Equipment
Forum Thread of the Day: “Gapping between 4-iron and 3-wood”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from b.mattay who is on the hunt for a club to fill his yardage between his 3-wood and 4-iron. B.mattay hasn’t found a hybrid or 3-iron that he’s entirely satisfied with yet, and our members have been dishing out their advice and suggestions to him in the forum thread.
Here are a few posts from the thread but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- Z1ggy16: “I’d pick a high launching 5w and play it -.5 or .75”. F9 with the rails at 18* might fit the bill as a good all-rounder. Maybe not great off the tee for distance, but gets out of the rough with the rails, and should hold most greens.”
- chiva: “Ping G410 hybrid adjusted open and flat?”
- cardoustie: “Get the Cally apex 20 … very anti-left and iron like.”
- uglande: “I love playing a 7 wood — money out of the rough and hitting into greens. I just ordered the Titleist TS2 version but last year played with the 917 F2, which sits square and has the adjustability to dial it in so that it gives you a good trajectory without ballooning. I also use a low-launch shaft for this reason. Lots of guys on tour play 7-woods (Charles Howell, Kevin Mitchell, Miguel Angel Jimenez) in part because some of the manufacturers make more players versions of these clubs, unlike the sky-ball launchers of the past. You obviously hit driver a long way. I would think you could hit into a lot of par 5s with 7 wood.
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
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Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms
Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80
Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105
Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Travis
Mar 26, 2019 at 5:04 pm
This gap always gives me trouble when trying to build my bag. I’ve finally settled on the best for my game. I use a Callaway 5-wood mainly because their adjustable hosel is the best in the business. I’ll either put it to 19* or 20* depending on how hot the wood is, and it always gaps perfectly between my 23* 4i and 3wood. I’ll also buy the Callaway 3W in 13.5* and loft it up as need be for gapping as well.
Alex
Mar 26, 2019 at 4:48 pm
19 degree 815 gbb 90% of the time
19 degree TMB 10% of the time