What challenges are involved in designing fairway woods and hybrids?
The challenge with designing fairway woods and hybrids is balancing the need for driver-like speed and forgiveness with the ability to cut through turf and land shots on the green as easily as 7-irons. An impossible set of engineering goals, right? Consider that the latest metalwoods are plenty hot up front.
What are the benefits of a high-lofted fairway wood?
While long irons (3-5 iron) and even hybrids can be difficult to hit because of their small heads, high-lofted fairway offer higher launch, spin and forgiveness to help hit the ball longer and straighter. The biggest benefit of high-lofted fairway woods is that they help create significantly more height to help hold the green on an approach shot.
Is it time for a new fairway wood?
If the best you can do with your 3-wood off the deck is the low liner to first base, it’s time for a new fairway wood, here’s why. The challenge with designing fairway woods and hybrids is balancing the need for driver-like speed and forgiveness with the ability to cut through turf and land shots on the green as easily as 7-irons.
What is the easiest wood to hit on the fairway?
Their fairway woods have always been easy to hit and the Launcher XL Halo is a dream. The Launcher XL Halo 3 wood with 15 degrees is easy to launch but the 5 wood is where the game gets easy for the high handicappers.