Fairway woods & rescues

[Baldyeagle]

I could do with some advice on the following ... The only fairway wood I carry is a 4 and I struggle to get any height with it. Usually knock the ball about 180 - 200 with it (in the dry) but because of the lack of height, control is rubbish (and it hardly comes out of the bag in winter).
Should I just swop it with a 3 rescue and cut my losses or should I suspect a swing problem & persist with the 4 wood (+lessons)? What combo of woods/rescues do you use? (I don't have any problem getting height with other clubs by the way)

 

[TheClaw]

If you don't get on with it or have confidence in it I would replace it. It may well be a swing problem as you say but plenty of pros with great swings carry hybrids.

I could do with a 3 wood but I've got an 18* hybrid and really like it. Remember you can get hybrids from 15 degrees right down so you could get one to replace a 3 or 4 wood easy enough.

 

[Imurg]

This may be a technique issue - theoretically a fairway wood should fly high due to the weighting and centre of gravity. I've had a G10 4 wood and didn't have any issues getting the ball in the air. The fact that you can get the ball on the air with other clubs makes me think a swing problem is to blame - not my department !!

When they get here I'm gong to have.15* 3 wood (Tit910) combined with a 910 hybrid of 19* and then onto the 4i hybrid.....

 

[Region3]

The shaft can also affect how well your swing gets the ball in the air.

Do you have the same shaft in any of your other clubs?