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Anybody out there got an opinion on replacing 3/4 irons with a 7 wood? Long irons are a bit patchy for me, so I'm thinking of buying a 7 wood to replace my 3 iron. I should get a much better higher trajectory with more consistency, particularly of the fairway. It just feels a bit like a kop out taking that route.

Taylormade r7 460
Callaway X 3 Wood
Callaway X 5 Wood
Callaway X 7 Wood
Callaway X Hybrid (24*)TaylorMade r7 Irons (5-PW)Mizuno MP-R Series Wedges (52,58 degrees)Ping G2 Anser Putter

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No one really plays 7-woods anymore, they have been replaced by hybrids.

In My Bag:
905T 9.5* w/Graffalloy Blue - D8
Maltby Trouble Out 13* 3+-Wood w/ Aldila NV - D4
HALO 1 Hybrid w/S400 Steel - D4
Maltby M-05 Forged 3-PW w/ Rifle 6.5 - D4 Vokey Oil Can 52* 56* 588 RTG DSG Bioniks Rl 209 Putter (400 grams) E5+

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sandtrap Well Established Member

sandtrap

I play a 7 and a 9 wood. It was difficult for me at first since at the begining I only carried a driver. But once you start to scorethe ego thing goes away in a hurry. So I now carry a 3,7,9, and took out the 3. Don't care much for the look of the hybrids.

In My Bag: This week
Driver: Nike square Sumo 10.5
4-Wood: Nike square Sumo 14.5
7 wood Cleveland launcher,
5 utility 19* clevelandIrons: 4-7 Titleist 690mb 8-pw Mizuno MP 33Wedges: Gauge Design GAS II 52* and 58* Putter: Scotty Cameron TE 10 2.5TP Mills or Cameron's or Bettinardi's. let me...

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gompers

Hybrids really have taken the place of the "short" woods in many people's bags. I still know people that carry through an 11 wood, though.

I have a 3/4 hybrid that I sometimes will swap with my 3/4 irons when I feel like trying to score well because I'm really more confident and consistent with them than I am with my 3/4 irons. I think it's a bit of a cop-out myself, though, so I try to play with my 3/4 irons as much as possible. I'm admittedly not as bent on lowering my score as I am on enjoying the game, and I'm MUCH prouder of a well-hit 3 or 4 iron than I am of a well-hit hybrid, even though it may cost me a stroke or two here or there. Now if I was playing for score or against someone, I might very well put those two hybrids back into the bag.

In the end, it's whatever makes you happy. Try out a couple hybrids, and a 7 wood and see what you like the most.
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JKilgore44 Well Established Member

JKilgore44

I'm young and I carry a 7 wood. I always have. It's funny though, I have a bunch of nice clubs and this one really crappy MacGregor 7 wood from 1994. It's all beat up and the cluib face literally has a chunk missing out of it, but it's my lucky club. I can hit it better than anything in my bag, so I can really justify taking it out. I still carry my 3 and 4 irons, and only really hit the 7 wood if I need to hit over something.
What I play:
Cleveland HiBore XLS 9.5 Fujikura Stiff flex | Titleist 735.cm Stainless Steel True Temper S300 3-PW | Titleist Vokey GW 52 | Cleveland 588 SW 56 | Titleist Vokey LW 60 | Scotty Cameron Studio Stainless | Titleist Pro V1x

Where I play:
Texas A&M UniversityHow I play:Goals for 2008
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Can a 7 wood really replace a 3 or 4 Iron? When I hit my 3 Iron well it is going nearly as far / farther then a 5 wood...

I would go for hybrids if I were you, they are not as beautiful but much easier to hit from semi rough or even rough than a fairway wood.

The Ben Hogan Hybrids are very nice, from an asthetic point of view and the result.

WitB

R7 Superquad 10.5
R7 Steel 3 Fw
2 Iron Rescue Dual MP 60 3-PW Vokey SM 56.10 Vokey SM 60.08 White Hot XG # 9

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shortgame85

Anybody out there got an opinion on replacing 3/4 irons with a 7 wood? Long irons are a bit patchy for me, so I'm thinking of buying a 7 wood to replace my 3 iron. I should get a much better higher trajectory with more consistency, particularly of the fairway. It just feels a bit like a kop out taking that route.

