luvagoodshot
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I use to see quite a few people who would carry and use a 7 wood. What is the reason why I don't see them any more?
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I have both a 7 and 9 wood. I find they go higher and are longer than the commensurate hybrid.
I use to see quite a few people who would carry and use a 7 wood. What is the reason why I don't see them any more?
I still have a 9W - I don't currently bag it, but it's a great club to use on those short par 3's of around 140 yds. A golf partner of mine use to carry a nice 7W and it was easy to hit and produced some very good results. I use to bag a Callaway Big Bertha 7 wood until this year, it was a really nice club but I didn't use it often enough to warrant it taking up room in my bag.
Definitely an option more golfers should look at. High lofted woods are easier to hit than long irons. The only thing is that hybrids have definitely eaten into the market of 5 woods and up leaving 7 woods to be a very rare option.
Hole #6 at Brea Creek - my nemesis. See the creek and bridge in the right background. That’s the direction of the green. This was the first time ever using my new 7 wood. And though it didn’t go quite as planned it ended up being one of my best shots on that hole.
I’ve put at least two sleeves of balls in that part of the creek this year.
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A 7 wood is competing with a hybrid for most people. A 7 wood for most is probably slightly better off a flat fairway lie and off the tee box than a hybrid, but only very slightly. The problem is all the other shots you can hit with a hybrid that you cannot hit with a fairway wood. Punches, out of the rough, knockdowns, etc. A hybrid is far more versatile due to it's length and profile. Also for the golfer who struggles with a slice a hybrid is far more accurate for them than a fairway wood is.