I too have no issues with my driver off the tee.”

Entire Thread: “Dropping the 3-wood from your bag”

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joro

Jun 26, 2020 at 2:29 pm

Today you can turn down a 5 wood to 17 or 18 and it much easier to hit. In fact a std. 5 wood hits it almost if further than a 3 wood and it gets up and goes. So much more effective. If ego will let you.

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JP

Jun 26, 2020 at 9:26 am

Insanity. How about learn to hit your woods better? They’re more forgiving than hybrids. They’re so versatile. You can easily flight a fairway wood to fly high and land soft or fly low and run. Get in some practice or see a professional to help.

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PERRY T. GRACIANO

Jun 26, 2020 at 8:34 am

Have been thinking about ditching my 15* three wood and replacing it with a 16* hybrid and 20 * hybrid. Hard to find 16* hybrids . Maybe Tour Edge but heads seem very small . Anyone use their hybrids?

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Dave

Jun 24, 2020 at 12:26 pm

Choke down a little and hit down on the ball. Try to take a small divot, ala Sergio Garcia, one of the best ball strikers. Like most , knowing and doing are two separate things for me. ????

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James

Jun 23, 2020 at 12:29 pm

16.5-17 4-wood (even though the club says 3), then 20-21 hybrid, then 4 iron.

Have fun.

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- Joeoe
  
  Jun 24, 2020 at 10:55 am
  
  I play a high launch three wood at 17 degrees which is really a four wood and it’s the most important club in my bag behind my putter.
  I will never use a hybrid and a long iron can never replace a three wood for me.
  
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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (5/13/24): Full set of ‘Tiger Slam’ clubs

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4 hours ago

May 13, 2024

Gianni Magliocco

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a full set of ‘Tiger Slam’ clubs.

From the seller: (@CaymanS): “During the year of recovery from leg surgery that never quite healed, I was bored. One thing led to another, and I ended up gradually building/acquiring the individual pieces to complete a set of “Tiger Slam” clubs. They are what Tiger played to win 4 consecutive majors, which nobody has ever done. This is not an exact replica of course, but something close that fit me to play a few times per year and experience what Tiger did. But my bad leg, 4 shoulder tears, and age prevents me from the ball-striking needed to enjoy these to their fullest. They may not be everyone’s cup of tea, especially since the driver and fairway shafts are regular flex and most players good enough to play these will need to change them, but it’s not a perfect world. I am not a historian on this stuff, but my research indicates these are the same models Tiger used, with slightly different specs to fit me.

Full set $1,600, or…

…a donation for a Pro Kids fundraiser, or…

Driver: $70

Fairway: $250

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Wedges: $100

Putter: $350″

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Full set of ‘Tiger Slam’ clubs

This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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Rory McIlroy’s winning WITB: 2024 Wells Fargo Championship

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3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees) Buy here.
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5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees) Buy here.
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Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9) Buy here.
Shaft: Project X 7.0 (4-9)

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Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB) Buy here, Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-K @59) Buy here.
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)

Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X3 Buy here.
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour

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Ball: 2024 TaylorMade TP5x Buy here.

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Grips: Golf Pride MCC

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Kevin Tway WITB 2024 (May)

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3 days ago

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Kevin Tway what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
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Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F @47, 52-12F @51, 56-14F), SM7 (60-10S)
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