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Forum Thread of the Day: “Best 3-wood to play strictly as a driver?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from elthrill who has had enough of his driver costing him strokes and is looking to replace it with a 3-wood. Rarely playing courses over 6,900 yards, elthrill is on the hunt for a 3-wood which is an “absolute bomber off the tee“, and our members give their suggestions for what models could work best for him.
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.
- the bishop: “Strictly for use off the tee I’d be partial to the 2016 M1. I still have two of those heads and will likely never get rid of them. One of the best ever IMO.”
- puttingmatt: “Go get fit for a three wood, try all of three woods from various companies. I use the Tour Edge CBX 119 15 *. It’s long and versatile. Gives my driver a run for its money, not a whole lot of difference in total yards. Can look at 13* offerings, which could give you as long or longer distance than a lot of drivers. But with some patience, you should be able to find a good 3-wood to replace your driver.”
- Moxley: “Consider mini drivers, which are a mix of the 2 and typically play like a strong 3-wood. Knowing whether it’s the shaft length, loft or spin (or something else like just being a better fit) on the 3-wood that keeps it straighter would help you find something.”
- jol: “Callaway Epic Flash 3+ wood. Off the tee it is a rocket launcher, long and straight! My go-to club when I need to keep it on the fairway without sacrificing much distance.”
Entire Thread: “Best 3-wood to play strictly as a driver?”
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- Adam Scott what’s in the bag accurate as of the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 TX
Driver: TaylorMade BRNR (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 TX
5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees), TaylorMade Stealth 2 (18 degrees
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 9 X, Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 9 X
7-wood: TaylorMade Stealth (21 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Black 9 X
Irons: Srixon ZX Mk II (3), Srixon ZX5 Mk II (4), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (5), Srixon Z-Forged II (6-9)
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 105 X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50-12F, 54-08M), SM9 (LW), WedgeWorks (LW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48-54), S400 (LW)
Putter: L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Proto
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
See the rest of Adam Scott’s WITB in the forums.
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Driver: TaylorMade Qi 10 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 70 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi 10 Tour (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black 80 TX
Irons: TaylorMade P790 (3), TaylorMade P7MC (4-6), and TaylorMade P730 (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (50-09SB, 54-11SB, 58-08LB)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: TaylorMade TP Reserve Juno
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
Check out more in-hand photos of Pierceson Coody’s WITB here.
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Ben Griffin might be a little too young to remember some of the iconic Maxfli golf balls that won on tour, but that isn’t stopping him from putting the newest Tour X ball from the brand in play. Today, Maxfli and Griffin announced an exclusive partnership that will see the PGA Tour player using the company’s four-piece golf ball.
While Griffin might be the first PGA Tour player to put a new Maxfli golf ball in play, he isn’t the first profesional golfer to do so. Lexi Thompson has been playing the Maxfli Tour golf ball on the LPGA Tour since the beginning of the 2024.
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We caught up with Ben at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Texas this week to ask him about the new ball switch.
“I was able to finally get my hands on some and try it and immediately I saw faster ball speed with the driver, which is always something every golfer wants to see.
“Then I had to test a lot around the greens and test irons, test spins, test everything like that. Basically, I came to the conclusion that I thought this was probably one of the best golf balls for my game.
“And so I decided to make it official and partner with them and very excited to help kind of launch this golf ball and see where it takes us.”
Griffin’s ball of choice is the Maxfli Tour X, a four-piece golf ball that is made for highly skilled players that want consistent distance off the driver and spin around the green. An updated core design helps add the ball speed that Griffin mentioned and two ionomer mantle layers separate low spin driver shots from higher spin iron and wedge shots. Maxfli uses Center Of center-of-gravity balancing to ensure each ball has consistent flight in the air and roll on the green. Like all golf balls on tour, the Tour X features a cast urethane cover for maximum performance, and it has a tetrahedron dimple pattern to enhance aerodynamics.
It is exciting to see a golf ball at a lower price point — $39.99 at Golf Galaxy — being used by a top 100 ranked player in the world like Ben Griffin, and equipment junkies will be keenly watching his performance with the new ball.
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Distance Compression Dude
Jul 27, 2019 at 3:50 pm
GX7 Hot Metal
Bineet Mehta
Jul 26, 2019 at 10:57 pm
Following options basis experience.
1. Mizuno clk hybrid #2, excellent and straight in windy condition.
2. Callaway rouge 3 wood, low launch and straight of the tee.
3. If you cant find fairway with your driver best course of action is not to buy more clubs which give you a temporary fix but to work on your iron swing and fix your driver problem. Investing in some lessons will cost you far less then buying a new club.
andrew
Jul 25, 2019 at 7:52 pm
My X2 Hot 2 deep still goes a long way
KC
Jul 25, 2019 at 6:30 pm
Ping K15 3 wood with a 44” Aldila R.I.P. driver shaft. Giant 3 wood head can hit it off the fairway too. Haven’t carried a driver in years. My kids call it my version of the Phrankenwood!
David Lehmann
Jul 25, 2019 at 12:43 pm
Best one I ever hit is the old Adams Tight lies 2015 version. Got a head for 18 bucks and put the M2 Shaft in it. Wow. And it is also easy to hit off the ground!
Thomas A
Jul 25, 2019 at 9:53 am
Spend half the price of a new 3-wood for 2 or 3 lessons to learn how to bomb your driver.
Bineet Mehta
Jul 26, 2019 at 10:52 pm
Agree! Work on fixing the issue for a fraction of the cost of replacing a club.