Rescue club

Mr Titleist

Just wondering if many on here have replaced their 3 woods with a rescue club of similar loft??? I know that they are more of a long iron replacement but at this stage my 3 wood off the deck is far too inconsistent so was thinking of sacrificing some distance for more consistent shots...

Webbs

I did exactly the same thing and am so glad I did as my 3 wood was a complete lottery.
I replaced it with a Cleveland hibore 19deg (2i equivalent) and although I am sure it is a little shorter I can still get well over 200yards and the main thing is it is consistent.

ShriekingSheet

Mr Titleist wrote: »

Just wondering if many on here have replaced their 3 woods with a rescue club of similar loft??? I know that they are more of a long iron replacement but at this stage my 3 wood off the deck is far too inconsistent so was thinking of sacrificing some distance for more consistent shots...

Your sentiment is probably a good one, but rescue clubs are really more of a long-iron replacement. That said, I know lots of golfers of various levels who play a rescuse from the fairway more consistently, if not as far as a 3 wood. But you can't cheat, and get a 3 wood set-up rescue which will go as far, with the consistency... it doesn't work like that

A 3w is 15 degrees usually. But it's also longer than any rescue club, adding distance, but making it harder to control.

A "2iron" type rescue is about 17* or 18*. This the least loft I'd advise. A 15* would be harder to hit/control.

The difference between a 18* rescue and a 3wood is very roughly about a club and a half. So your best bet is two-fold, imo...

1) replace your longest iron with the rescue, not your 3 wood
2) look at getting a new 3 wood that suits your eye a bit more (what are you using now?)

That way you have the rescue to play safely from the fairway, and hopefully a 3 wood you can gradually improve at hitting too.

f22

I have a Titleist 909h 15 degee rescue, currently resting in the garage.

In all fairness a 3 wood is not much more diffcult to hit or control, and is definitely at least 20 yards longer.

I bring it out every now and again on links courses.

irishtoffee

Get a 16 deg rescue and give it a go.You might lose a bit of distance but if you hit the ball with more consistancy your problem will be solved.Try a demo for a while.

Tom Ghostwood

Ive a Mizuno mp fli hi 2 iron (18˚) hybrid.



Its great. I hit it off the tee, off the fairway & out of the rough. Great club. I can fly it 200 meters.

Im buying a new titleist 13˚ fairway wood soon to replace the adams one Ive had since 1999. Im very inconsistent with it. Shaft is extra stiff & my swing isnt as fast as it was when I was a teen.

kermitpwee

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

Your sentiment is probably a good one, but rescue clubs are really more of a long-iron replacement. That said, I know lots of golfers of various levels who play a rescuse from the fairway more consistently, if not as far as a 3 wood. But you can't cheat, and get a 3 wood set-up rescue which will go as far, with the consistency... it doesn't work like that

A 3w is 15 degrees usually. But it's also longer than any rescue club, adding distance, but making it harder to control.

A "2iron" type rescue is about 17* or 18*. This the least loft I'd advise. A 15* would be harder to hit/control.

The difference between a 18* rescue and a 3wood is very roughly about a club and a half. So your best bet is two-fold, imo...

1) replace your longest iron with the rescue, not your 3 wood
2) look at getting a new 3 wood that suits your eye a bit more (what are you using now?)

That way you have the rescue to play safely from the fairway, and hopefully a 3 wood you can gradually improve at hitting too.

Good advice. I have a 16 degree rescue and its not much easier to hit then a 3 wood. I have a 18 degree which is a great club.

stockdam

If you are having difficulty with your 3 wood then why not use a 5 wood.

Rescue woods are great but they won't go as far as a good 3 wood. However you may find that they are more consistent.

Russman

to the OP,
hit whatever gets you in the fairway, 10 or 15 yards isn't going to make that much of a difference, you may end up going in to a green with a 6 iron instead of a 7, so what ?
A few years ago i went through a bit of a bad patch off the tee and got a 16 deg taylor made rescue club with steel shaft, just out of curiosity really, and what a difference it made ! Almost as far as my 3 wood but much more accurate.

Granted I've since gone back to a traditional 3 wood & 5 wood but the rescue is definitely worth a try, even if they're not for everyone.

Mr Titleist

I think it will be a case of accepting that I am not consistent enough hitting woods off the fairway to keep the 3 wood in the bag.....(never have been) It's alot better when teed up alright but off the deck I might hit 3 or 4 good one's out of 10.....ie I could top it or knock it down.....suppose Ive always been a better iron player than fairway woods and never feared a 3 iron but have since replaced this even with a 20* cobra baffer and def glad I did too.

Was hitting Irishtoffees taylormade 16* rescue this evening on the range with favourable results too....at least everyone got airborne with good distances too

Bosco boy

you've obviously lost confidence in the 3 wood and need to get it out of the bag, just wondering do you ever use it from the tee when the driver is having an off day. If you do you might miss it down the road. How do you hit the 5 wood?

Mr Titleist

Bosco boy wrote: »

you've obviously lost confidence in the 3 wood and need to get it out of the bag, just wondering do you ever use it from the tee when the driver is having an off day. If you do you might miss it down the road. How do you hit the 5 wood?

I might use it from the tee on the very odd time but only on extremely short par 4's etc .....either that or a 20* rescue......I dont carry a 5 wood.

