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RE: THE PERFECT SET - 05/11/12 6:09:21 AM
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sdandrea1
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ORIGINAL: scotts33
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ORIGINAL: sdandrea1
I played with 9 clubs yesterday for the 1st time (after prompting by Mr. Minimalist Scotts33). My loft gaps were:
10.5 driver to 24 hybrid = 13.5
24H to 30.5 6i = 13.5
30.5 6i to 38 8i = 7.5
38 8i to 42 9i = 4
42 91 to 46 W = 4
46 W to 50 UW = 4
50 UW to 54 SW = 4
Only consistency is in the scoring clubs - it worked out well as I shot what I 'normally' shoot and did not really notice the missing 4 clubs.
Truth be told majority of players midcap to highcap can't hit a 13, 14, 15, 16 degree frwy club. From my experience as a club fitter/maker most don't make consistent contact til we get to 17* or more. Why carry a frwy wood that you continually miss hit? Think about how many times you make consistent contact off the turf with one of these....now from the tee I understand it but not a tight lie on the turf.
because of that I quit carrying 3 woods YEARS ago. I have found that my wife's old 17 degree square Adams A3OS '3' wood is very EZ for me to hit, so I usually carry it. Yesterday, I didn't miss it tho and I only used the 4H for 2nd shots on the 5 pars. It was plenty. I just ordered a LaJolla fairway head - - it's a 20 degree ladies 5/7 wood (I assume it;s weighted like a '6' wood - I'll find out when it arrives so I can trim the shaft correctly). Anyway, I have hopes that it might be a better gap filler between the Driver and the 6 iron. I also ordered a LaJolla 12 degree driver head that I'm going to shaft with a Aldila VooDoo senior flex. Experiments abound!
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PING: K15 driver, G5 7W, Rapture 5H, G15 irons 6 - SW, Craz-e Putter, TF Gamer
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RE: THE PERFECT SET - 05/11/12 6:26:41 AM
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scotts33
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because of that I quit carrying 3 woods YEARS ago. I have found that my wife's old 17 degree square Adams A3OS '3' wood is very EZ for me to hit, so I usually carry it. Yesterday, I didn't miss it tho and I only used the 4H for 2nd shots on the 5 pars.
Lots of the time I go from 11* driver (use 11* because of my + AofA and 14* launch angle don't need more loft) to a 20* Wishon 730CL Long Frwy. I don't miss a lower lofted frwy unless I am on a course with long par 3's of 200 yards and more and I can tee it up.
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RE: THE PERFECT SET - 05/11/12 6:30:50 AM
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NiftyNiblick
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From: New England
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ORIGINAL: scotts33
Truth be told majority of players midcap to highcap can't hit a 13, 14, 15, 16 degree frwy club. From my experience as a club fitter/maker most don't make consistent contact til we get to 17* or more.
Prior to the jacking of lofts in the mid-eighties or whenover, almost nobody bagged a fairway wood with less than 17° loft.
These are the lofts actually stamped on my early eighties Taylormade "Pittsburgh Persimmon" 1st generation metalwood set:
Driver: 12°
3-wood: 17°
4-wood: 20°
5-wood: 23°
The OEMs call 23° a NINE-wood now.
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RE: THE PERFECT SET - 05/13/12 10:55:26 PM
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Christian P
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I have 2 bags with 4-PW,SW,LW Great Big Bertha's tu-ti irons.
One has a Geek DCT 12 driver, DCT 5 & 7 woods.
The other has a 9 degree FT-i driver, 13 degree FT-i driver, and a FT-i 3 wood.I can hit the 13 degree driver out of the first cut rough. Its a great club.
I have the Geek bag for walking a course or for travel. The FT-i bag is a cart bag and status here in PA mostly.
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