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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, My wife got me a Big Bertha 7 wood for my birthday. I’d been wanting it since I’ve been having a pretty tough time hitting my 3 iron reliably. It seems that I’m actually getting better shots with this new 7 wood (slicing less often, and more distance when it goes straight) than with either my standard (first set of clubs purchased) 3 or 5 woods. [...] I’m assuming it has a graphite shaft. Anyway, the BB 7 wood has approximately the loft of a "normal" 5 wood. Callaway woods tend to be 1) lighter, 2) longer, 3) bigger-headed and 4) stronger lofted than traditional designs. It’s a very successful combination and the BB fairway woods are extremely easy to hit. The keel sole is another major advantage of the Big Bertha design–in general you don’t have to worry about the lie of the club. It’s not as if Callaway is the only club maker with a good fairway wood design, but their large share of the market isn’t just due to good advertising. You might consider a Callaway 3 wood. -joseph
Your comment about Callaway clubs having a stronger loft is untrue. According to the local Callaway rep the GBB loft lists at about three degrees lower than it actually is.
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Hi, My wife got me a Big Bertha 7 wood for my birthday. I’d been wanting it since I’ve been having a pretty tough time hitting my 3 iron reliably. It seems that I’m actually getting better shots with this new 7 wood (slicing less often, and more distance when it goes straight) than with either my standard (first set of clubs purchased) 3 or 5 woods. [...]
I’m assuming it has a graphite shaft. Anyway, the BB 7 wood has approximately the loft of a "normal" 5 wood. Callaway woods tend to be 1) lighter, 2) longer, 3) bigger-headed and 4) stronger lofted than traditional designs. It’s a very successful combination and the BB fairway woods are extremely easy to hit. The keel sole is another major advantage of the Big Bertha design–in general you don’t have to worry about the lie of the club. It’s not as if Callaway is the only club maker with a good fairway wood design, but their large share of the market isn’t just due to good advertising. You might consider a Callaway 3 wood. -joseph
Response:
Hi, My wife got me a Big Bertha 7 wood for my birthday. I’d been wanting it since I’ve been having a pretty tough time hitting my 3 iron reliably. It seems that I’m actually getting better shots with this new 7 wood (slicing less often, and more distance when it goes straight) than with either my standard (first set of clubs purchased) 3 or 5 woods. So I’m left wondering what is about this club that makes my golf shots so much better? I didn’t really put too much faith in all the hype about a club really making much of a difference (I always assumed it was more about the skill of the golfer). Also if anyone has suggestions about a good book for beginners/intermediate golfers (I’ve been at it for a year) could you please let me know. I’m having a tough time getting my swings to be consistent. TIA, Derek