Anyone else hear VJ may have hit a 7 wood today?

[RC]

At Congressional today, Faldo said something about maybe VJ hitting a 7 wood from 197 yards out, then went on to extol the virtues (and differences) of high lofted woods like 5 and 7 woods compared to hybrids. VJ hit it pretty close too. Then later he said something about Tiger maybe hitting a 5 wood for a tee shot (fairway ended at 280 yards.) Faldo also talked about having many woods himself, only 2 degrees apart and choosing which of them based on the course played. I did not catch it all.

Anyway, I hit a 5 wood and 7 wood better than I can a hybrid because they go higher and stop more quickly, even if the hybrid and wood have the same loft -- The high woods land more like a high six and seven iron and stay on firm greens better for me.

I still believe hybrids are great for most golfers, but if you have a pretty high swing speed and no trouble hitting woods, then who knows. All I know for sure is my old 1 iron will never see my bag again.

[Al Czervik]

I have heard of this before.

[HSip]

I remember seeing VJ, on the GC, saying that the 7w was one of his favorite clubs.

[shortstop20]

Play whatever clubs you play the best with IMO.

Would you rather hit a 1 iron 240 down the fairway one out of 4 times or would you rather pull out an equivelant wood and hit it in the fairway 2 out of 4 times?

I've never understood the "my ego won't let me hit one". Isn't your ego gonna be hurtin when you mishit than 1 iron 75% of the time?

I am not directing this towards you RC, just saying.

[ChappyEight]

I've never understood the "my ego won't let me hit one". Isn't your ego gonna be hurtin when you mishit than 1 iron 75% of the time?

That's good because he doesn't use a 1 iron.

All I know for sure is my old 1 iron will never see my bag again.

[goblue107501]

I think he has had that club (or at least a similar club) for several years. I remember watching a tournament on TV with a friend of mine and we still laugh about it to this day. Feherty made a comment about a shot VJ hit with a '9-wood, bent to a 7-wood, that plays like a 5-wood'.

[iacas]

Anyway, I hit a 5 wood and 7 wood better than I can a hybrid because they go higher and stop more quickly, even if the hybrid and wood have the same loft -- The high woods land more like a high six and seven iron and stay on firm greens better for me.

I suppose it depends on how you use the club.

The hybrid for me often sees use from the tee. If I want to hit it high on a long par three, I can tee it up and really get the ball in the air. I can do the same thing (playing a cut) with a hybrid into the green if the distance is good. But a 5-wood or a 7-wood, I can't quite knock them down when I need to play them from the tee. Not nearly as easily as I can throw a hybrid up higher in the air when I need to.

[RC]

That is true... knocking down a 7 wood is not an easy matter. But I have carried one for 12 or more years and have learned several ways to use mine, including a variation of the open faced slicing zinger. It is funny looking, but a good rescue shot from 170 to 190 out when you need to bend it hard around a tree. Hybrids are much easier to work and I have one and have used it, but I still go back to my old trusty 7 wood... it is a matter of confidence and history.