What is best from rough/bunkers,5 wood or 3 hybrid?

[Deke]

Hello friends,I am in sore need of a club between my 3 wood and 4 iron.So far I can't make up my mind between a Cleveland Launcher 3 hybrid and a Nike Dymo2 5 wood.I need this club for long fairway bunker shots,long shots out the rough,and sometimes off the tee.Can a fairway be used from bunkers? Will the wood go further? Which will be suited to tee shots? Please help,any comments appreciated as usual!

 

[Imurg]

Yes, Yes and both!

I've got the Launcher 3i as well as the 4 wood and they both go a mile. I think a 5 wood might still leave a big gap to the 4 iron so I'd say the 3i would be the route to go. The launcher is easy to use from anywhere!

 

[USER1999]

I haven't tried a 5w from a bunker, and would guess it is an aquired skill. A 3 hybrid might be ok, but I normally use a 5i, which I can pretty much guarantee will go about 170 out of a bunker, if it will clear the lip. Any thing longer is a risk, it may only go 50 yards, and that isn't a trade off I am willing to make.

I would say the 3 hybrid would be better from the rough, but the 5w would be longer in general.

Defo 5w from a tee, but tee it low.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I carry both a 5w (for tee shots on several par 3's and a couple of 2nd shots) and a 3h (distance out of light rough, several tee shots, position on par 5's). Both would get me out of a fairway bunker given a level lie and a flat face but I doubt I'd risk either in competitive play. I tend to find if I'm in a fairway bunker its best to take your medicine and try and leave a favourite distance in and hope to get it close and one putt