Golfers often hang on to trusty fairway woods for longer than most other clubs in their bag but in doing so, will be sacrificing modern-day performance as a result. If you’re due an upgrade in this area of the bag, you’ll enjoy Sam De’Ath and Joel Tadman running through the best fairway woods on the market in 2024. The top fairways have been tested on the launch monitor and the golf course to really be put through their paces and help you understand which model might be right for your game, so be sure to watch to the end to discover our overall favorites!
► Product Retail Links To Our Top Fairway Woods of 2024:
Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max – https://hawk.ly/m/callaway-paradym-ai-smoke-max-fairway-wood/i/GMYTA91
Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max D – https://hawk.ly/m/callaway-paradym-ai-smoke-max-d-fairway-wood/i/GMYTA92
Cobra Darkspeed X – https://hawk.ly/m/cobra-darkspeed-x-fairway-wood/i/GMYTA93
Cobra Darkspeed LS – https://hawk.ly/m/cobra-darkspeed-ls-fairway-wood/i/GMYTA94
Mizuno ST-G – https://hawk.ly/m/mizuno-st-g-fairway-wood/i/GMYTA95
Ping G430 Max – https://hawk.ly/m/ping-g430-max-fairway-wood/i/GMYTA96
PXG Black Ops – https://hawk.ly/m/pxg-black-ops-fairway-wood/i/GMYTA97
Srixon ZX Mk II – https://hawk.ly/m/srixon-zx-mk-II-fairway/i/GMYTB06
TaylorMade Qi10 – https://hawk.ly/m/taylormade-qi10-fairway-wood/i/GMYTB01
TaylorMade Qi10 Tour – https://hawk.ly/m/taylormade-qi10-tour-fairway-wood/i/GMYTA98
Titleist TSR3 – https://hawk.ly/m/titleist-tsr3-fairway-wood/i/GMYTB02
Wilson Dynapwr – https://hawk.ly/m/wilson-dynapwr-fairway/i/GMYTB04
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Intro 0:00-0:14
Looks 0:14
Feel/Sound 2:58
Performance 6:35
Value 10:00
Top Overall Picks 11:29
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With so many Fairway Wood models on the market it can be really challenging to find the right one for you but I’ve tested 16 models from nine different brands analyzing performance feel looks to find out which one’s right for your game right Sam I’ve come to join you
Here on the seventh hle deserter course Santo deera incredible views in madira would recommend it if you are uh planning a golf trip but we’re talking about the looks of these faws and it’s very important with a fairw that you get one you like the look of down behind the
Ball because they can be quite intimidating especially off the deck tight lies you want something that’s going to give you a lot of confidence which ones have really stood out to you in terms of the looks well the first one I’d like to highlight is the Muno STG
Now I’m a better player I’m a more confident ball Striker and so having a smaller more compact head behind the ball is something that I look for this is a like I said a more compact head it’s a more peir shaped head than some of the others we’ve seen released this
Year but the simple alignment on top the gloss Black Crown it’s really classic it’s really simple and um it’s it’s one that I think looks great I agree I think lots of uh lots of lots going on with Muno they’re making some really good metal woods at the moment especially in
Drivers they’ve had to win on tour recently and it’s got adjustable h on everything so yeah for the better player I agree looks really nice but not everyone is a better player s who’s watching this video if you want something that’s going to give you a bit more confidence maybe a bit more
Forgiveness bit more meat behind the ball is there one that really stands out yeah absolutely yeah the tailor made qi1 now this is one that isn’t necessarily built for high handicappers this this is one that will appeal to the masses this is just gone in the bag of
Rory maoy this season so he’s actually opted for this over the tour model um it is a slightly larger head it’s actually got a shallow face though so it looks really easy to launch off the deck um it’s much more symmetrical than the mauno much more rounded but again the
Carbon Infinity crown on the top goes all the way to the end and then they’ve touched on this laser etge treatment on top the Silver Lining really helps you square that face up to your target agree I think very user friendly option I think for that one um but I mean I’m
Looking at all the faws here they’re all relatively similar apart from this one here which is really standing out to me and I think it stood out to you as well talk about your your favorite overall for looks in this fawood category yeah so if you were to walk into a golf store
This is definitely the one that you’re going to walk straight up to and pick up to inspect and that is the Callaway Paradigm AI Max yeah I agree there we go looks amazing so this is named AI smoke and that’s pretty obvious it’s because of the crushed Carbon on the sole it’s
Given this Smoky effect black and gray kind of tones to it um it looks great behind the ball they’ve gone for the carbon crown with the satin gray Banner on top again a really symmetrical looking head but the face lines on it um really helped with alignment and this is
