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frogger

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frogger Established Member

frogger

I'm probably going to be pulling the 5 Wood out of my bag soon when I buy a Gap Wedge. This will leave me with only one fairway wood. Do you guys that only carry one fairway wood just carry a 3 Wood or would a 4 Wood be better if you only carry one?
Bag: VT3 Stand Bag
Driver: 10.5* Offset Driver
Fairway Wood: Offset 3 Wood
Hybrid: Cobra Baffler DWS 20*
Irons: King Cobra II Oversize Irons 3 - PWWedges: Slingshot 4D SW 55*Putter: Crossbax 3.0 MalletBalls: Whatever I can find cheap.
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TheWarHound Well Established Member

TheWarHound

I dropped my 5W for a 2H, and my 3i for my 3H, never hit a 4W. I could hit my 2H almost as far as my 5W, but I am much more accurate with the 2H. So, I keep my 3W for fairway approach shots, and off the tee occasionally.

In my Cart Bag:
Driver: R7 Draw 9*
3W: Ovation 15*
Hybrid Halo 19* 2H, Halo 22* 3H
Irons: i/3 O-Size 4-PWSW: Vokey SM 56*Putter: Anser

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alf174 Great Member

alf174

Keep the 3 wood and choke down for 4 wood distances.

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Jay-Bird Great Member

Jay-Bird

I go 4 wood. It's a confident 235. I can hit it 250 if necessary, or hit it 220. I like it. It's like a 3 wood and a 5 wood.

driver: FT-i tlcg 9.5˚ (Matrix Ozik XCONN Stiff)
4 wood: G10 (ProLaunch Red FW stiff)
3 -PW: :Titleist: 695 mb (Rifle flighted 6.0)
wedges:, 52˚, 56˚, 60˚
putter: Studio Select Newport 1.5

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prutkows Dedicated Member

prutkows

your 20* hybrid almost replaces your 5w all by itself.. stick with the 3wood

905R 9.5* Fujikura Speeder
200 steel 3 wood
200 steel 5 wood
690.CB 3-PW
56* 14 Pro Platinum Newport 2 Pro V1 B330-S

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J_Bone Dedicated Member

J_Bone

your 20* hybrid almost replaces your 5w all by itself.. stick with the 3wood

That is the direction I have gone. I feel I have it covered now.

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Kingfisher Well Established Member

Kingfisher

Most of it depends on your yardage gaps between clubs, but if youo want to replace 2 clubs with one, dumping 3 & 5 for a 4 is not a bad thing.

I carry G10 4 wood and it does everything I ask of it. I use it off the tee or can go down the grip when I need a bit more club on a long par 3. I think having a couple of extra degrees loft also makes hitting it off the deck that bit less daunting than a 3 wood

Don't let the extra loft fool you into thinking it's shorter than a 3 wood - the G10 4 wood has the same length shaft as the G10 3 wood and with a good strike you can really put the ball out there.
In the bag...

G10 9° Driver
G10 17° 4 Wood
G10 21° Hybrid i15 4-PW Tour-W Wedges 50/12 & 56/10 Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2 (35")Balls - Bridgestone B330-RX
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Shifty-50

I carry a 4 wood and I like it, but I'm a traditionalist when it comes to club selections. I'm not a big fan of the hybrids and this club goes about 15 yards further than my 3i which works well for me. I would recommend that you get your distance gaps consistent or at least just know the clubs you do carry so you can hit your desired yardages.
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imtomtomim Great Member

imtomtomim

I play a 4 wood. I'm a decently long hitter so it drops around 245-250 with a lot of spin for me. I chose to go with a 4 wood instead of a 3 because you get just that tad bit more forgiveness with enough length and I can hit a low stinger with it pretty well. It's just a very versatile club for me while being extremely accurate.
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PiKapp23 Great Member

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I recently dropped my 3W for a 4W and have been very happy. A 4W is easier to hit off turf than a 3W and longer than a 5W. To me it seems like a perfect combination of trajectory and length. Since I have stated playing it I have seen very little difference in length between it and my old 3W but there is no doubt it's easier to hit. Yesterday I hit it out of a fairway bunker just over the green 215 yards away - it had plenty of loft to clear the lip and was high enough that it would have stopped on green if I hadn't flown over it.
Driver: SQ DYMO STR8-Fit
4 Wood: SQ DYMO
2H (17*), 4H (23*) & 5H (26*): Fli-Hi CLK
Irons (5-6): MX-900; (7-PW): MP-60
Wedges (51/6*): MP-T Chrome; (56/13): MP-R ChromePutter: White Hot XG 2-Ball CSPreferred Ball: e5+/e7+/B330-RXGPS Unit: NEOPush Cart: 2.0
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