Any difference between deep and shallow face fairway?

Hi guys

Does anyone know the difference between shallow vs deep face fairway wood? Are they to match to different type of golfers (sweeper vs hitter)?

Also there is different type of sole design; some are more curvy like the callaway xhot but some are more boxy. What difference in this design?

Thankssssss.....

Just like drivers, there are deep and shallow face designs FW ... Shallow face is more forgiving and designed with the centre of gravity low and behind to assist in higher launch angle ... The shallow head design helps to graze thru the turf with ease ... Deep face is better for shot shaping and better for the discerning golfers with good swing speed ...

Cheers,
Turbo

For my own, I am quite 'scared' of shallow face FW.....keep feeling that I will clip it at the crown. 

But that's just me.

Does users of shallow face Fw have issues of clipping the balls or topping?

No, i don't have this issue of clipping or topping with shallow face. Whereas for deep face, i tend to hit it fat from fairwary. Find that it is only good for teeing off with.
Go try out both for yourself. Don't take me word for it as I am a high hcper. Happy golfing!

Itsuki wrote:

Does users of shallow face Fw have issues of clipping the balls or topping?

Whether deep or shallow face, if one knows how to hit down on FW, he/she should not have any problem ...

  

I have seen ppl attempting driver off the deck too!!   

Now major club manufacturers comes with the usually deep face fairway wood (smaller head higher lofted low spin) for a driver replacement off the tee.. then u have ur usually low CG higher spinning friendlier off the deck ones.. See which is ur preferred style of play.. Some ppl like it off the deck more than off the tee, so its up to preference and also distance gapping.. Cheers!

chip_munkie wrote:

I have seen ppl attempting driver off the deck too!!   

I've not seen any social or amateur golfer doing that but I have seen Bubba Watson did it with finesse ...   

A bit of a generalisation, but shallow face FW are designed to make it easier to launch the ball off the deck while deep face FW are a little easier to handle when the ball is teed up.

Which is more suitable depends a lot on how the individual golfer swings the club.  Swing speed as well as angle of attack are key considerations.

In terms of head design, at one stage, it was linked to perimeter weighting and moving the CG of the clubhead around.  However, with the newer materials and designs, the shape of the head is not that relevant any more.

Also, given that it takes a certain level of skill to be able to use a FW effectively, that sometimes means that finding the right FW might take some time (especially if your swing is also evolving, or just inconsistent).

Aside from trying your friend's FW and see which one you like to have a general idea what you should be looking for, I would strongly advise a couple of lessons to learn (or check) a consistent way to swing a FW.

I have 2 woods in my bag, a 5 wood meant to used off the deck with a shallow face design, and a 3 wood (slightly deeper face design) with a softer flex for use off the tee. Since my swing speed is relatively slow, I get more distance from my 5 wood off the deck than my 3 wood.  So I will never use my 3 wood off the deck.

The deeper face of the 3 wood helps on tee shots because bad swings do not pop up too high (as compared to the 5 wood).  If I do need to tee up with a 5W, then I will tee it very close to the ground and (in my mind) play it like striking off a perfect lie in the fairway.  As for why I tee off with the 3W ... when you can't hit straight, hitting it shorter can be a good thing.

So for me, the type of FW is based on what I need it to do.  In terms of evolution of the clubs in my bag, the 5 wood replaced a 19deg hybrid (wanted to learn how to use woods hoping that my driver swing would improve) and the 3 wood is a relatively recent addition.  Guess what I am trying to get at is that don't rush into buying an entire set of FWs.  Take your time and enjoy the process.

Let me sum up Derek post.

Shallow face for off the deck. Deeper face for off the tee.

Tio bo? My bro in looks.

hahah ... don't forget the

Go take a lesson to learn how to use FW

Turbo wrote:

Itsuki wrote:

Does users of shallow face Fw have issues of clipping the balls or topping?

Whether deep or shallow face, if one knows how to hit down on FW, he/she should not have any problem ...

  

Wow... Great info...!!!  

I always tot need to sweep the ball off the deck...!!!

Bloody golf videos keep showing using broom to sweep it off the deck...    

Shall give it a try soon... Kekeke 

robert33 wrote:

Turbo wrote:

Itsuki wrote:

Does users of shallow face Fw have issues of clipping the balls or topping?

Whether deep or shallow face, if one knows how to hit down on FW, he/she should not have any problem ...

  

Wow... Great info...!!!  

I always tot need to sweep the ball off the deck...!!!

Bloody golf videos keep showing using broom to sweep it off the deck...    

Shall give it a try soon... Kekeke 

No need lah, bro robert u already so liao....i scare the further u go, the fairway not long enough ah

enwee wrote:

robert33 wrote:

Turbo wrote:

Itsuki wrote:

Does users of shallow face Fw have issues of clipping the balls or topping?

Whether deep or shallow face, if one knows how to hit down on FW, he/she should not have any problem ...

  

Wow... Great info...!!!  

I always tot need to sweep the ball off the deck...!!!

Bloody golf videos keep showing using broom to sweep it off the deck...    

Shall give it a try soon... Kekeke 

No need lah, bro robert u already so liao....i scare the further u go, the fairway not long enough ah

Bro enwee.... Pls dun listen to rumours and stories told by those that constantly out drives mi...  

Still trying to get consistant ball striking before i can worry bout distances... Thus nid to work on hitting down on e ball..!

robert33 wrote:

enwee wrote:

robert33 wrote:

Turbo wrote:

Itsuki wrote:

Does users of shallow face Fw have issues of clipping the balls or topping?

Whether deep or shallow face, if one knows how to hit down on FW, he/she should not have any problem ...

