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Originally Posted by JMcLellan
I didn't know that 9 woods existed. Is that like a 5 iron? I'm all for whatever type of club you hit the best shots with though i tend to bias towards traditional irons.
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That is correct. On TaylorMade's website, the 9 wood has a loft degree of 24. With TaylorMade, all wood lofts can be adjusts + or - 2*. So you can make it as high as 26* or as low as 22*.
I don't have a 5i in my bag. I start with a 6i and the loft on that is 25.5. If I were to purchase the 5i for my set, it comes with a 22* loft.
I have a TaylorMade 5 hybrid that I can adjust the loft but the standard on the head is 25*. I am wanting to trade that in and get the 9 wood.
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Originally Posted by Burnsey
We should forget the numbers on clubs. Irons have become stronger and a 5 wood is an old 3 wood these days.
I play traditional lofted clubs throughout my bag and my PW is 110 yard carry, with perfect gapping through to 5 iron at 160.
9 wood 175
7 wood 195
3 wood 215
Then driver at anywhere 225-240.
I've taken ages to get where I want and the 9 wood just filled the gap I needed to fill better than a 4 iron or hybrid.
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I think woods are awesome to hit and for me, easier to hit than my long irons. Hence why I have a 3w and 7w and now looking at adding a 5w and 9w. Is that too many woods to have in a bag? lol.
I have a new set of Ping G440 irons that I bought this year and they are the standard loft.
Here are my average yards for the top of my bag:
Driver: 260-280
3W: 235-250
7W: 200-215
5H: 185-200
6i: 183
I have a gap between the 3W and 7W where I want the 5W to fill. I tested one and was consistently around the 220-233 mark.
The 9W would be a nice replacement for the 5H as more of a utility / might be easier to hit club...not sure.