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I've had a few Fairway woods come across my path, and they always seem to end up in the extra club pile. Its not that I can't hit them, but I never find a time to use them on the course. Anything I would need to use the woods with, I can do as good as, if not better with my irons. Anyone swear by them?

I'm the same way with wedges too. I have one 56* Wedge, and if its to much loft, I can just open up the face of my PW to a smaller degree. Anyone else the same? Seems like these clubs are just unneccesary added weight to a golf bag.

I am not a big fan of the fairway wood, the only one I have isn't very forgiving, so maybe if I had a newer lower profile one I would like to use it more. Only time I can use them though is either from the tee or if its a very long par 5. So coming off the deck I would rather hit the 3 iron 215 and lay up a bit.

For the wedges, the more the better. I have 4 wedges now and would like to add a 64* and take out one of the irons.

I have a 3-wood but rarely use it to go for par-5's in two. It mostly gets used off the tee to put myself into position on short par-4's or if I really mis-hit a tee shot and need that extra length. I recently picked up a 16* Rescue Mid in which I hit almost as far as the 3-wood, but am more consistent with it. My 5-wood got replaced a long time ago with the other rescue I have. As far as wedges are concerned I carry 3 (PW, 56*, 60*). It's nice having that versitility between the three for various shots. I could get away with the PW & 56* only, but to me I like the ability to control the spin/trajectory with the 60* over the 56*....

I use my fairway woods fairly often for a 2nd shot on par 5s. In particular, one par 5 on my home course has a creek than can be tough to carry with a driver, especially playing from the blues (my league alternates whites and blues), so most players lay up, then have a long 2nd shot to the green. I also use a fairway wood off the tee on a dogleg when I want to play safe instead of trying to cut the corner.

Both clubs are essential if you want to score low. You don't have to have them, but at two courses I play regularly it would be very, very hard to break 80 w/o them.

I'm playing this season w/o a fairway wood and at the end of the season will determine if I can benefit from one or not.

i hate my fairway wood, i just can't hit it. i always end up topping the ball. it stays in the bag most of the time and use a 4i.

i had 3 wedges PW, SW LW (60*) but took out the LW cause i just am not that good of a golfer to use it at this point in time. cost me way too many strokes

Timmy M, you say you can hit a fairway wood, but your irons go as far if not farther, so why use one? That doesn't seem right. Fairway woods are built to go longer than irons - they're heavier, longer length, etc...

I'm not a big hitter, but with good contact I can get a 3-wood out around 230/235 yards from the tee or the fairway. I don't have an iron in my bag that can do that.

Just curious - how long do you hit your irons? Maybe you hit em long enough so you really don't need a fairway wood.

Timmy M, you say you can hit a fairway wood, but your irons go as far if not farther, so why use one? That doesn't seem right. Fairway woods are built to go longer than irons - they're heavier, longer length, etc...

I'm not a big hitter, but with good contact I can get a 3-wood out around 230/235 yards from the tee or the fairway. I don't have an iron in my bag that can do that.

Just curious - how long do you hit your irons? Maybe you hit em long enough so you really don't need a fairway wood. If so, good for you.

Timmy M, you say you can hit a fairway wood, but your irons go as far if not farther, so why use one? That doesn't seem right. Fairway woods are built to go longer than irons - they're heavier, longer length, etc...

I'm not a big hitter, but with good contact I can get a 3-wood out around 230/235 yards from the tee or the fairway. I don't have an iron in my bag that can do that.

Just curious - how long do you hit your irons? Maybe you hit em long enough so you really don't need a fairway wood. If so, good for you.

I'll take the fairway woods every time. I now carry a 3, 7, and 9 wood. They are great for par 3's and give me options from the fairway dependent on lie. I am now able to leave the 3, 4 and 5 irons out of my bag. Results are what count and my game hasn't been in such good shape for a loooong time. Cheers!

My 4 Iron goes about 175 yards on average and I pretty much know where its going to end up at. I try to keep an easy swing with longer irons. The courses I play, I'm USUALLY within 150 yards of the green, so the need for a Fairway wood isn't there. My last wood I had in the bag, was a Knight 7 wood, And I would hit that 175 on an easy swing, but accuracy sucked compared to my 4 iron. I had an Older 5 wood, that wasn't going much farther then the 7 wood. My drives are 275+/- a few yards with my old driver, and If I have an option where it might be to much, I just back off my swing, and i've been able to take my drives down to 200 yards.

I'm thinking I should get a set of fairway woods, and experiment with them on the course, with a 3/5/7. Any reccomendations on a set?

right now I play with a 16* 3w hybrid in the form of a Jmax houdini. I only use it on par 5s, but not so much lately since I spray it around a lot. Strangely enough I'm much more accurate with my driver off of the tee. I have a 'power up' golfsmith 5 w 19* i believe, but I only use it for long par 3 holes, and I've found I can take my 4 iron hybrid, swing for the fences, and hit it just as far.

I struggled with fairway woods in the past myself, tended to hook them badly off the deck. For me the solution was getting a heavier shaft, the least expensive way to do this is look for steel shafts. Since you hit your irons well, I'd try and find a 16-17 degree 4 wood with a steel shaft to match your irons. The extra loft makes them easier to hit of the fairway but still plenty long off the tee. I have had good luck with both Titleist 980f woods and Mizuno MP-001. Both can be found on ebay with steel shafts, usually at a decent price. I currently have a strong 3, 4 and 5 wood Mp-001 and carry them in different combinations depending on the course. A less expensive club but easy to hit is the Orlimar hipsteel with a steel shaft. Another alternative is the Tour Edge Jmax Bazooka irons, I have a 16 degree 2-iron that I can hit 210-225 with a nice low fade.

I like that. I've been playing around with the idea of steel shafted woods. I was playing with my friends Steel Shafted 3 wood last night, Couldn't Slice or hook it to save my life.