Just one that I think everyone will love there we go plenty to enjoy with their FA lots of variety on offer but those are our three favorites right Sam we’re moving on to feel now I think it’s important that faw feels good off the face and in your hands and
There’s a few that have really stood out to you I know one of them is the Ping g430 we’re going to start with talk to us about why you like the feel of this particular model yeah so this one Carries On from last year so ping work
On a biannual basis so this one came out at the start of 2023 but is still one of the best feeling models on the market now the titanium face just feels super hot super springy and that’s relevant to wherever you strike it and that’s what everyone loves about a ping they’re
Known for their forgiveness this is the max model they do have the LST model as well which is a slightly hotter oh my God incredible driver basically very low ball flight very low spinning but this one just feels great no matter where you hit it on the face come on then let’s
See we got this beautiful down there you know first thing of the day so it’s probably going come off the bottom which is a really good test for this club and you first thing of the day you’re going to want a ping Club don’t you something a bit more forgiving absolutely let’s
See beautiful it’s still got a little bit of a tiny sound to it but I’m guessing it feels pretty stable absolutely yeah well it’s the tiny sound that’s hominus with ping you know when you’ve hit a ping and that re that’s relevant to the feel as well it feels
Great off the face very easy to hit right let’s move on to another one which I think you liked in terms of the uh the feel believe it was this one which is the Cobra dark Cobra dark spe X talk us about that one yeah so this is one of
Three models released this year so you’ve got the dark speed X the dark speed um Max and the dark speed LS this is the I guess the standard model of the range this is the one that will benefit most players and the reason why I love
The feel of this is because it feels so hot off the face they do have hot face technology in there they’ve got this power Bridge system which really helps boost bu speeds as well um it’s really forgiving it sounds good I’ve always thought Cobra sound sometimes uh more on
The tiny side of things they’re a louder sound which is an acquired taste I’m someone who prefers a more muted sound but just the feel off the face of this especially when struck out the middle is just next to none well let’s uh let’s see it in action
Then yeah I mean how good does that sound really hear that reverberating around the trees yeah there’s a lot of presence on that fa yeah very good awesome but it’s not your favorite it’s not my favorite there’s one that really stood out to you which one was that and
That is the pxg Black Ops brand new brand new here for 2024 now the last pxg fairywood I hit was the o21 and they they they’re slightly different Fairway Woods in terms of where they come into the market more of an entry level that exactly and this one
Is Ultra Premium premium materials this this face is actually 12 1/2% thinner than the previous generation which has helped um provide Flex in the face fter ball speeds and that’s something you really notice when you strike this the carbon crown on top actually mutes the sound quite a lot as
Well which produces that more thud likee sound be interesting to hear that compared to the Ping wouldn’t it let’s see if we can hear that okay yeah it’s a little bit of a metallic sound to it but it’s a it’s a metallic sound but it’s it’s an improvement on previous generations and
That’s something I really picked up upon there you go those are our three favorites in the field category right so we’re moving on to the all important performance remember if you do like this video make sure you click the like button and subscribe to the golf monthly YouTube channel but
Let’s flash out the data on the screen cuz Sam you’ve tested all these pH Woods indoors on a launch moner with premium golf balls so you know exactly how they compare how they perform so which ones really stood out to you in terms of the performance that you got on the launch
Monitor yeah so I think the first one that stood out to me was the tailor Mage qi1 tour now the reason this stood out is mainly because of the tech that’s been implemented in it now it’s something we did see in the stealth too with this track system that really helps
Dial in a certain ball flot in terms of your height you then have the adjustable huzzle as well um but the smaller more compact head made it really easy to work the ball and that’s something I particularly like to do so depending on the dog leg of the hole I like to shape
It one way or the other and again coming into par fivs this is super helpful being able to launch the in certain windows so for that reason this one I really like yeah I think with that lower spinning head you probably got a lot of distance out of this one as well yeah
Absolutely yeah so that was up there with um one of the longest that we tested um this year so I actually averaged about 262 yards of distance on launch monitor alongside this one alongside this one this was actually the longest so the titless tsr3 now again
