Seven Wood

[drtbk933]

I wanted to buy a new hybrid, but I was looking at my old set of Dunlop Clubs and noticed there was a seven wood. It is just a little bigger than a traditional hybrid and has a steel shaft. I hit it far and high off the tee and deck. What is the average loft of a seven wood? What hybrid could this replace loft wise? Thanks in advance.

[Smallville]

Depends on the manufacturer. My research shows between 22 and 25 degrees though that's probably not set in stone.

[drtbk933]

The loft of a fairway wood is typically 15 degrees for a standard 3-wood, 19 degrees for a 5-wood, and 24 degrees for a 7-wood. The loft of the 5-wood corresponds to a 2-iron, and the 7-wood to a 4-iron. Many intermediate golfers are using these woods as reliable substitutes for the corresponding irons.
I just found this. Mabey I should use my 5 wood instead because I wanted to replace my thrre iron with something easier to hit.

[GaijinGolfer]

24* for a 7-wood sounds about right. It would replace a 4-hybrid. Not sure if Id want to replace my 4-hybrid with a 7-wood though. You can hit a hybrid off of tight lies and out of rough that you wouldnt even dream of hitting off of or out of with a fairway wood. To each their own though...

[nasabogey24]

most 7 woods have 21 or 22 degrees of loft. A 5 wood replaces a 2 iron and a 7 wood replaces the 3 iron. Why do you think most tour pros swap out "their 2 irons for a 5 wood or a 5 wood for a 2 iron" depending on course conditions.

[Gerry18]

When I got Fitted by Callaway they give a 7 wood instead a 3 iron and a 4 hybrid in replace of the 4 iron.

My biggest difference right now is that I used a lot my 3 iron to get out of trouble when you need a very low shoot (Under the trees). And the 7 wood does everything but that. I now use a 5 iron way back my stance for low shoots.

My 7 wood is the exact same distance that the one I got from my previous 3 iron but a LOT higher shoot.