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Forum Thread of the Day: “High launching, low spinning 3-wood”

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7 years ago

Jul 8, 2019

Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from XHILR8N who is on the lookout for a new 3-wood. XHILR8N is on the hunt for a metal wood which will offer him a combination of a high launch and low spin rate, and our members have been offering up their suggestions in our forum.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

Thinnedit: “Adjust your current club up to its highest loft setting. You’ll be surprised how a bit more loft can help.”
Nixhex524: “I would think the TS2 would help with some height having that weight further back. That, or go to a 4 or 5w with a higher launch shaft.”
colleje26: “Another +1 on the ping G400. I struggle to elevate it and ever at the std setting 14.5 I launch it well of the deck.”
bladehunter: “Checkout the ping 400-410 sft. With the 410 lie adjustment, it’s not nearly as draw bias as people think. But has a shallow profile and weight back. Super easy to elevate. But isn’t hitting moonballs. Cannot say enough good things about ping fairways and hybrid this year. Best kept secrets in equipment, in my opinion.”

Entire Thread: “High launching, low spinning 3-wood”

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5 Comments

joro

Jul 14, 2019 at 12:59 pm

At 80 i of course can’t get a 3 wood off the ground until I got the Mizuno ST180. Set it at 15 and up it goes and when it hits the ground it is a Rabbit. I have a Reg flex shaft.

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Stu

Jul 11, 2019 at 7:14 am

Look at the tour edge when it comes to 3 woods. I got an ex10 with a tour ad shaft for $65. I have never hit a wood so well and confidently. Out of rough or fairway,it goes.

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Dan W

Jul 9, 2019 at 4:00 am

Responding to the comment by nixhex524 in the article. A higher launching shaft adds spin. The low spin is achieved by a smaller front weighted head and low launching shaft then couple it with high loft. Any attempt to launch it high with the shaft or low/ back weight or shallow face adds spin. All manufacturers know how to get the combination. Look up what’s in the bag of tour pros and you’ll see the proper combination of parts to do it. There’s a reason the tours littered with old 2017 m2 tour heads and Callaway Sub Zero heads , they are smaller front weighted heads. If your lucky mabye a shallow back weighted high launching head can spin low if you strengthen the loft enough but that’s a harder way to achieve it

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Fan W

Jul 9, 2019 at 3:51 am

Everyone, the thread is high launching, low spin 3wd. Just adding loft won’t turn your 3 Ed into a low spin settup. Also for all the Ping comments, Pings are great but all their woods are the highest spinning woods made, its no secret, adding loft makes it worse. They are too high a moi and to shallow faced to work. You need a smaller deeper faced front weighted head. The shaft needs to be low launching too( meaning it’ll spin low.) Couple that with high loft and you’ve got it. Best options- Taylormade 2017 M2 Tour HL 16.5 loft, TS3 16.5, Callaway Epic, Rogue, or Epic Flash Sub Zero in 15 deg then add loft. Even the XR 16 Pro in 16 deg is good. Just look at the bottom of the head for a front weight or an option to move it foward. Best bets are the TM and original Epic Sub Zero.

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Greenberg Joseph

Jul 8, 2019 at 2:19 pm

Go to EBay for Honma 737 13 degree 3 metal with Red Type A shaft (low kick/ high launch without excessive torque). I have it in stiff. Can launch at any angle. Forgiving. Not unbelievably long in air due to low spin but consistent and accurate, which is my goal for long fairway metal. Low spin due to forward weight (unlike this year’s model. BTW, my new one (though marked used) was $79

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From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Titleist Vokey Proto Wedges 54M, 60T

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3 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

Will Schube

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @Putt4Dough is selling some prototype wedges from Vokey Wedgeworks. These include a 54 degree wedge with the M grind and a 60 degree wedge with a T grind.

From the listing:

(1) Titleist Vokey Proto Wedge 54M with a Tour Issue DGS400 shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet (logo down). Standard length, lie, and loft. BB&F ferrule. Raw wedge in good condition. No initials. Price is $200 shipped. Buy both wedges for $380 shipped.

(2) Titleist Vokey Proto Wedge 60T with a KBS Tour 130X shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet. Standard length, lie, and loft. Raw wedge in good condition. No initials. Price is $200 shipped. Buy both wedges for $380 shipped.

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules.

Whats in the Bag

Ryan Palmer WITB 2026 (June)

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3 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

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Driver: Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond (9 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 60 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 70 6.5

5-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (18 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX

Irons: Srixon ZXiU (23 degrees), Srixon Z785 MB (5-PW)
Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 100 6.5 (4), KBS Tour 130 X

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (50-08F, 54-10S, 58-04T @59)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X

Putter: Odyssey Dual Force Rossie II

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Check out more in-hand photos of Ryan Palmer’s clubs here.

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Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

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23 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.