3 Wood Recommendation

[Region3]

Not for me, but my brother has asked me to get him a 3 wood.

He's not great at the game, has probably never broken 100, and has a fairly slow swing speed.A
All of his current clubs are not good. The irons aren't too bad, but both of his woods are next to useless.

Obviously I want something as easy as possible to hit, with a softish shaft (without going to ladies/senior), and not too expensive.

I was thinking Ping, but which is considered to be the best of the long line clubs that are still available?
I've read on here before people raving about the Rapture driver. Is the fairway as good?

Thanks.

 

[garyinderry]

is this as an easier option off the tee?


three woods are, in my opinion, the curse of the high handicapper. they reach for it every time they hit a poor first shot and more often than not get into even more trouble.

the best thing I ever did was bin the 3 wood from my bag when I was a 16 handicapper.


do you not think an 18 degree hybrid might be more use to him. it will be a lot easier to hit and also less damaging on his score card.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

For playing off the tee I'd imagine a TM RBZ would be good. I hit a 5 wood not so long ago and it went miles.
Problem with them however, per my coach, is that slower swing speeds can struggle to get height when playing off the deck, as the face almost collapses at impact and effectively reduces loft. He has seen this several times doing CF at the Belfry.

I'd imagine a higher lofted Cleveland 3 wood could be good as they are very light (shaft & head).

Other than that, as you said, Ping could be a good option. But I too wouldn't have a clue which model.

 

[Alex1975]

is this as an easier option off the tee?


three woods are, in my opinion, the curse of the high handicapper. they reach for it every time they hit a poor first shot and more often than not get into even more trouble.

the best thing I ever did was bin the 3 wood from my bag when I was a 16 handicapper.


do you not think an 18 degree hybrid might be more use to him. it will be a lot easier to hit and also less damaging on his score card.

G20 Is well thought of in the specs your thinking of.

 

[Curls]

From what I recall the Rapture range were very popular and still are thought of as good clubs, for that reason they often fetch a similar price to newer models. If you're on ebay or the likes have a look but dont be surprised if there isnt a huge jump up in price to the G15s.

I picked up a quality Adams hybrid for £30 that has since become my go-to club when the driver isnt behaving (bypassing the 4 wood which is an excellent club but I tend to only use off the ground if I'm miles out).

 

[One Planer]

Not for me, but my brother has asked me to get him a 3 wood.

He's not great at the game, has probably never broken 100, and has a fairly slow swing speed.A
All of his current clubs are not good. The irons aren't too bad, but both of his woods are next to useless.

Obviously I want something as easy as possible to hit, with a softish shaft (without going to ladies/senior), and not too expensive.

I was thinking Ping, but which is considered to be the best of the long line clubs that are still available?
I've read on here before people raving about the Rapture driver. Is the fairway as good?

Thanks.

TM V steel?

Pick thm up cheap as chips too.

 

[Coatsy79]

I've just ditched my 3 wood in favour of a TM R580 5 wood, excellent club, hit it off the tee, the fairway and the rough

Cracking club, just as long hitting as my 3 wood but way more versatile and easy launching (not that I struggled with my high launch 3 wood)

 

[Stuey01]

What about the ping k15 range if you want something easy to hit

 

[Imurg]

Cleveland Launcher 2009 series.
Get one in reg gold shaft in 17 degrees and he'll be happy as Larry....

 

[Pin-seeker]

is this as an easier option off the tee?


three woods are, in my opinion, the curse of the high handicapper. they reach for it every time they hit a poor first shot and more often than not get into even more trouble.

the best thing I ever did was bin the 3 wood from my bag when I was a 16 handicapper.


do you not think an 18 degree hybrid might be more use to him. it will be a lot easier to hit and also less damaging on his score card.

What he said:thup:
I dropped my G15 3w for a TM 11 18deg hybrid. Much easier to hit & I didn't loose much distance tbh

 

[Imurg]

Genarally, a hybrid with a loft below 20 degrees will be less easy to hit than a fairway of the same loft..especially for slower swingers.
I struggle with a hybrid of 19 or less - that territory, for most people, would be better served with a fairway than a hybrid.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Genarally, a hybrid with a loft below 20 degrees will be less easy to hit than a fairway of the same loft..especially for slower swingers.
I struggle with a hybrid of 19 or less - that territory, for most people, would be better served with a fairway than a hybrid.

Horses for courses it appears pal

 

[SGC001]

Not for me, but my brother has asked me to get him a 3 wood.

He's not great at the game, has probably never broken 100, and has a fairly slow swing speed.A
All of his current clubs are not good. The irons aren't too bad, but both of his woods are next to useless.

Obviously I want something as easy as possible to hit, with a softish shaft (without going to ladies/senior), and not too expensive.

I was thinking Ping, but which is considered to be the best of the long line clubs that are still available?
I've read on here before people raving about the Rapture driver. Is the fairway as good?

Thanks.

Not a huge amount of info to go in (is it wanted for fairway or tee or both) but as others have suggested a 5 wood might be worth thinking of as his '3' wood.

 

[Foxholer]

is this as an easier option off the tee?


three woods are, in my opinion, the curse of the high handicapper. they reach for it every time they hit a poor first shot and more often than not get into even more trouble.

the best thing I ever did was bin the 3 wood from my bag when I was a 16 handicapper.


do you not think an 18 degree hybrid might be more use to him. it will be a lot easier to hit and also less damaging on his score card.

RBZ HL is one of these in disguise too - but not sure about price.

I'd suggest a 4-wood at least. Fine off tee and easier off deck. A 5-wood wood even be a useful Club. I've heard suggestions that most high handicappers actually hit 5-woods further than Driver! Not seen figures that actiually back it up, but certainly believable.

 

[shewy]

there is a nice one in classifieds cough cough.otherwise try and get hold of the 2012 MD 3 Wood,softish ust shaft and good allrounder

 

[palindromicbob]

I suppose budget will probably dictate. Interested in opinion on this one though. Personally very tempted by the Amp Cell woods.

 

[Dave B]

I'm going to give you some very good advice and some may knock it but I have recommended this club to several high handicap players after demoing it and it has transformed their games. The club is the Dunlop NZ9 3 wood and you can pick them up for less than £40

It has a lot of offset, is a medium face profile but it is very easy to use off the fairway and the tee. It hasn't got the best grip or shaft but it works very well and one of the players hasn't got a good swing but the club works for him so well that he has binned his driver.

It is very easy to use and only a few yards short of my cobra and is almost impossible to slice due to the offset.

 

[Evesdad]

I bought my md 3 wood for less than £40 brand new. If I could use it I would be happy but that's me and not the club! As someone posted decent shaft etc and cheap as chips.

 

[Yosser]

RBZ HL is one of these in disguise too - but not sure about price.

I'd suggest a 4-wood at least. Fine off tee and easier off deck. A 5-wood wood even be a useful Club. I've heard suggestions that most high handicappers actually hit 5-woods further than Driver! Not seen figures that actiually back it up, but certainly believable.

But the RBZ 3W HL has the same shaft length as the the normal 3 wood, so as difficult to hit. I'm not keen on my RBZ 3 wood, really does the same job as my driver - tee shots only, about the same distance as the diver but harder to hit. The RBZ 5 wood is superb, tee or fairway, nearly as long as the 3W but easier to hit and more forgiving - much less risk, I perfer it to the hybrid! I think I paid about £80 for the 5W tour version from clubhouse golf.

For me the 5 wood is the way to go, its such a flexible club. At this moment, I'm not convinced about hybrids and usually perfer to take a long iron in most instances.