Fairway Wood Fitting
A fairway wood asks something different of your swing than a driver does — a shallower angle of attack, a ball that's often sitting on the ground instead of a tee. Your face-to-path number can shift because of that alone, which is why we fit it as its own session.
Same Method, Different Delivery Angle
We start by comparing your driver face-to-path reading against your fairway wood reading. A gap that widens with the shallower club usually points to timing, not a swing flaw — and a slightly different lie angle or shaft weight can close it back up.
Off-the-deck contact adds another variable: sole width and camber. A sole that catches turf too early can twist the face open a fraction of a degree right before impact, which shows up as a face-to-path number that looks worse than your actual swing tendency.
What We Test on the Bay
Loft & Face Progression
More loft options exist in fairway wood heads than most golfers realize, and face progression affects how forgiving a mis-hit reads on your face-to-path number.
Sole Width & Camber
A wider, more cambered sole glides through turf instead of digging, protecting your true face-to-path reading from a mis-timed strike.
Shaft Weight
A slightly heavier shaft than your driver's often steadies the face through impact when the ball is sitting down instead of teed up.
See How Your Number Holds Up Off the Deck
We test your current fairway wood plus demo heads across brands, both off a tee and off turf.