Need help finding new woods

[fluxcapacitor]

I did a search and didn't find too much info on the question I have. I did find out that the people who have the cleveland launchers love them, and that the taylormade r7, and most of the callaway's are pretty good too.

My question is, should i get fitted for a 3 wood like would do for my irons, or should i try to demo some like i did with my driver? Also, if i hit a certain model of driver well, does that reciprocate to me hitting that same model of fairway wood? I guess i'm trying to say, if i'm hitting the hibore driver good, should I be able to hit the hibore woods well too? Sorry for the duffer question, and thanks in advance for any advice/help.

Flux

[shortgame85]

I did a search and didn't find too much info on the question I have. I did find out that the people who have the cleveland launchers love them, and that the taylormade r7, and most of the callaway's are pretty good too.

Yes and maybe. Why not get fitted? Grip size, shaft and shaft flex can all be changed depeding on what works best for your swing. You might just love the woods that are made by the same company as your driver but, then, you may not. And on the subject of a 3 wood: that may be just the club you need however, there are many people who find hitting a three wood consistently well off the fairway difficult. You may wish to give a hybrid a try. They are easier to hit in general than a 3 wood. I hope this helps. Good luck.

[hoopshot]

Yes and maybe. Why not get fitted? Grip size, shaft and shaft flex can all be changed depeding on what works best for your swing. You might just love the woods that are made by the same company as your driver but, then, you may not. And on the subject of a 3 wood: that may be just the club you need however, there are many people who find hitting a three wood consistently well off the fairway difficult. You may wish to give a hybrid a try. They are easier to hit in general than a 3 wood. I hope this helps. Good luck.

This may be a dumb question, but will a hybrid cover the same distance as a 3 wood? I don't have any hybrids, but thought that they were usually used in place of 5W/7W or 2I/3I/4I.

For this initial question, I think you should try to demo 3 woods hitting them off the deck. I've found a big difference between clubs for me when I do this, and I think your swing dynamics are really important here. I loved the Launcher 3 wood off the deck, but it may not be a good fit for you. --Will

[shortgame85]

This may be a dumb question, but will a hybrid cover the same distance as a 3 wood? I don't have any hybrids, but thought that they were usually used in place of 5W/7W or 2I/3I/4I.

A 15 degree or 16 degree hybrid club has a shorter shaft than a 15 or 16 degree 3 wood. This fact causes a couple diferences between the clubs: 1) as a result of the shorter shaft, a well struck ball will generally go a little less far with the hybrid than with the 3 wood, but 2) the shorter shaft in the hybrid makes that club a bit easier to control and that may result in straighter, longer shots more often than those hit with a 3 wood. Also, the shape and size of the hybrid makes it a little easier to get the ball up. So, while a perfectly struck 3 wood may go farther than a perfectly struck hybrid, the easier to control 15 or 16 degree hybrid may provide the average golfer a higher percentage of success than a 3 wood. On long par 4s and par 5s, I am more often in the short grass when I use my 16 degree hybrid, giving myself an opportunity to score better, than I am with the harder to hit 3 wood. I hope this answers your question.

[joey1234]

I have been looking for a 3 wood for a few weeks now. I bought a cleveland launcher and I cant hit it for nothing, i dont know why. I went to demo other woods and these were my favorite in this order -

Callaway X Hot -
Adams RPM
Taylormade Burner
Callaway Big Bertha
Cobra ld

My cleveland launcher is 13 degrees and is for sale if your looking for one. I just bought it a month ago...

Good luck