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• Johniedino 786 Posts

  Thu, Jul 14 2011 7:21 AM

  I need some help on selecting a club. Do I get the r11 3 fairway wood or the cleveland 64 degree wedge. Don't have enuf credits for both :-))

  Thanks

  J

• chasfly 388 Posts

  Thu, Jul 14 2011 7:52 AM

  Get the 64 degree.  The improvement of the 3W won't be as dramatic as the improvement you'll get from the Cleveland.  Lobs will stop on a dime and you can hit approaches long and draw them back to the hole.  IMHO...The advice is worth what you paid for it.  LMAO...

  Chas~

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Jul 14 2011 8:02 AM

  Be careful here, Johnie. You already have a great wedge in that Satin50. The CG is a great club but hits longer so you have to adjust those up close shots you're now familiar with. That learning curve is a bit hard and there's now a few posts coming up where some players are seeing odd stuff with the distances on choked shots. It spins like a big dog, too. I,  myself, went back to the Satin because it's just too easy to use.

  I also have the same HB you have but prefer the R11 3w. It punches out of 40-50 rough like a champ and gets good distance and carry and controls nicely on long shots to the green.

• MainzMan 9,591 Posts

  Thu, Jul 14 2011 8:17 AM

  I tend to agree with YJ, the 64° takes a bit of getting used to, I'm still learning to use mine properly and am probably not yet getting the ball any closer than I did with the TM Z 64°.   When you go for the Clevelands I'd get the 56° first, then 60° and lastly the 64° but be prepared to put in a fair few rounds adjusting to them, they're no short-cut to better scores, particularly the 64°.  I also have the 52° as on some courses can leave the 3 wood out. It's very close in distance to my PW but the accuracy makes it worth having.

  If you do go for the Cleveland 64° don't use any back-spin on anything like a full shot, it's unreal how much spin it generates.

• Johniedino 786 Posts

  Thu, Jul 14 2011 9:58 AM

  thank you Chas.YJ, and Mainzman for your input. Appreciate it much.

  J

• Johniedino 786 Posts

  Thu, Jul 14 2011 10:49 AM

  Well it's settled...went with the wood.

  J

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Jul 14 2011 11:00 AM

  Good move. Beware of the carry with helping winds-it carries a lot and backspin will slow it down, even stop it on some approaches. Full punch with full top is a great recovery shot from 40-50.   GL

• Johniedino 786 Posts

  Thu, Jul 14 2011 11:43 AM

  YankeeJim:

  Good move. Beware of the carry with helping winds-it carries a lot and backspin will slow it down, even stop it on some approaches. Full punch with full top is a great recovery shot from 40-50.   GL

  Appreciate it YJ I am already impressed with it...was playing ccc on front 9 and was on the green in 2 on the par 5 . 6th I believe. :)

  J

• JaLaBar 1,254 Posts

  Fri, Jul 15 2011 8:48 AM

  The Satin 64 degree vs. the CG 64 degree

  I was hesitant to make the change, because I was so accurate with the Satin... BUT...

  What a difference once I got used to the CG wedge.  I can hit it 18% and it stops within a yard or two.  The Satin will roll quite a bit hit below 50%.  Not so the CG.  Even with no BS, you get some backup with that club.  I hit a 62y approach on Kiawah #2, no BS, full... land 4' past and backed in for eagle.  I am finding I am holing out a lot more chips, and almost all of my approaches with that wedge end up within 5'.  One thing of note:  With the Satin, I would hit 5y extra when playing full BS.  So, an 18' chip I would hit 23'.  The CG must have more loft, because for the same 18', with the CG, full BS, I need an extra 8y.  So that 18' with the CG I hit 26'.

  *when I say chip, I don't mean the chip shot itself.  I call every shot from just off the green a chip.  I play almost exclusively full shot.