Graphite? 43 - 43 1/2". Steel? 42 - 42 1/2" . But there's no "standard." You have to consider the golfer. What works best is what works best.
13° 3 wood? That's a brassie. Keep in mind that the numbers on the clubs are virtually meaningless. You're hitting a 13° fairway. It may just as well be called a "fairway driver," or perhaps simply a "second long" club. Same goes for irons. Today's 26° - 27° 5 iron was yesterday's 3 or 4 iron. TFlan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Ingle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:31 AM Subject: ShopTalk: 3 metal wood length > Hello everyone, > What is the generally accepted length for a 3 wood. It used to to be > 42'' but that was when standard drivers were 43'' > shorter if making a customer a 3&5 wood do you check what length driver > they a using and make the #3 1 1/2'' and #5 2 1/2''shorter ? > I use a 45'' driver but have kept my #3  at the old standard . > it works ok for me as I think I get more accuracy and lose almost > nothing in length I also use #3 with 13 degrees of loft which gives > me the xtra distance I need. > regards Jeremy > >
