What have Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Lucas Aberg, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton and Dustin Johnson got in common? Not too much when it comes to their personalities or their games, yet they've all had a 7-wood (or even more loft) in the bag this year.
According to a report from Sports Marketing Surveys, just over 10% of tour professionals have a 7-wood (or higher lofted) fairway in their bag. So, should you follow suit?
It's not easy to know what to consider with a club you may never have used, or even seen, before. As with fairway woods in general, knowing which model offers the best forgiveness, the most distance, which is the easiest to launch off the ground, even down to the size of each model's head, they can…
