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Swap a 3-wood for a 5- or 7-wood if you lack speed

If you don't have the clubhead speed for a three-wood, it launches the ball too low even with a good swing, and you start trying to lift the ball for height, which ruins your swing. Most players are better off with a five-wood or seven-wood, and you'll hit it just as far, if not further, than you ever hit the three-wood.

Channel: Danny Maude

Watch official source at 8:47

Why this context matters

"Freewood" in the transcript is the instructor's term for a three-wood.