Top of the bag gapping 5w/UW/3h/DI

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fairway finder off the Tee and a 240-250ish yard club

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Change your name

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So the question is really 3h, 19°UW, or 5w and what are y’all playing and would recommend.

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I’d go somewhere like a pga tour superstore or something that has a track man to help you find the club that fills in the gap.

Right now I have a pretty massive 4i (210) to 3h (240) gap and I think how useful it would be if I went somewhere to find a club that went about 225ish. But, I’m lazy and just end up trying to choke down on the hybrid from 223-235 or smash a 4 iron from 215-222

I use a 3H(19) and a Srixon U65 4(23) utility iron and they gap pretty well for me. I don't think I could leave the hybrid. Its so versatile and easy to hit from the tee.

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I’ll do a ban bet with you that you can’t provide data of you hitting a hybrid 250yds.

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Real long ball hitters know that hybrids are pointless. It goes big stick, wedge, flat stick in that order.

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I went with a 5wood and 7wood instead

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I actually hit a buddy’s G440 7wood once yesterday. Other than I wasn’t crazy about all the loft looking up at me at address I absolutely smashed it to the moon to cut the corner on a dogleg par4. Idk what it carried but I definitely would be interested in hitting one on the sim just to see if I could get enough out of it to fit the gap im going to have to fill. It’s the first one I’ve hit but I can see the hype around them(being so easy to get elevated).

Is anybody hitting the new Callaway UW hybrid? Ive seen lots of internet hype about it.

You ought to check ok the Titleist GT 1 hybrids. I believe the strongest lofted one is 20* maybe but it’s a helluva club. My daughter has one in the 23* head and it’s her go to for 175-180ish shots. It’s goes high and lands soft. It’s an amazing club. Thinking I might get one a little higher lofted to replace my 5i since I don’t hit it worth a shot.

Callaway Pre owned had the OG UW 17° in a 6.5 Hzrdus black for sub $125 so I just ordered it to see how I like the feel of the UW before dropping almost $400 on the new one in a 19°. Nowhere in NorthLa has them instock to actually swing before ordering yet

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play a 4 wood. If I were you, I'd go driver, 4w then 7w

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that’s definitely a gapping I’ll probably experiment with this winter. I’m a tinkerer with a simulator so I’m sure I’ll have tried 1000 things by spring.

*Update if Anyone cares

Ups delivered my 17° UW I ordered from Callaway preowned to test. Unfortunately they didn’t send me the first Gen version I ordered and instead sent the 2024 model that isn’t as highly regarded. Initial testing shows good ball speed(average of 155) and a mid launch that falls between a hybrid and my 3w that I hit to low. Spin rate in the mid 3000s. Ball wasn’t carrying as far as I would have expected on my launch monitor so that was a little disappointing but I walked outside and tee’d one up to hit out over my pond into about a 15mph wind directly into my face. It cut through the wind extremely well while steadily gaining height as it disappeared. If it flys like that on the course I’ll find a spot to fit it in the bag even it requires me to remove my 3w.

I can definitely see the appeal of this type of tweener club and will take it to the course tomorrow to see exactly how it performs. Definitely noticed right away that it doesn’t want to go left on me like most hybrids do.