Why YOU Need New Fairway Woods

OK, let’s be honest.  You probably have at least one driver that you purchased in the last year or two.  More than likely, it is white, right?  But when was the last time you purchased a new fairway wood….and one that actually worked for you?  Let’s talk about the two issues that need to be addressed before you can hit your fairway woods the way you should.

First, most fairway woods have shafts that are too light and too flexible.  Each manufacturer decides which shaft weight they will use in their fairways woods and they are usually too light as compared to your driver.  The standard weight differential from driver to fairway wood is 10 grams.  So if you are playing a 65 gram driver, your fairway woods should be 75 grams.   Shaft flex is also an issue.  Most fairway wood shafts that are marked S (stiff) flex will actually play much softer flex due to the weight of the fairway wood head.  The rare exception that we have seen is the TaylorMade RBZ fairway woods that actually play pretty true to flex.  What this means is that your consistency of ball striking, accuracy and distance are being compromised.  All is not lost, however.  With a proper fitting you can actually change shafts and get much better performance out of your existing fairway woods.

The second reason you should look at new fairway woods is the new designs from TaylorMade and Adams.  Research by TaylorMade has shown that the average male golfer has too low of launch angle and creates too much spin to optimize distance with his fairway woods.  Most golfers hit their fairway woods with a descending blow (negative attack angle), and hit the ball below the center of gravity of the club face.  These two factors alone create a tremendous amount of spin that reduces distance. The new designs have moved the center of gravity to create a higher launching trajectory.  And, the slot designs have created more trampoline effect so these heads are actually hotter, and still within the COR guidelinies of the USGA.  We have tested the Rocketballz fairway woods on our TrackMan ball flight monitors and our average spin reduction was 800 rpm and distance gains of 12 to 18 yards. 

Now, to have the absolute best performance, you should not only embrace the new head designs but get properly fit for the shaft that matches your swing.  Then you will have the best of ALL worlds…Distance, Consistency and Accuracy.