The 5 Wood

[lumpuckeroo]

I still carry a 5 wood and a 3 iron.  I still have a very traditional set, I have tried numerous hybrids and can't find any that I like better than a 5 wood or a 3 iron.  The 5 wood is one of my favorite clubs, some of my best shots have been made with a 5 wood.  Besides the PW, I only carry a GW and a SW, expermented with a 60 but found I was way to inconsistent and the type of ball flight didn't match my minds eye, so I do 95% of my pitching and chipping with a GW.

[tshapiro]

I carry a 5w cause its the longest club I can comfortably hit off the deck. Also carry a 7w for use when the distance is right or when I simply need a very easy club to cross a hazard or get me straight down a fairway avoiding trouble. I also carry 3 wedges including the P wedge.

[Fozcycle]

I carry a 11.5* Driver; 15* 3 W; 18* 5W.

Driver is 190 - 250, average is about 220

3W is 180 - 195

5W is 175 solid

I also have a 3H(20*), 4H(23*), then 5 - PW(45*), AW(50*), SW(55*).

I have some duplicity with the Hybrids versus the Fairway woods as the 4H is 165-170 & the 3H is 180-185......That said, the trajectory is very different as the fairways provide a higher launch than the hybrids. I like the higher launch when i'm in the Fairway and the boring Hybrid when I am just off the fairway in the rough.