MEMBER REVIEWS: Wilson DYNAPWR Fairway Woods & Hybrid Testing | See What Members Are Saying

[GolfWRX_Official]

 

You might have seen the rave reviews from our members at the GolfWRX and Wilson Golf trip at Cabot Citrus Farms just a few months ago. Now, we have five more GolfWRX members testing out the Wilson's line of DYNAPWR Fairway Woods and Hybrids. Both are optimized with AI-driven PKR-360 technology and feature the strength and high ball speeds of a forged custom 455 face material. The members below had the opportunity to build the set up that best suited their game, complete with fully custom options. Feel free to ask any questions you might have, as the testers will be happy to answer them!

 

The testers are:

 

• @MillerLowLife
• @golfinbrad
• @jwhite86
• @Jdavenp3
• @eric61

 

About the Wilson Golf DYNAPWR Carbon Fairway

Engineered to maximize ball speed and versatility, the DYNAPWR Carbon Fairway Wood delivers distance and precision in a compact player's head.

 

About the Wilson Golf DYNAPWR Max Fairway

The DYNAPWR Max Fairway Wood promotes high launch and stability while maintaining maximum forgiveness across the face.

 

About the Wilson Golf DYNAPWR Hybrid

The DYNAPWR Hybrid serves as the perfect long iron replacement for players who want versatility and control off the tee or into the green.

 

Learn more about Wilson Golf's entire line of Fairway Woods and Hybrids here.

 

Special thank you to @Wilson_Golffor putting on this member testing event. 

[ColdOkieGolf]

Excited to follow along with this one! 

 

Congrats to the testers.  The Dynapwr woods are fantastic!

[DTorres]

Can’t wait to see the setup and opinions!

[radiman]

Congratulations to the testers! I am looking forward to seeing what you all went with and hearing your thoughts on them. 

[golfinbrad]

A huge thank you to @Wilson_Golf & @GolfWRX_Official for this opportunity.  I've been watching the tracking and the clubs should be here in the next day or 2.  Right now, they are stuck at the UPS terminal at the Harrisburg airport.  I would drive there now if they would just hand them over.  Oh well.  I am super excited about this one.  I haven't hit any Wilson woods since the late 90s.  That was the fat shaft woods.  The thread from other GolfWRXers testing at both Pinehurst last year and Cabot Farms this year has been all positive.  It will be nice to try first hand to see if Wilson still stands up against the big boys.  

 

I am a low handicapper (0 but a 4 right now) in the process of some swing changes.  Nothing that will impact my thoughts or results.  Wilson is sending me a 13.5* wood, 5 wood and 19* hybrid.  My current setup is a Callaway AI Smoke TD 3 wood, a Callaway UW 17* and Tour Edge Exotics C721 19*.  I also have a Srixon DI 20* I will include for comparisons.  I have yet to find a set of woods that stay in the bag very long, so this will be a good test/challenge.  My hybrid is the oldest club in my bag.  I went with the 13.5* 3 wood to give me another option off the tee.  I have no issue hitting fairways off the fairway, but not sure a mini driver is the right fit.  This is a nice compromise.  I will post pics comparing to other woods/hybrids, numbers off the Trackman launch moniter, thoughts, feel and results from both range sessions and on the course.  Feel free to ask questions or make requests and I will try to accommodate.  

[jwhite86]

 

Looks like I got lucky. I received mine on Saturday. Went with the 15º Max 3 wood, 21º Max 7 wood and the 4 hybrid.

 

I'll be playing my first round with them tomorrow.  Initial thoughts are that they look great. 3 wood is almost the same size/ shape as my 915F.

 

My current set-up includes either a BRNR Mini Driver/ Titleist 915F (16.5º) and a Callaway UW.  The 915 has been a staple in my bag since it came out. The UW was an addition last year.  I've got my Mevo and will provide some numbers to back up my feeling.

 

Hovering between a 12-15 handicap, with most of my struggles lately coming from missing fairways.  I'll be primarily hitting the 3 wood & hybrids off the tee while testing.  

