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[judgemartin]

Would some knowledgeable person please make a comparison between the Callaway Steelhead III and the Callaway Steelhead  Plus (+) fairway woods.

[Irishputter]

an old post, but I'm interested as well.

[jwrogers]

I think maybe I could have made a good comparison back in 2002.

IIRC the Steelhead III was a really wide, shallow fairway wood.   I tried it but I strongly preferred the Steelhead+.  

(I just remembered what happened to my Steelhead+... I eventually had Callaway reshaft them with Gems shafts and my wife still has them in her golf bag.)

Edited by jwrogers, 10 August 2012 - 07:12 PM.

[bjrapper]

They played quite similarly.  I found the Steelhead III to be slightly more forgiving but distance wise, both were bombers.  With the Steelhead IIIs I actally played a 4 and 7 wood as I hit them as long as other manufacturers 3 and 5 woods that were available back then. Still have a Steelhead 4 and 7 wood kicking around.  Might have to pull them out one of these days as I am having some issues with my current fairway wood. They are really good solid clubs.  In fact, I was recently looking at the tour players bag setups on the Callaway website, and both clubs are still being played by some of Cally's current staffers (sorry don't recall who).  Also, Mark Calc, who has been a Ping guy forever, won recently with Steelhead III 3  and 5 woods in the bag.

[OrangeCrush]

The S/H+ is one of the best 3 woods of all time.  I played the Strong 3 (14*) for numerous seasons.  As I got better, the hooked face was causing too much drawing.  I got rip of them pre-WRX and I didn't know about the tour sleeves that could have made them sit square.  I LOVED the sound too.