Re: What's a good fairway wood?

Well now, that would largely depend on what kind of swing speed and spin numbers you're producing.

There's no point in having a shallow faced and long bodied 3 wood if you have lots of swing speed - the spin would simply kill it.

Re: What's a good fairway wood?

The problem is I don't know my swing speed or anything else like that.

Where can I find it out?

Re: What's a good fairway wood?

For a more general answer see

http://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/images/pdf/48.pdf


for soem reviews

Re: What's a good fairway wood?

You can usually go see a clubfitter and they can put you on some gear to give you the numbers for a small fee (or sometimes even free). Don't trust the sims in the big golf stores.

Re: What's a good fairway wood?

Alright thanks, good idea.

Re: What's a good fairway wood?

What's a good fairway wood?
That's the question of the winter for me.

I hit my five iron (which would have been a 4-iron twenty-five years ago) about 180 yards.

That leaves me with only two fairway shots left in my bag, a well-lofted fairway wood good for about 195 and a longer fairway wood good for about 210. There's nothing left from the deck after that. I hit my driver about 225, a few yards longer if I really crank one.

With plenty of trial and error, I've dialed those two needed fairway woods in pretty well. I want two matching clubs in the following specs:

42½", 55.5° lie, 1° open, 18º loft
42", 56° lie, 1° open, 23° loft.

You wouldn't think that would be so hard--finding two matching woods that meet those metrics. Well forget it. They don't exist.

Zeider can make them for me. The Zeider Absolute is a well made stainless fairway wood, but very low tech--just a hollow metal sculpture similar to, say, an old Titleist PT.

Louisville will make them as well, in persimmon with a heavy keel sole, choice of dished or standard crown. I'd prefer the strength of laminated maple for a fairway wood, but I think they only have solid persimmon.

Not one of the big OEMs has anything close in terms of such a matched pair.

So that's the imminent decision.

Any ideas?

Re: What's a good fairway wood?

hi
i think you should be looking at the type of flight you want from your fairway woods and if you'll hit more fades or draws in a normal round. like N-Niblick what wants a 195 fairway wood but does he want one that flies 185 and runs 10 yards or one that flies 170 and runs 25 yards
if you play a fade you may want a high flying wood that stops quick and if you play a draw something that will fly lower and run more. and you might want a difference in a 2 degrees of loft depending on your type of swing.
a good fairway wood for a fader might not be so good for a player that only hits a draw and he might have to work much harder to get a draw out certain fairway woods.
cheers
bill