  

Wow... Great info...!!!  

I always tot need to sweep the ball off the deck...!!!

Bloody golf videos keep showing using broom to sweep it off the deck...    

Shall give it a try soon... Kekeke 

No need lah, bro robert u already so liao....i scare the further u go, the fairway not long enough ah

Bro enwee.... Pls dun listen to rumours and stories told by those that constantly out drives mi...  

Still trying to get consistant ball striking before i can worry bout distances... Thus nid to work on hitting down on e ball..!

rumors          i saw pictures also, photoshop edit ?  

enwee wrote:

robert33 wrote:

enwee wrote:

robert33 wrote:

Turbo wrote:

Itsuki wrote:

Does users of shallow face Fw have issues of clipping the balls or topping?

Whether deep or shallow face, if one knows how to hit down on FW, he/she should not have any problem ...

  

Wow... Great info...!!!  

I always tot need to sweep the ball off the deck...!!!

Bloody golf videos keep showing using broom to sweep it off the deck...    

Shall give it a try soon... Kekeke 

No need lah, bro robert u already so liao....i scare the further u go, the fairway not long enough ah

Bro enwee.... Pls dun listen to rumours and stories told by those that constantly out drives mi...  

Still trying to get consistant ball striking before i can worry bout distances... Thus nid to work on hitting down on e ball..!

rumors          i saw pictures also, photoshop edit ?  

Pictures??!!!  

Hope it's with clothes on... Wahahaha  

Back to topic...

I have a callaway 3deep fw... So can i assume it belongs to deep faced fairway wood? 

robert33 wrote:

Turbo wrote:

Itsuki wrote:

Does users of shallow face Fw have issues of clipping the balls or topping?

Whether deep or shallow face, if one knows how to hit down on FW, he/she should not have any problem ...

  

Wow... Great info...!!!  

I always tot need to sweep the ball off the deck...!!!

Bloody golf videos keep showing using broom to sweep it off the deck...    

Shall give it a try soon... Kekeke 

There are some Teaching Pros who advocate the sweeping method for FW but there are many Tour Pros advocate hitting down and take divot for FW ... Good examples are Ben Hogen, Tiger Woods, Harris English, etc. who take divot when hitting FW ... Lets watch what Harris has to say about hitting FW ...

Turbo wrote:

robert33 wrote:

Turbo wrote:

Itsuki wrote:

Does users of shallow face Fw have issues of clipping the balls or topping?

Whether deep or shallow face, if one knows how to hit down on FW, he/she should not have any problem ...

  

Wow... Great info...!!!  

I always tot need to sweep the ball off the deck...!!!

Bloody golf videos keep showing using broom to sweep it off the deck...    

Shall give it a try soon... Kekeke 

There are some Teaching Pros who advocate the sweeping method for FW but there are many Tour Pros advocate hitting down and take divot for FW ... Good examples are Ben Hogen, Tiger Woods, Harris English, etc. who take divot when hitting FW ... Lets watch what Harris has to said about hitting FW ...

From e video... Harris English mentioned tat he hits the FW like a iron shot... 

From the video... Looks like too clean a hit... But realli swing like a iron shot.. 

Seems rather compact swing like hitting irons!!!

Hmmmm.... Interesting...

robert33 wrote:

Turbo wrote:

robert33 wrote:

Turbo wrote:

Itsuki wrote:

Does users of shallow face Fw have issues of clipping the balls or topping?

Whether deep or shallow face, if one knows how to hit down on FW, he/she should not have any problem ...

  

Wow... Great info...!!!  

I always tot need to sweep the ball off the deck...!!!

Bloody golf videos keep showing using broom to sweep it off the deck...    

Shall give it a try soon... Kekeke 

There are some Teaching Pros who advocate the sweeping method for FW but there are many Tour Pros advocate hitting down and take divot for FW ... Good examples are Ben Hogen, Tiger Woods, Harris English, etc. who take divot when hitting FW ... Lets watch what Harris has to said about hitting FW ...

From e video... Harris English mentioned tat he hits the FW like a iron shot... 

From the video... Looks like too clean a hit... But realli swing like a iron shot.. 

Seems rather compact swing like hitting irons!!!

Hmmmm.... Interesting...

Bro, an ideal size of a divot is no more deeper than a dollar bill ... It may not be that obvious from the video ... For hybrid, it is even more necessary to hit down like an iron to be effective ...

This one should be more obvious ...

Thanks bro Turbo for the video link.. Harris English has one of the most textbook swing on tour now...

Personally i wld prefer the hit down approach as it gives me the sensation im attacking aggresively into the ball and letting the club loft do its work. But to do this effectively and consistently, does this mean we shld be using a low kick, stiff tip shaft that will help to launch the ball?

Secondly any bros out there is able to use their deep face 3wd effectively off the deck? Any tips? I just think it restrict my option to attack the green on a short par5 when i can't use my deep face 3w off the deck... But that's just me....

good info

Itsuki wrote:

Thanks bro Turbo for the video link.. Harris English has one of the most textbook swing on tour now...

Personally i wld prefer the hit down approach as it gives me the sensation im attacking aggresively into the ball and letting the club loft do its work. But to do this effectively and consistently, does this mean we shld be using a low kick, stiff tip shaft that will help to launch the ball?

Secondly any bros out there is able to use their deep face 3wd effectively off the deck? Any tips? I just think it restrict my option to attack the green on a short par5 when i can't use my deep face 3w off the deck... But that's just me....

Not sure if you consider a TM RBZ 3W as deep faced.  I use it quite a fair bit off the deck.