With a 28 handicap, there is no such thing as a "cop out" using a 7 wood or a hybrid. Both clubs are easier to use than a 3 or 4 iron. Many pros are using hybrids and, it just makes sense for high handicappers to give them a try. I added two hybrids to my bag this year, replacing my 3 wood and my 5 iron. I hope that information doesn't give purists the vapors. Those hybrids join my 4 iron replacement hybrid. But I have not replaced my 5 wood or my 7 wood. I hit those clubs too well to replace them. I love my 7 wood. There was a segment of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the HBO TV series, in which a fellow was buried with his 5 wood. Now, I might not go that far, but I'm not willing to give it up as long as I'm still playing golf. So, you ask, "Should I get a 7 wood?" Well, why don't you go try some 7 woods and, maybe some of the equivalent loft hybrids. See what works for you. But if you're playing to a 28 handicap, you owe to yourself to try something easier to hit than a 3 iron. Good luck in your search.

shortgame85
In the Bag:
Driver: :TaylorMade: RBZ 9.5 Reg Flex
3 Wood :TaylorMade: RBZ Reg Flex
Hybrid: Ping G25 Hybrids 17*, 20*, 23*

Irons:Ping G25 5-Gap Wedge, Sr Flex, Vokey 56.14 Spin Mill NS Pro Reg, Flex

Putter: Bobby Grace Center Shaft 32"

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wengerlaw Established Member

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It's funny though, I have a bunch of nice clubs and this one really crappy MacGregor 7 wood from 1994.

It's funny that you mention your lucky MacGregor 7-wood. I picked up a MacGregor 7-wood about 8 years ago at Oshman's Sporting Goods for around $50-$60. It was my most reliable club for years. It had a very shallow face and I could play it off just about any lie. Recently I have gotten more serious about golf and purchased all new clubs. I sold all my old clubs, including the MacGregor. I miss that club and really wish I hadn't gotten rid of it. I sold the clubs to a local Play It Again Sports, I may go back to the store and buy the club back if they still have it.

Driver: Launcher, 10.5°
Fairway: Big Bertha 2007, 15° & 18°
Hybrid: Rapture, 21° & 24°
Irons: Big Bertha 2006, 5 - PW
Wedges: Vokey, 52° & 56°Putter: White Hot XG, Rossie Ball: HX HotI'm not saying my golf game went bad, but if I grew tomatoes, they'd come up sliced. ~ Lee Trevino

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Thank you all for taking time to reply. You are all gentlemen of the highest order!!!

Big Don

Taylormade r7 460
Callaway X 3 Wood
Callaway X 5 Wood
Callaway X 7 Wood
Callaway X Hybrid (24*)TaylorMade r7 Irons (5-PW)Mizuno MP-R Series Wedges (52,58 degrees)Ping G2 Anser Putter

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Anybody out there got an opinion on replacing 3/4 irons with a 7 wood? Long irons are a bit patchy for me, so I'm thinking of buying a 7 wood to replace my 3 iron. I should get a much better higher trajectory with more consistency, particularly of the fairway. It just feels a bit like a kop out taking that route.

Yes! In short, the 3/4 irons are hard to hit. Some people are replacing their 5-irons too. Between 7-9-11-13 woods and hybrids, find clubs that you like that fill the distance gaps formed by removing clubs that you don't hit well. And when you start hitting your 5- and 6-Irons well, bring your 4-Iron to the range, and if you start to like it better than its replacement, go ahead and swap it back in.

Some people love "short" woods, others love hybrids. Still others just love their irons, right down to the 2-Iron. Find what you love and what works for you, and go for it. It's not a cop-out. You're allowed 14 clubs *of your choosing* - them's the rules.

-- Michael | My swing! 

"You think you're Jim Furyk. That's why your phone is never charged." - message from my mother

Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Another hybrid in here too.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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Tommy Established Member

Tommy

Coincidently, I just bought a 22 deg. 904F 7 wood on eBay this weekend. I have never enjoyed playing hybrids i.e. except from out of the rough and even then, its been primarily to 'punch' out.

As others have said, it really comes down to preference. I for one, prefer woods over hybrids.

Vancouver, BC CANADA

Driver: 905T 9.5 deg
Fairway Woods: 904F 15 & 19 deg.
Hybrid: FLI-HI CLK 21 deg.Irons: MP-60Wedges: Vokey 52/8, SM 56/14 & SM 60/4Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Design 1.5Bag: S64 StaffBall: NXT Tour

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