Fairway Woods

The 5 highest-launching fairway woods of 2023, according to robot testing

By: Jonathan Wall October 27, 2023

A high-launching fairway wood can be a benefit off the tee and from the turf. Here are five models worth consideration.

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cobra aerojet fairway wood — A high-launching fairway wood can be a benefit off the tee and from the turf. Here are five models worth consideration.

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Fairway woods can serve a number of different purposes on the course. For many golfers, it’s a great option off the tee on tight holes or when the driver is misbehaving. It can also make reaching the green in two a reality when an iron or hybrid can’t get the job done.

Versatility is the name of the game.

Robot testing every 2023 fairway wood: Here's the best option for YOUR game

By: Jonathan Wall

If you’re a golfer with a swing speed of around 95 mph — the speed we tested each fairway wood on Golf Laboratories’ swing robot — it might be worthwhile to have a 3-wood that induces a high-launch angle to land the ball softly on the green. (And if you’re someone who typically uses 3-wood almost exclusively off the tee, we have you covered as well.)

For our latest robot test, we measured the launch angle from three strike locations (center, high toe and low heel) to determine if there was a high-launch model in the bunch.

As we found out, the latest crop of fairway woods (15 degrees) has several offerings that can produce a towering launch. Below are the five models with the highest recorded launch angle.

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