Equipment
What GolfWRXers are saying about stronger players using a 7-wood
In our forums, our members have been discussing the strategy behind playing a 7-wood. WRXer ‘Sabzor’ kicks off the thread, saying:
“Lately I’ve been interested in possibly swapping the hybrid for a 7-wood and wanted to see if there were any stronger players who did the same? Often you hear of it going too high, but I feel that even the 4w is pretty optimal for me.
My thought process is mainly around having 2 versatile distance woods starting around 250yds down – I figure off the tee if I need more than 250 I’m hitting driver anyway. Just curious with some of the pros we’ve seen lately doing the same thing.”
And our members have been having their say on the subject in our forums.
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.
- demeeksDC: “Big fan of the 7-wood. Main thing is to get the right shaft — stiff enough — as they often come with softer shafts. Easy to hit and easy to stop. I have landed many 7-woods on greens that stopped dead.”
- uglande: “I’ve got a TS2 7 wood with a Ventus Blue 7x shaft, and it’s phenomenal. Nice height but no ballooning. Shaft is important, but so is the clubhead. Brands that are more game-improvement focused have 7-woods with COG that are too low, and you can get high spinny flights. But the Titleist 7-woods (esp. TS2) have not been a problem for me. And obviously, some of the TaylorMade guys are doing well with the SIM 7-wood.”
- VNutz: “I’ve played the 7w on and off for quite some time, SS is probably around 110 nowadays so a bit behind you. For me, it plays like a 5w and was better than a hybrid for my game as those tend to hook on me. I’ve since taken it out of the bag in favor of the modern more hittable driving irons, but I wouldn’t hesitate to put it back in the bag.”
- L29: “I love the 4w, 7w combo. Still have the Cally xr16 in both and can’t get them out of the bag. My only issue with the 7w is when there is a significant amount of headwind. I do have a little bit of difficulty flighting it down. This problem, however, is nowhere near bad enough to have me thinking of any kind of change. That 7w lands like a raindrop on the green.”
- Chazb: “The Callaway heaven wood has been my go-to club for over a year, and it’s been a Scoring difference. I even use it to tee off at times as it has very good distance and direction.The people I play with call it my magic club because it always puts me in a good place on the course.”
Entire Thread: “7-wood for stronger players?”
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Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
…Flash forward to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2024 at TPC Craig Ranch in Texas, and Bryan is still playing with a mixed Takomo set, except he’s added a new 101 U 4-iron, plus a Titleist T200 4-iron, and he’s dropping his 5-iron.
That bears repeating: Bryan is switching to an iron setup that consists of two 4-irons and no 5-iron.
On paper, that looks wrong, but when you look at yardage gapping instead of the number on the sole of the iron, things start to make more sense.
As Bryan explained to GolfWRX.com on Tuesday in Texas, his Takomo 301 CB 6-iron goes about 195-200 yards. Then, his new hollow-bodied Takomo 101U Driving Iron, which he recently started testing “a couple weeks ago” and bent about 2 degrees weak, goes about 220 yards, and the Titleist T200 4-iron goes about 235 yards.
Speaking on his new Takomo 101U Driving Iron, which sells for $119, Bryan had this to say:
“It’s super forgiving and launches high, and it has a bit longer of a profile to where it looks really good,” said Bryan. “If people are willing to play something that doesn’t have an expensive price tag on their club…[I started testing it] in the last couple weeks and it’s in the bag.
“I just made it like 2 degrees weaker. Basically that gap from 205 to 225 I was in a little bit of a dead space, so I’m going to try and fill that gap better.”
Check out Wesley Bryan’s full WITB here.
Read the rest of the article at PGATour.com.
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In our forums, our members have been discussing players irons. WRXer ‘NorthTXGolf’ is on the hunt for some new irons but is putting a priority on forgiveness, and has reached out to fellow members who have been sharing their thoughts and advice on the subject 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.
- Sam217: “i230 has got to be one of the most forgiving players irons available. Cobra King Tour another. Don’t sleep on the New Level 480 DB coming out soon.”
