9 wood clubs typically have a loft close to 26 degrees while 3 or 4 hybrids typically have a loft of more like 28 degrees.

What is the loft on a Callaway 9 Wood?

The loft on a 9 wood is typically between 23 degrees and 26 degrees. By comparison, a standard 3 wood has a loft of between 13 degrees and 16 degrees. In terms of distance, a 9 wood is comparable to a 4 iron or 5 iron for many players.

What club would a 9 wood replace?

The nine wood is a great choice to replace a 4 iron or 4 hybrid. It has a larger head than a hybrid which for some golfers, it will give them more convenience at the address position. With about 26 degrees of loft, it provides more loft than a 7 wood, which typically has only about 22 degrees of loft.

What is a 9 wood equivalent to in irons?

As a rough rule of thumb, a 5 wood would replace a 2 iron, a 7 wood the 3 or 4 iron, a 9 wood the 5 iron.

How far should I hit my 9 Wood?

How Far Should You Hit a 9 Wood. The most accurate distance that is covered by the 9 wood is 131 yards. Even the professionals with the best possible experience in the golf game can throw no more than 120 meters. In ideal conditions, you can hit a 9 wood more than 140 meters, but this is not realistic in most scenarios

What club is 26 degree loft?

4 iron = 26 (180-210 yards) 5 iron = 28 degrees (160 to 190 yards) 6 iron = 31 degrees (140 to 180 yards) 7 iron = 34 degrees (130 to 170 yards)

Should I carry a 9 wood?

Your 9 wood club is ideal for shorter distances and is great on the fairway. What is this? A 9 wood can help to avoid obstacles and gives you plenty of loft and height. It’s very forgiving overall and can still reach a reasonable distance, although not as far as many other clubs.

Which fairway wood is easiest?

Most Forgiving 3 Wood

• Cleveland Turbo HB Launcher (best fairway wood for all golfers)
• Cobra RadSpeed (super distance and easy to hit for ANYONE)
• Callaway Epic Max (large club head with shallow face for confident looks)
• Taylormade SIM 2 MAX (best for mid to high handicappers)

What club does a heavenwood replace?

Like all hybrids or utility clubs, the Big Bertha Heavenwood Hybrids are designed to replace hard-to-hit long irons in golf bags. Hybrids offer the best of both irons and woods: the accuracy and control of a long iron with the distance of a fairway wood.

Should high handicappers use fairway woods?

High handicappers and beginners usually have lower a slower swing speed, ball speed, and need fairway woods that can be used on tee shots, from the fair way, and lighter rough.

How much does 1 degree of loft affect distance?

The distance difference between clubs is created equally by the increments in club length and loft angle. The calculations here are based on 1/2″ club length difference = 5 yards distance difference and every 4° loft angle difference = 5 yards distance difference.

What is the most forgiving fairway wood?

Top 10 Most Forgiving Fairway Woods

• Tour Edge Exotics C721 Fairway Wood.
• Ping G425 SFT Fairway.
• Titleist TSI2 Fairway Wood.
• TaylorMade Sim2 Max D Fairway Wood.
• Cobra Radspeed Big Tour Fairway.
• Callaway Epic Max Fairway.
• Callaway Big Bertha B21 Fairway.
• Cobra Radspeed Tour Fairway.

Does Cobra golf make a 9 wood?

The new straight neck, hyper steel King Cobra SZ Fairway Metals line is available from a Strong 3-wood through 9-wood in six different lofts: 13.0 (3+), 15.5 (3), 16.5 (4+), 18.0 (5), 21.0 (7) and 24.0 (9) degrees. All feature the Aldila HM-60 (60g) graphite shaft.