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Woods buying guide

Traditional fairway woods start at a number 2, and have been known to go all the way up to a number 15, although in modern golf, 3 and 5 are by far the most popular fairway woods. A 3 wood typically has a loft of 15° and a 5 wood has 19°, and they will hit your golf ball on average 210 yards and 190 yards respectively.

Although a fairway wood may have a similar loft to a long iron, they generally hit your golf ball further, as the club head is bigger. Fairway woods are often easier to hit than long irons, as it doesn’t get caught up in the grass, and is less prone to twisting.

As the name suggests, fairway woods are predominantly used from the fairway on the golf course, but many golfers use them from the tee on tighter holes, where it is more important to be accurate rather than to maximise distance.

As with other golf clubs, a general rule of thumb is the more spend the better product you get, so whatever standard of golfer you are, it’s worth stretching your budget as far as you can to get the most technologically advanced fairway wood possible.