The shallower face always looks much more pleasing behind a golf ball. It's very important because if you look at the fairway wood and feel like you must "help to lift it" then it's not the right club for you. The Jailbreak technology Callaway has been using for a while has been put into this one too.
The technology does add a few yards as I experienced with my Epic 3 wood which goes for miles. But what we're looking for is forgiveness and with a nice face right around the sweet spot, the Epic Max gives you a large surface area to hit the ball.
If you're into changing the weights underneath, you can switch them back nd forth for more or less spin or higher or lower ball flights. The range of fairway woods is extensive int he Epic Max range and if you're looking for a REALL secret weapon, the famous Heaven Wood from Callaway a 7 Wood is the ultimate and most unspoken-of hero in any golf bag.
The Max uses a CC head with V Steel in the sole for smoother turf interaction and forgiveness when making contact with the ground. Where the SIM 2 Max wins for forgiveness is not limited to the strike.
The look of the matte finished crown with the much-more-pleasing-on-the-eye chalky grey line helps to align the face. On top of the alignment, the lighter grey color helps to frame the ball without looking intimidating to get the ball airborne. The range of fairway woods also wins because there are a variety of lofts to choose from and not limited to the standard 15 and 13 degree options. Once again, the higher the loft and launch, the more fun you're going to have on the course. Nobody wants to send those ground balls down the fairway every shot.
The shape when looking head-on to the face definitely appears to be more of a hybrid shaped face. The sole is much flatter than what you would expect in fairway woods and sits very nicely on the ground behind the ball.
This will help getting the ball off tighter lies like fine-grass fairways and of harder pan ground. It comes in 3, 5 and 7 wood with a 9 wood also included.
But you can adjust the loft only 0. Choose wisely. The club is light but the head is just heavy enough to actually feel it which is important to know where the face is in the swing.
This fairway wood will fit most levels of golfer and is right in line with their drivers Srixon are easily the most unspoken-of top brand on the market. Matsuyama won the Masters with them and I play their irons. This fairway wood is excellent for those approaching the par 4 greens with fairway woods. They are creating some of the best clubs in the market and the ZX range is the improvement on the prior Z and Z clubs.
Srixon don't release new clubs every 6 months like some manufacturers, preferring to actually make impactful changes in their clubs, releasing every couple years. Even though the ZX fairway wood has some offset to, when you place it at address, the face sits nice and square to the ball.
The head has a shiny crown and a more triangular chape than a lot of fairway woods. The fairway woods create a low spin number but couple with a high launch to be able to stop on the greens instead of bounding on. This means longer carries that land at a steeper angle of descent for quicker stops.
This is the first time I can recommend a Titleist wood of any sort. I have never viewed Titleist's clubs as being aimed at the average golfer but this is the first time they've released really easy to hit clubs. Immediately the face is what stands out. It's decorated simply with white lines across the face.
The classic look continues into the clubhead which is a very traditional shape although quite big. This gives it a more "driveresque" feel which covers the ball, giving a dense of confidence. While this club is forgiving, it's going to need a level of skill of a mid handicapper 15 and under to hit, as the feedback from off center hits is clear and you'll known when you haven't hit it well.
It's very easy to hit off the tee and sometimes can be hit low in the face off the fairways. A lot of other fairway woods for a higher handicap are much more forgiving in terms of mis hits and feedback into your hands. That's why I say this TS2 is for slightly more skilled golfers especially if the driver is a trouble club - this works great off the tee.
Once again the 16 or 18 degree loft is going to be ideal for anyone trying to break into the 70's so they can get that all-important go-to club off the tee on tight holes. A lot of press is given to the driver because it's the club everyone wants to hit like Bubba Watson or Dustin Johnson. Drivers take up most of the hype in the marketing campaigns b ut there is the little brother that should be a superstar too For ordinary golfers like you and me, the 3 wood presents an alternative to a driver.
Sometimes we struggle with the driver, slicing it OB or topping it and not even reaching the ladies' tee embarrassing. But enter the 3 wood and we can use it in so many situations:.
Essentially this is a 4 wood loft. This club is going to benefit the majority of players out there. Some golfers are very skilled and with their skill level they can get the ball airborne easily with a low lofted 3 wood. While this is good for them, I want to help the average golfer and the most forgiving 3 wood in my opinion is a 4 wood. This is a tough question.
It all depends on your swing speed, your hitting ability and the loft of the club. This will translate into longer shots. As a slower swinger, you could hit the 16 or 17 degree 3 wood around yards. In the latest installment, we discuss the benefits of hybrids and metalwoods. The modern-day club set goes something like this: driver, fairway wood, hybrid, 3-iron through pitching wedge, sand wedge, lob wedge and a putter.
Your bag may look exactly like that mine almost does , or maybe you carry one more hybrid instead of a 3-iron, or an extra wedge, etc. Same goes for your irons and wedges — they too have distinct characteristics and purposes. When it comes to fairway woods and hybrids, though, things can get complicated — fast. Woods and hybrids sometimes overlap one another in terms of how they are designed to perform.
Should you opt for a high-lofted fairway wood or a low-to-mid loft hybrid? Or, with so many golfers struggling with fairway woods in the first place, and with hybrids seemingly easier to hit — should you even bother carrying woods at all?
To help sort through the clutter, here are a few tips to dial in the perfect fairway wood-hybrid combination for your golf bag. All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by the editorial team. If you buy a linked product, GOLF. Or do you need a club to hit from rough? These are all questions that fairway woods can answer and the following information will describe the differences between them and help you decide which one is right for you.
Having more loft than drivers, fairway woods are easier to hit and can be more accurate. Sometimes a 3 wood in the right hands can easily travel as far and the extra loft makes it more forgiving and easier to hit the fairway. If you plan to use a fairway wood more from the fairway then you need to decide if its main job is just for distance or for approach shots into the green. If it is for the latter, then more than one fairway with higher lofts would be better so that it lands and stops quicker.
Many people would rather hit a high-lofted wood into a green than a 2, 3 or 4-iron. The larger club head of a fairway wood compared to an iron makes it easier to achieve more distance without over-swinging.
As a rough rule of thumb, a 4 wood would replace a 2-iron, a 5 wood the 3-iron, a 7 wood the 4-iron and a 9 wood the 5 iron. If you want to go for glory, there are some holes which are just too long to reach with a drive and a long iron so you will require a fairway wood. If you expect predominately to use the club from the fairway, look for one where the head is fairly shallow.
This will depend on the individual player and what they want from their set. In the main, most people will suit having a driver, then 1 or 2 fairways then 1 or 2 hybrids. The larger heads of the fairways will be more forgiving and send the ball higher as they create more backspin. Fairways are better from the fairway and the tee. The hybrids will be better from the rough as the smaller heads will get the ball out of uneven and bad lies more easily. Look at the courses you play and the distances you need to reach and pick a combination of lofts and club to meet those needs.
Although not as popular as in drivers some manufacturers are now offering adjusability in fairway woods to allow players the ability to customise the club to fit their swing and conditions. Most of the adjustability contained within these fairway woods can be broken down into three aspects.
Players are able to adjust the loft of their fairway wood using an adjustable hosel. Loft adjustments are made by removing a screw in the heel, connecting the shaft to the clubhead, and replacing it to a predetermined setting.
This allows the loft of the club to be increased or decreased typically by up to 4 or 5 degrees. Changing the loft of the fairway wood will also change the lie, that is the angle of the shaft to the ground at address. Changing the lie will have some impact on horizontal ball flight.
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