Tommy Fleetwood 9 Wood VS The 5 Iron

This #tourtrucktuesday I test the 5 iron against the 9 wood.

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When should you consider the 9 wood?
What can you expect & how should you test this lofted fairway wood option?

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the ninewood versus the five iron. Who is going to make which decision? Can we stop at the high handicap golfer? Can we stop at the individual who just wants to hit it that bit further with a bit more consistency? Are we talking to the purist? Is it time for you to get off your five iron ego? Because even this is getting too much for you. In this video, we’re going to bring you your all. We’re going to break down what to look for when it comes to testing a 9wood and a 5iron. what you need to do during your fitting session to get the best out of these. And we’re also going to find out if this Nwood can turn my eye and I actually put one in the bag. Hey guys, welcome back to the channel. Today I’ve got a video that’s intrigued interest based on the Tommy Fleetwood, what’s in the bag and everything he had to say about the Nwood. First time I’ve seen one of these. This is the Tailor- made core 9wood at 24. It’s a Nwood. Never hit one. Need to do some stuff on it on the channel for sure. Maybe you can give us a little run into that. Like nine woods. What What do you What do you love about this? How far does it go? You got 250 255 on the fivewood and then what’s the nine giving you? Two between 230 and 240. Um it’s actually so carry-wise it’s not that much different to my forearm, but it’s a very very different golf club. Okay. In terms of peak height, in just terms of peak height, the softness that I can create with it in terms of landing on the on the greens and it it’s easy to hit than a than a long iron. Now this club has a place. Is it for you the golfer or are we going down an avenue that maybe you’re not comfortable with? I went into the kingdom just over there and grabbed the Ninewood. First thing I noticed is this is the strongest setup I could get from there which was a regular on a 24 and a half degree head. So we’ve got a lightweight golf shaft in there with a regular flex. There’s some Alexes over there which is for the senior and then that is it. So that does imply that if you are slower ball speed, swing speed too, then the Ninewood could be your ticket. Now me personally, I love a long iron. I’ve actually just switched into the P7 CB from the P770 just to get my spin number where it needs to be, but I get it. Looking down at this bad boy can be a little bit intimidating. Stepping up to hit the golf shot if you’re not quite on your game. Well, we might not get out of this can what we absolutely need. But on the same note, there’s nothing like striking a long iron. There’s nothing like that sound as it comes in to launch and spin to come out at half of the loft on the blade. So, we know that that 9wood is 24 25°. Your five iron based on how you set it up is going to be pretty similar. And that one only launched at 9.4 according to the full swing. And the spin was just up there around about 6,000. So, it was launched a little low and it spun a little bit high. Now, the number that comes out as we look at this is going to be apex. And we can see that the apex was 81 ft. So, if I take my club speed, which is around 90, that one came out a little bit low, which would mean I squeezed it a bit. I’ve talked to you before when you test golf clubs, we’re into the wind slightly. So, as a player, I’m trying to trap this thing in order to get the golf ball first and then the turf. All of these things I’m saying are key messaging to you as a golfer. If you’re someone who has the ability to create the angle and compress and get the ball squeezed out on the turf and a five iron doesn’t intimidate you because you’ve got a little bit of speed and you can hit down on it, you’re in the right place. Do not look at that ninewood. But like I mentioned, Tommy Fleetwood is using this thing. So there’s definitely some intrigue as to what it might do. Let me hit one more five iron just because I love long irons and then we’ll get into it. That’s how you hit a long iron. As we reach for the ninewood, I’m not sure you can get that crisp sound, that crisp feel that I just got from that. I am not in love with this based on where I grew up and where I played golf. But there’s other demographics of players other than me. And Tommy Fleetwood using this is interesting. Now, what you must take into consideration. Tommy plays golf on tour quality golf courses. He said in the what’s in the bag, how good’s a ninewood? It flies high. It lands soft. If you’re going for US Open type greens, which is coming up here, that thing is going to be firm. Now, that five iron without doubt came out pure, but I’m playing off a lie that is fairway. It’s fairly tight, not ridiculous. I can tell you now that with the sole of the ninewood and just putting it down into this, the fact that you’ve got all of this sole and this center of gravity that’s further back and deeper, you’re able to chop it no problem out of a lie that a five iron may well not be able to get out of. There’s your first thing. So, it’s