utility club replacement for irons

[rapper]

I use Ping G2 high loft irons which utility should i replace my 4 iron and 3 iron with?i have a ben sayer 7 wood and 5 wood are they the right replacements ?thanks in anticipation for your help,i am relatively new commer 20handicap

 

[theeaglehunter]

if I read your post correctly then no they are not correct replacements, a 5 wood would be the replacement for a 2iron as far as I know. And are you asking which utility club you should purchase or what loft/number? Because if its the latter then you simply want number 3 and 4 utilities.

Not sure whether this is what your looking for, but hope it helps.

 

[RGuk]

This was my reply last time.

"7 wood and 3 (21-ish) hybrid will hit the same distance approx.

The wood will generally have a degree or two more loft but a longer shaft by a bit. The rescues are a little easier to control and certainly better out of grassy (non fairway) lies.

In general terms the thinking is something along these lines

2I, 2H, 5wood about the same
3I, 3H, 7wood about the same
4I, 4H, 9wood about the same

BUT, the truth is, an average player will probably do better (a few yards) with the hybrid/rescue or metal wood.

Ball should be placed a little forward (towards left foot, for a right hander) of middle, but not as far as Driver.

Horses for courses with most of this information. I'm poor with long irons off the deck (fine off the tee, even have a 2I) so my 3I goes 175-180, 3H might get to 185 and 7wood possibly 190. Depends on your swing."

 

[HomerJSimpson]

You will undoubtedly find a utility easier to hit than a 5 or 7 wood. If possible I'd get out on the range and try all them different makes of hybrid and wood and see what suits your swing best.

 

[RGuk]

In the old days before rescue/utility/hybrids, the 7 wood was known as the gentleman's persuader...

"Often described as the 'gentleman's persuader' the 7-wood won a legion of fans with its seemingly limitless capacity to get the ball airborne from virtually any lie, anywhere on the course. It also came in handy for those days when you just can't get a 4 or 5-iron to do what you want."

I remember players binning their 3 and 4 irons and just having a 7 wood (plus 1,3,5). Reality is that 5 iron distance is more likely a 9 wood distance.

I could potentialy play with this for good distance choices

Driver, 3W, 5W, 3H, 9W and then 5-SW......and have done so just an experiment.....

As a short hitter, ignoring the driver off the deck, this would give me something like 215,200,185,170 yds