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I have the regular core model and I’ve never played a 5 wood as shallow as this.
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The Elyte X is shallower than the core. It messes with you. But once you figure out the tee height it just gets up and goes.I have the regular core model and I’ve never played a 5 wood as shallow as this.
Just a smidge above the ground does it for me
That’s where I’m at. On the sim, it’s the #1 birtee. Which is “barely off the ground”.
You can’t really hit up on the x. So that makes the swing ultra consistent and I think that is way it’s been so successful for me
Starting to really come into the feel of the Ti. Didn’t get too many opportunities to use it during my last round Friday at Geneva National, but already am mapping out in my head which holes I’ll be able to for sure play it tomorrow in league.
On the range Friday, it was straight shot after straight shot. Feel and sound are so damn good on this club.
On the range Friday, it was straight shot after straight shot. Feel and sound are so damn good on this club.
What would be benefits/drawbacks of 3HL +1 vs a 5w -1?
Fwy as long as it can be a TD model.
I don't have numbers to support but you can tell on mishits on the course that it's there by how far the ball still goes.
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Higher... not up on a pedestal
My apologies, maybe should have prefaced that with positive AOA or in same relation to head height and ball position like driver.
My example from this past Saturday...Par5 second shot, had 285 to the green so used the Elyte 3HL (at -1) for an ideal distance to the elbow of a dogleg left. Couldn't see the target zone because there was a rise that I had to hit over. I miss hit the shot, hitting the ball low on the face, the ball came out low and barely made it over the rise. To my surprise the ball made it to an area of the dogleg that left me a decent shot to the green. The ball went 230yrds, on a low on the face miss hit!
I hit about 2 inches behind the ball with the three wood and it still go out there about 180. Really impressive stuff.
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I have not had time to get out the past couple of weeks due to travel. Going to find time to sneak out this week either to the range or get in nine or maybe 18.
no issues. I'll try anything to get @Dougie numbers.Higher... not up on a pedestal
My apologies, maybe should have prefaced that with positive AOA or in same relation to head height and ball position like driver.
same. I that my "stock 3 wood".
It's funny as on friday night in my 3 wood shootout, on the chart you could see a bunch of balls in the 210-225 range, then a second set of fat shots that were all sitting at 170-185. There was nothing in between.
The 3HL head size is a little bigger vs the 5w head, but with a 5w shaft (literally put my old 5w shaft into the 3HL head) - a touch more forgiving than a 5w but a little easier to control than a 3w. I need launch and spin, so going lower loft doesn't help me. I was playing a 5w turned down slightly before this, and wanted to try it going with the + lofted 3hl instead. My main miss is heel side, and I think the 3hl head with the Ai face and tungsten gives a little more forgiveness to that vs the old 5w.
Who won the shoot out?
see my post a page or two back now. The balls were all on top of each other. There was no clear winner distance wise. The Elyte X went higher and thus lander higher descent angle (less rollout), wheres the Ti was lower and had more roll out. Flip a coin.
Yesterday I took some more swings with the Ti and Elyte X from the tee. The Ti is definitely the winner there, and had some 240-ish shots vs 225 or so from the Elyte X. It makes it tough to decide.
I like the feel from the Elyte X better, and honeslty think I hit it better from off the deck. But my main course requires a couple tee shots that cannot go farther than 225-230 ish or you are in the creek that cuts across the middle of the course. Either stop short (225), or have to carry 245. It's a tough distance for me.
The Ti 5 Wood is money though. Lofted up to 19 degrees and it's a 200-205 yard carry club all day.
My gut feeling is to just stick with the Elyte X 3 Wood, and the Ti 5 Wood. It may be course dependent or how I roll out of bed decision though.
I had the same bag duel as you. The anti right off the deck with the x was the winner even though it was not as hot as the TI.
good point. I am seeing the same "anti leaky slice" trend with the X. When I lose the Ti, it can get bad.
Speed training has be back to hitting the fade/slice so I’m going to take the x all day.
