Fairway Wood Question

[Jamie23]

In the process of replacing my fairway woods for next season. Currently play G25 3 and 5 wood however I only ever play the 3 wood from the tee as it's not a club I find easy to hit from the deck

I am now going to buy a 17* XR 4 wood but trying to decide to now buy a 7 wood to go along with it which would be 21* or get a 5 wood which is 19*

Unfortunately not going to have the chance to demo a 5 and 7 wood side by side as they don't stock the 7 wood and it would have to be ordered in

Looking at a regular 3 and 5 wood setup there is usually a 3* difference between the clubs so a 2* difference between the 4 and 5 wood isn't hugely different

Does anyone have the 4 and 7 wood setup and what yardage difference do you see between the 2 clubs?

My previous 5 wood I use to play for shots 200 yards out, I am thinking the 4 wood will probably go slightly longer than that now so can't decide whether I should go with a 5 again for the same 200 yards shots or will a 7 wood maybe give me a better gap?

Any help appreciated

 

[hovis]

You're not going to find many fairway woods easyer to hit off the deck than a g25

 

[Jamie23]

5 wood I have no issues with but 3 wood is fine from the tee but I don't find as easy from the ground. Have managed to find XR's brand new for £122 so decided to give them a go

 

[Oddsocks]

Why not get an adjustable 5w so you can set it up loft wise to the perfect distance?, most are adjustable by 1-2*

 

[Hobbit]

I used to have a 3 wood and 7 wood, with a hybrid filling the gap. I found that I rarely used the 7 wood apart from when I was in the rough, for its ability to get through the grass. I then got a 3HL wood to replace the 3 wood, and swapped the 7 wood out for another hybrid. I now use both clubs more than the previous set up. For me, the 7 wood was too niche, too limiting.

 

[Craigg]

Now that the winter is here my 3W,3H and 5W all seem to be going roughly the same distance, give or take! I seem to carry them all between 180 and 200, with varying degrees of roll out during the summer, but obviously no roll out in the winter.

 

[Deleted member 21258]

I carry a 5, 7 and 9 wood adam tight lies (this are very shallow(if that is the right description ie is only about 50-60% size of the ball, so I feel it is easier to get the club on the bottom of the ball on a sweeping hit off the deck or very small orange tee off the tee), I never managed to hit woods of the deck before these)

I do not carry any irons over a 6 iron either.

Summer distances for the 5 wood would be about 185-190 carry, 7 wood 175-180 carry and 9 wood is about 165 carry, can get more if I wish by swinging harder. For information I hit a 7 iron 150 carry.

Love the higher flight on the woods and easier to hit than long irons, that I almost could not hit.

I would not be without my 7 wood.

 

[Jamie23]

I carry a 5, 7 and 9 wood adam tight lies (this are very shallow(if that is the right description ie is only about 50-60% size of the ball, so I feel it is easier to get the club on the bottom of the ball on a sweeping hit off the deck or very small orange tee off the tee), I never managed to hit woods of the deck before these)

I do not carry any irons over a 6 iron either.

Summer distances for the 5 wood would be about 185-190 carry, 7 wood 175-180 carry and 9 wood is about 165 carry, can get more if I wish by swinging harder. For information I hit a 7 iron 150 carry.

Love the higher flight on the woods and easier to hit than long irons, that I almost could not hit.

I would not be without my 7 wood.

Thanks for the reply, looking at distance gaps the 7 wood seems to be the way to go. The 4 wood is 17* so the 5 wood at 19* is probably a bit to close so to get a decent gap so the 7 wood at 21* looks good

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I carry 3W, 5W and driver (G25) as it covers my gaps nicely and gives me a choice dependant on the lie of the ball. I would personally think a 4 and 5W would be too similar to make a huge difference. I know plenty who carry a "gentlemans persuader" or 7W and most are pretty good with it so I can see the sense in that. Shame you can't try before you order the 7W but try and get on a monitor somewhere and see how far the 4W goes. I think you may want something to bridge the gap

 

[One Planer]

I only carry the one fairway wood, but have no issue in hitting it off the tee of the turf.

My advice, which is the boring, standard forum reply, speak to a pro and book a lesson.

 

[Jamie23]

I carry 3W, 5W and driver (G25) as it covers my gaps nicely and gives me a choice dependant on the lie of the ball. I would personally think a 4 and 5W would be too similar to make a huge difference. I know plenty who carry a "gentlemans persuader" or 7W and most are pretty good with it so I can see the sense in that. Shame you can't try before you order the 7W but try and get on a monitor somewhere and see how far the 4W goes. I think you may want something to bridge the gap

The issue I have with the 3 wood is I can hit it perfectly of the tee but don't use it from the ground so it seems like a bit of a wasted club at the moment. The distance on the XR's is very good so I am thinking if the 4 wood is going as far or even 10 yards less that my current 3 wood it gives me the 7 wood from the 160-180 range

My 7 iron goes around 150 and the G25 5 wood is going around 200 so I have that 50 yard gap at the moment which I am thinking the 7 wood will fit in to

 

[MashieNiblick]

I've carried both a 4/7 and 5/7 set up. I'd say there's about 15-20 yards difference between the 4/5 and the 7. I wouldn't see the point in having a 4 and a 5 when the 7 offers so much more.

7w is a great club for me. My course has a some longish par 4's where I'm 180-190 yards out and want to be able to fly something in high to land softly and I can also choke down to get a really high flying 170 yd shot when I don't fancy taking my 4h. Works almost as well from the rough as the fairway too. It's also a really safe club to use for laying up on a tight par 5 (so long as it isn't windy).

 

[Imurg]

I kind of have a 4w, 7w set up
15° 3 wood adjusted to 16 + a 18° 5 wood adjusted to 20
Effective gap between them, the 16 is plenty long enough and easier to use from the deck than the 15( I find that degree does actually make a difference) and the 20 has a good high flight and still gets out there.

 

[Guvnor2013]

I don't like the 3W off the deck either and only use it off the tee and only about once per round where I play, generally to lay up before one of the hazards. For the fairways I have the G30 2H (17 degrees) and 4H (22 degrees) for the distances over 180 yards (although the stats I am getting off game golf don't seem to appreciate that I want those clubs to go those distances). To be fair, I also rarely hit the 2H as I'm not getting the sweet spot at the moment.

Then I have G30 irons down to 5i. This set-up works pretty well for me, I feel like I have the gaps pretty much covered. G30 PW, SW, UW and LW give me the 14. The Hybrids are the most recent purchase about 6 weeks ago. I don't have much experience with 5W / 7W / 9W and thought Hybrids were the way forward for me. I've some guys hit the 7W well but could never work out how it would differ vastly from my 5i.

 

[shewy]

Bit like my dilemma at the minute, only use the 3 wood from the tee, and to be honest my 5 wood goes just as far. I'm trialling 19/21 degree hybrids at the moment rather than a 7 wood, 7 woods still has a longish shaft so for me the hybrid is an easier option. You could always choke down on the 4 wood.
Failing that if you like new sticks then I'm hearing great things about the heavenwood.

 

[One Planer]

Bit like my dilemma at the minute, only use the 3 wood from the tee, and to be honest my 5 wood goes just as far. I'm trialling 19/21 degree hybrids at the moment rather than a 7 wood, 7 woods still has a longish shaft so for me the hybrid is an easier option. You could always choke down on the 4 wood.
Failing that if you like new sticks then I'm hearing great things about the heavenwood.

Ever considered a mini driver?

 

[shewy]

tried it, tbh prefer my driver, my 5 wood is screwed down to 17 degrees so the gap is not huge. Going on GC2 HMT to do some gapping soon anyway