 

Looking forward to sharing my experiences

[MillerLowLife]

Big thanks to @GolfWRX_Official and @Wilson_Golf for selecting me to test these clubs.

 

I'm 35, located within SLC, UT. Played sports growing up and did summer camps at my local par 3 course, which was also my first job. I'm a golf sicko and club junky. I blame this site and users mostly for that. My handicap got to 4 when I was able to play 2-3 a week, but the last 2.5 years has been grad school, raising 2 young mini-me's (yikes), and work. Probably playing at an 8 right now. I can say that with grad school being over since March, I've enjoyed being on a golf course much more.

 

SLC is roughly 4,400 elevation and St George about 3,000. So ball go far.

 

Since graduating, I've pretty much replaced my entire bag aside from my 3wood and hybrid.

 

Current bag:
 

Callaway Paradym AI Smoke 3D Max 10.5 - Ventus TR Blue TX-6 plays 45.75

TM Stealth 3 Wood 13.5 (currently not in rotation)

Tour Edge Exotics Hybrids 3h/5h - Oban Devotion6

Srixon Z-Forged II Irons - Nippon Modus 120tx

Mizuno T22 Wedge - 50/55/60

SC Champions Choice NP2+

Titleist ProV1x

 

Wilson Clubs:

Fairway:

 

Model: Wilson Golf DYNAPWR Carbon Fairway

 

Club: 5W 18*

Shaft: Ventus TR Blue 7-X Flex

Grip: Golf Pride - Multicompound PLUS4 GREY STD

Length Adjustment: -0.75 IN (41.75)

Loft Adjustment: 0.0 STD

Grip Notes: STD

Grip Logo Position: UP

 

Hybrid: 

 

Model: Wilson Golf DYNAPWR Carbon Hybrid

 

Club: 4H 22*

Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 95 HY X-flex

Grip: Golf Pride - Multicompound PLUS4 GREY STD

Length Adjustment: -0.25 IN (40)

Grip Notes: STD

Grip Logo Position: UP

 

 

I've had two Tour Edge Exotic Hybrids since covid when I stimulated the local economy with my stimulus check. In hindsight, probably should have invested in the stock market, but getting a couple clubs fitted with shafts seemed more useful at the time.

 

I have not taken the Tour Edge 3 hybrid out of bag since I purchased. It's just automatic and so consistent distance wise. Could be the late summer nights picking a range and hitting a Nike hybrid demo club, but hybrids give me a lot of confidence and swing like I have a pitching wedge in hand.

 

My 3 wood isn't my favorite. For starters, its so damn long. I don't love how long stock woods come these days, but it’s a stock shaft that I don't think matches my swing very well, and at the elevation I play at, it just goes so far that it ends up being a club I swing if my driver is poor. But on a shorter par 4, it ends up being just too long and not a club I want to hit from the fairway into a long par 5.

 

My approach with the Wilson clubs has been to get clubs that are much better suited for where I play, better gapping, and ones that can serve two purposes with tee shots or fairway shots. I also went shorter lengths than stock for accuracy and hopefully higher ball flight.

 

 

This week I'm heading down to St George, UT for a tournament of sorts. On Sunday I'll be playing a summer solstice tournament at Sand Hollow. Last year we played 112 holes in one day. This year, I'll be staying and playing at Black Desert the day before on Saturday (first time). So plenty of testing to come. I got a few things to make filming my swing easier those days.

 

For those interested, I created a temporary Instagram page where I hope to be posting swings throughout the day while I play. I'll do write ups when I can.

IG MillerLowLife.golfwrx

[Shilgy]

Congrats to the testers. Wilson has really stepped up in the wood category the last two cycles.

 My biggest wish is that they could get someone playing it on tour. Went to the US Open and saw just one Wilson bag. Unfortunately too many of us won’t play it if the I pros don’t.

[MillerLowLife]

[golfinbrad]

Just now, Shilgy said:

Congrats to the testers. Wilson has really stepped up in the wood category the last two cycles.