Bosco boy

I used to struggle with a 3 wood of the fairway like your self and got rid of it, I got a rescue but it was really to replace my 3 iron and its working well but lacking that bit of extra distance, I happened to get luckey and hit on an excellent calloway driver which I bought. A number of months later I bought the 5 wood version with the exact same shaft as the driver and its excellent of the fairway, My advice to you is to try the 5 wood, the difficulty you seem to have is with the loft, i'd get confidence with a 5 wood and maybe down the road you will progress to the 3 wood. I'm now considering getting the 3 wood version of the driver and 5 wood. I'll have to sacrifice a wedge from the bag!

stebed

You say you have a Titleist 909 15º 3 wood? I guess that makes it the F3 fairway wood, (which is intended for lower handicap players ) what shaft is in it? where you custom fitted for it and what handicap are you? I carry a full bag of Titleist but went for the 909 F2 15.5º with Diamana stiff and love the club. Off the tee it is a great driver replacement on tight holes and off the fairway I can get it out to 230ish. At the range hitting one after the other I can hit it 100% every time but I can still duff it on the course, it just doesn't get used enough and when it does generally I am trying to hit a par 5 in 2 so a high risk shot. When you consider this it is quite common to miss-hit it, I also miss a lot of birdie putts but never leave my Scotty in the garage. When did you last have a lesson with the 3 wood? Try gripping down the shaft, even try re-gripping it so that the negative swing thoughts are changed when you use it.

Mr Titleist

stebed wrote: »

You say you have a Titleist 909 15º 3 wood? I guess that makes it the F3 fairway wood, (which is intended for lower handicap players ) what shaft is in it? where you custom fitted for it and what handicap are you? I carry a full bag of Titleist but went for the 909 F2 15.5º with Diamana stiff and love the club. Off the tee it is a great driver replacement on tight holes and off the fairway I can get it out to 230ish. At the range hitting one after the other I can hit it 100% every time but I can still duff it on the course, it just doesn't get used enough and when it does generally I am trying to hit a par 5 in 2 so a high risk shot. When you consider this it is quite common to miss-hit it, I also miss a lot of birdie putts but never leave my Scotty in the garage. When did you last have a lesson with the 3 wood? Try gripping down the shaft, even try re-gripping it so that the negative swing thoughts are changed when you use it.

I have a taylormade R5 3 wood.......Actually got fitted this time last year with Henry up in Carton House and ended up with the 909 D3 driver and AP2's (4-PW) with Project X 5.5 shafts.

Henry had a look at a few fairway metal shots that I hit but I was struggling......Actually what he did say/suggest was cutting 1" to 1 1/2" off the shaft of the 3 wood, so yeah a valid point by gripping down.

BUACHAILL

I agree with Sheets. Why should you settle for not being able to not hit it and as a result lose distance in the long run ? The rescue clubs are easier to hit but not that much easier and if you can consistantly hit that well there is no reason at all why you cant do the same for the 3 wood. It just boils down to practice with it nothing more.

I dont want to offend here or generalise but was playing with 2 women in a round on Sunday both high handicappers and I was kicking myself it would take hours to get around. I was amazed. As they are not big hitters pretty much 70% of all their shots were using a 3-5 wood and they caught it perfectly 9 times out of 10. Surely being high handicappers they would struggle with woods as they would be much harder to hit ????? not at all they have had to use them for distance and as a result hit it more consistantly than irons !!

Guess point I am making is its all in your head, practice and persist with the 3 wood it will come good and the time spent looking for better ideas/setups would be better spent at the range/club hitting the 3 wood in my opinion !!

Moggaman

Replaced my 3 wood for a titleist hybrid stiff shaft 19 degree. way more control.

ShriekingSheet

Moggaman wrote: »

Replaced my 3 wood for a titleist hybrid stiff shaft 19 degree. way more control.

Good idea, but note that you've more control in the same way you've more control over a Wedge, versus a 7 iron.

The shorter shaft and more loft of a rescue club makes it easier to his, but flies shorter. It's like ditching a driver for a 3 wood - a good idea for a lot of players, but it's not a direct replacement, and you can't get a 3 wood that goes the same as a driver, because that would just be a driver!

PhilipMarlowe

I agree. I have a 19 degree rescue and also a 22 that I interchange with my 3 iron depending.
The 22 is close enough to the 3 iron... flies longer but higher.
My 3 wood is 14.5 degrees and Is longer than the 19 degree... I'd use the 19 degree rescue when I want to be safer or from a poorer lie but I wouldn't class it as a 3 wood replacement.

macdonagh2007

I purchased TaylorMade Rescue TP 4/22 with F.C.T ( Flight Control Technology) facility. In other words I can take out the shaft and set the club up that best suits my swing. In the beginning I had the shaft set at Neutral but I seem to be pushing shots off to the right everytime and so I took shaft out to set it to the NU setting.
I am now CREAMING my fairway shots and look forward every time to using the club. I am now thinking of getting the same club to replace my 3 wood I.E
TaylorMade Rescue TP 3/19 with F.C.T.

Has anyone got TP 3/19

Mr Titleist

I paid a visit to the range this evening after reading alot of stuff on the net and opinions here......Just gotta get my confidence back with the 3 wood and not be scared of it.........My main problem I think was I tend sometimes to rush down from the top causing me to come up and out of the shot.....the result was lots and lots of topped/thinned shots.

So purposely went to the range this evening with the intention of trying to hit ever so slightly down on the ball from the inside..Have to say ,, results were amazing !!!!! I just didnt want to put the club back in the bag and must have "pured" about 20 to 30 balls......Shall see if I can do it again tomorrow eve.....

Thanks folks