a little bit more versatile. Now, keep in mind it isn’t quite the shaft setup for me, but you’re going to notice an apex here that is significantly higher than what we’ve been hitting there with the five iron. Apex is obviously the height the golf ball travels. Lengthwise, it doesn’t feel too long. And obviously with the larger head, it now makes the shaft feel short, but because of the head and the length of the shaft, it doesn’t feel particularly long. So, you can get into it, you can treat it like an iron. So you can still hit down on it slightly. And let’s check out this launch. We had that five iron launch in under 10. But watch now all the way down. I mean that stopped on a dime. Launch apex 96 versus in the 80s. Launch 11.4. club speed went up of course naturally total was 214. So it’s your 200 yard club. To get a five iron to go 214 needs to be a pretty healthy five iron. So you might get a little bit more yardage out of this golf club. Let’s just put a smoothie five iron down. Not hit great, but it’d be interesting to came out with a little less spin. So 190. So you’re going to get more yardage club for club out the ninewood for sure. You’ve got more versatility if you get in the long grass. But can you keep the apex down on this thing? That would be something we should show. That’s pretty good. But I’m doing my utmost to cover that. I don’t know if I can do it consistently. I mean, this isn’t even in my spec. And this is now turning into a genuine do you like this session, which is interesting because I don’t want to like it at all. I mean, the draw I’m not worried about. That comes from the flex in the golf shaft. But all those have landed pretty similar. 202. So they’re going a little bit further than the five iron. They’re coming out a little left of where I’m aiming, but they are easier to hit. And I think that’s an important message. 203. Okay. So that was a good five iron. I needed to get there. That was 203 versus 202. It was launched at 10, but it’s apexing at 70 degrees. So, it’s a completely different flight. And I think to answer your question as to why Tommy Fleetwood plays this thing, he plays it on difficult golf courses, he plays it out of poor lies, for sure. He takes the benefit of having the larger sole. I mean, you’re not getting a five iron out of that, but you’re sure as hell advancing a ninewood out of that. No doubt. Can we dig this out? That’s what I’d expect. I mean, your five iron isn’t coming out of that at all. So, there’s your advantage with the thing. It’s just if you can accept the look of a much larger blade. Now, if you’re a beginner player and you need height, because hitting a five iron, there’s no chance, then guess what? This is the club for you. If you are someone who struggles with height, this is the club for you. If you’re someone who wants versatility, this is the club for you. If you’re someone who needs more yardage, this face is way easier to hit than that. This is the club for you. If you are a traditionalist, you’re going to struggle with that. If you’re someone who wants to control the apex, you play in the wind, this is going to be for you. If you’re someone who plays off very tight links type fairways, this is going to be you. This narrow sole has advantages to cut through the turf, but if you don’t know how to compress the golf ball and launch a five iron under 12 degrees, there’s no point in using this because you’re not getting any advantage out of it. But if you’re someone who needs to attack pins, needs height, don’t play in the wind, can control the flight and keep it down if needed, but want something a bit more versatile and can leave the ego at the door, which I always like, Ninewood could well be in your armor. For me personally, I would carry it if I was playing a long inland golf course. I understand why Tommy’s using it because he’s playing major type golf courses. He doesn’t use it every week. However, the purist in me, the golf fan in me is a big fan of a long iron, but a five iron is not a given on a strike for anyone. Obviously, this P770, this P790, that’s a bit easier to hit. But if you’re a purist and you like looking down at a good looking five iron, then that obviously puts you in a tough spot. But it’s if you can have the confidence to hit your ball at a very high peak height, that was coming out 96 ft. That is not to be messed around with. That is high. If you can handle that, then you’re in the right place. If you can’t hit it in the air, you’re looking down the right barrel. But if strike and purity is what you need and you want to control that yardage, remember gear effect comes in with the ninewood where we have toe and heel. And because the CG is further back, if you toe bang one of these things, you’re going to see it move right to left big time. We’ll try and demonstrate that. If I hit one out of the toe massively or out the heel. Bad example. It should curve that one. Kind of straight straight, but you get where I’m potentially going with this. And it’s probably gone 199. Do you know what? If you suck at golf, but you want some confidence, get a 9wood. If you’re like me and you’re a purist, you want to control the ball flight, get a five iron. I got nothing. [Music] Heat. Heat.