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Finding a 3w that I can trust off tee, deck, and most importantly, when I need to find a fairway, is not an easy task. So, when I do find a 3w that checks all those boxes, I know it's a special club, which the Elyte TD certainly is. Knowing that I don't need a perfect swing to get a great result with the Elyte TD has been a huge boost to my confidence with the 3w. Where the Elyte stands out is when I miss it low on the face. The low miss is one of my tendencies and I have been bailed out many times. I've seen positive result after positive results on swings where I don't think I've necessarily deserved them based on how low the contact was on the face.
As someone who was already comfortable hitting a fairway wood off the turf, I was surprised by how smooth and easy contact is off the deck with the Elyte. I have not experienced any of the twisting or skidding I would expect from less-than-ideal lies or strike. I would strongly recommend the Elyte fairway to be the first place someone looks if you have issues hitting a fairway wood off the deck or find yourself hitting that shot multiple times per round.
I would also recommend the Elyte fairway for someone who, like me, uses less than driver off the tee a handful of times per round. The Elyte TD does an incredible job of keeping the spin low, provides a flat trajectory, and has enough forgiveness where it not intimidating to hit when the pressure is on.
As someone who was already comfortable hitting a fairway wood off the turf, I was surprised by how smooth and easy contact is off the deck with the Elyte. I have not experienced any of the twisting or skidding I would expect from less-than-ideal lies or strike. I would strongly recommend the Elyte fairway to be the first place someone looks if you have issues hitting a fairway wood off the deck or find yourself hitting that shot multiple times per round.
I would also recommend the Elyte fairway for someone who, like me, uses less than driver off the tee a handful of times per round. The Elyte TD does an incredible job of keeping the spin low, provides a flat trajectory, and has enough forgiveness where it not intimidating to hit when the pressure is on.
I've talked a lot about my triple diamond 3 wood and how much I love it...this led me to add the 5 wood. I have always been somewhat of a revolving door in this spot...driving irons have lived there, most recently it was the UW which I was pretty happy with, but with the love of the 3 wood I figured a 5 wood might be a good play.
I am so damn happy I added this club. Let's go through the stand out points for me:
-The ease of launch - we have seen it time and time again from folks testing the 3 wood and others who own multiples, but it needs to be mentioned how easy it is to get this thing high.
-The shape and design make me feel like I can draw this if I need to - I fade every shot, just how I've grown into my swing...but when I need a draw off a tee I feel like I can fall back to this club and do it. I struggle to do it consistently with driver and even 3 wood, but this one I feel like when I need it, it's there.
-The mid flight bunt off the tee - sometimes under pressure on a shorter hole you just need to find the FW...I had always relied on either a driver iron or a 4 iron to do this but sometimes you just can't create enough ball speed to give yourself a decent number in...not anymore! I am falling in love with this shot where I move it back in my stance a touch and have an abbreviated follow through and just try and hit a mid flight cut down the right side. It's something I can go to when I need it and I just need to find a FW or put myself in a decent spot on a shorter hole. For someone who sometimes loses confidence with driver this is so nice to have in the bag.
Excited to keep using this, but wanted to mention some highlights out of the gates.
I am so damn happy I added this club. Let's go through the stand out points for me:
-The ease of launch - we have seen it time and time again from folks testing the 3 wood and others who own multiples, but it needs to be mentioned how easy it is to get this thing high.
-The shape and design make me feel like I can draw this if I need to - I fade every shot, just how I've grown into my swing...but when I need a draw off a tee I feel like I can fall back to this club and do it. I struggle to do it consistently with driver and even 3 wood, but this one I feel like when I need it, it's there.
-The mid flight bunt off the tee - sometimes under pressure on a shorter hole you just need to find the FW...I had always relied on either a driver iron or a 4 iron to do this but sometimes you just can't create enough ball speed to give yourself a decent number in...not anymore! I am falling in love with this shot where I move it back in my stance a touch and have an abbreviated follow through and just try and hit a mid flight cut down the right side. It's something I can go to when I need it and I just need to find a FW or put myself in a decent spot on a shorter hole. For someone who sometimes loses confidence with driver this is so nice to have in the bag.
Excited to keep using this, but wanted to mention some highlights out of the gates.