[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-titleist-golf-clubs-titleist-fairway-metals-and-hybrids-compared":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"titleist-fairway-metals-and-hybrids-compared","Titleist Fairway Metals and Hybrids Compared","GTS and GT woods and hybrids, and how to gap the top of your bag properly.","\u002Fimg\u002Ftitleist-golf-clubs\u002Ftitleist-fairway-metals-and-hybrids-compared_titleist-woods-hybrids.png","Titleist Fairway Metals and Hybrids Compared illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"titleist-golf-clubs","Titleist Golf Clubs","\u003Ch3>The fairway metals\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>GTS2\u003C\u002Fstrong> fairway is the forgiving option and the right starting point for most golfers. \u003Cstrong>GTS3\u003C\u002Fstrong> is more compact, for better players who want a lower, more workable flight. \u003Cstrong>GT1\u003C\u002Fstrong> is the lightweight fairway, matching the GT1 driver philosophy and genuinely easier to hit. \u003Cstrong>GT1 3Tour\u003C\u002Fstrong> is a smaller-headed variant for stronger players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The compact heads look excellent and perform well in the right hands. They also punish the fat strike, which is the most common fairway wood miss among club golfers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The 3-wood problem\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A 3-wood from the fairway is one of the hardest shots in golf. Low loft, long shaft, and a face that demands near-perfect contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ask yourself how many times last season you hit a 3-wood off the deck and were pleased. If the honest answer is a handful, the slot is being wasted on nostalgia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Higher lofts do more work\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A 5-wood or 7-wood launches more easily, holds greens, and functions from lies where a 3-wood cannot. Tour players have been adding high-lofted woods for years and amateurs benefit even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If your 3-wood only ever leaves the bag on a tee, ask whether a 5-wood plus your driver covers the same ground with fewer bad outcomes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The hybrids\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>GT1\u003C\u002Fstrong>, \u003Cstrong>GT2\u003C\u002Fstrong> and \u003Cstrong>GT3\u003C\u002Fstrong> hybrids run from more forgiving to more compact. GT1 is the easiest to launch, GT3 the most controlled and workable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do not assume the hybrid number matches the driver number in character. Choose the hybrid on its own terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For most golfers a hybrid beats the equivalent long iron on nearly every measure — height, forgiveness, performance from rough. The exceptions are wind control and shot shaping, which is where the utility irons come in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Gapping the top of the bag\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>This is where bags go wrong, because golfers buy by name rather than by carry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>Establish your driver’s carry.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Establish the carry of your longest reliable iron.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Fill the space so no gap exceeds roughly 15 yards.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>If two clubs carry within 8 yards of one another, one is redundant.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp>Names are irrelevant. A GT2 hybrid and a GTS2 7-wood may carry identically, in which case you need one of them, not both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>A setup that works for most golfers\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Driver, 5-wood, one hybrid, then irons from 5 or 6 downward. Three clubs covering the long game rather than four, freeing a slot for a wedge that will actually get used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Buying tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Test fairway metals off grass. A mat forgives the fat strike that a fairway wood punishes most, so mat testing flatters every club equally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Model names current as of September 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",448,{"slug":15,"title":16},"which-titleist-driver-suits-your-swing","Which Titleist Driver Suits Your Swing?",{"slug":18,"title":19},"titleist-t250-u-and-u-505-utility-irons-vs-hybrids","Titleist T250·U and U·505 Utility Irons vs Hybrids",1788299818209]