BEST FAIRWAY WOODS 2020 (10 Models Tested!) Golf Monthly

Hello everyone, Joel, here from Golf Monthly. In this video, we take a look at the

best

fairway

woods

on the market in

2020

. I'm sure there are many of you who have had a good wood in the bag for a long time. It's been your old faithful for a few years now, but maybe this year is the perfect opportunity to benefit from some modern technology and I'm sure that if you opt for a custom fitting process you'll get more distance, more forgiveness and more versatility from your light wood. and We have been listening to you since last year.

We have included even more

models

in this show. The test is the largest we've done here at Golf Monthly. We'll break it down into a few different categories, so look at the look, feel and sound, the interaction with the turf, the ball flying of course, the unimportant performance of the GC cable in the pitching water and I'll give you a verdict. general at the end, where I choose my top three, so I hope they do. Okay, this is the

best

fair words test we've ever done, it's really going to guide you towards the best model for your game and the

models

that we're going to include in this video are the Cobra King speed zone range, the Callaway Maverick and the Maverick Sub. -zero, we have the Mizuno st 200 ping g4 10, we have the TaylorMade sim and c-max models and the Titleist ts3, so I think it's about time we start this video, starting with the right look, so you can To say that it is one of the most important categories with a fair word because hitting one from the platform is quite an intimidating experience, you can see from the 10 different models that I have in front of me, there are a lot of different images on display and what As if the look could be different than what you like, you know you're starting from the more traditional end, you have your tight list of ts2 and cs3 all the way up to the TaylorMade Symud models that definitely have a lot to offer. visually and I think if I had to pick my favorite, it would definitely be more towards this kind of modern technology that looks just, you know, for me, the sim and the sim max are the easiest to line up with that kind of chalk white strip what's up. behind the face sets up nicely behind the ball and just gives you a little more alignment assistance and there are a few others that provide line assistance through the entire face groove so the Titleist Tier three does the same as the Callaway Maverick sub-zero does that.

I think you just need to really think about how you like the look in terms of alignment, but also what will inspire the most confidence because I actually prefer a more compact look because I feel like I'm going to get that. up in the air a little bit more easily, whereas if it's a little bit more extended I feel like I'm going to hit lower, that might be a little bit different for you, so try a few different ones behind the ball, there's a lot you got. different sizes, the Cobra Speed ​​Zone Tour is certainly the smallest and then you move up to models like the TaylorMade Sim Max and the King are probably the largest, so choose a profile size and face height. that will suit your game, remember that a higher face will be more beneficial for tee shots or a shallower face will be more beneficial if you hit it mainly from the platform, they will also think about where you will go. use the enemy with the situations that you are going to use in the field, the fats are all and choose one that you like, the appearance is the best if I had to choose my favorite, it would probably be the TaylorMade simulator, why, in the performance without importance. since launch so we

tested

these beautiful words indoors off the deck in the GC quad launch water from 4sight using titleist pro v1 x

golf

balls and they were all in the standard stiff shaft type offerings and they were all at fifteen degrees of loft except the g4 10 ping and the Cobra King speed zone which were 14 and a half, we couldn't set them at 15 so I hope you agree that's a pretty fair test, we didn't go custom for these Cubs by By the way, no way, these are types of stock deals in 15 degrees.

Obviously I'm not going to talk about all the data because that would take about 20 minutes. I'm going to show it all on the screen, now you can pause. Take a look at the breakdown of the various numbers. I was going to pick out some of the highlights we've experienced in these light

woods

, so I think first of all, looking at the club as if it were the TaylorMade simulator, this was a highlight. model for me in terms of whether it gave me the most club speed, the most ball speed, and the highest launch and ball flight.

You can see that the rest of the numbers are pretty similar in terms of ball speed and curry distance all floating around. around that 250 mark, but the simulator definitely stood out in terms of it having a maximum height of 38 yards, which is incredible, in fact the only one that beat that was the TaylorMade c-max, which is a club with which I really had a hard time trying. Inside, you can see the numbers, they are actually okay. I really struggled to hit that consistently well, which was surprising because I thought it would be a club I could get along with better than other top players in terms of ball speed.

If you look at the Mizuno st 200, which is actually one of the smaller models that gives me a carry average of 253, which is really impressive and you also have the Cobra King speed, so the model was pretty good if that high spin really hurts me in terms of translating it into overall carry distance. but then you switch to the tour version and you get at least 700 rpm less spin with that version, so definitely when thinking about which model is going to suit your game, you can make a big difference there and then the Mavericks subzero, gimme.