 My biggest wish is that they could get someone playing it on tour. Went to the US Open and saw just one Wilson bag. Unfortunately too many of us won’t play it if the I pros don’t.

Agreed.  My other request would be they get in more pro shops and do more demo days.  There are none with 100 miles of me.  I played Wilson irons back in high school (dating myself) when they were up there with all the big boys.  Always made a great product.

[jwhite86]

5 minutes ago, golfinbrad said:

Agreed.  My other request would be they get in more pro shops and do more demo days.  There are none with 100 miles of me.  I played Wilson irons back in high school (dating myself) when they were up there with all the big boys.  Always made a great product.

 

The pro shop thing is ultimately what made me sign up to do this. I haven't seen Wilson in the wild for sale other than older big box store stuff and the occasional Fat Shaft sighting.

[Jdavenp3]

I haven’t received mine yet but still wanted to do an initial post while I’m chilling on vacation. Huge thanks to @Wilson_Golf and @GolfWRX_Official for the opportunity to test out something I couldn’t really have gotten my hands on otherwise due to my local shop not stocking a lot of Wilson. 
 

I’ll be taking them to my shop and letting them check all the clubs out and hit against the other big boys. They’re super interested to see how they stack up against everything else. 
 

Little background golf bio and set makeup. High school baseball and softball coach and have had the opportunity to take over the golf team next season-so my rate of play is going to go up a ton now. I’m currently off a 7 handicap with around 112-114ss on a driver. I’ve been working hard to try and get my AoA more positive and my miss is a steep spinny shot. I play a cut and rarely do I try and turn the ball over but will try and work it left occasionally. My fairway setup currently is Taylormade Stealth 2 3/5 and recently put in a Callaway Mavrik Sub Zero 7 wood. 
 

My chosen setup is as follows below: 

I chose all DYNAPWR Carbon models with a somewhat unique setup and rationale behind them. 
 

***3+w is going to be my tee club when I am struggling with my driver, which I have been really striping my new one so it’ll have a great challenge ahead of it. I swing a 50g X flex Ventus Velocore+ shaft in my driver so I opted to go with a similar feeling VentusTR Black 60 stiff. The profiles online seemed to match pretty well as far as shaft profiles so I wanted that same feel to carry from driver to 3+. This will also be an off the deck for long shots into green that I don’t feel like I need to force a carry over hazards etc. 

 

***4w is going to be my new “3” wood. It’ll be my typical 2nd club into par 5s. I don’t feel like I will have too much of a gap of distance between my current gamer to this to garner any adverse shots but with the increase loft I’m hoping getting the ball up and stopping will help. Ventus TR Red 60 stiff in this to smooth out the feel and soften the tip section vs TR Black on my driver and 3+w. 
 

***7w will be my final choice and I’m hoping it’s a big time addition into my bag. This club will be used from tee shots on short par 4s, extremely long par 3s, and everything in between. I’m hoping this turns into my “jack of all trades” club that is a security blanket anytime I need something. 

Again, huge huge thanks to @Wilson_Golf and @GolfWRX_Official

To say my friends are jealous is an understatement right now. Hopefully when I return from vacation Saturday the will have arrived I can get some comparison pics against my current setup for everyone. 

 

 

Fairway:
Model: DYNAPWR Carbon 
Hand: Right
Club: 3+/13.5
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 S-Flex
Grip: Golf Pride Multicompound White STD 
Length Adjustment: Standard
Loft Adjustment: Standard
Grip Notes: +1 Wrap
Grip Logo Position: Up

 

Fairway:
Model: DYNAPWR Carbon 
Hand: Right
Club: 4/ 16.5 deg
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Red 6 S-Flex
Grip: Golf Pride Multicompound Red STD
Length Adjustment: Standard
Loft Adjustment: Standard
Grip Notes: +1 Wrap
Grip Logo Position: Up

 

Fairway:
Model: DYNAPWR Carbon
Hand: Right
Club: 7/ 21 deg
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Red 6 S-Flex
Grip: Golf Pride Multicompound Red STD
Length Adjustment: Standard
Loft Adjustment: Standard
Grip Notes: +1 Wrap
Grip Logo Position: Up

