[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":18},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-fairway-wood-guides-fairway-woods-what-to-know-before-you-buy":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":15},"fairway-woods-what-to-know-before-you-buy","Fairway Woods: What to Know Before You Buy","A practical opener that turns fairway woods into decisions you can use on the course.","\u002Fimg\u002Ffairway-wood-guides\u002Ffairway-woods-what-to-know-before-you-buy_fairway-woods-know.png","Fairway Woods: What to Know Before You Buy illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"fairway-wood-guides","Fairway wood guides","\u003Ch3>Start with the real shot\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Fairway Woods: What to Know Before You Buy should feel useful before a golfer ever reaches for another browser tab. Picture a 5-wood from 205 yards off a tight lie; the point is to make that moment clearer, not to bury it under theory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>What to notice\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Start by measuring carry gaps against the hybrid or long iron already in the bag. A fairway wood has to launch from turf and fill a real yardage, not merely win one ball-speed contest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>First check:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Measure carry gaps against hybrids and long irons.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Second check:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Test launch from turf rather than only a tee.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Scorecard check:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Did it support finding a club that earns space in the bag?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Use it today\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>For this article, success is modest: one decision around fairway woods should feel easier the next time the situation appears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",146,null,{"slug":16,"title":17},"how-to-compare-fairway-woods","How to Compare Fairway Woods",1782812354638]