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shortgame85 Great Member

shortgame85

Need a new 3 wood for christmas.. that actually agrees with me.

Last spring I swore off using a 3 wood for several reasons and substituted a 16 degree hybrid for my 3 wood. While I was mostly happy with the results, I reckoned I could eak out a few more yards with the somewhat longer shafted 3 wood. So, I kept my eyes peeled for a 3 wood easier to hit than the two highly rated Callaway 3 woods I owned.

To my great surprise, after reading a superb review on this very fine website, I demoed the new Titleist 906F4 15.5 degree wood. I was thrilled with the ease I had in getting the ball up off the fairway. It was also easy to control other aspects of ball flight with this club ( at least for me - read the review ). And I say I was surprised because I never expected to own, use and love a Titleist fairway wood, at least not while my handicap still hovers north of 16. But it would appear that Titleist has produced an easy to hit and control wood that a broad range of golfers can use with great confidence. Since you asked for suggestions, I offer you these thoughts on the 906F4 ( not to be confused with the 906F2, a wood geared more toward the lower handicap player ). I recommend you demo one of these fine clubs.

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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bballglf23

Taylormade r7 tp!!!! amazing!!!! enough said

driver - TM r7 425 10.5* Purple Ice Stiff
3 wood - TM r7 TP 15* reg. flex fij. vista pro
7 wood - Cally Big Bertha 21* proforce stiff
4 hybrid - TM Mid 22* reg. ultralight fij.5 hybrid - Nickent 3dx Ironwood 26* fij. banzia stiff irons - Ping eye 2+ 4, 6-pw kt-m stiff wedges - Ping tour 54*...

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FortAsel Well Established Member

FortAsel

Try the titleist 904F2/F4. Those are the best I've ever tried...

In my bag:

Titleist 905 Aldila VS Proto| TaylorMade r9 stiff shaft| Titleist 906F Aldila NV 75-S Fairway| Titleist ZM S300 (3-PW) |Titleist 54º SM TT Wedge Flex| Titleist 60º SM TT Wedge Flex| Scotty Cameron Newport 2

09 Goals- Handicap to 2 (I'm crazy I know)- Win 10 tournaments (dune)- Win...

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Ghetto P Established Member

Ghetto P

I have a Ping Rapture 3 wood. It's awesome off the tee but sucks off the deck. But that's just me. I don't have the swing speed for a strong 3 off the deck. Probably a lot of people shouldn't hit 3w off the deck when 5w is sooo much easier.

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Srixon I-701 3-P

Cleveland CG-16 Black Pearl 52* & 58*

Cleveland VP Milled No. 3

 

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follyforhire Well Established Member

follyforhire

After running through used 3-woods for most of the summer, I finally settled on the Mizuno F-60. It's weighted well, I think, and also solid and reasonably forgiving. And for what it's worth, I find it to be a nice looking club - nice shape, size, and a very clean appearance at address (no alignment aid).

On a separate thread, I read that a few people thought it played very much like the Titleists that are recommended above. I have not played the Titleists, so I cannot offer a comparison. Good luck.

Driver: FT-3 Tour 10.5, Grafalloy ProLaunch Blue 75-S
FW: Insight XTD Pro FP400F 14.5, Graphite Design Tour AD YSQ FW Stiff
Hybrids: G10 18 / 21, AWT Stiff
Irons: Steelhead X-14 PS 4-A, DG S300
Wedge: Vokey SM58.12Putter: 35" Studio Design 1.5Ball: B330, Z Star X or AD333, or D2 Feel...

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Island Par Well Established Member

Island Par

Ping G10 either strong 3 wood 13* or 15.5*, good feel of tee or fairway.

ISLAND PAR

In my Mizuno Bag:
TBD, MacGregor 4W(16*), 3H(20*),4H(23*), 5H(26*) Mizuno MX-900 6-PWAdams Watson 2010 Wedges (GW, SW, LW),Ping Wolverine Putter "But I thought you meant these golfers from our club when you said you needed SANDBAGGERS to help with the flood...

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shredfit Well Established Member

shredfit

Have you tried the Callaway X hot?

X-460 9.5* tour Driver/Fujikura stiff
X-15* tour 3 wood/Fujikura stiff
3DX 18.5* Hybrid/Aldila stiff
681 3-PW/Project X 6.0 (now in bag)
X-16 Pro Series Irons/Dynamic Gold S300 54* and 58* wedges Anser Sn putter

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photobob Member

photobob

I picked up a used Adams tight lies strong 3 wood mid-season this year. Fairway, rough, off the tee, doesn't matter, it's a real rocket launcher. And, it's as easy to hit as my "go to" persimmon 5w. Lovely club...

