Today, Ian is in the bay to go over his favourite 3 fairway woods of 2024. With each of the chosen clubs have a specific purpose, Mikey and Ian think these 3 have the widest variety for varying swing capabilities.
00:00 INTRO
01:24 PING
G430 MAX
03:35 TITLEIST
GT2
06:24 CALLAWAY
Ai SMOKE MAX
09:22 RESULTS
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40 Comments
No Qi10 Core? So many non staffers used it this year
Ian’s accent is a fun listen… pour some beers into him and it’s William Wallace! Haha
Best fw I've owned isn't a fw, it's the Apex UW. It's a 🚀
My Top 3 do very different things:
QI10 Tour: low spin bomber
AI Smoke Max: Balanced forgiveness/speed
G430M: Best for anything north of 5w. These things go high and straight. The 7 wood is a perfect club.
My husband thinks he's smooth when he tries to seduce me with wine and candles. Little does he know, my idea of romance is a full night's sleep without any interruptions👅
Can you do a video of the top 5 fairway woods over the last 5 years… A lot of us don’t won’t to fork out for the latest releases but still want to see how older clubs match up against the best
Cobra??? C'MON guys 😂
Put a 15° GT3 with a Tensei Pro Blue in the bag in place of a TS3. Great club!
The top fairway woods is whatever one you hit good and goes down the gut….
Regardless of the year it was made.. 🙂
My 3W is 6 years old and is not going anywhere..
I haven't found any FWs I like better than my Ping G425s. I do like my TS3 with Blue Ventus shaft though!
I’ve got g430 max in the bag and am playing with lofting it up to closer to a 4 wood. Let’s see what winter practice does for standard loft vs lofting up.
I took 3 wood out of the bag this year. I just hit them too far and don’t have a need for it. They almost become a mini driver for me. But I did pick up a 5 wood which is a g430 max and I love it. I hit it a lot better and more consistent than any 3 wood I’ve ever had and it covers a big range of yards depending on the shot I play.
I hit 8 models and these where my top 3 . But there are No bad ones this year. Went with Callaway BUT its almost too long.
Good video. I've never been good with FW's until I got the Mizuno ST Max 3 wood, it's so easy to hit, that I looking at a 5 wood and may even take my 4 iron out of the bag and replace it with a 7 wood.
RIP Ian
I love my Qi10 Max 3/5 wood. I was expecting to get fit into the core model with my swing speed and past woods, but the shallow face is perfect for me especially off fairways
I guess I'm old school … still rock'n a Titleist 917 F2 3 wood. There's a reason why the 3 wood is the oldest club in a lot of bags. When you find a good performer, it's tough to switch.
Morning, I love watching you two guys with your insight on how clubs preform! Where are you guys located?? I live in northwest Indiana ,and there is no one around here that compares to the expertise expertise!! Keep up the amazing videos you guys produce!! Thanks
There are a lot of tour players gaming qi10 3 woods, even if there are signed with other companies. Any thoughts?
I’d also throw in Srixon Zx mkii as an underdog.
Ping g425 max 3 wood in a high spin set up but then I got the Srixon zx Mkii 5 wood snatch is a low spin bomber and creeps up to my 3 wood in distance and numbers.
switched out 3 wood for mini driver and it’s best thing I did.. then play 5W with weight back in QI10 Tour, the TD Max driver has been incredible but the forward only weighting on woods terrifies me given I play my woods shorter and need more weight, and you just showed they’re already low spinning
Just added the new tour edge exotics c725. Seems great so far.
I have the G430 5 and 9W. Both are amazing. Tempted to get the AI Smoke 11W because Ping doesn't offer one!
Play the GT2 fairway find it really easy to launch and like the bigger profile. why were there so many Tour players in the STD Qi10 fairway this year contracted and non-contracted? thanks
what is with that shaft connection
Love my TSR2 3 wood!!
Imho, Cobra has been making the best fairway woods for the better player for the last four or five years. Their 5 wood is particularly excellent. Their LS models are incredible.
any chance to review the AI Smoke HL comparison to the Ai Smoke Max 3w + 5W ?
Timing couldn’t be any better, I am booked in for a log game fitting on Thursday in Glasgow with Dane, let’s see if I end up in any of these three?
I have an AI Smoke Max 3 wood and a AI Smoke Max D 5 wood
I'm carrying my driver 265 and my 3 wood 230ish. I feel like there's not enough difference between the two, off the tees there's not much of an accuracy difference. I just use it off fairways mainly, I wonder if I'd be better off with a 5 wood.
Is there a reason why you tested the GT2 in the 13.5 degree vs the others in the 15 degree? Do you think 13.5 is any harder to hit than the 15 degree?
Got fitted to a PING G430 FST 3W with 70g Chrome Tour stiff shaft. The results were just about the same for me as the Callaway AI Smoke Max, but the PING was at a bigger discount for Black Friday.
Very happy. Either could have worked for me, so I went with budget.
I still game a 2016 Big Bertha 816 Alpha / Kiyoshi Gold 75x
Desperately looking for a like new head as a backup.
I’ve tried at least 6 later models & stopped wasting time & money after a Paradym TD, i seriously can’t hit anything better & not gonna try anything else.
Steep swinger here. Callaway all day
Love the channel and content guys. I had my first EVER club fitting on Saturday at Club Champion in Michigan, and I am thoroughly impressed with the whole process. We did irons and wedges, and I'll be finishing up for woods and driver this coming Friday. Can't wait!
Dark speed LS
Qi tour
G430 lst
Mizuno also was a great fast fairway wood.
qi10 tour 3 wood best of 2024
just can't make a 3 wood work for me so stuck with my APEX UW 17* which is a true weapon in the bag. Also been bagging a mini driver for holes where I need it. Wish I could hit fairways better.
I know it's not a 2024 model but to me, when you find a 3 wood you vibe with, you don't change it. I'm not a Taylormade guy but you'll never get my SIM titanium out of my bag😂.