Compare clubs by the job they do
Most club comparisons online are product reviews. These are decision records: what each role is good at, who it suits, and what to hit before you buy. Every entry is assessed against the same four criteria.
Status:Five comparison guides are published. Every record below is a working link.
Directory5 published
| # | Roles compared | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 3 wood vs 5 wood — which earns the slot?Which one you can actually launch from the fairway, and when a 3 wood is really only a tee club.Published | Published |
| 02 | 5 wood vs 3 hybrid — which earns the slot?Two clubs that often cover the same window: one launches higher from the fairway, the other is shorter and more controllable from mixed lies.Published | Published |
| 03 | 7 wood vs 4 hybrid — which earns the slot?The high-launch pairing: one climbs and stops from the fairway, the other is shorter and steadier from rough and varied lies.Published | Published |
| 04 | Fairway wood vs Hybrid — which earns the slot?A framework for shaping the whole top of the bag rather than one club in isolation.Published | Published |
| 05 | Hybrid vs Long iron — which earns the slot?Find the longest iron you strike reliably, then compare carry, dispersion, landing and performance from the lies you play.Published | Published |
Assessment criteria
- Role, not model
- We compare what a club is for — the yardage window it covers and the lies it works from — never a brand or product.
- Launch and turf interaction
- Sole shape, centre of gravity and typical shaft length decide how playable a club is off tight lies and out of rough.
- Spacing and dispersion
- A club earns a slot only if it is meaningfully separated from its neighbours and lands in a tolerable spread.
- Honest limitations
- We publish no invented numbers. Where individual testing is the only real answer, we say so.
The bag builder decides between these roles for your game and flags likely gaps and overlaps by role.