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Arathel-bwcc Well Established Member

Arathel-bwcc

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I have been wondering what everyone thinks their ideal 3-wood is. Mine is either the new Cleveland Launcher or Titleist 904. They are low profile and solid clubs.

Driver: G10 10.5 Stock Shaft
3 Wood: Taylormade r580XD
Irons: AP2 3-P, Project X 5.5
Wedges: Tour-W 52*, 56* SM, 60* SM
Putter: Studio Select Newport 1.5 34"Ball: ProV1 or ProV1xLow Score:74


marpr Dedicated Member

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i have tried several other 15 degree 3 woods including an r7 TP, burner and 904 F and i have came back to my Taylor Made V steel.

For me, it just performs great out of the rough aswell as from the tee/fairway.

i am old school though, i have DG S300's in my woods.
Driver: Callaway Diablo Edge Tour 10.5* (UST Proforce v2 77g X Flex) 3 Wood: Callaway Diablo 15* (UST Proforce v2 86g S Flex). 2 Hybrid: Adams A4 Tech 17* (UST Proforce v2 105g S Flex). 3 and 4 Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro 20* and 23* (UST Proforce v2 105g S Flex)
Irons: Tour Edge Exotics...

Stacey_E Great Member

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If you are using it of the tee exclusively, I would say a 13-15* driver. If you are using it off the deck as well, I would say any low profile model with no less than 15* of loft and a 42.5" or less shaft.

Really I think the best 3 wood is a 4 wood. Or in my case, a strong 5 wood.

EquipmentJunkie Dedicated Member

EquipmentJunkie

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I don't see myself giving up the 906F2 in my bag anytime soon. Even when my swing is a mess it is by far the most consistent club in my bag. I have a 3 wood, a 15* Hibore XLS, but I don't carry it very often. I think this question varies for everyone of course (heck some people don't even like fairway woods!)...having said that I will be looking into the Cleveland Launcher 4 wood, but it will have to really WOW me to replace the Titleist. Even if it does wow me I may wait it out to try out the 909 fairway woods. With any of these I would stick a a proforce V2 in.


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In My Red Cleveland Club Count Bag Today;
Hibore XLS 11.5* w/ Diamana Redboard Flowerband 63 S 2009 Launcher 3WD HT 17* w/ Graffalloy Epic 87g S Hibore XLS Hybrid 22* w/ Graffalloy Epic S and 25* w/ Project X 6.0 CG2 4-PW w/ Project X 6.0 HL...


mapa94 Well Established Member

mapa94

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I really like my Titleist 904f which I picked up last month.

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Sir Shanksalot

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I use a 4 wood and love it. Any slight decrease in distance is more than compensated by the ease of use and improved accuracy.

Gary

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G10 Driver 9degree stiff G10 4 wood stiff Ci7 irons 4-GW SW Twoball putter ProV1


Arathel-bwcc Well Established Member

Arathel-bwcc

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I'm soon going to carry 2 3 woods. The one I have now I can CRUSH off the tee but I can't hit it to save my life off the ground, so I was thinking about checking out a 904 or the new launcher. I also want it to have a somewhat low ball flight, i like the low penetrating shots with a lot of roll when im in the fairway. When I'm on the tee I like a high draw that lands soft and gets a few yards of roll.

Driver: G10 10.5 Stock Shaft
3 Wood: Taylormade r580XD
Irons: AP2 3-P, Project X 5.5
Wedges: Tour-W 52*, 56* SM, 60* SM
Putter: Studio Select Newport 1.5 34"Ball: ProV1 or ProV1xLow Score:74


rebby Great Member

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I like my new FT Tour. Of course, I think that it's the shaft that really makes this club.

Yonex Ezone Type 380 | Tour Edge Exotics CB Pro | Miura 1957 Irons | Yururi Wedges | Scotty Cameron Super Rat | TaylorMade Penta


Blades4me Dedicated Member

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I have been wondering what everyone thinks their ideal 3-wood is. Mine is either the new Cleveland Launcher or Titleist 904. They are low profile and solid clubs.

Mine is what I have. A MacGregor NVG2 12.5* 3w. Easy to hit and long.


Sunset Beach Golf Newbie

Sunset Beach Golf

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I have been wondering what everyone thinks their ideal 3-wood is. Mine is either the new Cleveland Launcher or Titleist 904. They are low profile and solid clubs.

