Tom Wishon Golf 915HL 5-wood
I’ve always had difficulty hitting a 3-wood consistently. I’d been thinking shortening my Nike SasQuatch 3-wood, since shortening my Nike SasQuatch driver by 0.5" to 44" was such a success. Cutting 0.5" off the 3-wood would leave it at a playing length of 42.5", and so my 5-wood would need to be 1" shorter. So, I decided to construct a 5-wood with that specification and then run a competition between the two clubs for the place in my bag as the club following the driver. I also went ahead and shortened the SasQuatch 3-wood to 42.5" and swingweighted it to D-1.
Today, I completed the construction of my new 5-wood using the Tom Wishon 915HL clubhead, hand-selected for square clubface and 18° loft. I used a Tom Wishon Series 7-SUL-55 Super-UltraLight Graphite Shaft, R flex, tipped 2″ and trimmed for a final playing length of 41.5". I also used an oversize Tom Wishon V-Series Composition Rubber Grip with 3 wraps of tape so the final diameter is oversize by 1/16". I swingweighted the club to D-1.
I’ll give the club a workout this afternoon.