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hi guys, just got back into golf and my clubs were all too small now need some new woods, just wondering if anyone could reccomend some for $300 or under a piece

In My Colonial Cart Bag
Driver: Big Ben CS3 9.5 Neutral
Woods: F60 3&5
Irons: BH5 Offset Model
Wedges: Sureout WedgesPutter: Karsten Zing USABalls: Z


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You can get just about any fairway wood you want under $300. You can probably get a decent 3 and 5 wood for that amount. The most expensive ive seen is about $250. I know that helps..lol.
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Titleist 909 D2 9.5 Degree Driver| Titleist 906f4 13.5 degree 3-Wood | Titleist 909 17 & 21 degree hybrid | Titleist AP2 irons
Titleist Vokey Wedges - 52 & 58 | Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2 Putter | ProV1 Ball

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hi guys, just got back into golf and my clubs were all too small now need some new woods, just wondering if anyone could reccomend some for $300 or under a piece

A lot of golf equip. is obviously overpriced, but the price of some new top FW woods is ridiculous! You would be better off looking at models that are a year or two old. I stiil play an Adams BUL fairway that's 3 seasons old that I payed $60, and it's not coming out of my bag! You can get nice, name-brand FW woods for < $150.

Driver:  the search continues
Fairway Wood:  Ping G25 3W Tour stiff
Hybrid:  Snake Eyes Q4U 19*, 23*
Irons:  Ping G25 5-UW w/CFS X-flex  (on order)
Wedges:  685BX black 56*      Putter:  Wilson Staff 8882 


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I'm a bit partial, HOWEVER...i've played callaway drivers and fairway woods my whole life. This year i bought the new cleveland launcher driver, and i demo'd the fairways. by far the smoothest, easiest and longest fairways i've used, (and i hit my 12 year old bertha 5w 225...). I'd recommend those, at that very least a try...didn't get the gold award from golf digest for nothing ;)

In my Titleist 2014 9.5" Staff bag:

Cobra Bio+ 9* Matrix White Tie X  - Taylormade SLDR 15* ATTAS 80X - Titleist 910H 19* ATTAS 100X - Taylormade '13 TP MC 4-PW PX 6.5 - Vokey TVD M 50* DG TI X100 - Vokey SM4 55 / Vokey SM5 60* DG TI S400 - Piretti Potenza II 365g


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I love my taylormade burner 3wood. It is super easy to hit off fairway or tee and goes almost as far as my driver.

in the bag

Driver burner 10.5
3woodburner 15.
hybrid noneirons 4-L GT500wedge 52 cg12Putter heel-toe bladeball: or whatever you loose on the course


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callaway is offering buy a driver and get a 3wood for $1 more. also offered at dicks sporting goods.

In my bag:
Driver: R9 TP Rombax Stiff
3 Wood: R9 TP 85g Stiff
3 hybrid: X
4-SW: X-20 Uniflex

SteelLW: Forged Chrome

Putter: White Hot XG #1


Posted
I love my taylormade burner 3wood. It is super easy to hit off fairway or tee and goes almost as far as my driver.

The guys at my home course are loving these Taylor Made Burners....drivers, 3 and 5 woods. Get the 2007 models and saver yourself some dinero.

Swing easy and these sticks still launch it up nicely....great carry......I was very.....very close to heading in this direction earlier this month....but ran accross the steal of the century on my driver and 3 wood which look identical at address to my beloved hybrids. Had to pull the trigger on them.
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...

Posted
burner 2007 fairway wood. You can get it for cheap, and it goes a long way when struck well. If you want a challenge get the burner tp 2007 fairway woods. These are both awesome clubs.

Posted
taylormade burner or taylormade r7

What's In My Bag:
Driver: TaylorMade R11s 9* w/ Fujikura Motore F1
3 Wood: TaylorMade R11s w/ Mitsubishi Fubuki 
Irons: Taylormade R11
Wedges: Titleist SM4 Vokey 52.08, 56.11, 60.04 
Putter: Odyssey Metal-X #9
Ball: Taylormade Penta TP5


Posted
I've converted totally to ping rapture 1 woods. Bought the driver at the beginning of the season, hittin it around 260 and then I bought the 17* fairway wood and I'm gettin it out there around 230.

Golf Galaxy had a sale going on last time I checked
Ping Rapture 1 Driver: $200
Ping Rapture 1 Fairway wood: $150

Also the taylormade burners are good.

Clubs:
Driver: Ping Rapture 10.5 degree, Stiff Flex shaft
Fairway Wood: Ping Rapture 17* - Stiff Shaft
Hybrids: Callaway Heaven Wood 20* Firm Flex
Irons: Titleist 704 CB (Forged) (4-PW), Dynamic Gold S300 ShaftsWedges: Titleist Vokey 52 and 58 degreePutter: Odessy White Hot XG Model #1Bag: Ping HooferBa...


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