So funny. I do not 9wood but I have a buddy who get one a decade or so ago. Hand me down from his step dad I think. He was deadly on 350 yard +/- holes going 9w-9w on 2 shots. Best golf he ever played. It was awesome.
9 wood - dare you?
What would it replace?
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For him? Prob just give him something from like 150. He is nearly 80 now and doesn’t have the speed for mid/long irons.
That’s cool. I was wondering where it would fit in your club progression.
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For me… yeah great question. I’d guess it would be like a really high flying 4/5 iron. I’ve lost my appetite for hybrids (left miss), so I can see the potential of a 9 wood. I think the real question is one of ball flight and overall utility and accuracy. At my home course, at times I play events from the white tees and often end up in the 210/220 type range on the par 5s. Being able to softly land one into a par 5 from 220ish could be useful.
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My dad apparently found this in the basement and has been hitting it for a couple of weeks. I took a swing with it and while I didn’t hit it on the screws, the flight and results were actually really good.
I have the DS Adapt Max 9 wood and love it. It replaced a Darkspeed 5 hybrid in the bag. I've asked both @Master Yagley and @DR for an 11 wood i'm liking the 9 wood so much. I'm a big fan of fairway woods, hit them better than hybrids and long irons.
You're not making this any easier on me. Is yours a Paradym or Smoke?
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Ahh, I thought were there earlier.
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I meant at the GD the Smoke or Paradym year, can't communicate clearly this morning apparently.
Had a 9 wd and cut down the shaft over an inch. Better. But now I prefer hybrids - shorter shaft, smaller but forgiving head.
But give it a shot if it fits - I would cut the shaft down from standard length.
But give it a shot if it fits - I would cut the shaft down from standard length.
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I have a 9-wood. Not sure I understand the "risk" involved. Can't remember their names, but a few professionals on the PGAT and DPWT carry 9-woods.
If it fits your gaps and you can hit with some consistency, then go for it. I would not care if it were called a wonky-wood. If it works it works.
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Was just a bit of a cheeky reference to bag vanity.
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Of course. I just did that. I put a nine wood in my bag. It's come in handy several times already. It's taking the place of my 4 hybrid.
Not opposed to something that might help. The trend is for higher lofted fw’s since the 3 wood seems stupid now between shaft length and launch being more of a mini driver without the name. I haven’t seriously hit one to look and see what it would replace but the time will come.
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9w in my bag and have played some form of a 9 wood for more than 20 years.
Played the original Callaway Steelhead 9w with a DGX100 Lite steel shaft but have switched to a Ping G440 9w with a Kuro Kage XT 80g shaft.
It’s like a 200 yard PW. It just goes high and straight. I play it anywhere from 185-200 yards.
I am trying a Callaway Mavrik Max 11w with the same shaft and it is the same loft as the G440 but I shafts it up 1 1/2” shorter as I’m tryying to cover 170-185 yards gap in my bag as my 6i is a love hate relationship.
The Mavrik 11w is going up against a Titleist GT1 6H with a Steelfiber 115 shaft and the 6i.
Played the original Callaway Steelhead 9w with a DGX100 Lite steel shaft but have switched to a Ping G440 9w with a Kuro Kage XT 80g shaft.
It’s like a 200 yard PW. It just goes high and straight. I play it anywhere from 185-200 yards.
I am trying a Callaway Mavrik Max 11w with the same shaft and it is the same loft as the G440 but I shafts it up 1 1/2” shorter as I’m tryying to cover 170-185 yards gap in my bag as my 6i is a love hate relationship.
The Mavrik 11w is going up against a Titleist GT1 6H with a Steelfiber 115 shaft and the 6i.
If it made me better and lowred my scores, sure. I’m alread thinking about replacing my 4h with a 7w, so a 9w isn’t much of a leap further.
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Nutin wrong with a 14 way bag , iron covers and a 9 wood and an 11 wood in the bag.
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Close to purging my 5w from my bag in favor of a 2 iron so probably not on the 9w