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kleraudio Great Member

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I am looking for a club to get me 230-240 yards...

I hit my hybrid 195-210 yards depending on contact

I have a 3 wood but have never used it off the deck.

Should I pick up a 5 wood for this yardage or you think a 3wood would suffice?

Off the tee, Im good for 230-240 with the 3 wood. would that distance translate to hitting off the fairway?

Oh and is a 3 wood from the rough a bad idea if the ball is sitting up?

Thanks!

Jim

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Should I pick up a 5 wood for this yardage or you think a 3wood would suffice?

I don't know if you're concerned, but to follow the "only 14 clubs rule," if you added a 5W you'd need to drop another club. Anyways, how often do you actually run into 230-240 yards? I don't see a need for a club for a yardage that I'll never use. Didn't like Arnold Palmer drop like an 8 iron in a major for the entire weekend? Instead of a 5W and a 3W, possibly try a 4W to cover both. One final note, if your 3W already goes 230-240 yards, but you can't hit it off the fairway, learn how to hit if off the fairway! You'll probably lose 5-10 yards off the deck vs. off the tee.

Oh and is a 3 wood from the rough a bad idea if the ball is sitting up?

Just make sure you don't go under the ball. Choke up just a bit and take practice swings so that the club head is on the same plane as the ball. I don't particularly like a 3W out of the rough since I never practice, so I'd recommend trying it out in a practice round before actually doing it during a "real" round.

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In my honest opinion, shallow your swing plane and hit a two-iron... just kidding... you considered yanking 3-metal for a 14-15 degree hybrid... its a hell of a lot more accurate for a mid handicapper than a 3-metal

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Ruckus Well Established Member

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Usually a fairway wood from the rough is a recipe for disaster, unless you are just trying to put it in the fairway. I cannot shape shots from the rough, nor can I depend on a set distance. Why don't you try hitting your 3 wood off the deck next round, or at the range? Either way, I can guarantee that you are going to lose some distance compared to a tee shot. My 3 wood off the deck has a lower trajectory (obviously) and loses about 10 yards. However, nowadays I almost never tee up a shot when using anything other than driver.
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Great replies guys, thanks, actually went to the range to practice hitting that 3 wood off the deck, something Ive never done. Tiger's book scared me when he said dont hit 3 wood off the deck...

Well it was a lot easier than I suspected and I got some great distance out of it... but my misses were weak low shots and high cuts..... Cant have either of those if the shot "counts".

I really only planning on using this type of shot on par 5's that I would like to reach in 2....

And yes, I'd drop my 60* if I added a 5w.

But now Im thinking maybe like a 15* hybrid....

I dunno..

Have to see how the 3 wood acts on course.

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Tiger's book scared me when he said dont hit 3 wood off the deck...

Well if there's one thing you can learn from recent developments, don't believe everything Tiger says...

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Great replies guys, thanks, actually went to the range to practice hitting that 3 wood off the deck, something Ive never done. Tiger's book scared me when he said dont hit 3 wood off the deck...

Get yourself an older three wood with a compact head and shorten the shaft a bit.

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For what it is worth I hit my 5 wood as far as any 3 wood I have ever hit. I like it much more than any hybrid. I can get a much higher launch angle and carry it farther.

As for the second question, probably is a bad idea. I personally will not use anything above a 5 or 6 iron out of the rough. But your rough is totally different than mine so you might be able to pull it off. Here, it never sits up.

Brian

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Oh and is a 3 wood from the rough a bad idea if the ball is sitting up?

You can pull it off sometimes - if the rough is a little thin and dry. A more reliable shot can be an iron - get back into play - or a 5Wood or hybrid.

Ralph Maltby's MPF book has a diagram about balls in the rough. General idea: If you hit a 7 iron, you pop the ball up and out of the rough. If you hit a 3-wood, you have to drive the ball through the grass before it starts to rise. Ball sitting up: Do you feel lucky??

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Well if there's one thing you can learn from recent developments, don't believe everything Tiger says...

Ouch.....Cheetah Woods had that one coming.

Actually, I love a 3 wood off the deck. I sure don't crank it quite as far as I do off a tee....maybe ~85%. The key is to get the clubhead face shape that fits your desired results. I do best with the wider, lower slung faces that help launch the ball upwards. The deep faced 3 woods do not help me as much. My last 3 wood was like this....excellent off the tee but so-so off the deck. My current wood is really great in both categorys (for me, at least.....I just wish it had a tad heavier shaft).
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I am looking for a club to get me 230-240 yards...

I doubt that a club with the same loft as you hybrid will get you 20/30 more yards. If you hit the 3 wood 240 off the tee then there's no way you'll manage to hit a five wood that far. I lose about 10/15 yards hitting my 3wood off the deck because I concentrate more on making pure contact while when I hit it off the tee I rip it since there's more margin for error. I used to use the 3 wood from the rough when I had less knowledge about golf but it doesn't work for me. I only try it if the ball is sitting up in really short rough, more like the first cut of rough, and my ballstriking has been excellent for the day.

Hope this helps.
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I doubt that a club with the same loft as you hybrid will get you 20/30 more yards.

Yea I think you may be right, but wouldnt the longer shaft help me get some more yardage out of it?

Guess it doesnt make sense to have an 18* hybrid and a 17* 5 wood huh?? I actually used the 3 wood off the deck during a 9 hole round yesterday. I would just drop a ball in the fairway and let it rip. I hit some really strong, whistling shots with that thing!! Accuracy was OK, but not exactly where I wanted to be. I think with a little more practice, Im gonna start slaying those par 5's!! Jim

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