5 wood or 3 hybrid?

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By Michael K

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  1. Michael K

    Michael K

    I have a 9* TSR2 driver and want to fill in with new clubs between there and my 4 iron (T350). I know I want a 3 wood but cannot decide between a 5 wood or a 3 hybrid. I like the idea of the TSR3 13.5 and 16.5 to give good spacing in my lofts. Any thoughts?

  2. Don O

    Don O
    Madison, WI

    Wait for it…. Please get fit.
    Only you and a fitter can properly gap your clubs. Anything that works for us or you throwing darts at the catalog is only a guess. At roughly $300 a club, make it right the first time. Buying wrong and selling to then buy the second time will quickly pay for a fitting.

    Using a designated Titleist fitter is a refundable $100 fee with a purchase at that site.
  3. Barry M

    Barry M
    Reno, NV

    Don O said:

    Wait for it…. Please get fit.
    Only you and a fitter can properly gap your clubs. Anything that works for us or you throwing darts at the catalog is only a guess. At roughly $300 a club, make it right the first time. Buying wrong and selling to then buy the second time will quickly pay for a fitting.

    Using a designated Titleist fitter is a refundable $100 fee with a purchase at that site.

    Don
    Please don't tell my wife that. I have her convinced that when I am considering 2 different clubs that I need to buy both of them to try them out.
  4. Don O

    Don O
    Madison, WI

    Ha! So the 3 gen irons fixed issuers with the irons, but now that messes with the gap to first hybrid but fixing that will require swapping out the 2nd hybrid, which will mess the fairway. Only driver and putter come in singles.
    It’s just when I fit myself I end up with a hybrid and a fairway that go the same distance. I need more than 1, but getting it right the first time matters, too.
    I could get by with no more than 1 club, but we’ll keep it to ourselves.
  5. Dan K

    Dan K
    Flower Mound, TX

    Good move!
  6. Robby P

    Robby P
    Murrells Inlet, SC

    Don O said:

    Wait for it…. Please get fit.
    Only you and a fitter can properly gap your clubs. Anything that works for us or you throwing darts at the catalog is only a guess. At roughly $300 a club, make it right the first time. Buying wrong and selling to then buy the second time will quickly pay for a fitting.

    Using a designated Titleist fitter is a refundable $100 fee with a purchase at that site.

    This. Everyone's club delivery is different and some people will gap better with the fw, and others with the hybrid. Why guess when you can measure?
  7. Scott G

    Scott G

    I solved my setup by going with the 16.5 fairway (230 yards) to replace both 3 and 5 woods. Then I went with 21 degree fairway and 24 degree hybrid which go 215 and 200 yards, respectively. I then, course dependent, interchange a 30 degree hybrid and a 5 iron which are similar yardages but different flights. Four wedges.
  8. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    Scott G said:

    I solved my setup by going with the 16.5 fairway (230 yards) to replace both 3 and 5 woods. Then I went with 21 degree fairway and 24 degree hybrid which go 215 and 200 yards, respectively. I then, course dependent, interchange a 30 degree hybrid and a 5 iron which are similar yardages but different flights. Four wedges.

    I have a 21 fairway, 25 and 27 (set to 28).
  9. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    As one can see, I streamlined my bag. Went to a 58-08M (57*). If I don’t know the course, will use the 56-12D and 60-04T Vice the 58-08M

    I play an SM9 46-10 (44*) in place of the 9 iron.

