Fill in the gap at the top end of my bag

[vh2145]

Ok here's the deal, when I get into trouble off the tee on a long par 5, eight times out of ten I will reach for my 22 degree Rescue Mid (steel shafted) instead of my Steelhead fairway 3. I guess I have to just admit that I feel more comfortable keeping the ball in play with a hybrid. I seem to get 180 to 200 out of the Mid with a nice and smooth strike. But, I feel like I could fill in a yardage gap (200 to 220) with maybe a 19 degree 3 hybrid, or something like a 4 or 5 wood. What do you think?

Bag is as follows,

Driver- King Cobra 460cc
3 Wood- Callaway Steelhead Fairway
22 Degree Taylormade Rescue Mid
4 thru sandwedge Callaway X-20 irons
Lob- CG14 cleveland
Putter- McGregor V-Foil

[Laxplayer201092]

Personally, i would go with a 5 wood, around 18 degrees. Some would say grab a hybrid, around 17-19 degrees. However at that loft, i really prefer the fairway woods.

At the end of the day, its your choice however.

[sam004]

[QUOTE=vh2145;203631]Ok here's the deal, when I get into trouble off the tee on a long par 5, eight times out of ten I will reach for my 22 degree Rescue Mid (steel shafted) instead of my Steelhead fairway 3. I guess I have to just admit that I feel more comfortable keeping the ball in play with a hybrid. I seem to get 180 to 200 out of the Mid with a nice and smooth strike. But, I feel like I could fill in a yardage gap (200 to 220) with maybe a 19 degree 3 hybrid, or something like a 4 or 5 wood. What do you think?

I like the Hybrid in the medium and heavy ruff and the 5W in the light ruff and fairway.

A 5W would be about 19-20*. Wouldn't the 3W fill the gap at around 200-220 for most average golfers ?

Depending on the holes and the lies, I would play my 3W for my 2nd shot of a par 5, unless I was in trouble, then I would go for the hybrid.
I can't hit my 3 or 4 iron much more than the 5 iron, so I took those out and got a 5W 19* and a 24* hybrid to go with my 3W.

[vh2145]

Wouldn't the 3W fill the gap at around 200-220 for most average golfers ?

Actually yes, but on the courses I play there are a lot of up hill 2nd shots on the long par 5s and my 3 wood shot with the Steelhead has a low tragectory which doesn't always seem to work for me. My Hybrid is a medium predictable trajectory and ball flight. I have never owned a 5 wood and have only hit a few at Edwin Watts into the simulator, which didn't really give me a true sense of what the ball flight and roll would be with my swing. I guess what I am asking is for some of you to share with me your choice of what you hit when your 3-wood isn't quite the answer. Plus, I have room for one more club in my bag and need something to round it out. And yes, I have all the Wedges (I intend to carry) covered.

Thanks.

[bruce]

!9* hybrid i would go with,hybrid is great off the fairway and better out of the rough than a wood,so if your in trouble i'm guessing there's rough to deal with.

[Lefty731PM]

Ok here's the deal, when I get into trouble off the tee on a long par 5, eight times out of ten I will reach for my 22 degree Rescue Mid (steel shafted) instead of my Steelhead fairway 3. I guess I have to just admit that I feel more comfortable keeping the ball in play with a hybrid. I seem to get 180 to 200 out of the Mid with a nice and smooth strike. But, I feel like I could fill in a yardage gap (200 to 220) with maybe a 19 degree 3 hybrid, or something like a 4 or 5 wood. What do you think?

3 woods and 4 woods are not that easy to hit for a lot of players.

You might get a 16 degree hybrid and then you've got a dtiving club that won't balloon when you lose confidence with the driver and a great club for punching out from the trees.

[vh2145]

The situation I am trying to describe occurs on my second shot after an errant tee shot. Thats when I pull the hybrid instead of the 3-wood. I guess I am sorta answering my own question here, but it"s suddenly become obvious to me that hitting the hybrid type club just feels more comfortable to me when I am trying to bare down and keep it in play. Most of the time I am just trying to set up an approach shot from the fairway. I just seem to get overwhelmed when I am in the golf store trying to make a selection. There are so many selections to choose from. I have on two seperate occasions almost made it to the counter with a 19 degree Rescue, but just quite can't commit yet. And I also have trouble trusting what the sales associate might be pushing me toward. Maybe some of you can relate.

[joshtpa]

I could not live without my 3 hybrid. I use it on many holes at my course. Much more than my 5 wood.

[Open-Faced Club Sandwedge]

Ok here's the deal, when I get into trouble off the tee on a long par 5, eight times out of ten I will reach for my 22 degree Rescue Mid (steel shafted) instead of my Steelhead fairway 3. I guess I have to just admit that I feel more comfortable keeping the ball in play with a hybrid. I seem to get 180 to 200 out of the Mid with a nice and smooth strike. But, I feel like I could fill in a yardage gap (200 to 220) with maybe a 19 degree 3 hybrid, or something like a 4 or 5 wood. What do you think?

In my bag, the club you're talking about is my 5W. For some reason, even though my 3W and 5W are the same make/model, with the same shaft and head design and everything, I hit the 5 great (for me) off the deck, whereas I can only hit the 3 off a tee. I'm not sure why that is, but I can get 220-230 yds off a solid hit with my 5W, and can put it past 200 with an easy swing. Significantly longer than my hybrid 4, although I don't have a hybrid 3 to compare it to.

-Andrew

[sam004]

Actually yes, but on the courses I play there are a lot of up hill 2nd shots on the long par 5s and my 3 wood shot with the Steelhead has a low tragectory which doesn't always seem to work for me. My Hybrid is a medium predictable trajectory and ball flight.

Based on my own game, I'm in my late 30's, avg swing speed,

if you already have a hybrid and a 3W about 15*, to me the next club would be a 7W or a 4 hybrid, depending how you hit your irons. I don't think a 5W is would be any better or much different in distance than 3 hybrid that you probably already have. My problem is there isn't much difference for me in my #3 hybrid and #4 19* and 23* loft.

[beung]

!9* hybrid i would go with,hybrid is great off the fairway and better out of the rough than a wood,so if your in trouble i'm guessing there's rough to deal with.

This is spot on....

Yes one could put a 5w in their bag, they both probably hit equally as good off the tee but the hybrid is easier to hit on the fairway and the rough. It just has more utility then the 5W. I don't carry any hybrids and I sometimes have trouble hitting my 5w even from a good lie on the fairway. I might be ditching my 3w, 5w and 3i for a 4w and a hybrid.

[vh2145]

if you already have a hybrid and a 3W about 15*, to me the next club would be a 7W or a 4 hybrid,

My 22* is a 4

My problem is there isn't much difference for me in my #3 hybrid and #4

That's exactly what I'm afraid of. If I put a 19* in the bag, will it make that much more difference than the 22*

[sct12]

use either a 15 degree fairway wood (3) a modern one would be best due to all the forgiveness in todays clubs or a nice 19-21 degree hybrid