I have a Wishon 949 3 wood with a low profile and 14* of loft that I love. However I think the shaft makes a TON of difference in the three wood, as the same head with a different shaft was a stinker for me the first time I tried it.


Chief Broom Great Member

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I'd say the best 3W is the one you can hit.

The one I carry is a low profile model that works really well off the deck. I've never really tried to hit it off the tee. If I did I'd just tee the ball low, like with an iron or my hybrid. Right now though if I need something shorter than my driver off the tee I usually just use my hybrid. I can shape my hybrid shots pretty well, better than with a wood, so even though I lose some distance the added ability to work the ball makes the difference for me right now.

Nike Vapor Speed driver 12* stock regular shaft
Nike Machspeed 4W 17*, 7W 21* stock stiff shafts
Ping i10 irons 4-9, PW, UW, SW, LW AWT stiff flex
Titleist SC Kombi 35"; Srixon Z Star XV tour yellow

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Island Par Well Established Member

Island Par

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The best 3wood is the one that works for you. Once you find it, never let it go until you wear it down. I was never a fan of the 3wood until i hit the Ping G10 15.5*. This is baby's staying in my bag for a long time.

ISLAND PAR

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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...


Dub Great Member

Dub

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So far....my favorite 3 wood is actually my 4 wood.
909D Comp 9.5* (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-6)
Burner Superfast 3 & 5 woods (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-4.8)
G15 Hybrid 23* (AWT shaft)
G5 5 iron-PW-46*, UW-50*, SW-54 & LW-58 (AWT shaft)
Studio Select Newport 2 Mid SlantGrips: PING cords & Golf Pride New Decade Multi-Coumpound Bag: C-130...

thr33 Well Established Member

thr33

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the TM Burner 15* with the stock shaft really works well for me. I can actually hit it almost as far as my driver (~250), which probably means that I'm not hitting my driver properly!

What I Play!

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Driver: 907D2 10.5* w/EPIC-S
Irons: 735.CM irons 4-PW PX 5.5FW Wood: 909F2 15.5* Aldila Voodoo SHybrid: 909.H 21* Diamana Blue Board SWedges: Vokey 250.08 (oil can), Spin Milled 54.11 & 60.07 (Black Ni)Studio Select 2.5Ball: Pro-V1x/Bridgestone B330s (or anything I...


Lefty39 Well Established Member

Lefty39

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I really like the 3 wood in my bag. It's long but leaves a nice yardage gap between it and my driver. Also I have no problem hitting it of the deck.
In the Bag:

Driver 10.5 r7 460 ti Reax regular shaft
3 Wood 15.5 LD F Speed Aldila NV stiff shaft
Hybrids 19 Tour Burner Rescue Reax stiff shaft. 21 degree torch series saber shaftIrons Sliver Scot 4-pw Rifle 5.0 shaftsSand Wedge 56 Degree Cg10 Black pearl finish 2 dotLob Wedge 60...

hawkeye Great Member

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Just ordered a TaylorMade Burner 2008 T3 - Tour Launch, 14.5 degrees, 60gram RE-AX shaft. I've had the T5 in the bag for a few weeks on demo, it goes seriously through the air, can't wait to get the T3 now!

WEAPONS:
Taylormade R9 10.5 L Grafalloy Prolaunch Platinum stiff 65g
Taylormade R9 15 NU YS+6 stiff 65g
Taylormade R9 19 NU YS+6 stiff 65g
Taylormade Tour Preferred 4-PW KBS Tour X-Stiff Cleveland CG12 RTG+ DSG 51Cleveland CG12 RTG+ DSG 55Cleveland CG12 RTG+ DSG 59Yes! Tracy II putterTitleist...


obsessedgolfer Dedicated Member

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I have been wondering what everyone thinks their ideal 3-wood is. Mine is either the new Cleveland Launcher or Titleist 904. They are low profile and solid clubs.

I had a titliest 904f till about 4 hours ago when it broke.

Burner 10.5* driver
Burner 3 wood GD Pershing Shaft
Burner 5 wood GD Pershing Shaft
Tour Burner irons
Rac black 52* Rac satin 60* Red x 3 pro v1


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