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Hi. I've done quite a bit of searching here and elsewhere, but have had a bit of trouble finding this particular information. In short, what's a list of fairway woods (let's say 3W) that have a COR of .830 for the head?
I understand that there's more to distance that COR and that more of this has to do with shaft length, overall weight, shaft fitment, shaft weight, counter balancing, spin properties of the head and weight placement in the head. This isn't to say that these things aren't important. They're critically important, but I think they vary from player to player and will be tied to the individual fitment. They'll also come down a bit to personal preference, ball flight, swing speed of the individual, etc..
The COR of the face on the other hand is the COR of the face. With all the recent threads about potentially using a strong 3 wood off the tee, it seems like a very salient question. If one is getting a strong 3, then it'd seem to make sense to get one with a face as hot as a driver.
I'll start. Here's the fairway wood heads that I've found to have a COR of .830:
- Tour Edge XCG3
- Tour Edge XCG4
- Tour Edge XCG5
These have been verified by Tour Edge. I'd suspect their CB lines do as well, but I don't know how far back that would go and don't have verification from them.
If possible, please avoid posting comments like "I've hit this and it has a really hot face." If you've hit something and do think that, please see if you can run down verification of the actual COR with the manufacturer. Even if it doesn't meet .830, then it'd be interesting to post the actual number. I think it's very telling for a comment like "I felt like club X was extremely hot, but it has a COR of .826."
I think the results will be very interesting. Can things like the velocity slots really make a difference? Is a TI version of a club really hotter than a stainless? Can design make up for more advanced materials? This is a way to potentially cut through the marketing a bit.
Thank in advance for your help! I think it could be valuable to our community.
I understand that there's more to distance that COR and that more of this has to do with shaft length, overall weight, shaft fitment, shaft weight, counter balancing, spin properties of the head and weight placement in the head. This isn't to say that these things aren't important. They're critically important, but I think they vary from player to player and will be tied to the individual fitment. They'll also come down a bit to personal preference, ball flight, swing speed of the individual, etc..
The COR of the face on the other hand is the COR of the face. With all the recent threads about potentially using a strong 3 wood off the tee, it seems like a very salient question. If one is getting a strong 3, then it'd seem to make sense to get one with a face as hot as a driver.
I'll start. Here's the fairway wood heads that I've found to have a COR of .830:
- Tour Edge XCG3
- Tour Edge XCG4
- Tour Edge XCG5
These have been verified by Tour Edge. I'd suspect their CB lines do as well, but I don't know how far back that would go and don't have verification from them.
If possible, please avoid posting comments like "I've hit this and it has a really hot face." If you've hit something and do think that, please see if you can run down verification of the actual COR with the manufacturer. Even if it doesn't meet .830, then it'd be interesting to post the actual number. I think it's very telling for a comment like "I felt like club X was extremely hot, but it has a COR of .826."
I think the results will be very interesting. Can things like the velocity slots really make a difference? Is a TI version of a club really hotter than a stainless? Can design make up for more advanced materials? This is a way to potentially cut through the marketing a bit.
Thank in advance for your help! I think it could be valuable to our community.
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