    Can never go wrong with a 7 wood.
  10. Scott G

    Scott G

    Oh, I’m believing a 16.5 fairway is kinda like a 4 fairway.
  11. Mike M

    Mike M
    Marblehead MA

    That's exactly what it is....a 4 fairway. I have one in the bag.
  12. Chuck Z

    Chuck Z
    Mt Pleasant, SC

    Military
    I just visited my fitter earlier this month and bought a number of new clubs to complete my new set up. First we went with a new set of irons. We went with a T350s, 6-48W. Instead of going with a 5 iron, a my age (77 an proud) he suggested a hybrid and we order the TSR1 23* with the Atmos Red 75 shaft and boy was he dead on. That hybrid is high and dead on straight. The irons are awesome. Went back in this week and decided to replace my 816h1 17* and 8181 21* with the TSR1f 18* and TSRh 20* with Fujikura Speeder updated shafts. Tests on these clubs produced great results. Played the 23* on Wednesday and it was off the charts. High and straight and a bit longer that my normal five iron, may have to change the loft. More than I expected. But pleased as a mouse trapped in a refrigerator full of cheese. Now playing TSI3D 10.0, TSIF 15.0, TSR1F 18, TSR1H 20, TSRI 23. Replaced a hybrid 17* with a 18* new fairway (TSRI).

    The TSR1s are designed to help those of us who want to hit the ball high with ease. The weight is on the heel of the head. Fitters are worth the money. FACT.
  13. Jonathan Smith

    Jonathan Smith
    Charlotte, NC

    I agree with Don, but I have both and love them both equally...
  14. Abdon M

    Abdon M
    Northern California (because it's a big state)

    I was in a similar situation...I played a 3 hybrid (TSi) for years without a 5 wood. When the new TSR's were released and went to get fit, the 5 wood TSR2 consistently produced better numbers for me than a 3 hybrid. Now, I play with a 5 wood and no longer have the 3 hybrid in the bag.
  15. Edward K

    Edward K
    Wesley Chapel, FL

    Military
    You really need to focus on the gap yardages. There is generally going to be more than a club difference between a 4-iron and a 3 hybrid, as the hybrid face is hotter, and we tend to swing harder than average. And keep in mind, we don't generally hit it great when the pressure is on during a fitting (overall, most don't, even though they'll never really admit it). Take your time, and try to swing consistently, another thing most men don't do in a fitting.
  16. James Young

    James Young
    Costa Mesa, CA

    I did fittings and multiple testing to gap from 13.5* 3wood to T100s 5iron (25*). Landed with 18* fairway (5wood) and 21* hybrid (4hybrid). 18* is so easy to hit from fairway or rough (when sitting up a little) with a high ball flight + soft landing.

    Enjoy the journey!
  17. Don O

    Don O
    Madison, WI

    As a f/u, I wasn’t getting enough gap from an 818 23 hybrid from a T350 6 iron.

    Went to my local Premier fitting site (after getting him to have Titleist supply the full range of TSR-1 metal-wood heads). Ended up with the 23 TSR-1 hybrid. The TSR-1 7W got another 15 yards from the hybrid. The next was a TSR-1 5W. I’ve not seen enough difference between the -1 & -2 drivers, but the hybrids and fairways were just easy to hit and had a tighter dispersion than my collection of 818 and TS metals.

    Now hoping to have fewer short sided chips from the rough from missing greens left and right.
  18. david b

    david b

    I've found that, for me, I carry my 4 iron and 18* hybrid almost exactly the same distance (205-210). I've always preferred long irons to hybrids because they just fit my eye better. I bought the hybrid thinking it would fill the gap between 4i and 3w....and I got a GREAT deal on a used TSi2. I tested the TSR 5 wood and that's the club I need. Carried it about 220-225. The 5 wood is definitely longer than the 18* hybrid for me.
  19. DThunem

    DThunem

    I’ve been away from golf (cancer), and finally back after 6 years. I had my first club fitting (Second Swing Minneapolis), in September with the intention of buying new png woods and hybrids. I’ve played png for 30 years, but I hit the TSr2 fairways and hybrids more consistently, much better dispersion, and gained 22 yards on average! I was literally blown away by the results and ended up with TSr2 in 3 & 5 wood, as well as 4 & 5 hybrid. My gaps were all between 11 and 14 yards, so I’m extremely pleased with my purchase! I’m looking forward to this season and very pleased to be playing Titleist…finally!

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