The best player on the planet just won his third major title while playing a 7-wood in his bag. So, please tell me why you have a 3-iron in yours?
Scheffler removed his 3-iron this week at the PGA Championship and inserted a new TaylorMade Qi35 7-wood he originally had built for him in February for the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines.
“This week may be more of a 5-wood [it’s a 7-wood head built to 5-wood spec to hit the proper yardage gapping he wants] week just because, like you said, the golf course is going to play really long, the rough is thick, and the run-up areas after this kind of rain are going to be really soft, and the greens are still going to be really firm because they’re new,” Scheffler said Tuesday. “You have to be able to land the ball up on the green. You can’t really run it up around this golf course. That’s one aspect that you’ve got to think about.”
In testing, the 7-wood launched 1.5 degrees higher than Scheffler’s 3-iron, which he uses most weeks, and had 1500 RPMs more spin.
Scheffler went with the 7-wood to give him more stopping power on Quail Hollow’s firm greens and to help escape the thick rough. It’s that dual purpose to both increase launch that makes high-lofted fairway woods so valuable, said TaylorMade Senior Tour Manager Adrian Reitveld, Scheffler’s fitter.
The 7-wood in Scheffler’s bag is bent 1 degree strong (20˚) and about a half-inch shorter shaft than standard and fills his need for a 240-yard carry. He used the club on Sunday on No. 10, where he his approach into the long par-5 set up birdie and allowed him to take the lead for the final time.
The TaylorMade Qi35 features a new chromium carbon crown and a new profile and CG location, making the club versatile from both the tee and the deck.
TaylorMade Qi35 Custom Fairway Wood
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When you purchase from Fairway Jockey, you also get the option for dozens of premium shaft options to chose from, allowing you to dial in your new 7-wood to your exact specifications.
Take one last look at your 3-iron and remember the last shot you hit that came off like a low bullet and skipped over the putting surface. Now, click the link above and order your new 7-wood today; this will bring you one step closer to Scottie Scheffler.
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