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twinke masta Well Established Member

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I am a beginning golfer building up a small set and I am only missing the 3-wood and I was wondering if there were any recommendations. I am looking at used 3-woods preferably.

I got about 100$ to spend, thanks.

In my TerraFirma X Bag
360 Ti 10.5° Driver
FT-i Squareway 15.0° 3w
04 Big Bertha 19.0° 5w
04 Big Bertha 4-9, PW, GW +1/2" Irons Vokey Spin-Milled 56°10° SW C02 Milled 35" Putter Contour Shoes and SofJoy GlovesA mix of NXT and Laddie Xtreme balls


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TM burner, 2007-2008 models are nice.

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deafheaven Well Established Member

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Tour Edge Exotics cb2. It is sweet. The model is, I believe, 3 years old now. After that I'm going to say the Ping G5 but the cb2's are just the sweetest woods I have ever swung.
Driver :Adams Speedline 9032LS 10.5*
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twinke masta Well Established Member

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Tour Edge Exotics cb2. It is sweet. The model is, I believe, 3 years old now. After that I'm going to say the Ping G5 but the cb2's are just the sweetest woods I have ever swung.

Both of these are a little out of price range. But if they are really good and forgiving I may be able to stretch to accommodate.

In my TerraFirma X Bag
360 Ti 10.5° Driver
FT-i Squareway 15.0° 3w
04 Big Bertha 19.0° 5w
04 Big Bertha 4-9, PW, GW +1/2" Irons Vokey Spin-Milled 56°10° SW C02 Milled 35" Putter Contour Shoes and SofJoy GlovesA mix of NXT and Laddie Xtreme balls


TheWarHound Well Established Member

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You can find some nice used 3 Woods online. I picked up a nice Cleveland 15* Launcher for less than $50 shipped. Look around, hit a few and find what you like, then check Ebay out.

In my Cart Bag:
Driver: R7 Draw 9*
3W: Ovation 15*
Hybrid Halo 19* 2H, Halo 22* 3H
Irons: i/3 O-Size 4-PWSW: Vokey SM 56*Putter: Anser


RocketSauce Great Member

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Bridgestone J33 3 woods and Nickent Fairway Woods (not the Utility woods) are awesome too. Also, if you want a good 3 wood that is also DIRT CHEAP, you can get a BRAND NEW Tour Edge Bazooka Geomax 3 wood for under $50 on Ebay. i have one and I use it from time to time. it has a really good feel to it

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-TOUR-EDGE-GO...lenotsupported

also, one of the longest 3 woods ive ever hit is the Sonartec GS Tour 3 Wood. a little more of a "players" 3 wood, but they can also be bought for under $100 on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sonartec-GS-Tour...lenotsupported

i also bought a BRAND NEW Mizuno 4 wood on Ebay for $52. here is one (a 3 wood) with a BUY IT NOW option. but if you wait for the auctions you can get them a little cheaper usually

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mizuno-F-60-13-5...lenotsupported

wrx_junki Great Member

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There are lots of options for a fairway in the $100 and less range. I believe the Nike SQ2 is now $100 at most retailers. I'm thinking of picking up a Mizuno F60 which is like $50 used.

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jimmy24 Newbie

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Since you are a beginner. You probably have a problem with pushing your
three wood to the right when you hit it from the turf. This is the problem most
beginners and even many golfers who have played for years have. If you want
an easy three wood to hit and one that will help if you are pushing your
shots to the right. I highly recommend the Ping G10 draw three wood. If
pushing the ball right is not a problem for you. The regular Ping G10 three wood without the draw bias is still a very good choice.

max power Great Member

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I say a 15.5 or 16 degree hybrid is much easier to hit than a standard 3 wood, distance will be within 5 yards, and will go where you want it to more often. You can get a Nickent 15.5 for $40 at Dick's, or a King Cobra 16 at Dick's or Golf Galaxy for $99.

twinke masta Well Established Member

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Sorry I just got back I was able to get a FT-I 3 Wood in great condition for about 80$ so I had to jump on that deal. Sorry for not reading these suggestions, but I heard it is very forgiving?

