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Originally Posted by DoubleK
Do you carry 3 and 5w?
I went to a 4w (16.5) and a 3h.
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Yes, I like the traditional shape of the fairway woods over the hybrids. I never considered a 4w, which is ironic as I have one in an old set I played when I first took up the game, and could crush it. I like the 3/5w combo as they cover a really nice range of distances for me. I can hit the 3w almost as far as I can hit my driver, so when the big dog goes sideways I have that in the bag. The 5w has a nice high trajectory that I can land softly and limit roll that I don't get with the 3i. I'm at the age where I'm bleeding distance, so I need those clubs in the bag when I play with the younger and better players at the back of the golf course. When I play with the guys my age or older, I can get away with the shorter clubs. Maybe the solution is to just bite the bullet and buy the 60 and rotate as needed? Or just be over the club limit and remember which club is out of play on a given day?
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Originally Posted by bomber317
Any advice for a mid-high handicapper getting fitted for Driver?
I'll probably head back to Ted and Daves, but is there anything I should be looking out for during the process?
I'm assuming modifying my current driver could be feasible as well? Depending on what mods are required.
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Start with contact in the middle of the clubface. Without that, your experience is going to be less than expected. Make sure they are landing you on a head that gives you the best performance for your swing and ability, and then fine tune it with shaft and weights to maximize your launch stats and get you optimum performance out of the entire club. For example, reducing spin was something I wanted/needed out of my driver. We got the right head, then it was just playing with shafts and weighting to get the ball speed and spin in the sweet spot. Now I have way better shot dispersion and added extra distance, even on the odd mis-hit. Don't buy something ungodly expensive because it looks good and they sell you on it. Make sure they have data to back up the claims. Nothing worse than blowing $500-700 on a club and then going to the course and it not performing like it was advertised. Take your own player in and do a comparison on the launch monitor. That will tell you if you're getting the actual performance you are looking for. If the stats are the same, then why waste your money?