Rescue type clubs

jampotjim

Hey

do any of you use the utility (rescue) type woods?

I got the cleveland halo 19* 2i a couple of weeks ago and have to say bye bye long irons...

Any of you use them and if so which ones?

ShriekingSheet

jampotjim wrote: »

Hey

do any of you use the utility (rescue) type woods?

I got the cleveland halo 19* 2i a couple of weeks ago and have to say bye bye long irons...

Any of you use them and if so which ones?

Hmmm, these clubs just came into fashion as I quit the game about 3 years ago. Since I've come back I still have a driver, a 3 wood and a 2 iron to pitching wedge.

I'm really more of a casual golfer now so I guess I really should look into this. The 2 iron would be the obvious choice to ditch but what loft and length rescue would equate that distance-wise?

jampotjim

I stopped playing about 3 years ago and got back playing only 2 weeks ago as joined City West.

Have had it 2 weeks now and it has already helped me with 3 birdies and a eagle LoL

getfit

I know a lot of new things in sport are considered fashionable (fad/no substance), but the utility clubs are not in that bracket IMO. I am a genuine 18 h/capper when I play well (no better) and the utility clubs save my game... I have little hope of connecting well with a 4i, never mind 3 or 2. Even my 5i isn't a guaranteed quality contact about 50% of the time. Whereas I can pop 180yrds out of my 22 deg utility virtually any day of the week... Longish Par 3, 2nd shot on all Par4s where I have 165+ yards to the green and 2nd (hopefully not 3rd) on all par 5's.

Giving myself 90 strokes on a good day and taking 34 putts, that leaves 56 shots... I would say 25% of those shots from SW to Driver are my 22deg. If I'm hitting that club badly and am putting and driving as normal (and I've had days like that) I wont even break 100!

ShriekingSheet

getfit wrote: »

I know a lot of new things in sport are considered fashionable (fad/no substance), but the utility clubs are not in that bracket IMO. I am a genuine 18 h/capper when I play well (no better) and the utility clubs save my game... I have little hope of connecting well with a 4i, never mind 3 or 2. Even my 5i isn't a guaranteed quality contact about 50% of the time. Whereas I can pop 180yrds out of my 22 deg utility virtually any day of the week... Longish Par 3, 2nd shot on all Par4s where I have 165+ yards to the green and 2nd (hopefully not 3rd) on all par 5's.

Giving myself 90 strokes on a good day and taking 34 putts, that leaves 56 shots... I would say 25% of those shots from SW to Driver are my 22deg. If I'm hitting that club badly and am putting and driving as normal (and I've had days like that) I wont even break 100!

I'm not disputing the merit of using the clubs. I said they came into fashion purely on the basis that everyone started using them. As I said, I'll most likely pick one up for myself so I wasn't criticising them.

Kaisr Sose

Agree with Getfit -hitting these well is essential to a good round! Second shot is generally the most costly if it goes wrong. I bought one in Lidl (23deg) and it goes about 180-200y when hit well. Was just out the back on a 450yd par 5 two weeks ago.

Par72

I picked up a callaway x series last year and ditched my 4 iron (3 iron long since gone in favour of 7 wood) and I really like it. Much easier to hit out of the rough than the four iron.

Kimbot

Picked up a Taylormade Burner:

http://www.direct-golf.co.uk/product/product.asp?product_ID=5453

http://www.mcguirksgolf.com/hybrids/rescues/taylormade-burner-rescue-p-1650.html

Only got it tonight and was in the driving range, dropped the ball on the grass and tried her out. Hitting 200 Meters the straightest I have ever hit a ball in my life. 10 shots in a row just pinging them straight.

Got the rescue club and a secondhand R540 Driver for €150. I'm well chuffed.

Niall09

For me, they go too high, I have a rescue 4, equivalent to a 3-iron, on a windy day, its really useless. I mean, you can do much more with a 3-iron - easier to hit low, fade, draw etc.

I really think if you are playing off below 12, you don't need one. But if you are above 12, by all means do - you wil get alot of confidence.

If you struggle with the 3 iron, a good idea is to hit it off every tee untill you can hit it well off a tee.
I done this tonight, and was 2 over for 14 holes :pac:

slumped

jonny24ie wrote: »

Picked up a Taylormade Burner:

http://www.direct-golf.co.uk/product/product.asp?product_ID=5453

http://www.mcguirksgolf.com/hybrids/rescues/taylormade-burner-rescue-p-1650.html

Only got it tonight and was in the driving range, dropped the ball on the grass and tried her out. Hitting 200 Meters the straightest I have ever hit a ball in my life. 10 shots in a row just pinging them straight.

Got the rescue club and a secondhand R540 Driver for €150. I'm well chuffed.

See my other post regarding the legality of that club.....

Mister Sifter

Anybody use theirs around the green? One of my mates does quite often and he's good with it. I still prefer the wedges around the greens but the rescue is handy i you're stuck up against the fringe.

Kimbot

Graeme1982 wrote: »

Anybody use theirs around the green? One of my mates does quite often and he's good with it. I still prefer the wedges around the greens but the rescue is handy i you're stuck up against the fringe.

Not yet, I am heading out for a round later and I will try it out and let you know if its any use. I normally just use the wedges tho.

steelbar

Graeme1982 wrote: »

Anybody use theirs around the green? One of my mates does quite often and he's good with it. I still prefer the wedges around the greens but the rescue is handy i you're stuck up against the fringe.

Yea I would do it the odd time, take a bit of getting used to, and of of there would be the odd smart comment made,usually attacking your sexuality, but then they are silenced when you get up and down.

Its one step on from using your putter, and as they say, a bad putt is better than a bad chip.

It's a good shot to have in the bag, but you still have more control with the wedges.

getfit

I think the use of the utility around the green is dependent on your "system" when it come to the short game.. Guys seem to fall into 2 brackets
1. same club all the time and shorten the swing or lengthen the swing depending on distance.
2. same swing all the time and use a shorter and more lofted club the closer you are...

I fall into the no 2. category as I haven't the skill or feel or confidence to rely on varying my swing... I am just trying to replicate one solid consistent stroke and vary the club depending on the situation. This method really suits using the utility around the green, but only if its a case you want to get over about 5/10 feet of fairway/fringe and the ball still has to roll another 30/40 feet to the pin.

A playing partner of mine saw how well it worked for me on 2 holes on the front 9 last year, so he started doing it aswell on the back 9, but he used it in incorrect sitautions, like to close to green or to far away and he hit bad shots. He then deemed it a useless option for him.

Kimbot

Didn't get a chance to use the club around the green but when I got to use it i was hitting beauts.
Only played the first 9 due to time etc but because of the rescue I got a 52, (hit a few really bad shots but got my head back into it) the par is 35. So I dropped a good few shots of my overall score for that course which I am delighted with. I got a par on the par 5 due to the rescue club.

Benny Cake

Just back from my first round with my new Taylormade Burner Rescue 22deg... in a word: brilliant, this club does all it promises and more;high, straight, perfect every time.

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