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Adjustable fairway woods, are you 100% sold that it works.

Posted on 6/12/21 at 12:19 pm
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
10002 posts
Posted on 6/12/21 at 12:19 pm
I cant say that I am sold on it.

Let's say that I take a Ping 3 wood that has 14.5 degrees of loft and adjust it ( Big +) which should be adding 1 degree of effective loft to the club.

Is this adjustment more effective off the deck than the tee ?

In theory, but adjusting it to the Big +, it should promote more of a Draw.

But since I already draw the ball I use the Big - which should open the face more and decrease the wood to 13.5 effective loft which is not ideal either.

Anyway, I see little effects on the ball flight in any setting especially off of a tee. And I have tried this on Cally and TM with the same results.

I did notice with my eye that the Titleist adjustments do flatten the wood or make it more upright.

So does it really work for you and is it more a marketing tool.
Posted by Eye dentist
Member since Oct 2013
711 posts
Posted on 6/12/21 at 12:37 pm to
I thought if you increased loft on an adjustable club, it opened the club face?
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
37536 posts
Posted on 6/12/21 at 2:39 pm to
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So does it really work


Yes
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
10002 posts
Posted on 6/12/21 at 2:50 pm to
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I thought if you increased loft on an adjustable club, it opened the club face?



If you open the face, you are decreasing loft on woods.

Learned that from the Mini Tour days.
This post was edited on 6/12/21 at 2:53 pm
Posted by Swagga
504
Member since Dec 2009
18989 posts
Posted on 6/12/21 at 2:54 pm to
Increasing loft closes the club face. If you decrease it you are opening it.
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
20751 posts
Posted on 6/12/21 at 2:57 pm to
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I thought if you increased loft on an adjustable club, it opened the club face?


I think it is actually the opposite.

Reducing loft, opens face.

Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
10002 posts
Posted on 6/12/21 at 2:59 pm to
The fix: Most adjustable drivers allow you to open the clubface or position more of the adjustable weight to the toe side of the club—or even both. Reducing loft also opens the face slightly.
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
20751 posts
Posted on 6/12/21 at 4:02 pm to
Get some lead tape.

Put it toward toe to fade.

Put it toward heel to draw.

Put it in rear to raise ball flight.

I don’t see lead tape as much as I use to, but one guy at my club has it on his wedges.
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
10002 posts
Posted on 6/12/21 at 4:48 pm to
Golfworks sells lead tape.
Posted by Front9Bandit
Member since Dec 2013
15432 posts
Posted on 6/12/21 at 5:04 pm to
They do as advertised
Posted by Front9Bandit
Member since Dec 2013
15432 posts
Posted on 6/12/21 at 5:04 pm to
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the Mini Tour days.


High 70’s didn’t cut it huh?
Posted by CoachChappy
Member since May 2013
34152 posts
Posted on 6/12/21 at 5:34 pm to
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Increasing loft closes the club face. If you decrease it you are opening it.


Can’t you do both with titleist?
This post was edited on 6/12/21 at 5:36 pm
Posted by Front9Bandit
Member since Dec 2013
15432 posts
Posted on 6/12/21 at 6:01 pm to
Yes
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
10002 posts
Posted on 6/12/21 at 7:33 pm to
quote:

High 70’s didn’t cut it huh?



Lol. I am always first to admit that I didn't have the game.

I concentrated more on the ReMax LD.
Posted by Toula
504
Member since Dec 2006
35405 posts
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:50 pm to
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Increasing loft closes the club face. If you decrease it you are opening it.


This is correct.
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
26228 posts
Posted on 6/13/21 at 5:52 am to
I always look at the adjustments in terms of spin. More loft is more spin, vice versa. Never noticed much in terms of left or right movement from said adjustments.
Posted by Power-Dome
Member since Nov 2012
1237 posts
Posted on 6/13/21 at 7:58 am to
I did exactly what you just described to ping G410 3 wood and it was a big difference, tee and turf. I did just one increment. I am not a fan of the club face closing in too much though, it throws off my alignment.
Posted by Nodust
Member since Aug 2010
22771 posts
Posted on 6/13/21 at 10:45 am to
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always look at the adjustments in terms of spin. More loft is more spin, vice versa. Never noticed much in terms of left or right movement from said adjustments.

I think adjusting the loft also changes lie angle. Increasing loft decreases(more upright) lie angle making the club more draw biased?

Think that’s what I read.

I saw a YouTube on how it works. It can’t find it now.

This post was edited on 6/13/21 at 2:16 pm
Posted by Swagga
504
Member since Dec 2009
18989 posts
Posted on 6/13/21 at 11:47 am to
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Can’t you do both with titleist?



Yep. If you like to tinker with your clubs titelist has given you all the ability.
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
10002 posts
Posted on 6/13/21 at 9:29 pm to
quote:

think adjusting the loft also changes lie angle. Increasing loft decreases(more upright) lie angle making the club more draw biased?

Think that’s what I read.

I saw a YouTube on how it works. It can’t find it now.




I believe that you are correct.

More upright more draw, flatter more fade.
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