What 3 wood is an absolute fairway finder off the tee?

[UkeGolfer]

After many years of searching, SIM Max with an Aldilla Silver 70!!! Money!!

Ping 410 a close second.

 

[Green Finder]

I love my new Ben Hogan GS 53 it's incredibly straight and accurate, even if you don't catch it perfectly clean, and it won't break the bank account either.

[drl1534]

My 915fd 3 wood has been in my bag since it came out. Favorite club in my bag. Interested to see if the new TSi fairways can kick it out of the bag or not

[Kale_m]

A 5w....

[sleightofhand8]

There are two brands that are overlooked and I do not know if they have been mentioned; Adams and Tour Edge Exotics.  Between 2010 and 2014, when taylormade stopped producing them, Adams had some really great fairway woods.  I personally own the second to the last, XTD LS Speedline with a 70 gram kuro kage shaft.  It is a monster off the tee and a fairway finder.  The shape and color of it makes it look large at address on the tee.  I admittedly have problems hitting it off the fairway, but this wood goes crazy long for me, I average 230, but have hit it 246.  I like it off the tee on a windy day when I have to keep the ball low.  The weight is in the middle, gives me a penetrating ball flight with lots of roll out.  I need more practice with it since I recently got it this summer.  I have played around with other woods, 2016 M1, and the last Adams XTD, but this one does its job for the environment I play in.  I need to stop looking and just practice.  Tour Edge Exotics is just very easy to hit and long.  Those commercial do not lie.  I have tried a number of them and the problem is exactly that, they go too long; that is why it is not in my bag.  My friend does not carry a driver because of this reason.  Why carry a driver, when his 3 woods is more versatile?  3 woods are going  by the way side, however, it is difficult to let one go once you find one that you really like.  I do not use mine a lot since the courses I play are a little shorter, but when I play a long course I carry it along with my 5 wood. For the most part I usually play a driving iron and a 4 wood, which is a different topic all together.  

[Jifmoli]

If you don't mind something a bit older - Nike VRS Covert 2. Bought it off the rack with a stiff shaft. Nice sticky grip. Forgiving on mis hits (if you don;t believe me, check out Rick Shiels' review of it).

 

It's a rocket launcher as well - sold my TM M2 ('17) last November, as I need to find more fairways as well and found the Nike to be more than adequate.

 

[staysober for golf]

3 hours ago, Jifmoli said:

If you don't mind something a bit older - Nike VRS Covert 2. Bought it off the rack with a stiff shaft. Nice sticky grip. Forgiving on mis hits (if you don;t believe me, check out Rick Shiels' review of it).

 

It's a rocket launcher as well - sold my TM M2 ('17) last November, as I need to find more fairways as well and found the Nike to be more than adequate.

 

 

Loved the Nike faiways. Rocked a VR Pro for a few years with the project x blue.

 

My buddy said it was made for me and that the lighter shafts on the fairways help.

[SlothofDespond]

On 1/3/2021 at 5:59 PM, uglande said:

These dickish non-responses are the worst part of GolfWrx. It's a legitimate question from the OP and a perennial question among golfers, including tour pros. But maybe Phil should stop playing around with that Original One and Bryson should ditch his 2 wood. They just need lessons. And Stenson should junk that silly 3 wood. Just keep practicing, Henrik, and one day you'll hit driver as good as @bogeypro. 

 

The problem is, I think, the too frequent "get lessons and/or practice" responses aren't generally understanding the question and are just pontificating. It should be a given that practice and lessons are helpful.

 

I'm interpreting OP's question as asking which current fairway wood heads excel in terms of forgiveness and off a tee. Presumably, OP is willing to sacrifice work-ability, turf interaction, appearance, etc. in addition to distance for those things. That's a reasonable ask in an equipment forum.

[Gsea]

Taylormade Aeroburner 15*

[scooterhd2]

I know I am not hitting a wood off the deck. I have a 17* hybrid for that. So a fairway finder off the tee is my Callaway Mini Bertha 1.5. Biggest 3 wood is the most forgiving 3 wood. Sometimes it is that simple. 

[CallawayOffCenter]

If I'm playing a tight course, I will take my 3 wood out, and take my JPX 900 5 wood and turn it down to 16*. Short shaft and shallower head makes the flight higher and much easier to hit straight, and then ill throw a 3 iron in there as well at 20*.