This is a carryover model from last year um but still performs excellently it feels amazing off the face again you’ve got short track system on the bottom and their sh fit huzzle which allows you to dial in multiple different ball flights or fight against a certain ball flight
Um but produce really good distance it beat the qi1 Tour by a yard in my testing so there’s not much between them we’re splitting hairs but this one performs excellently yeah I think movable weight and underrated characteristic info was as you say really able to dial in that ball flight
And get some versatility out of the club is really important obviously you get that with this and the tailor made that’s that’s a big plus point for those two any others that really stood out for performance yes well my winner of the performance category and it it’s a
Slightly different model compared to the two we’ve just talked about they’re very much aimed at the more confident ball Striker the better player this one it has to be said is aimed at the higher handicapper one looking for more forgiveness the Callaway Paradigm AI smoke Max D there is it’s a long name
But it’s worth it’s a surprise pick talk us through it it’s a surprise pick and so the reason behind my choice is you still get the adjustable huzzle it’s a draw bias head now upon testing I’m someone who draws the ball naturally it did turn my drawers into hooks which I
Can’t really complain about cuz that’s exactly what it’s designed to do it’s designed to promote that draw by a shape fight against a slice and this is somewhat this is a club that someone who Fades the ball over slices the ball will love Yeah but also you get a lot of
Height out of this club which I think it’s a really underrated area of performance you know you’re attacking long PA fors par five the greens are quite firm you want it to stop relatively quickly but this is going to give you the height that you need to do
That right absolutely and that’s one of the reasons why it won this category off the Fairway striking a fairway would off the Fairway is one of the hardest skills in golf this achieved an apex average of 116 ft which is stupidly high but it meant that hitting into par fours or
Long par fives you can hold the green even in the summer okay so there you have it that was kind of the comparative performance of all the fairs not much in it from kind of shortest the longest a lot of nuance there but hopefully we’ve picked out some areas that will get you
Thinking about which one might suit your game the Best okay so the last category Sam is value for money I think every golfer wants a bit more bang for their buck and we’ve got a couple here that really stood out to you in this particular area uh I’ve got one you’ve got one which one
Have you got and why please so I have the shrien ZX Mark I model now this retailed at £249 but was released at the start of last year so a carryon product that you can probably get even cheaper than that now small compact looking heads produce a low penetrative ball flight okay
Let’s see well yeah I think performed pretty well in testing and that kind of flatter ball flight it’s really going to help someone who maybe spins up their forwards a bit too much yeah absolutely ideal for someone who plays in the wind or on links courses um and at that price point
A superb product okay and at the other end of the spectrum I think we’ve got this Wilson Dino Power which comes in a bit lower and offers slightly different performance is that right yeah so slightly different performance characteristics um very easy to launch off the fair off the Fairway which is is
You know it’s a hard thing to do um but retailing at £220 again a carry-on product from last year so you can probably pick this up even cheaper get even more bang for your bu if you can get a fairway wood for around2 200 then that’s let’s see it
Then because as you say it’s it’s maybe not going to give you the distance of some of the others in this test but dug off you a little bit more height so if you do tend to hit the ball quite low and you want to get bit more
Stopping power into greens and save a bit of money that Wilson could be a good option now I hope you really enjoyed this video and it’s giving you a really good insight as to the best Fair we was in 2024 and which one will suit your
Game the best but now it’s time for me to pick my top three in third place I’m choosing the pxg Black Ops Fairway W it’s made major strides on last year’s model it provides really good performance fast ball speeds feels great off the face in second place I’ve
Cheated a little here I’ve gone for a tide second between the titless tsr3 offering superb performance plenty of adjustability and the tailor qi1 tour which falls in a similar category loads of adjustment easy to flight down movable in the wind ideal for the better player but when it comes to a winner
There was a standout it looks superb on the Shelf will look superb in your bag feels amazing off the face and is easy to control that’s the Callaway Paradigm AI smoke Max
