Should i play 4,6,8 wood or 4,7,9 wood

[birdie2bogey]

Hello everyone

 

been playing for 3 years. Play a lot, handicap down to 8 now I currently have a 3 wood lofted up 2 that plays as 4 wood (17 degrees), and a 7 wood played at standard loft at 21 degrees. 

 

My 3 wood carry is 210

My 7 wood carry is 195

 

My next club is 5i. Carry is 172

 

I have a gap at 180 and need a 185 club. I love hitting fairway woods way more than hybrids and irons for the height and trajectory . I think i have 2 options

 

Option 1 : buy a 5 wood at 18 degree and loft to 19. Loft my 7 wood to 23 and effectively olay a 4,6,8 wood

 

4 wood - 210 carry

6 wood - 205 carry

8 wood - 185 carry

 

Option 2: buy a 9 wood at 24 degree and play a 4,7,9

 

4 wood - 210

7 wood - 195

9 wood -185

 

im keaning option 1 because as i get faster and de loft everything back to standard and play traditional 3,5,7 wood

 

 

 

 

[animalgolfs]

My only advice - I had loft down the 7wd and loft up my 9 wood to keep cover yardage in check.  The lofted down 5wd is a better option than a 3wd IMO, as well. Same carry yardage....better descent 

 

At my ss - that 9wd is a carry yardage weapon that carried too far

[hammergolf]

14 hours ago, birdie2bogey said:

Hello everyone

 

been playing for 3 years. Play a lot, handicap down to 8 now I currently have a 3 wood lofted up 2 that plays as 4 wood (17 degrees), and a 7 wood played at standard loft at 21 degrees. 

 

My 3 wood carry is 210

My 7 wood carry is 195

 

My next club is 5i. Carry is 172

 

I have a gap at 180 and need a 185 club. I love hitting fairway woods way more than hybrids and irons for the height and trajectory . I think i have 2 options

 

Option 1 : buy a 5 wood at 18 degree and loft to 19. Loft my 7 wood to 23 and effectively olay a 4,6,8 wood

 

4 wood - 210 carry

6 wood - 205 carry

8 wood - 185 carry

 

Option 2: buy a 9 wood at 24 degree and play a 4,7,9

 

4 wood - 210

7 wood - 195

9 wood -185

 

im keaning option 1 because as i get faster and de loft everything back to standard and play traditional 3,5,7 wood

 

 

 

 

Get a 9wd to match your 7wd. No sense in adjusting yardages on 3 clubs when you can just add a club that fills your gap issue.

Edited April 21, 2023 by hammergolf

[BabyCarrot]

I'm gaming 4, 7, 9 woods at 16.5, 21 and 26 degrees. Just got a cheapy warrior 9 wood that is the same loft as my 5 iron, so for me it's a 4 iron replacement. 7 wood is my favorite wood in the bag. Tested a 21 and 23 degree and didn't see that big of a yardage difference. 4 wood is for tee shots only right now. If I were to do a 3 piece matching set I would go with Acer heads.

Edited April 21, 2023 by BabyCarrot

[Phabs]

I’ve always been told 3* separation in woods and upper irons, 4* from 6 iron down.  

[Guest sworkman]

4W 17°, 7W 23°, 9W 25°, and 11W 27°.

[ChipNRun]

Can you get a 9W that matches the model of your 7W? Or, do you have a mixed bag on woods.

 

Adding the 9W would be simplest, given you like to hit FWs. Just make sure the 9W isn't too much of a good thing.

 

For historic curiosity, I have accumulated a brace of Callaway Hawkeye titanium FWs: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9. Have tried the 9W, but the ball flight is a bit bloopy.

[KevCannon]

Neither…lol.

 

Just kidding, although i had never heard of an 8 or 9 wood until reading this. Assuming u don’t get along with hybrids? I would strongly consider using some type of hybrid instead of 8/9 wood.

[NZ315]

1 hour ago, KevCannon said:

Neither…lol.

