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Shouldnt the 3 wood have better stats/attributes then the driver

• MartyFlanagan 2,488 Posts

  Mon, Apr 6 2015 6:37 AM

  i would rather have better stats/attributes on the 3 wood than the driver, the driver should be harder to hit/ding than the 3 wood, the driver should be possibly be the harder of the clubs to hit/ding on wgt.

  if i could i would swap around the stats/attributes on my driver (big bertha alpha) and 3 wood (X 2 hot),  use a long driver with good quality stats/attributes like 4 precision and 4 forgiveness with a 3.5 meter , then have the better stats/attributes 4.5 precision and 4.5 forgiveness with a 3.5 meter on the 3 wood.

  its like in real golf you use the 3 wood when your struggling with the driver and you hit it down the middle all the time, it should be the easier of the clubs to hit.

  we are playing major courses on wgt shouldnt it be more risky to use the driver.

   

• MartyFlanagan 2,488 Posts

  Mon, Apr 6 2015 10:03 AM

  the R15 driver is a good example, 5 precision, 3 forgiveness and 3 meter speed, pair that with a good quality 3 wood with better stats like 4 precision, 4 forgiveness and 3.5 meter

  you would think they should have made the R15 3 wood a bit easier to get close to the ding and have slightly better stats so when you need to hit the fairway the 3w would be the better option to take bunkers and rough out of play.

   a risky driver that is long paired with a good quality 3w that can be hit better

• siggipj76 2,989 Posts

  Mon, Apr 6 2015 10:23 AM

  yes , I would think they had made the 3 wood a bit nicer , it is not tempting me at all.

  And everything new usually tempts me.

  4 precision on the 3 wood  is a surprise.

• navigater 1,319 Posts

  Mon, Apr 6 2015 1:44 PM

  Some of the code writer's are from a different universe so.

   

  navi

• MartyFlanagan 2,488 Posts

  Mon, Apr 6 2015 2:49 PM

  the 3 wood should be the club that goes the straightest and easiest to ding that you use to keep out of trouble on major courses but still goes a good enough distance.

  with the  technology  in 3 woods these days it should be better on wgt, the drivers on here should have lower stats but still the length and the 3 woods updated with top quality stats.

• srellim234 2,077 Posts

  Mon, Apr 6 2015 9:02 PM

  You might want to read this before making the claim that these days the three wood is the way to go on tight holes. It used to be that way but not so much any more.

  http://www.golfwrx.com/145045/hit-driver-not-3-wood-for-better-scoring-on-tight-holes/

  I find the same thing in my real-life golf. The driver is the most accurate "wood" in my golf bag. I can't remember the last time I used a three wood off the tee.

  Part of the misconception that the 3 wood is more accurate has to do with the shorter distance hit. The margin of  error to hit a 25 yard wide fairway at 275 yards is less than hitting it at 225 or 240. The 3 wood with the same attributes will hit the fairway more often because it has to travel farther off line to miss the fairway than the driver.

• MartyFlanagan 2,488 Posts

  Tue, Apr 7 2015 3:32 AM

  srellim234:

  You might want to read this before making the claim that these days the three wood is the way to go on tight holes. It used to be that way but not so much any more.

  http://www.golfwrx.com/145045/hit-driver-not-3-wood-for-better-scoring-on-tight-holes/

  im not making any claims lol, interesting read but it is a few years old and doesnt mention major courses, im just making a suggestion to possible help wgt become more realistic, major courses you dont see the driver too much on holes around 400yds

  the driver should be the hardest to hit and the 3w be the easiest, on major courses its usually risky to use the driver as you need to hit the fairway, i would like to see that on wgt, put a risky driver in the bag and a good quality 3w to balance it out.

• srellim234 2,077 Posts

  Tue, Apr 7 2015 8:59 AM

  BTW, I do feel the attributes on an R15 3-wood should be exactly the same as an R15 driver when they are at approximately the same level to purchase. The only difference between any 3-wood and driver of the same model and level should be the distance.

• MartyFlanagan 2,488 Posts

  Tue, Apr 7 2015 9:42 AM

  srellim234:

  BTW, I do feel the attributes on an R15 3-wood should be exactly the same as an R15 driver when they are at approximately the same level to purchase. The only difference between any 3-wood and driver of the same model and level should be the distance.

  good point it would be great to have a 3w like the alpha driver i have

  id be happy with a good quality 3w with 4 precision and 4 forgiveness with 3.5 meter that is a bit longer than the X hot, that is such a great club, goes where you aim and great off the tee.

  in general the top level 3 woods are poor around level 90 (not including Max meter, not great clubs), r15 is tough to get close to the ding, big bertha is just as tough and it is meant  to have a 3.5 meter but its more like 3.2 meter.

  the way they have the stats/attributes on wgt its like they want you to hit driver all the time, and we are supposed to be playing major courses.