Equipment

I moved to a 7-wood and now I’m considering dropping it from my bag – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

10 months ago

Aug 12, 2025

In our forums, our members have been discussing 7-woods. The 7-wood is one of the most in demand clubs on the market today, but WRXer ‘HappyCamper515’ recently made the move and is now considering dropping it from his bag altogether. ‘HappyCamper515’ details his experience in the post below, saying:

“Anyone make the change to from 4/5-iron to 7-wood then go back to the mid iron? After the honeymoon period with my higher lofted fairway wood I’m finding that my 5-iron is more useful even though I don’t have the club speed to hit it optimally.

I normally play in 20-25 mph winds so I often find the 7-wood getting caught in a gust and ending up way short of the green. The 5-iron I can flight down easily and because the course I always play does not have any greens protected by bunkers or hazards in the front, I don’t have to worry about a forced carry, I can always hit something lower for the front of green or just in front and let it release 10-15 yards onto the green.

I’m playing G440s so I get good height even for a lower SS. My 5-wood seems to be the sweet spot for a fairway wood where I get a flat enough trajectory that’s not impacted adversely by wind. In past ten rounds or so I can’t recall a single time I’ve pulled out the 7-wood and hit the green. But with my 5-wood for some reason I probably hit the green about 50% of the time from about 180-190 yards. Maybe it’s the leading edge of the 7-wood that looks like it’s so far in front of the shaft. You’d think the 7-wood and 5-wood should play quite similarly but for me they are night and day.”

And our members have been sharing their thoughts and experiences 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.

naval2006: “I’m usually down to earth on these issues. I don’t like to force a club into my bag. If it ain’t working I just go back to the old setup.”
dmeeksDC: “I hit the green all the time with 7-woods. They stop better than 3 irons for me. I do like a forgiving 4 iron at times but I always have a wood or something like it at the 3-iron spot. I also have an AI Smoke HL hybrid 21 degree that I’ve built to play like a 7-wood and it’s really good too. Those HL hybrids look like tour fairway woods or a UW in terms of head size.”
is1ander: “Went from a G430 9-wood to G440 4H. G440 4H is much more forgiving for me because of the shorter length/easier swing, more versatile size and much less penalizing misses. Ball flight also much more controlled substance and better into wind.”

Entire Thread: “I moved to a 7-wood and now I’m considering dropping it from my bag – GolfWRXers discuss”

Equipment

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

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1 hour 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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1 hour ago

Jun 11, 2026

Will Schube

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.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

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22 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.