Jen, I've been playing the 3-6 TW 321 with the Gi335 shaft in stiff. IMO, the shafts play a bit softer than specified. This is a great combination and they are the easiest long iron or FW I have ever hit. They will play different than traditional irons. They are designed to fly higher, a bit longer, and land softer without much roll. Overall, the distance is similar, I would say. They are not good for low punch out shots from under trouble, like a traditional 3i might be, because they get too high to quick. On the other hand, you can hit them over things that you would never try to do with the equivalent standard iron, or hit them out of fairway bunkers were getting over the lip would be a problem with a standard iron. You do play them just like irons, and like others have mentioned, mine are flex matched and MOI matched with the rest of my iron set.
The bottom line is that they are very easy to hit, with excellent performance, but that performance is somewhat different (by design) than a traditional iron. Dan Neubecker > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 9:06 AM > To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com > Subject: ShopTalk: hybrids vs fairway woods > > > Hi gang, > > I am looking for some advice for my own personal set of > clubs. I currently > am playing Tom's 550C irons (excellent btw...) 6iron to PW, > Snake Eyes TC01 > wedges (52,56), KZG woods (the original maraging steel ones - > 10.5 driver, > 3w,5w,7w) and a Yes putter. I intentionally did not build > anything higher > than a 6iron, thinking I would use the fairway woods to fill the gap. > However... I can't hit these 3 fairway woods worth crap... ; > ) I love the > look of them... but have tried different shafts in them and > tried altering > things in my swing as well and the results are just too > inconsistent to > rely on them. (They may be for sale soon... : ) ) > > I plan to build a 4 & 5 iron for the set -- I hit my irons > very well and it > was a mistake to try to leave those out of the mix. Re: the other > potential 2 to 3 clubs, I am unsure what to look at given > this experience. > I need or want at least one fairway wood that I can tee off > with when the > situation calls for it, probably a 3 or 5. That leaves a gap > that I would > like to fill. > > I am curious about hybrids and if any of you use them, what clubs you > replace in your bag to make room for them etc. I am looking > at Tom W's > hybrids and fairway woods. Are hybrids numbered like irons? Is a #3 > supposed to be equivalent to a 3iron or would you say a > person typically > would hit a hybrid farther than it's equivalent iron? > > I am a 10 handicap, hope to be a 7 or 8 by the end of this > season. I play > in 3 or 4 big amateur tournaments a year and need to have > something in my > bag I can rely on in those events. If I played the > tournament tomorrow I > wouldn't take a fwy wood out of my bag, which hurts me > considerably on the > length of the courses we are set up to play. > > Suggestions welcome... both equipment and other (mental, > swing, lol)! > > TIA, > Jen > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > >
