Equipment
Rarely used or secret weapon?
Here’s a question for you, how do you feel towards each club in your bag? You’ll certainly be reaching for you putter on every green, but how often do you have a fairway wood in your hands?
You may well prefer to play with longer irons when you’re approaching the green or if you’re seeking better accuracy on a particularly tricky tee shot, but the fairway woods in your bag may well be an underutilized secret weapon.
Most golfers have a 3-wood and a 5-wood in the bag, but have you ever played with a 7-wood? These clubs are very popular with players on tour and are renowned for being easy to hit while offering plenty of launch, and they help the ball stop quickly on the greens too.
Today we want to illustrate how versatile these underused lofted woods are, and offer you an excellent recommendation in the form of the latest clubs from Titleist.
Your secret weapon
First of all, the clue’s in the name. Fairway woods are excellent tools at helping you find the fairway off the tee. If you have a tricky tee shot with a narrow fairway ahead, it’s a decent trade off to put your driver away and pull out a fairway wood, sacrificing a little distance for much greater accuracy.
Fairway woods also give you an excellent sense of course management. If you have a par-5 or long par-4 ahead, you can use a fairway wood to power your second shot over bunkers and bodies of water to keep you from getting caught in a hazard. The larger heads also offer lots of relief and forgiveness which makes them in many cases a better club than an iron, particularly when striking from the rough.
If you don’t have the most confidence in your short game or find chipping around the greens a bit of a challenge, a fairway wood can be an effective means of punching your ball onto a green. You’ll be nicely on the short grass without worrying about thinning the ball or chomping your clubhead into the ground.
Another thing to consider is that as we age, we don’t hit the ball as far as we used to. Fairway woods are an excellent alternative to irons that promise a reliable impact with the ball thanks to the larger clubhead, and it’s easier to gain distance with them on average too.
So, in a word, yes, these lofted fairway woods are very versatile and don’t need to be restricted to being played from the fairways. We’ll now take a look at what makes Titleist’s line of GT fairway woods such a beneficial club to take to the course with you.
The Titleist GT fairway woods
The Titleist GT fairway woods look stunning and are packed with tech to help you succeed as you make your way around the golf course. There are three models in the range, each featuring Titleist’s Thermofoam crown that keeps the club feel weighted and stable through your swing.
Should you have a naturally slower swing speed, you’ll get on well with the GT1 fairway wood. This club features a super-lightweight construction that makes it easy to swing, helping you build up swing speed for greater overall distance on your strikes. This club also has the deepest CG of any club in the range, making it effortlessly easy to get launch and height when you strike the ball.
A sturdy club that most players will get on well with, the GT2 delivers exceptional forgiveness. The face keeps ball speeds high even on shots that have impacted low on the clubface, and players can easily change their loft settings to accommodate for their next shot. The ideal CG placement results in strikes that have high launch with low spin.
The most workable club in the range, skilled players will certainly get on well with the GT3 fairway wood. With three loft configurations that all feature an adjustable CG track system, the CG placement can be manipulated to one of five settings to help you make exactly the shot you have in mind. This club also has a taller face that looks pleasing at address while effortlessly generating fast ball speeds.
Fairway woods really shouldn’t be overlooked for their usefulness at different stages of the hole! If you’re in need of some new clubs and you’re unsure which would best suit you, we’re available in the pro shop to offer you our expertise.
