New 3 wood help

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Originally Posted by cooke119

Believe it or not but I also carry and use a Cobra 7W. I use it instead of a hybrid because I can hit the hell out of it, plus the swing is the same as with a 3W. I have used it out of traps, roughs, you name it, great club. (I know some people call it a lady's club but who cares, I like it).

I carry the RBZ right now, the 3w.HL (17* it's really a 4W) and the 7W (21*). I originally also bought the 5W, but the distance gap between HL and 7W was only 15 yds., so I returned the 5W (19*) unhit.

In many FW models, the best mix is probably 3W + 5W, or 4W + 7W. Otherwise, you end up with very small distance gaps.

I also carry an RBZ 4H (22*), but I'm not sure if I like it.

(Caution: Original RBZ FWs only have 45 gr. stock shafts, which is too light; it's hard to feel when club "reaches the top.")

Cooke , I'm not sure I agree with 7W as "lady's club." Back in early 2000s (pre-hybrid), a couple of the long hitting tour pros carried a 4W, and dropped 2i in favor of 7W. As you said, 7W can be alternative to hybrid. Just depends on what works.

In the 2004 U.S. Senior Open at Bellerive here in St. Louis, probably a third of the field carried a 7W. Several fans were asking the players about 7Ws.