9 Wood - Really?

[Esox]

Yes, a 9 wood. Picked up a new TM  M6 9 wood on a whim, and at a price I couldn't say no to. I have been hitting it much more consistently than my 4 hybrid or my 4 iron. Much steeper angle of descent, this club does a much better job of holding greens at that 180-190 yard range that was always difficult to get any bite on in my advancing years. And I got rid of that darn hybrid hook. I can take the ribbing from guys asking if I want to move up to the ladies tees. They shut up when they see the results.  

[Vinsk]

Whatever works right? So what are the specs on this lil gem?

[iacas]

I imagine the loft is more like an old school 7 wood. Heaven Woods! 🙂 

[pganapathy]

I still have the clubhead speed to hit a 3 iron cleanly, but it isn't as consistent as I want it to be.  I have now dropped the 3 and 4 iron and replaced them with a 4 hybrid.  There is a bit of a gap between my 4 hybrid and 5 iron, but overall I am happier.  Another of my regular four ball has a 7 wood, and finds it to be his most consistent club and gets him out of troublesome lies.

You have definitely done a good thing.  Though dropping the hybrid is more debatable, but if the wood is more consistent, go with it

[Esox]

11 hours ago, Vinsk said:

Whatever works right? So what are the specs on this lil gem?

Scroll down to specs. This one has the Atmos R shaft.  Has the same loft as my old school 4 iron. (24 * )

M6 Fairway | TaylorMade Golf

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For the first time ever, Twist Face has been engineered into fairway clubs. Thread the needle off the tee and start reaching par 5s in two with straight...

 

Edited May 7, 2021 by Esox

[Esox]

10 hours ago, pganapathy said:

 

You have definitely done a good thing.  Though dropping the hybrid is more debatable, but if the wood is more consistent, go with it

Distance is a lot more consistent off the 9 wood compared to the hybrid. L to R dispersion may be a bit wider with the 9 wood, but not so much that it creates issues for me.  Quite frankly, at 185 yds I am aiming for the fat part of the green anyhow.

[onthehunt526]

I’d play a 9 wood before a damn hybrid... I’m dealing with a hook and hybrids are crap.

[imsys0042]

9 wood would be in the middle of someone I caddied for years ago.   He had a 9 wood, 12 wood and a 15 wood.   His only irons were a 2-iron (why?) , a 6 iron and a sand wedge.   The 15 foot was equivalent to a 9 iron.

that said, if you like the head and shaft on that vs, a hybrid that’s great!   I imagine with the loft it launches high, so that’s something good to hold a green with.  

[measureoffsetinnm]

6 hours ago, imsys0042 said:

were a 2-iron (why?)

Well how well did he hit the 2-iron?

[Esox]

Hit the 9 wood on a 186 yard par three, hang time was incredibly long. It finally landed and only bounced about 6' forward. I was 20' to the right of the pin. Lipped out the bird, easy par. I think I like this.

[imsys0042]

3 hours ago, measureoffsetinnm said:

Well how well did he hit the 2-iron?

Really, really bad.   I feel like it was for punching out from trees, not as a driving iron.   He wasn’t going to knock it on the green as a second shot on a par 5 either….
 

his set was:

driver

3 wood

2 x 5 woods  ( a “clam digger” and a “normal” )

6 wood

7 wood

9 wood

11 wood

12 wood

15 wood

2 iron

6 iron

SW

putter 

[Esox]

Google Earthed the par 3 shot, it was actually 198 yards. Took the 9 wood to a good range today, with real balls, not range rocks. Good shots consistently carried a towering 198. Was easy to choke down and get it down to 185. Hit some crazy stingers with it. It will cut or turn over without too much effort, but I have to learn to control them a bit better with this club. If I'm hitting the 9 wood 198, I wonder how far I'd hit the 5 & 3 woods? I'll know soon enough, I ordered them both with the same shaft.

[Double Mocha Man]

13 hours ago, imsys0042 said:

Really, really bad.   I feel like it was for punching out from trees, not as a driving iron.   He wasn’t going to knock it on the green as a second shot on a par 5 either….
 

his set was:

driver

3 wood

2 x 5 woods  ( a “clam digger” and a “normal” )

6 wood

7 wood

9 wood

11 wood

12 wood

15 wood

2 iron

6 iron

SW

putter 

Seems a little light on the wedge group... unless his 15 wood can double as a pitching wedge...

[imsys0042]

1 hour ago, Double Mocha Man said:

Seems a little light on the wedge group... unless his 15 wood can double as a pitching wedge...

The claim is that it was equivalent to a 9-iron.   So it’s not far off.   Try pitching with that clunker though….

[Vinsk]

16 hours ago, imsys0042 said:

Really, really bad.   I feel like it was for punching out from trees, not as a driving iron.   He wasn’t going to knock it on the green as a second shot on a par 5 either….
 

his set was:

driver

3 wood

2 x 5 woods  ( a “clam digger” and a “normal” )

6 wood

7 wood

9 wood

11 wood

12 wood

15 wood

2 iron

6 iron

SW

putter 

An atrocity.

[measureoffsetinnm]

 

19 hours ago, imsys0042 said:

Really, really bad.   I feel like it was for punching out from trees, not as a driving iron.   He wasn’t going to knock it on the green as a second shot on a par 5 either….

Please tell me it was also a vintage MB rather than modern utility iron.

Edited May 15, 2021 by measureoffsetinnm

[onthehunt526]

I actually am toying with playing with a 7- and 9-wood in place of my 3 and 4 hybrids not liking how hybrids hook, my 9 wood would have to be a non-Srixon/Cleveland because I’m not paying XXIO money for a 9-wood. 
 

Hey, the 9-wood might be the modern equivalent, of the Ray Floyd 5-wood at the 1976 Masters, he actually took the 2-iron out and left the 1-iron in when he put the 5-wood in play in the 1976 Masters.

The 9-wood might be my answer to question of the long par-three and long par-four second shot I have.

[boogielicious]

4 hours ago, onthehunt526 said:

I actually am toying with playing with a 7- and 9-wood in place of my 3 and 4 hybrids not liking how hybrids hook, my 9 wood would have to be a non-Srixon/Cleveland because I’m not paying XXIO money for a 9-wood. 
 

Hey, the 9-wood might be the modern equivalent, of the Ray Floyd 5-wood at the 1976 Masters, he actually took the 2-iron out and left the 1-iron in when he put the 5-wood in play in the 1976 Masters.

The 9-wood might be my answer to question of the long par-three and long par-four second shot I have.

I find hybrids are not as good out of rough as I have seen advertised. Maybe it’s my technique, but I am reaching for my irons instead now.