Help me fill out my bag.

Fronny · June 14, 2010

Hello guys, Im looking for some advice for a new club or two to round out my bag. I have a driver, a 5 wood and a four hybrid. I also carry a four iron that I rarely hit. I need something to fill in some of the gaps in my longer club yardages and would take the four iron out. What would you suggest. I was thinking thinking a 3 hybrid and maybe a 3 wood. Thoughts?

**chef35ca** · June 14, 2010

Hello guys, Im looking for some advice for a new club or two to round out my bag. I have a driver, a 5 wood and a four hybrid. I also carry a four iron that I rarely hit. I need something to fill in some of the gaps in my longer club yardages and would take the four iron out. What would you suggest. I was thinking thinking a 3 hybrid and maybe a 3 wood. Thoughts?

Less is more.

Is the gap between your driver, 5wd & 4h really that large? If you're bound & determined to change it up a bit maybe try a 4wd, 3h & 5h setup? Or uncomplicate things & throw the 4i into the garden & be done with it.

**Greg** · June 14, 2010

id add a 3 hybrid. Do you hit your 5 wood very well? If you do then maybe a 3 wood might be another good choice to add. If you dont, you probably wont be able to hit a 3 wood very well either. Hybrids are usually easier to hit than fairway woods, especially from the rough or any awkward lie, just so hard for a high handicapper to make solid contact from anything but a perfect lie in the fairway with a 3 or 5 wood. Im not an overly long player but i can usually reach most par 5's(around 500 yards or maybe a little more) with driver, 3 hybrid and pw or sw. Ive learned that hitting the 3 hybrid gives me the best chance to advance the ball farther on average than my 3 wood. Like chef said less sometimes is more, i only have 12 clubs in my bag and thats enough for me, those are the ones i can hit. Finding clubs you can hit will help improve you more than trying to get extra distance from something you have trouble hitting consistently.

**James_Black** · June 14, 2010

Do you need anything else?

do you end up needing a longer club that often?
You should work on the clubs you have right now.

**CrazyXGolfer** · June 14, 2010

Can you list your current bag and distaences you hit each club. would make it much eaiser :P

Fronny · June 14, 2010

Can you list your current bag and distaences you hit each club. would make it much eaiser :P

Ok, that would probably make the most sense.

Driver is usually 245 to 260 yards 5 wood is around 210 to 220 4 hybrid is 190 to 200 I guess the biggest gap is between driver and 5 wood. I do hit the hybrid much better than the 5 wood and can usually hit from bad lies with it. 3 hybrid would probably cover the distance of th 5 wood and then a 3 wood would fill the gap between driver and it. Would that make sense? Thinking 3 hybrid first though

**Ash1974** · June 14, 2010

I would get a 3 hybrid to replace the 5 wood (as you hit your hybrid so well)
I would say bin the 4i (as you hit your hybrid so well) and get a 3 wood to bridge the driver-3hybrid

so you would have

driver
3 wood
3 hybrid
4 hybrid
then I assume 5-PW and some wedges.

**Meddle** · June 14, 2010

I would get a 3 hybrid to replace the 5 wood (as you hit your hybrid so well)

I was going to post the same thing. One thing I'll add is if you intend to go this route, make sure you try out the 3 wood before you buy it. I find it much more difficult to hit a 3 wood off the ground than a 5 wood.

**James_Black** · June 14, 2010

if he can't hit a 5 wood well why are you suggesting get a 3 wood?

A 3 wood is harder to hit that a 5 wood.

**golfro** · June 14, 2010

if he can't hit a 5 wood well why are you suggesting get a 3 wood?

good thing people practice and all. just because its harder is no reason to not get it. I find a 3 wood to be crucial in a lot of situations. I commonly tee off with my 3 wood, 3 woods come crucial for eagle opportunities on par 5's, etc.

Yes, 3 wood is not easy to hit but for me, a 3 wood comes much more important than a 5 wood. Which si why i've dropped my 5 wood for a 3 hybrid.

**golfro** · June 14, 2010

Ok, that would probably make the most sense.

heres wat i would do in your situation. get a 3 wood, and a 3 hybrid. drop the 5 wood and 4 hybrid. at this point, your biggest gap would probably come between your 3 hybrid and a 4 iron. I've personally not had much problem with this. my distances usually go like this:

driver - 270-280 3 wood - 250ish 3 hybrid - 220-230 4 iron - 200-210 5 iron - 190-200 6 iron - 180-190 7 iron - 170-180 8 iron - 160-170 9 iron - 130-140 pw - 120-130 56* - 100-120 at full swing 60* - 80ish at full swing

**Meddle** · June 14, 2010

if he can't hit a 5 wood well why are you suggesting get a 3 wood?

Because he is asking a question about filling yardage gaps in his longer clubs, and mentioned specifically the distance gap between his Driver and 5 wood. Telling him he's stuck with that problem gap isn't constructive. Instead, he should try different 3 woods, and find one he is comfortable with.

**James_Black** · June 14, 2010

good thing people practice and all. just because its harder is no reason to not get it. I find a 3 wood to be crucial in a lot of situations. I commonly tee off with my 3 wood,

think of the average 20 handicapper and par 5's.

What do they try to do? They take out the 3 wood and most of them go OB. If the 3 wood or even the 5 wood isn't there they won't go for that sort of shot. It's better to hit a 3i down and have a wedge onto the green and make a par or a bogey at the worst instead of taking your 4th from the fairway.

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