At this time, Dean was a European Tour player and a hero of mine. This club had pride of place in my bag for many years and I told so many people that that club had been used by a tour pro. Fairway woods are designed to hit the ball long distances and are often used from the tee or the fairway. They have a shallower face than a driver and usually a shorter shaft too. The most common clubs are three and five woods. Hybrids are the modern incantation of the old spoon clubs.
The look like a halfway creation between an iron and a wood, hence the hybrid name. These clubs are fantastic from the fairway and great for getting you out of bad lies in the rough too. Both have their place in golf bags and many golfers will find a use for both in their bag at the same time. Fairway woods tend to hit the ball greater distances with lower spin, they are clubs designed mainly for distance. Hybrids are clubs designed to be an easier to hit version of long irons and so they spin the ball more.
Hybrids tend to have a higher ball flight and so can stop the ball on the green faster. Fairway woods may be slightly harder to hit but can be a great club for playing from the tee. Try both and see how they can help your game. Fairway woods are great for the super-long range attack at a par five or for playing safe from the tee. They are great clubs for helping you build confidence with the driver too or for stepping in when the barking dog is getting you into trouble.
They also hit the ball lower than hybrids so they are better in windy conditions. Fairway woods are harder to hit than hybrids and so can take a little more practice to give full benefits. They can also be hard to hold greens with due to the lower flight and reduced spin. Hybrids are incredibly easy to use and very versatile clubs. You can hit them from the tee on long par threes, from the fairway when attacking the green from a distance, they are great out the rough and you can even chip with them.
One issue can be how much spin they put on the ball which can make them fly high and be tough to control in the wind. Long irons tend to go further than them if they are hit well because of this too. Make sure to get the right loft so they fit into your bag appropriately. A standard three wood is around 15 degrees, this is stronger than most hybrids on the market as they tend to go as low as 16 degrees with some exceptions.
There can definitely be some real merit in giving up some distance to gain control like this, however this is something you need to consider for your own game. While some 3-wood hosels are adjustable you will not find the same adjustability on the 3-hybrid hosels. This is likely to change in the future to make hybrids more flexible. A clubhead on a 3-wood has more volume than a 3-hybrid. The clubface of a 3-wood is larger and provides a larger sweet spot than the clubface of the 3-hybrid.
The sole of a 3-hybrid is more forgiving than that of a 3-wood. The center of gravity CoG of a 3-wood is located towards the back end on the clubhead to achieve the longest distance possible and the CoG of a 3-hybrid is located closer to the clubface for better control and accuracy.
A shorter shaft and well-balanced clubhead make the 3-hybrid better for accurate shots consistently rather than push for extra distance.
Good golfers can hit a 3-wood perfectly accurate, but it is more likely to go offline on a slight mishit. The distance that you can achieve with a 3-wood is far greater than that of the 3-hybrid, provided it is struck correctly. As the 3-hybrid is a replacement for the 3-iron you can expect to achieve somewhere between and yards with a 3-hybrid.
The 3-wood is aimed at making it possible to reach the green of a par 5 much easier and it can achieve a distance of up to yards. Although some golfers can hit it further the distance quoted is probably the maximum that most golfers will achieve. Whilst unlike either, the idea is that it has the desirable characteristics of both. A fairway wood was always unsuitable in certain situations, for example, in a tight lie with no room to swing or getting your ball out of the rough.
The fairway wood clubface is designed to slide over the ground, not dig into the turf. So, the question is, is it a fairway wood or hybrid for beginner and high handicappers?
Hybrids came on the scene around the turn of the century. The hybrid clubhead is not as deep as a traditional wood but provides a larger sweet spot due to a lower and deeper center of gravity.
It produces a higher ball trajectory than a long iron, resulting in less roll. The shaft is usually shorter than a fairway wood and slightly longer than a long iron. With a hybrid, you hit down on the ball with a shorter, steeper swing, like using an iron, and create a divot. They are similar in loft to irons, but golfers usually get greater distance due to a larger clubhead and a more powerful swing.
Fairway woods are most often used on the fairway obviously. When choosing a fairway wood, it really depends on what you are going to use it for. A versatile club will perform well off the tee and on the fairway — forgiveness should be an important factor. Not me. I see them as offensive weapons. On the last hole of the LPGA Championship in , I was contending for my first major and facing a back-left pin from yards. I hit my degree hybrid to three feet and made birdie to win.
As for my degree fairway wood the equivalent of a 3-wood , the best I ever hit it was on the par-5 18th hole in the final round of the ANA Inspiration last April. Looking down a yard shot to an island green, I knocked it on and made a two-putt birdie that almost put me in a playoff.
Choosing one of these clubs over the other is not just about distance. My maximum carry with the hybrid is yards, and my 3-wood carry distance starts at , but the circumstances are important. Let's take a closer look. Because I'm 6-foot-1 and long-limbed, my goal is a core-oriented swing without my arms and legs running away from me.
It starts at address. I set my feet a little more than shoulder-width apart, with the ball a couple of inches inside my front heel to promote a sweeping strike 1. I align my feet a little left to program a swing path that will be slightly out to in for a fade.
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