- RangeBaller: “ZX5/ZX7 and i230 should definitely be in your testing pool.”
- YAMS49: “Another I210 homie here… Very highly recommended if you want/need spin and a consistent yardage.”
- golf-RN: “I second the Cobra King Tour irons. I am not the greatest ballstriker by any stretch of the imagination and I find the King Tours very forgiving. Toe strikes might lose 5 or 6 yards with no directional loss. You definitely feel the miss though lol but mishits from the center aren’t punished too hard regarding distance.”
Entire Thread: “Most forgiving Players irons? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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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 Mack Made Rahmbo putter.
From the seller: (@rkochies4580): “Picked this up recently here on WRX. Absolutely stunning piece of work. Putter is stainless steel, slight toe hang, 354 grams, 34” length. New grip and nice headcover. $525.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mack Made Rahmbo putter
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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Jason
Sep 30, 2020 at 5:25 pm
Single handicapper: i use 7w and it comes in high/soft. Love to flight it. Very versatile.
Michael
Sep 30, 2020 at 10:00 am
I disagree strongly. Your comment sounds more like a one-trick pony than a using a 7 wood is. You project yourself as a scratch player and for some, the beauty of this website is you can say anything you want about your own game or someone else’s and not be accountable. You also seem to forget 95% of people playing golf have handicaps over 10. What scratch players (claimed or otherwise) with big egos say isn’t relevant to much of anyone except themselves or someone just like them and that’s not ho the game is.
You got it backwards. It would be vastlymmore accurate to say pros have recently picked up the 7 wood after amateurs have had great success with it
Fitters here in South Florida have been suggesting the 7 wood for the three or four years quite some time before “a couple of tour pros” started using them. The club is a very effective tool for the golfer who drives the ball 230-240 and is looking for a 195-205 club that will come in high for long second shots to the green and holds the green or for getting you to a pretty short wedge on par 5s. after a solid drive. Long, high and a soft landing is critical for these players. In most cases the club is easier to hit and a lot more accurate than a players other options and for the 20 and over players, it is a godsend.
Alex
Sep 29, 2020 at 6:44 pm
Funny how a couple tour pros play 7 woods and now they are all the rage. Talk about an absolute 1 trick pony. High shot into par 5 is absolutely the only shot they are good for. Try flighting a 7 wood down into wind or on a tight par 4…good luck.
Michaele
Sep 30, 2020 at 9:59 am
I disagree strongly. Your comment sounds more like a one-trick pony than a using a 7 wood is. You project yourself as a scratch player and for some, the beauty of this website is you can say anything you want about your own game or someone else’s and not be accountable. You also seem to forget 95% of people playing golf have handicaps over 10. What scratch players (claimed or otherwise) with big egos say isn’t relevant to much of anyone except themselves or someone just like them and that’s not ho the game is.
The percentage of players in the category you want everyone to think you are in is minute.
You got it backwards. It would be vastlymmore accurate to say pros have recently picked up the 7 wood after amateurs have had great success with it
Fitters here in South Florida have been suggesting the 7 wood for the three or four years quite some time before “a couple of tour pros” started using them. The club is a very effective tool for the golfer who drives the ball 230-240 and is looking for a 195-205 club that will come in high for long second shots to the green and holds the green or for getting you to a pretty short wedge on par 5s. after a solid drive. Long, high and a soft landing is critical for these players. In most cases the club is easier to hit and a lot more accurate than a players other options and for the 20 and over players, it is a godsend.
Maybe you think players over 10 don’t count, but outside of the pro game, the truth is they are the game. It’s not the presumptuous, stick their chest out guys who come on this website and blow massive amounts of hot air around while directly or indirectly bragging they are elite players.
Jack Nash
Sep 30, 2020 at 7:24 pm
I’ve had a Sim 7 W since the Spring and I luv it. I Can hit it low into the wind. It ain’t that hard, if you know how. I like it better out of the rough than a hybrid.