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HookEmHorns Established Member

HookEmHorns

Hey y'all,

At the beginning of the summer, I set out on a quest to get rid of all of my Rawlings gear and get some real golf clubs and I am now down to getting the 3 wood out of my bag. I've gotten rid of everything and my scorecard is showing the improvement as well. My question is should I get a different 3 wood or put in a hybrid club? I usually use the 3 wood off the tee and I rarely use it from the fairways because I don't trust the one I have now. I have a 5 wood that I absolutely love but I think Nike quit making the Ignite series fairway woods... I'm looking at going to Cobra for a hybrid and I don't know the difference between the DWS and the TWS baffler hybrids. Could someone explain this to me? And what should I get in the way of loft?

Thanks for any and all help guys!

HookEmHorns

In my 14 Xtreme bag:

Driver Burner 10.5*3 Wood Rawlings 15*5 Wood Ignite 19*Irons S2 Max 4-GWPutter Rossa Corza Ghost 35" Next to be replaced: 3 wood. All Rawlings junk has got to go. haha

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alomar123 Dedicated Member

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You should have replaced that 5 wood with a hybrid instead of the 3 wood.

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nuck81 Great Member

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if you never hit it off the deck and only use ot for the tee why replace it?

If your driver is unreliable just get a higher lofted driver and go straight into your 18*
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HookEmHorns Established Member

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I would have if I had been in the game that long. The only reason I bought my 5 wood is because my first one broke... That was a few years ago though. I'm not above swapping out the 5 wood or just getting a hybrid to fit in between the 5 wood and 4 iron... Any suggestions? I can actually hit the 5 wood pretty decently so I really hate to get rid of it.

HookEmHorns

In my 14 Xtreme bag:

Driver Burner 10.5*3 Wood Rawlings 15*5 Wood Ignite 19*Irons S2 Max 4-GWPutter Rossa Corza Ghost 35" Next to be replaced: 3 wood. All Rawlings junk has got to go. haha

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Judging from your signature, it looks like you may still have a club slot or two available. Why not just add a hybrid to an open slot?

I replaced all my fairway woods with hybrids because I could not hit a fairway wood consistently. It's the best decision I've made in my golfing "career."

I now carry 3 different brands/4 different models of hybrid. The Callaway FT 5H is my go-to club for getting out of rough and making "tricky" shots from bad lies. It's superb at cutting through thick rough and getting the ball into the air. The Nickents and Adams aren't quite as good out of the rough, but I hit them better off the tee and from the fairway.

In the Ogio Blade Light bag:

Driver: TM R7 Draw HT
Fairway Wood: Maxfli C3 3W 15*
Hybrids: Nickent 4DX IW 17* 2H, 3DX IW DC 20* 3H | Callaway FT 26* draw 5H Irons: Titleist 704.CB 7-PW Wedges: 52, 56, 58 Putter: Ping Karsten Craz-E Ball: Callaway Warbird

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anthony Dedicated Member

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2 months ago I would have said yes, get a hybrid. But, I absolutely love my new 3 wood off the deck and would never trade it for a hybrid. In fact I'm putting my 4 iron back in the bag and sidelining the 5 hybrid for a while. Hybrids are great out of thicker rough though.
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Thanks guys. I am getting more consistent with my driver so I am probably going to phase out the 3 wood I currently have.. I still need to buy some wedges for closer to the green where it would help a lot. I usually don't even need the 3 wood because the 5 wood is so versatile for me... I think the 3 wood can just stay home next time and I will see how that goes. I don't think I've used it the past 3 rounds or so anyway. haha. Thanks again for the help guys!

HookEmHorns

In my 14 Xtreme bag:

Driver Burner 10.5*3 Wood Rawlings 15*5 Wood Ignite 19*Irons S2 Max 4-GWPutter Rossa Corza Ghost 35" Next to be replaced: 3 wood. All Rawlings junk has got to go. haha

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ronaldkuntoro Dedicated Member

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I did switched my fairway woods to hybrid. But the 18 degree hybrid does not give a longer shot than my 5 Wood. Even though the loft is the same. I don't use 3 wood because it's hard to hit off the fairway. So I keep my 5 wood in the bag.

I hit my 18 degree hybrid only about 185 yards while my 5 wood is almost 200 yards.
Whats in my Golf Bag:
Driver: Nike Sumo 5000
5 Wood: Mizuno MP-001
Iron: Mizuno MX-950 5-PW
Wedge: Cobra FP 60 degrePutter: Odyssey 2-BallBall: Yellow balls
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I have both a 15* fairway wood and a 15* hybrid, and I swap one out for the other depending on what course I'm playing. The reason for that is I hit the 3 wood a lot better off the tee than I do the hybrid but I hit the hybrid off the fairway better than I do the tee. Between the teo, the wood goes a bit further (265ish vs. 250ish). If I'm playing a course where I'll have chances at going at the green on par 5's (no immediate trouble around the green), I'll carry the hybrid. The course I play at up here in AR has trouble guarding all the par 5's so I never go for any in two.

As for what you are looking for, you really need to look at what you are going to use the club for an not just swap something in because someone on here tells you that you should. If you are only going to use the club once every few months, don't bother changing anything. The only person that's going to know what you need is you.

