Platinum_Shafts

You know what? I don't know if you really wanna go this far, but some tour players have their drivers and woods and even Hybrids 'bent' to a degree that is not factory standard. Example: John Daly has a driver that is heated and bent to 7.5 degrees as opposed to the factory 9.5 degrees that it normally is. If you have trouble finding a club in the range you're looking for; maybe a good "solo" owned golf store in the area has a master golf tech that could bend a club to a lesser degree for you? Just a thought.

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My Bag:
Driver: Taylor Made R5 Dual 'Type D' 9.5°(UST Proforce 'V2' graphite shaft)
F Woods: Taylor Made 'V Steel' 3W (Grafalloy Attack Lite graph shaft)
Irons: Taylor Made R7 XD <3-PW> (Feel Golf reverse taper grips)
Hybrids: Bobby Jones 2H
Wedges: Taylor Made rac Black TP <56°&60°> (Feel Golf reverse taper grips)
Putter: YES!Golf 'Diana' putter (UST 'F.F.' putter shaft - '2 Thumb' putter grip)
Ball: MAXFLI Tour Fire

centaur

Thanks. I think I will head out to Golfsmith this weekend and see what they have to offer and talk to the guys there. Maybe it won't be that easy to find the right thing for me at this range.

Platinum_Shafts

Good luck. Let me know what info you find out or what route you go with this. I'm curious to see what you go with.

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My Bag:
Driver: Taylor Made R5 Dual 'Type D' 9.5°(UST Proforce 'V2' graphite shaft)
F Woods: Taylor Made 'V Steel' 3W (Grafalloy Attack Lite graph shaft)
Irons: Taylor Made R7 XD <3-PW> (Feel Golf reverse taper grips)
Hybrids: Bobby Jones 2H
Wedges: Taylor Made rac Black TP <56°&60°> (Feel Golf reverse taper grips)
Putter: YES!Golf 'Diana' putter (UST 'F.F.' putter shaft - '2 Thumb' putter grip)
Ball: MAXFLI Tour Fire

centaur

I shall. Possibly this weekend.

centaur

Well I decided to hit Golfsmith after work today. I purchased a Callaway X 3W 15°. Tested it on their Swing machine thing and it was the right club for me. Felt good when swinging and averaged about 240. I am happy with my choice. This is what I was looking for.

Platinum_Shafts

Sweet! NIce Choice. Are you going to replace the factory graphite shaft? I definitely would recommend it. Regardless of the manufacturers reputation for clubs, when they supposedly "co-engineer" a graphite shaft in conjunction with an after market shaft company like UST, ADila, Grafalloy, or Fujikura...(you didn't hear it from me),ahem..but they really don't. They pay the after market company to use their name in conjunction with the shaft and the factory graphite shafts are never (literally) never true to their flex.

Bottomline is as long as you're happy and it's working for you, then cool. Glad you found your club

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My Bag:
Driver: Taylor Made R5 Dual 'Type D' 9.5°(UST Proforce 'V2' graphite shaft)
F Woods: Taylor Made 'V Steel' 3W (Grafalloy Attack Lite graph shaft)
Irons: Taylor Made R7 XD <3-PW> (Feel Golf reverse taper grips)
Hybrids: Bobby Jones 2H
Wedges: Taylor Made rac Black TP <56°&60°> (Feel Golf reverse taper grips)
Putter: YES!Golf 'Diana' putter (UST 'F.F.' putter shaft - '2 Thumb' putter grip)
Ball: MAXFLI Tour Fire

centaur

I probably won't change it. But we'll see as I play more with it. I have a graphite, stiff shaft. I find that stiff works better for me. That may change over time, but this is what works for me now.

BogeyXL

I hope you don't mind me chiming in here....

Ordinarily, 230-240 yds from the fairway is reacheable by clubs from 3-wood to 4/5 irons, depending on ability. I am assuming your intent is to reach the green in 2 on a par-5 hole. At the level you're in right now, IMHO, I would be more pre-occupied with my wedge play and lay-up. Get on the green, as close to the pin as you can, and putt for a birdie.

230-240 yds, hitting 2, swing your 7 and knock out the 150. Now, you're laying for a pitching wedge or less. A lot of Tiger Woods' victories were had because he gets a lot of birdies on Par-5s.

Always play smart and percentages. That means, for the most part, play within your abilities. You won't find anything inside Golfsmith that you don't already have in your bag (woods-4/5 irons).

A good tip. If there's a club you can hit at roughly 200 yds (consistently)...play a knockdown a bit and let the ball run the remaining 30-40. Shaping your shots will help you more than you realize. But even this advice will only serve the purpose if you're already comfortable with what you can already do at this point in a consistent manner.

Good luck.

Hogan

As a beginner, there is no reason in the world you need to hit a fairway shot 230-240. On par 5's you could use a driver, fairway metal and/or hybrid and 8-PW. It's not the distance my friend, its positioning on the hole that's going to get you where you need.
If you are looking for a reliable stick to use from the fairway to maximize your potential distance but don't want a large head wood, you may care to consider a small head 5 wood, a 4 wood or a 19-21 degree hybrid with a wood shaped head, the best being the Bobby Jones series.