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Making room in the bag?

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duncan mackie said:
I've been watching this thread with a mixture of amusement and confusion.

On the basis of what you have posted, if you got down in an average of 3 shots from 100yds you would be off 18 easily; slam dunk.

Suggest you start with this as an objective before bringing it down to a 2 shot target!
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another mental issue.. unrealistic targets lol
 
the 3 wood goes.

Chances are you hit the 5 wood just about the same distance and it's easier to use from the fairway.
 
I only have 13 clubs in my bag. I could do with something that was about 16/17 degrees I suppose if you just look at the gaps. However, in a practical sense, it is not required as the 3 wood is the club for everything long and the next club down goes about 220 yards. I am not accurate or good enough to need something between the two.

If someone at Ping reads this and wants to give me a 17 degree i25 hybrid with a stiff shaft though, I do have the space. :)

If I was to drop a club, it would not be a 3 wood. No way. Essential for all golfers in my view.
 
Snelly said:
I only have 13 clubs in my bag. I could do with something that was about 16/17 degrees I suppose if you just look at the gaps. However, in a practical sense, it is not required as the 3 wood is the club for everything long and the next club down goes about 220 yards. I am not accurate or good enough to need something between the two.

If someone at Ping reads this and wants to give me a 17 degree i25 hybrid with a stiff shaft though, I do have the space. :)

If I was to drop a club, it would not be a 3 wood. No way. Essential for all golfers in my view.
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After my last range trip would be a 5 iron dropped personally. The 4 hybrid goes as far but better flight and easier to hit. Not as confident with with the 5 iron.
 
I went out today.. a Par 67 course near myself to play my first round with my new irons and have some indication what clubs to ditch

results would be ditch the 5 Iron and 3 Hybrid.. I actually used the 3 wood off the deck and was quite useful. 5 wood is too useful to every get out the bag.. was my go to club today.. had a 130 yard par 3.. normally id take an 8 iron but the wind was so bad I took the 5 wood and placed it on the centre of the green (island green surrounded by a lake)

walked off with my personal best score.. 88 so 21 over par with 32 putts and 43 points (if playing off my society 28 handicap.. 41 points off my handicap I worked out online)

Some course management was best today.. did a few cracking shots with the lob wedge out the rough (its earned its place in the bag) but 2 of my best scoring holes I took my 8 iron one I bumped into within 1 foot and another kept low under a tree from 50 yards half swing tracked the pin to within 1 inch lol

feel very good following

specially because for the most I thought I played rather poor!

Ive entered the card into my online handicap tracker apparently puts me off 23.4 now.. however golfshot with its auto working out says 28 still?
 
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Snelly said:
I only have 13 clubs in my bag. I could do with something that was about 16/17 degrees I suppose if you just look at the gaps. However, in a practical sense, it is not required as the 3 wood is the club for everything long and the next club down goes about 220 yards. I am not accurate or good enough to need something between the two.

If someone at Ping reads this and wants to give me a 17 degree i25 hybrid with a stiff shaft though, I do have the space. :)

If I was to drop a club, it would not be a 3 wood. No way. Essential for all golfers in my view.
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Curious why you think a 3 Wood is essential to all golfers?

I carry a Driver and a really strongly lofted 5 Wood at 17 degrees it is really a 4 Wood and do not feel I miss out on a three wood at all. If I were to sacrifice a club it would be the 4 Wood as the 3H only comes up 15 yards short and how many greens I am going to hit from 225-230 anyway? I cannot see it making a difference scoring wise.
 
craigstardis1976 said:
Curious why you think a 3 Wood is essential to all golfers?

I carry a Driver and a really strongly lofted 5 Wood at 17 degrees it is really a 4 Wood and do not feel I miss out on a three wood at all. If I were to sacrifice a club it would be the 4 Wood as the 3H only comes up 15 yards short and how many greens I am going to hit from 225-230 anyway? I cannot see it making a difference scoring wise.
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When I was having lessons before my pro left we were talking about 3 woods and he said if I didnt already have one he wouldn't recommend me getting one. a 5 wood is much more useful and 3 woods arent all they are cracked up to be in his opinion.. probably helps he could smash his 200 plus yards every time
 
murphthemog said:
Most pros want this too. Most don't have it either. Be careful of setting your goals too high.
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good point lol, managed it a few times today . rolled to within 1 foot and tap in putt felt good

but your right most of the time was on the green then 2 putt
 
Snelly said:
Because it is the club that goes the furthest from a good lie on the fairway and all golfers need this.
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Can see both ponys of the argument here my old course was very short and I would never need a 3 wood however now I'm on a longer course some of the par 4s and the par 5 defo require a 3 wood
 
How about the second shot into a long par 4 or a long par 3 against the wind ?
A normal 5 wood will just balloon and a 4 iron wont get near it.

Not if they can't hit well it isn't
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Is that not something that can be practiced and improved ?
 
bobmac said:
How about the second shot into a long par 4 or a long par 3 against the wind ?
A normal 5 wood will just balloon and a 4 iron wont get near it.



Is that not something that can be practiced and improved ?
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Of course it can, but today there is plenty of options you can have in your bag that dropping a 3w is not the end of the world. As usual there are a few things that affect this, length of holes / course how often you will actually need the club. If you are Mid - High cappers practicing the short game should gain more than getting great with a 3w from the deck just based on the law of averages
 
I dropped my 3 wood earlier in the year as I was getting the same distance from my 2 hybrid and was hitting the hybrid more consistently. Put the three wood back in the bag recently (actually I was in a rush and thought I had put the 3 hybrid in!). Hit it really well and its now going better than the 2 hybrid so its back to stay for the time being.
 
The more and more I practice down the range the more it looks between the 3 hybrid and the 5 Iron.. in fact id even go down to 13 clubs again and ditch the both of them.. if anything id just keep the 3H in the bag incase I decide to use it.. cant think of many situations id be like man I wish I had a 5 iron right about now
 
Good that you love them.

It is easy - take if from someone who knows. I could do it when I was aged 11 off 22 handicap in 1982 with a Bobby Locke persimmon 3 wood that my grandad gave me.

Still, you know best eh?
 
Snelly said:
Good that you love them.

It is easy - take if from someone who knows. I could do it when I was aged 11 off 22 handicap in 1982 with a Bobby Locke persimmon 3 wood that my grandad gave me.

Still, you know best eh?
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but back in the day the loft on that 3 wood is probably a modern day 5 wood
 
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