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Wet Doggg Well Established Member

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Making the same decision right now as well. Just sold my TM Burner 3 wood I did not like and might replace it with a 16 degree hybrid. Or might add another wedge...but I think I will go the hybrid route.

titleist.gif Titleist 910 D3 - Project X 6.0 7C3 Shaft  |  adams.gif Adams XTD Super Hybrid - 15 degrees  
adams.gif Adams Idea Pro A12 Hybrid - 18 degrees 
Adams CB2 - KBS Tour Shafts - 4 - PW
vokey.gif Vokey 54.10 Oil Can  |  vokey.gif Vokey 60.07 Oil Can  |  rife.gif Rife Trinidad - SuperStroke

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oneoverwrx Established Member

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I didn't replace my 3W with a hybrid, but I realized that I can hit my 19* hybrid on tight tee shots just as well as the 3W, and I can hit it off the fairway better than the 3W. The 3W wasn't earning its keep, so out it went.

I also have a 19* hybrid. I love the club and hit it well but my 3 wood is a good 25-30yds longer. I am considering replacing my 4i with either a 3 or 4 hybrid.

Gibson Bay Golf Course

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James_Black Great Member

James_Black

can you not hit it off the fairway?

I use mine on par 5's if I'm feeling lucky......

My Clubs
Driver - LV4 10* R flex
Wood - sam snead persimmon 2 wood (for windy days)
Hybrid burner tour launch 20* stiff flex.
Irons - Tour Mode 3i,4i stiffIrons - FP's 5-PW R-flexWedge - spin milled 54.14Wedge - spin milled 60.07Putter - Victoria Lowest round 2010: 79 (par 70)Latest rounds at...

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HookEmHorns Established Member

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Nope I can't hit my 3wood off the fairway. It is a generic walmart piece of crap so I am going to replace it anyway. I use my 5wood and just lay up on par 5s because I don't like the 3wood at all.

HookEmHorns

In my 14 Xtreme bag:

Driver Burner 10.5*3 Wood Rawlings 15*5 Wood Ignite 19*Irons S2 Max 4-GWPutter Rossa Corza Ghost 35" Next to be replaced: 3 wood. All Rawlings junk has got to go. haha

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jayt0625 Member

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Tough call man. I love my 3 wood off the tee but thats it. I have a 2 hyrbid that I can hit great off the tee and off the fairway. I have thought of taking the 3 wood out and putting the hybrid back in to replace it. Yeah not an even swap but an option I have been throwing around.

What hybrid are you looking to replace it with? An also a FW type hybrid or Iron type hyrbid....

3 Wood-Dynacraft Avatar XMOI w/Apollo FW Shadow
2/3 Hybrid-Power Play 5000 w/True Ace Red Storm Hybrid
4-PW Power Play System Q2 w/S Apollo Spectre Lite Steel
50*/54*/58*-Acer XB Satin w/S Apollo Spectre Lite Steel
Putter-Nike BC101Ball-Top Flite Gamer V2

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HookEmHorns Established Member

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What hybrid are you looking to replace it with? An also a FW type hybrid or Iron type hyrbid....

I'm looking at the Cobra Baffler hybrids. The DWS or the TWS (by the way what is the difference?). They offer a 17* 2 hybrid so I might look at one of those but I also may just get rid of my 3 wood alltogether. I don't really see much of a need for a 2* difference.... But out of the rough I guess the 2 hybrid may be easier for me to hit than the 5 wood... Very tough call indeed.

HookEmHorns

In my 14 Xtreme bag:

Driver Burner 10.5*3 Wood Rawlings 15*5 Wood Ignite 19*Irons S2 Max 4-GWPutter Rossa Corza Ghost 35" Next to be replaced: 3 wood. All Rawlings junk has got to go. haha

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I'm looking at the Cobra Baffler hybrids. The DWS or the TWS (by the way what is the difference?). They offer a 17* 2 hybrid so I might look at one of those but I also may just get rid of my 3 wood alltogether. I don't really see much of a need for a 2* difference.... But out of the rough I guess the 2 hybrid may be easier for me to hit than the 5 wood... Very tough call indeed.

Yeah the Cobra hybrids are very nice. They do have 1 iron hybrids out there. I know the Power Play 5000 is an iron type #1 iron hybrid. I think Nickent make a #1 iron hybrid too. I think a 5 wood is easier to hit but a 2 hybrid is easier to control and more versatile for me anyways.

3 Wood-Dynacraft Avatar XMOI w/Apollo FW Shadow
2/3 Hybrid-Power Play 5000 w/True Ace Red Storm Hybrid
4-PW Power Play System Q2 w/S Apollo Spectre Lite Steel
50*/54*/58*-Acer XB Satin w/S Apollo Spectre Lite Steel
Putter-Nike BC101Ball-Top Flite Gamer V2

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http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...sattrVal1/15.0

http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...sattrVal1/15.5

http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...sattrVal1/16.0

these were just a few I found at TGW when I did a quick search.....they have #1 hybrids which is closer to a 3 wood.....never tried to hit one before but mite be fun!

3 Wood-Dynacraft Avatar XMOI w/Apollo FW Shadow
2/3 Hybrid-Power Play 5000 w/True Ace Red Storm Hybrid
4-PW Power Play System Q2 w/S Apollo Spectre Lite Steel
50*/54*/58*-Acer XB Satin w/S Apollo Spectre Lite Steel
Putter-Nike BC101Ball-Top Flite Gamer V2

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