Today from the Forums, we look at a discussion on switching out a 3-wood for a hybrid. WRXer, jnardelean19 current setup includes “2 Ping G410 hybrids one down to 15.5, and one at 19 degrees that is .5 inch short” and our members have been discussing the choice to ditch the 3-wood in our forums.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- Kale_m: “Had the same setup. G410 turned down to 15.5. I hit it really well. But I missed my 3w. Just love a pure 3w. 3w fits my gap a bit better.”
- luckypolk: “I plan on doing this exact thing this season and for the same reason. I’m too steep with the long 3 wood and shallowing out the swing is much easier said than done. I don’t exactly struggle with distance so I’ll be fine minus the 3 wood. It’ll really only be used for tight par fours and to chase one up the fairway on par fives, effectively the same reasons anyone would use a 3 wood, just more……effectively lol.”
- gsrjc: “I’ve always played two hybrids because I couldn’t hit a 3 wood. I had two 816 Titleist hybrids at 16 and 19 degrees. However, I recently tried last years 3/4 wood from cobra, and it seemed to work for me. This was tested on Trackman, but I haven’t tried it outside yet. That will be the real test.”
- MtlJeff: “It really depends on course setup too. I was a member at a course once where you could hit driver on most par 4’s and 5’s, and the Par 5’s were reachable with less than hybrid, or totally unreachable. So the entire time I was there, I never used a 3 wood, always had a 16-17 degree hybrid that was a lot more versatile. At my course now i have a lot of doglegs that require 3 woods, and par 5’s i need 3 wood to reach. I’ve done both; overall if I don’t know a course, I prefer to go in with 3 wood. I hate not being able to reach things I could otherwise reach.”