There’s a fairway wood for every golfer in the 2023 lineup. Let the swing-robot give you some possible suggestions.
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Every major equipment manufacturer has released their 2023 fairway wood lineup. Now the work begins. If you’re in the market for a new fairway wood, consider this guide a roadmap to tracking down some potential options to complement your game.
To be clear, the goal of this guide is to highlight fairway woods that do certain things well. With the help of Golf Laboratories’ swing-robot, we’re able to whittle down the field and provide worthy options to test in the areas you need it most.
It’s up to you and a certified club-fitter to determine where you should go from there. Now let’s get to the results.
1. Tight dispersion
Cobra Aerojet (4.4 yards of distance dropoff between geometric center and high-toe/low-heel)
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Cobra Aerojet
$329
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Ping G430 Max (3.7 yards)
Ping G430 Max
$385
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Srixon ZX MKII (5.8 yards)
Srixon ZX MKII
$280
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TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD (4.3 yards)
TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD
$350-450
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Tour Edge E723 (4.9 yards)
2. Ball speed
Callaway Paradym
Callaway Paradym
$350
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Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond
Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond
$350
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Srixon ZX MKII
Srixon ZX MKII
$280
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TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus
TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus
$350-450
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Titleist TSR3
Titleist TSR3
$350
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3. High launch
Cobra Aerojet Max (17.3 degrees)
Cobra Aerojet Max
$329
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Cobra Aerojet (16.9 degrees)
Cobra Aerojet
$329
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Ping G430 SFT (16.8 degrees)
Ping G430 SFT
$385
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Mizuno ST-Z 230 (16.8 degrees)
Mizuno ST-Z 230
$300
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TaylorMade Stealth 2 (16.4 degrees)
TaylorMade Stealth 2
$350-450
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4. Low launch
TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (14.2 degrees)
TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus
$450
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Cobra Aerojet LS (14.4 degrees)
Cobra Aerojet, Aerojet LS and Aerojet Max Fairway Woods
$329
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Callaway Paradym (14.6 degrees)
Callaway Paradym
$350
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Callaway Paradym X (14.6 degrees)
Callaway Paradym X
$350
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Haywood (14.7 degrees)
5. High-toe miss
Tour Edge C523 (-4.8 yards carry distance delta between high-toe and geometric center)
Tour Edge C523
$169.99
Check out Tour Edge’s homepage for more information on the C523 fairway wood.
Cobra Aerojet LS (-5.7 yds)
Cobra Aerojet LS
$329
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Ping G430 Max (-8 yds)
Ping G430 Max
$385
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TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD (-8.2 yards)
TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD
$350-450
Click through to purchase a new TaylorMade Stealth 2 fairway wood from Fairway Jockey today.
Ping G430 SFT (-9 yds)
Ping G430 SFT
$385
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6. Low-heel miss
Tour Edge Exotics C723 FTS (+1.3 yards carry distance delta between low-heel and geometric center)
Tour Edge Exotics C723 FTS
Learn more about the C723 FTS fairway wood on Tour Edge’s official site.
TaylorMade Stealth 2 (+0.8 yds)
TaylorMade Stealth 2
$350-450
Click through to purchase a new TaylorMade Stealth 2 fairway wood from Fairway Jockey today.
Ping G430 Max (+0.6 yds)
Ping G430 Max
$385
Click through to purchase a new Ping G430 fairway wood from Fairway Jockey today.
Titleist TSR3 (-0.8 yds)
Titleist TSR3
$350
Click through to purchase a new Titleist TSR fairway wood from Fairway Jockey today.
Cobra Aerojet (-1.1 yds)
Cobra Aerojet
$329
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