My Club Head is Gone

[Careyst]

My Walter Hagen 3 Fairway Wood is not even 3 weeks old yet. Hit about 30 balls with it and decided to pull it out again at the range today. First ball I hit, the club breaks off and goes 70 yards out in the green.

I was shocked! Has anyone ever seen this happen before? Unfortunately, I don't have warranty on my clubs so now I have to buy a new club.

What suggestions do you have for a new golfer. I'm looking for something forgiving with a big size sweet spot to cover up my many mistakes.

[colin007]

did you run out and retrieve the club head? did it just slip off the shaft or did the shaft break?

take it back and they may give you a replacement. that happened to me once when i broke a callaway big bertha driver.

[Careyst]

When I looked at the shaft, the shaft did not break in half, but the club head did break off the shaft. I could not even run out and get it. It was way out there.

[John Kyle]

haha i would definitely have run out there regardless of how far it was.. could have been at the back fence. or i would have asked the range man to go get it. i would recommend any Taylormade woods. I would guess Titleist woods would be good but i have no personnel experience with them

[Careyst]

Thanks for the advice John. I'm actualy looking at the 2008 Taylormade 3 wood.

[Hackforfun]

I had this happen to a demo club I was given. An odd thing to see the head of a 5i helicoptor out passed the 100m sign. I just informed the range staff and they had it for me to collect the following day.

I have hard good things about the Adam's BUL 3 woods for beginners and they are pretty cheap too I think ~$40 + Shipping from RBG.

[John Kyle]

  Careyst said:

Thanks for the advice John. I'm actualy looking at the 2008 Taylormade 3 wood.

that could be what i have. im not 100% sure if mine is a 2007 or a 2008 because i got it awhile after i got my 2007 burner tp. i have the 3 and 5 burner woods and i love them. 3 wood i can hit a mile and i can hit it solid probably 80% of the time and i can work it both ways from a nice draw to a decent fade. the 5 wood i can hit solid about 95% of the time. i love using the 5 wood out of the rough and sometimes in the trees if there isnt anything above me. i can work it more than i can work my 3 wood so i like to get creative with it. all together they are perfect for me and would recommend them to anyone. good luck with your hunt for a new wood :)

[Careyst]

I picked up the Taylor Made Burner 3 Wood today. I immediatley took it to the range and worked it out. It took me a little while to get the feel but once I did, I started hitting it well. Its smooth, easy to hit and the launch is incredible. I love it. Thanks for the advice. I'm very happy with the choice. And, it was a 2007 I picked up. Gotta watch that budget.. lol Thanks again man!

[John Kyle]

  Careyst said:

I picked up the Taylor Made Burner 3 Wood today. I immediatley took it to the range and worked it out. It took me a little while to get the feel but once I did, I started hitting it well. Its smooth, easy to hit and the launch is incredible. I love it. Thanks for the advice. I'm very happy with the choice. And, it was a 2007 I picked up. Gotta watch that budget.. lol Thanks again man!

anytime and congrats on the club! glad to hear you love it just like me!

[rwfastrax]

I got one of those too this past weekend. I like it so far...I'm making a changeover to stiff shafts from playing regular all my life (after a club fitting). It took a bit to get used to it, but after a while I did really well with it. Just have a driver and a 5W to buy now...and my hybrids (if I'm going to change those to stiff as well...) I'll probably get the 07 TM's again on those too.