Really, very good ball speed. Actually the longest fair wood in the test was the Cobra King big tour, but remember that this is a much larger model and has a slightly more driver design, so hopefully it's not really a traditional fair . The wood in terms of size dispersion I would take with a pinch of salt, but definitely the G ping for 10+ was possibly one of the easiest to control in terms of direction. He seemed to forgive us a lot, often two dissident punches of calories. Also custom made Simenson Maxx, also very forgiving in terms of numbers, they are all pretty similar, some standout models we have talked about but I think it's time we get them out on the

golf

course and hit more shots. to really evaluate how they play in a real world environment, okay, in addition to our indoor testing, another big part of our fur, we are testers hitting balls on a grass field to really evaluate things like interaction with the grass and the bull flight: a very important performance. characteristics of the

fairway

s that people look for and there have been some standout players and maybe some other clubs that didn't perform as well for me personally in terms of interaction with the grass, as you would expect, the club that was a little bit in front of everyone else was the Cobra King. speed zone with those disconcerting rails that continue to improve the interaction with the turf I just feel like you have a little more resistance with the ground I just feel like there's less propensity for the club to dig in, especially when the ball is sitting a little bit, like that I'm going to hit a Tomada here just to show you what I really like about how this club pops the ball off the deck.

You actually hit it a little hard, but you can see the ball flight was still nice and high. got good distance, you're losing less speed on those slightly hard contacts with the Cobra, some clubs I really struggled with, actually off the shelf with things like the TaylorMade sim Max, for some reason I just can't stick with that club that was It really surprises me that if you're looking for a club that really gives you that higher ball flight and gives you the stopping power that you need on long par fours and fives, there were a couple of standout players in that area the first.

The ping being Jie 410, then you also have the TaylorMade simulation fair word that was surprisingly spot on for you. Now, actually, with the higher bull flight I was getting with this club, you could tell it was going 3 to 4 yards higher than the other one. models in testing and obviously the grass interaction was good with the ground and I also felt it was easy to pick up the ball cleanly and also get good distance. You can see that they are sitting in the chamber, they probably can't, but judging by the clouds. it's noticeably higher ball movement with this Taylor Wade zoom ping Jie 410 and also the Calloway Maverick, so those are the three that I would really consider when looking for a favor that gives you a higher ball, which essentially makes it a little more versatile. means you can use them in different scenarios on the golf course, but if you use them primarily off the deck, the Cobra King speed zone models, I would say are leaps and bounds ahead of everyone else, they all have quite a bit of interaction good with grass.

To be honest, they all pick up the ball pretty easily, but Cobra just stood out in terms of interaction with the grass until the final verdict and I said before, I'm going to pick my top three words and I'm going to do that and I think you'll agree based on the data that we have analyzed and the other areas of performance, obviously there is not much between all the models in test and there are some variations that will suit some players over others, but for me. Personally, having

tested

them thoroughly on the launch monitor and here outdoors at Bishopsgate in a variety of situations, I have come to my conclusion and my top three starting at number three will be the Mizuno St 200.

I really love it feel this club and it was definitely one of the fastest models in testing. It also has adjustable loft so you can adjust it to your needs in terms of the cockpit that you're looking for and just give me a good mix of distance forgiving feel and there's also some pretty nice views behind the pool so definitely one of the Most impressive models in test number two is the TaylorMade simulator definitely one of the easiest to line up. I love the look of it, it feels really solid, nice quiet sound, but it also feels very very powerful and gives me very good distance and a much higher ball flight than the others.

In fact, it was noticeable how much higher it was, which will help me on two par fives, so I use the fair, mostly outside the To be honest with you, that extra stopping power from the simulator will help me. The only problem is that it is very expensive, weighing 369 pounds. I think this imitation wood will be a deal breaker for many golfers, but Price aside, this was one of the more impressive options, but my overall favorite fair wood of

2020

is the callaway maverick sub-zero, so It was on the forgiving setting and it's interesting that even with that heavier weight I was still getting pretty low spin. really very fast ball speeds and for me it gave me the best playability on the golf course, it was a good combination of distance and also being able to control the face and give myself good forgiveness, I guess the only obstacle. is that it's a fixed hosel so you don't have the ability to adjust the loft if you want, but obviously you can change those weights to adjust the performance, if you want less spin you can move that heavier weight up front and that will also forgive knockdowns a bit, but I love the look of this stick.

It's a nice compact look, favored behind the ball, but has those grooves all over the face to help with alignment. It's a good combination. I like the stylized look. I feel like I'm going to be able to get this off the deck very easily and what stood out the most, I would say, is the feel, it feels incredibly solid and powerful, probably the support of that model in terms of that. category and we take everything else into account, those are the reasons why it was my favorite fair word in the test in 2020, so I hope you enjoyed that video and it's giving you an idea of ​​what everyone's performance is all about these models, obviously I would.

Go ahead and try as many as you can but for me this was the standout model so if you are going to try one I would recommend trying the Callaway Maverick range, hit the like button if you like what you are seeing and comment. The video is below, but I would love to hear your thoughts on how we did this test, but for now from Bishopsgate Golf Club here in Orlando, Florida, I say goodbye on my part, see you next time.