 

Just kidding, although i had never heard of an 8 or 9 wood until reading this. Assuming u don’t get along with hybrids? I would strongly consider using some type of hybrid instead of 8/9 wood.

Never heard of a 6 or 8 wood?? Which manufacturers make a 6or 8 wood? I would suggest 4-7 wood depending on age and ability you would play 9wood or hybrid equivalent. My father in-law has down to a 7or6 hybrid. Lucky I am not at that age where I need those clubs to get it up 

[Smitty7593]

On 4/20/2023 at 9:43 PM, sworkman said:

4W 17°, 7W 23°, 9W 25°, and 11W 27°.

Considering swapping out a few hybrids/irons for woods and was looking at those same numbers up until 11.

 

2 questions: what’d you drop from the bag to carry the first 3, and secondly, where does the 11 slot in as a replacement for a mid to higher iron?

[Ben B]

On 4/20/2023 at 6:28 AM, birdie2bogey said:

Hello everyone

 

been playing for 3 years. Play a lot, handicap down to 8 now I currently have a 3 wood lofted up 2 that plays as 4 wood (17 degrees), and a 7 wood played at standard loft at 21 degrees. 

 

My 3 wood carry is 210

My 7 wood carry is 195

 

My next club is 5i. Carry is 172

 

I have a gap at 180 and need a 185 club. I love hitting fairway woods way more than hybrids and irons for the height and trajectory . I think i have 2 options

 

Option 1 : buy a 5 wood at 18 degree and loft to 19. Loft my 7 wood to 23 and effectively olay a 4,6,8 wood

 

4 wood - 210 carry

6 wood - 205 carry

8 wood - 185 carry

 

Option 2: buy a 9 wood at 24 degree and play a 4,7,9

 

4 wood - 210

7 wood - 195

9 wood -185

 

im keaning option 1 because as i get faster and de loft everything back to standard and play traditional 3,5,7 wood

 

 

 

 

Our of curiosity, how often are you finding yourself at 185 yards? And what are you currently hitting from there?

 

Choking down and hitting a cut with the 7 wood seems like it would be a possible option? 

 

Also, what is your gapping between your 7, 6, and 5?

[Guest sworkman]

On 9/7/2024 at 9:00 PM, Smitty7593 said:

Considering swapping out a few hybrids/irons for woods and was looking at those same numbers up until 11.

 

2 questions: what’d you drop from the bag to carry the first 3, and secondly, where does the 11 slot in as a replacement for a mid to higher iron?

So, my bag today:

 

Driver

4W 17° (optional for longer courses) 

7W 21°

5H 25°

11W 27°

6i 29°

7i 32°

8i 36°

9i 40°

PW 44°

AW 49°

GW 52°

SW 56°

LW 60° or (CH) - optional short courses

PT

 

For me, that 11W is two things:

1. Tee Club for all par threes from 155-185. I can work it to a high soft fade that rolls not one iota. I can put it back in the stance and roll it out. I can back off or step on it. 

2. All approaches with good lies for those same distances. And I tend to have a lot of approaches in that range.

3. Sometimes I'll hit it on longer dog-legs, where roll out would be a problem. 

 

At my age and skill 4i and 5i wouldn't really see action for me. If a short course, I'll trade the 4W for a chipper or LW 60° sometimes for maximum flexibility at the bottom of the bag. I hit or get close to greens all day with that 11W. I'm committed to it on the par 3's too, so it's not some club I hit once a round and just irrationally love anyway. I find I'm more consistent on par 3s if I commit to one club for as many as I'm able-mimics driver tee play more. Played a quick nine today, and easily hit it 5-6 times in each scenario I list above. 

 

Sometimes I want a 9W, but remember I need to punch sometimes or engage the 50-75 yd putt once in a while on hard pack or shorter around the green. So, the 5H stays. It can give me a slightly different flight in approx the same yardages too (10-15 yards shorter on the high end), which I see a lot of as mentioned. So, part of the logic is that I have as many options for flight as possible at the ranges I see most on approach (11W/5H) and don't worry about the loft closeness. Hope that helps.