I referenced the difference in a previous post but let's be a bit more critical. A driver is meant to hit the ball off of a tee. It is relatively large, compared to the other "woods", and designed for maximum distance along with forgiveness and other neat things. Fairway woods are designed to hit balls off of grass, dirt and cart paths. They are generally smaller and have lower center's of gravity.
You can build either with about any loft you want. A wood ceases to be a driver when it is designed to hit balls off of the deck. (Forgive me T Wishon if I have abused any design terminology).
This is all pretty basic and no pots will boil over it. Now a good question to ask is, and here you can get the ire of the purists,: Is a wood made of metal still a wood?
Al
At 08:59 AM 9/29/2003, you wrote:
Just to keep the pot boiling. Is a 13 degree wood a driver or a fairway wood? How about a 6 degree or whatever. When does a wood cease to be a driver and become a fairway wood?
Tom
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom and Donna Mason Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 6:18 AM To: ST Subject: ShopTalk: A name is A name.
I would like to thank the gentleman that answered my question and for his assistance. Since the question did not relate to the NAME or TERMINOLOGY of what the club was called, I was able to complete my project.
I also would like to apologize to the purest for the lesson in learning to direct question properly. Hey, if you don't ask you never learn. With that I will take my 22� DRIVER and go play a round of golf.
