Equipment
Forum Thread of the Day: “Weak lofted 3-wood a good option?”

Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from ludddy who opens the discussion on the benefits of using a weak lofted 3-wood in his set-up. At the moment, ludddy is currently only using his 3-wood on long par 5s and would like to use it more going forward off the tee. Our members give their thoughts on whether changing to a weak lofted 3-wood is the right move.
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.
- Celebros: “I just recently took my 15* out of the bag and replaced it with a 4-5 wood that is adjustable 16-19*. In my case, it was because I usually didn’t need that much club into Par 5s and on tight/shorter Par 4s I typically hit an iron off the tee. The higher loft gives me much gapping into the rest of my set as well.”
- RacineBoxer: “I’ve gone through this a time or two. There almost comes the point where no matter what you do, you’re going to have a club in your bag that you rarely use. If it’s not the 3 wood, then it’s some sort of driving iron or low lofted hybrid or 4 iron or maybe you carry both a 58 & 62 degree wedges. Maybe the longer and longer you hit it the more you gap your clubs and eventually use everything, but for us mere mortals you’re likely to find a little bunching somewhere. I don’t use my 3 wood much. I find the bigger head of the driver more forgiving. I get more horrible shots with the 3 wood because the head is just so small (talking topping the ball or popping it up for 80 yards types of horrible tee shots). If I need a fairway finder on a short, tight, hole, I’m going 5 wood or hybrid. I’m a straight to fade player, and the 3 wood is a club I’m comfortable getting going a little right to left off the tee, so I’ll use it non-routinely for a hole that calls for that shot shape. But usually, I find going to 4 wood or 4h a safer play to find the middle of the fairway.”
- Bye: “It’s such an individual thing, that really the only way to find the answer is to play with a few different options. For me, as long as I can put enough spin on it, the 3 wood is the best option. I had a few 4 woods; I just kept fiddling with them.”
- Boognish: “Loft is generally your friend with fairway woods. Your confidence from the tee should guide your head shape decision if you need it for tee layups. There is a trade-off for deep face (flat flight) tee clubs when you want to use it off the turf. I’m a big 5 wood guy, but they can often launch/spin too high for regular tee use. If you only carry one fairway wood, my recommendation would be a 4-wood with a lower spin shaft.”
Entire Thread: “Weak lofted 3-wood a good option?”
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Whats in the Bag
WITB Time Machine: Rory McIlroy, Ryder Cup 2014

In this edition of WITB Time Machine, we take. a look at Rory McIlroy’s gear from the 2014 Ryder Cup when he was still a Nike staffer.
Driver: Nike Vapor Pro (8.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana S+ 72 X
3-wood: Nike VRS Covert 2.0 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Rombax Pro 95 X
5-wood: Nike VR_S Covert (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Rombax Pro 95 X
Irons: Nike VR Pro Blades (4-9)
Shafts: Royal Precision Project X 7.0
Wedges: Nike VR Forged (46, 52, 56, 59)
Shafts: Royal Precision Project X 6.5
Putter: Nike Method 006 Prototype
Ball: Nike RZN Black
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Louis Oosthuizen WITB 2021 (February)

Driver: Ping G400 (9 degrees @8.75)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Red 6 X
3-wood: Ping G425 MAX (14.5 degrees @14.25)
Shaft: Fujikura Speeder Tour Spec 7.2 X
7-wood: Ping G425 MAX (20.5 degrees @19.25)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Red 9 X
Irons: Ping Blueprint (4-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-PW)
Wedges: Glide 2.0 Stealth Wedges (50-SS, 56-SS) Callaway Mack Daddy PM Grind (60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Ping PLD Voss Prototype
Grips: SwitchGrips ER
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
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Equipment
GolfWRX Spotted: 2021 New Ping putter series at WCG Workday

This week, the PGA Tour is at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton Florida, and we were on-site Tuesday to spy some interesting things from the grounds and on the putting green where players were prepping for the first round of the WGC – Workday Championship where the purse is 10.5 million dollars!
It’s on the putting green where we spotted a whole line of new putters from Ping, and although we don’t have all the details about the new line there is enough visual technology to draw come conclusions including:
- Dual-durometer inserts like the current Sigma 2 ( red accent )
- Grooved insert technology
- Heavy perimeter weighting on the heel and toe to increase MOI – assumed to be tungsten
Don’t forget that you can check out the full image galleries in the GolfWRX Tour Equipment forum.
To see the rest of the pictures and read what GolfWRXer’s are saying about the spotted putters, check out the entire thread in the forums here: 2021 WGC Workday Championship – 2021 Ping putters
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Aubrey
Aug 29, 2019 at 9:00 am
I follow a fairly strict 4-5 degree gap throughout the bag and I go with a 8.5 driver, 13.5 3 wood, 17.5 4-5wood then 21 3iron continuing through the set. I will monkey with the set up depending on what the course calls for and where I want to be off the tee but that’s pretty much my standard bag.