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If it ain't broke, you're just not trying.-- Red Green

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Chilidog Member

Chilidog

I currently have the Titleist 904F2 with Graffaloy Blue Comp NT Stiff shaft in it and all I can say is wow. It is incredibly long, easy to hit off the deck and very controllable. I actually hit this club within 20 yards of my driver off the tee. It has a very classic shape and inspires confidence at address. The only other 3 wood that I've tried that I've liked as well is the Tour Edge Exotics CB2 3 wood. That thing is a cannon off the tee. I would decide if you are using this club from the tee or fairway more to decide on what ones you can eliminate and which ones you should consider.

Driver: Tour Edge Exotics 9* with Stiff Grafalloy Blue Shaft
3 Wood: Titleist 906F2 15* with Stiff Grafalloy Blue Prototype Comp NT Shaft
5 wood: Taylor Made V Steel 18* with Stiff Grafalloy Blue Prototype Comp NT Shaft
Hybrid: Nickent Hybrid 3 iron with DG S300 Steel Shaft
Irons: Mizuno MP-33 4-PW...

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907golfer12 Great Member

907golfer12

Check out the TaylorMade Burner 3 Wood, great off the deck, tee, and out of the rough

Here's what I play:

Titleist 907 D2 10.5* UST ProForce V2 76-S | Titleist 906F4 18.5* Aldila VS Proto "By You" 80-S | Titleist 585H 21* Aldila VS Proto "By You" 80-S | Titleist ZB 4-PW TTDG S300 | Bob Vokey Spin Milled Oil Can 54.10 | Bob Vokey Spin Milled Oil Can 60.08 | Scotty Cameron Red X5 33" |

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LBlack14 Great Member

LBlack14

I've got one. Best I've hit all year and in a long time! And I've hit alot!!! Currently own about 9 or 10. It's in the bag now but as you see in my signature, another has come to challenge for it's throne...I here this guy is TOP NOTCH also. We'll see...

:tmade: R15 14* Matrix Black Tie 7m3

:adams: Speedline Super S 3w & 5w Matrix Radix HD S VI

:callaway: X-12 4-PW Memphis 10

IONNOVEX  Type S GDT 50*, 54* & 62* Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage Black 80ir

:odyssey: Tri-Ball SRT

-Landon

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Vanstonica Member

Vanstonica

I love myTaylormade R7 steel. It's got a pretty shallow face, so it's better off of the deck than from the tee, in my opinion.

They've discontinued them, if I'm not mistaken, so you can find them in discount bins at major golf chains and places lke Sports Authority.

In My Bag

Driver: 907 D1 10.5 Regular flex
3 Wood: R7 Steel
Hybrid: Rescue Dual 19Hybrid: Rescue Dual 225-GW: G5Wedge: Vokey Spin Milled 54Wedge: Vokey Spin Milled 58Putter: White Hot 2-ballBall: Mojo

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TCCcaddie Dedicated Member

TCCcaddie

I have an R7 steel but try the Tour Edge Exotics. I heard that those are really good.

Whats in my Warbird Hot Bad:

Driver: 907D1 9.5 - 65-S Aldila VS Proto --- FT-IQ coming soon?
2 Hybrid: Rescue mid-TP 16 deg
3 Hybrid: Rescue TP - HC Tour Only Model 19 deg - DG X-1004-PW: 695CB Irons - Project X 6.0Wedges Vokey SM58, Vokey SM54, Vokey 250Putter Futura PhantomWhere I WorkMy...

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sschwarz Member

sschwarz

My favorite is actually two year old Ping G5. You can probably get one pretty cheap. Otherwise my brother has a Mizuno F-60 4 Wood. For whatever reason everyone that has hit that club loves it. I've played with several who are 30+ handicaps and by the end of the round they are using his off the tee and off the deck. It's got about the same distance that my 3 wood does.

Driver - Mizuno - MP 001 8.5
3 Wood - Callaway Hawkeye
Hybrid - Ping G5
Irons - Mizuno MP -57
Wedges - Mizuno MP 52, 56, 60Putter - Ping Piper CBalls - Pro V1x or Bridgestone

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Klew Well Established Member

Klew

loved the r7 Steel, really wanted a R7 ti but was waiting for the price to go down and never did and then got a Callaway X 3 wood....hated it, and regretted getting rid of the r7 steel. NOW, I use a Tour Edge Exotics CB2 fairwood wood and that thing is nice. I love it. Off the tee, and off the deck it's great. I highly recommend it. Check out eBay for them, they are pretty easy to find.

In My Bag:
Driver: R9 TP 9.5°
Hybrids: Idea Pro, 16°, 20°, VS Proto
Irons: TP MB 4-P
Wedges: Vokey SM 50.08 54°, 60°Putter: NP2

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