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01-10-2005 06:11 PM #1
Fairway Woods Loft
Just wanted a confirmation on standard lofts of fairway woods. 13* strong 3 wood, 15* standard 3 wood, 17* 5 wood, 19* 7 wood ? Anybody who knows for sure and is not guessing like me, I would appreciate it. I am looking at the Titleist fairway woods and they only say lofts.
Thanks
DennyLast edited by dbleber; 01-11-2005 at 06:56 AM. Reason: can't spell!
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01-10-2005 06:46 PM #2
The truth is that there are no "standard" lofts. Every manufacturer does their own thing so you have to average across everyone.
Your 3W numbers are pretty accurate. The 5W and 7W numbers are a little on the strong side.
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01-10-2005 11:04 PM #3
Like JVincent said there is no standard.
Just to let you know. My Taylor Made are as follow:
3 wood -- 15°
5 wood -- 17°7 wood -- 20°
Just trying to help...
Jean-Guy
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01-11-2005 10:27 AM #4
I agree with jvincent - espcecially your 7w figure which seems a little strong. I've seen 5-woods with a 19* loft. Mine is 21* (same as the 3-iron it replaces), and I've seen them anywhere between 20* and 23*.
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01-11-2005 11:21 AM #5Originally Posted by el tigre
A 23* 5 wood? That seems a little bit high. A 5 wood does not replace a 3 iron, thats a hybrid. You should get more distance and higher ball flight from a 5 wood then a 3 iron. I just wanted to know the norm or average lofts of a 3 and 5 wood not lofts that don't make any sense.
Denny
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01-11-2005 03:14 PM #6
I have quite an old 7-wood that is 24 degrees and a 5-wood that I made this year that's 21 degrees. I'm pretty sure both of those would be considered 'weak' by today's standards.
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01-11-2005 03:19 PM #7
You should go to the manufacturer's website to check lofts for a specific club.
Here are the ranges for most modern woods:
Dr - 12* to 7.5*
2w - 12*
3w - 13* to 15*
4w - 16* to 17*
5w - 17* to 20*
7w - 20* to 23*
etc.
You can see that there's some overlap--one manufacturer's 17* club can is considered a 4w while another will consider it a 5w.
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01-11-2005 03:56 PM #8Originally Posted by PowerFade
Denny
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01-11-2005 04:57 PM #9
Your welcome on the ranges.
I can get you a link to the info you're looking for from my home computer. Late tonight or tomorrow. Which Titleist woods are you looking at?
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01-11-2005 06:28 PM #10Originally Posted by PowerFade
Thanks
Denny
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01-11-2005 08:32 PM #11Originally Posted by dbleber[COLOR=green][B]Golf is a game invented by the same people who think music comes out of bagpipes.[/B][/COLOR]
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01-11-2005 10:41 PM #12
Sorry, but the link I had for Titleist specs doesn't work (UK Titleist site).
Originally Posted by dbleber
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01-28-2005 11:34 AM #13
TaylorMade uses the following lofts:
Strong 3 - 13*
3 - 15*
4 - 16.5*
5 - 18*
7 - 21*
9 - 24*
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02-01-2005 03:44 AM #14
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Nike is
3t 13*
3 15*
4 17*
5 19*
7 21*
9 23*
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02-01-2005 06:16 AM #15
The following article is quite interesting:
http://www.golfshopper.co.uk/web2/bu...lp_fairway.htm
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02-01-2005 08:22 PM #16
Great link Andre thanks.
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