After making a change in my bag, I now carry a G410 5W (set at 16.5*), and a Launcher Halo 3h (19*). The hybrid has always had a spot in my bag, but I swapped out a 3W for the 5W.
Uh-oh, I'm 41...couple of years left before that is an issue in that case!Heavenwood. I'm 43 and need helpgetting it upwith elevation
Not arguing that. But, a 5w is going to be easier to hit at lower swing speeds for the vast majority of amateurs.Well that's the other side. Though it's easier than a 3i, you still need the swing speed to take advantage. I do think, just by the fact we are all on a golf message board, we self select for being better golfers with higher swing speed than Joe schmoe on the course.
Agree 100%Not arguing that. But, a 5w is going to be easier to hit at lower swing speeds for the vast majority of amateurs.
I am playing a 5wd again and for the first time in a long time, I have one I can trust... a TM M4. I used to fight the 5wd ballooning and I've really taken to the HZRDUS Black 75g, 6.0 that I have in it. The only issue is it's fairly light. So.... I picked up an 85g, 6.5 that I'm gonna put in it soon. I think it'll be a heck of a combo.On Tour it’s almost always a 5-wood, but for amateurs around here (myself included) it almost always seems to be a 18-19 degree 3-Hy in that spot.
Where do you fall, and why?
I love my current 19 hybrid, but I’m wondering if I’m missing something not playing. 5-wood again.
I had never played a 5-wood before getting this one for the MC. I am getting pretty similar distance between this and the Ping G410 3-hybrid, but I am getting more consistency from the 3 hybrid. For me, I am able to keep the hybrid down and not balloon the ball. I am hitting some high bombs with the 5, but there is a major left hook lurking in that club that I don't have in the hybrid. I think a shaft change in the 5-wood could give that one the edge as a high shot has so much utility with all the trees and corners I face on the local courses. Fun to have both.On Tour it’s almost always a 5-wood, but for amateurs around here (myself included) it almost always seems to be a 18-19 degree 3-Hy in that spot.
Where do you fall, and why?
I love my current 19 hybrid, but I’m wondering if I’m missing something not playing. 5-wood again.