In my TerraFirma X Bag
360 Ti 10.5° Driver
FT-i Squareway 15.0° 3w
04 Big Bertha 19.0° 5w
04 Big Bertha 4-9, PW, GW +1/2" Irons Vokey Spin-Milled 56°10° SW C02 Milled 35" Putter Contour Shoes and SofJoy GlovesA mix of NXT and Laddie Xtreme balls


yellowvette Newbie

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The Cobra Speed Series are pretty good, they come stock with Aldila NV lightweight shafts and are about $40 used. My first 3 wood was a Nike T-40 that I got for $20....one of the best clubs I've owned. I currently use the Callaway Diablo...got it for a $1 with my Diablo 9deg Driver.

In my midsize staff bag:

Diablo 9deg Draw Driver - Aldila NVS Reg Flex
Diablo 13 deg Draw 3 Wood - Aldila NVS Reg Flex
Slingshot Tour 2 Hybrid Slingshot Tour 3 Hybrid AP1 4 Iron through Gap wedge - Nippon NS Pro 100 Reg Flex Shafts - Golf Pride MC Decade Red Grips Vokey Spin Milled 56/10 Sand Wedge


RocketSauce Great Member

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Sorry I just got back I was able to get a FT-I 3 Wood in great condition for about 80$ so I had to jump on that deal. Sorry for not reading these suggestions, but I heard it is very forgiving?

thats an awesome 3 wood IMO. good deal too. now you need to get the matching FT-i driver to match! the ft-i is the most forgiving driver ive ever hit. i bought mine new about 2 years ago. then i was given a Mizuno MX-700. gamed it for awhile, then i put the FT-i back in the bag and its been there ever since. i love that thing. you can get one on ebay (from a reputable seller) for around $120 now


adid Newbie

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Try Golfsmith or Golf Galaxy for used clubs. You can hit as many as you want in their swing trainer.
Do not give up and enjoy the walk or ride!

sp33d Dedicated Member

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ebay used drivers and woods are usually pretty cheap.

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F-50 15*
MP57's Project X 5.5 3-PW
CG10 56* RAC 52* 60* 2 Ball putter ProV1/ProV1X Blackberry Storm GolfLogix


twinke masta Well Established Member

twinke masta

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thats an awesome 3 wood IMO. good deal too. now you need to get the matching FT-i driver to match! the ft-i is the most forgiving driver ive ever hit. i bought mine new about 2 years ago. then i was given a Mizuno MX-700. gamed it for awhile, then i put the FT-i back in the bag and its been there ever since. i love that thing. you can get one on ebay (from a reputable seller) for around $120 now

Yeah I will definitely upgrade my driver in a few month. I have heard only good thing about the Callaway FT line of woods/drivers.

In my TerraFirma X Bag
360 Ti 10.5° Driver
FT-i Squareway 15.0° 3w
04 Big Bertha 19.0° 5w
04 Big Bertha 4-9, PW, GW +1/2" Irons Vokey Spin-Milled 56°10° SW C02 Milled 35" Putter Contour Shoes and SofJoy GlovesA mix of NXT and Laddie Xtreme balls


twinke masta Well Established Member

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Got the FT-i today, what a BOMB this thing delivers. Had one of my friends with a better swing test it out. off the fairway he almost cleared the driving range fences, ridiculous wood.

In my TerraFirma X Bag
360 Ti 10.5° Driver
FT-i Squareway 15.0° 3w
04 Big Bertha 19.0° 5w
04 Big Bertha 4-9, PW, GW +1/2" Irons Vokey Spin-Milled 56°10° SW C02 Milled 35" Putter Contour Shoes and SofJoy GlovesA mix of NXT and Laddie Xtreme balls


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Big Bertha 2007

Easiest fairway wood off the deck AND tee. Paradoxically so I might add.

In my Exodus on a 2.0
Driver..... FT-5 10* Draw
Fairway.. Big Bertha 2007 3w
Hybrids... 3DX DC 3 & 4 Ironwood
Irons...... TA6 5-DWedges.. CG-14 56* 2 dot, Niblick 37*Putter.... IC 2010


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