Seriously, favourite club in the bag. Unfortunately, I also keep falling for one after another. There are so many good ones out there and I want to hit them all. The one in my bag now is a Taylormade 200 and I don't know that there is anything better. However, there are plenty that are just as good. Callaway Steelhead (the original, not the plus), Taylormade Burner Bubble2, Cleveland QuadPro, Orlimar Trimetal, Trimetal Plus and especially the Hip Steel. The 14 degree Hip Steel is easy enough to hit off turf because it has a fairly shallow face, but is much easier to hit off a tee because it is deeper than the original Trimetal. I fly my driver 250, I fly the Hip Steel 240 so it is a valid choice off any tee. The Taylormade is in the bag for a while now though. It is almost as long as the Hip Steel, and has the same satisfying sound and feel, but it is easier to line up because of the 2 parallel lines on the top. I have a tendency to set my woods open at address, and the lines on the top help prevent that. Highly recommended.
One thing you definitely want to pay attention to is the shaft. A good graphite shaft is fine, but don't disregard steel. You'll probably give up about 5 yards with steel, but that would only be from your best shot with graphite. In the meantime, you may find that steel is more consistent especially if you go to 42 1/2 inches instead of 43.
Seriously, favourite club in the bag. Unfortunately, I also keep falling for one after another. There are so many good ones out there and I want to hit them all. The one in my bag now is a Taylormade 200 and I don't know that there is anything better. However, there are plenty that are just as good. Callaway Steelhead (the original, not the plus), Taylormade Burner Bubble2, Cleveland QuadPro, Orlimar Trimetal, Trimetal Plus and especially the Hip Steel. The 14 degree Hip Steel is easy enough to hit off turf because it has a fairly shallow face, but is much easier to hit off a tee because it is deeper than the original Trimetal. I fly my driver 250, I fly the Hip Steel 240 so it is a valid choice off any tee. The Taylormade is in the bag for a while now though. It is almost as long as the Hip Steel, and has the same satisfying sound and feel, but it is easier to line up because of the 2 parallel lines on the top. I have a tendency to set my woods open at address, and the lines on the top help prevent that. Highly recommended.
One thing you definitely want to pay attention to is the shaft. A good graphite shaft is fine, but don't disregard steel. You'll probably give up about 5 yards with steel, but that would only be from your best shot with graphite. In the meantime, you may find that steel is more consistent especially if you go to 42 1/2 inches instead of 43.
I only play a 3 wood for distance...I had a shorter steel shaft in two previous 3 woods as well as my current club and switched to graphite (adilia nv 75 s) for length as I can hit my rescue about 230 or so...a bit longer off a tee...my complaint is mainly with the head...if you have seen the face on a bb 04 it is pretty small and convex...apparently it works for some, but I just can't get used to the face shape and my alignment is always off...hit it dead straight right, then the same left...after swinging I find that I was lined up to where the swing went, just couldn't tell when aligning the face! I get plenty of height and would like a wood that I can work...leaning towards the titleist since I have actually hit one before and liked it well enough, but I have heard good things about tour edge exotics as well...I live in a city where club demos are rare, and when it happens it comprises only a few select brands (mizuno, titleist, callaway, cobra and a couple of others)...interested about the component heads...any hints as to where to start as I have never looked at component parts? Thanks for all the input...
October 31st, 2006, 01:53 AM
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