The 5-wood remains a crucial fairway wood option, providing high versatility in trajectory control and filling the distance gap between a 3-wood and high-loft woods or hybrids when properly fitted and shaft-tipped.
Their scorecard
Forgiveness: 4/5
Distance: 4/5
Workability: 5/5
Looks at address: 5/5
What they rate
Versatile trajectory control into wind or low punch shots
Sits exceptionally well at address regarding lie angle and loft
Custom shaft tipping stabilizes low-face spin and strike consistency
What they don’t
Requires precise set gapping analysis relative to 7-wood and 9-wood options
Needs custom trimming/tipping rather than off-the-rack shaft lengths
The 5-wood remains a crucial fairway wood option, providing high versatility in trajectory control and filling the distance gap between a 3-wood and high-loft woods or hybrids when properly fitted and shaft-tipped.
Versatile trajectory control into wind or low punch shots
Sits exceptionally well at address regarding lie angle and loft