As golf-club and golf-ball designs have pursued ... It isn’t a matter of automatically choosing a 3-wood with a loft of 15 degrees. A 16.5-degree 4-wood or 18-degree 5-wood might be more ...

The more loft, the less curve to the shot ... “When you have nothing but grass in front of you, a 5-wood can be a good club to chip with instead of a wedge. You don’t need to be nearly ...

The longer shaft, smaller head and lower loft make them harder clubs to hit, especially when swung at our naturally slower swing speed. If you are in the situation of carrying say a 3-wood or 5 ...