[MillerLowLife]

The top irons I was fit into were Wilson Staff, Srixon MBs, and Ping Iblades. Ping is just too expensive for my taste, and I only went with Srixon because of deals I was able to get through this site. I very much view them like Mizuno, where they've done other sports well and so I never doubt their quality. Since I purchase almost everything through WRX, hasn't been a ton of opportunity, but Tour Edge really altered my perception. I'll put anything in my bag if it's the right club and shaft. These clubs are nothing short of quality. I thought the hybrid was larger than my current one but side-by-side shows them being the same. I got a chance to hit them yesterday morning and the hybrid is AUTOMATIC. Just consistent high flight that makes it really ideal for approach into Par 5 or long par 3's. The 4wood was a little hard to tell distance wise with crappy range balls and hitting off of thin matts. Will get out on a grass range prior to heading down to St George.

[eric61]

Thanks SO MUCH to @Wilson_Golf and @GolfWRX_Official for this opportunity. I've been interested in the DYNAPWR lineup all year -- and I'm a Wilson fan dating back to using their catcher's mitts as a kid, racquetball racquets in my 20s, clothing for as long as I can remember... it's been really cool to see them make such a strong push in the golf market lately, and to see them treat GolfWRX as an important part of that push.

 

It's incredibly cool that Wilson allowed us to fully customize these clubs. We didn't have to worry about upcharges -- anything they offered, we could choose. 

 

The set-up I went with:

 

3W: DYNAPWR Carbon, 15 degrees at standard setting, 43" (-0.25"), Ventus TR Blue w/ VeloCore 7S shaft, Golf Pride MCC standard + 1 wrap grip

 

5W: DYNAPWR Carbon, 18 degrees at +1 loft setting so playing 19 degrees,  41.75" (-0.75"), Ventus TR Blue w/ VeloCore 7S shaft, Golf Pride MCC standard + 1 wrap grip

 

4H: DYNAPWR, 22 degrees, 39.75" (-0.5"), Graphite Design Tour AD DI 85S shaft, Golf Pride MCC standard + 1 wrap grip

 

Why I chose those clubs:

 

My handicap has been hovering between 10 and 11 -- a perfect match for the more forgiving Max fairway woods, wouldn't you think? But my miss is a hook. I've been through a number of fittings, and what I've consistently found is that I just cannot manage lie angles that are too upright. I've been playing Ping and Titleist woods in recent years because the flat lie angle setting on their adapters is a huge help. And when I was looking at the specs on Wilson's woods, I noticed the Carbon fairway woods were 1.5 degrees flatter than the Max fairway woods. 

 

In my experience, and based on advice I've gotten from fitters in the past ... that flatter lie angle will be more important for my delivery and consistency than what I'm giving up in terms of the forgiveness of how the heads are designed. It's a guess, but 

 

In my last fitting, I was swinging driver 103-104 MPH and 7 iron 86-87 MPH. I was fitted into a Ventus Red 6X driver shaft and 7S in my fairway woods. However ... while the driver's worked really well, I've found that the stout handle of the Ventus Red is causing me some issues in my fairway woods. Because I don't feel much movement, I tend to react by yanking the handle in transition. I've also had a right miss (lefty, remember) with my current fairway woods. This led me to go with a softer handle and stiffer tip of the Ventus TR Blue -- a shaft I was fitted into before, at the GolfWRX Fujikura Members' Experience a couple years ago, and that I know well. 

 

I would probably have looked hard at going 4W, 7W, 5H, but I'm a lefty, so like most OEMs, my Wilson options were slightly limited.

 

How they fit my bag:

 

All three of these clubs absolutely have a chance of making my bag long-term -- especially the 3W and 5W. 

 

I've ordered a set of i530s, 6 through UW, and 52/58 degree wedges. The 6 iron is the same loft as my current 5 iron. That gives me four slots, rather than three, between driver and my first iron at the long end of my bag ... so some shifting was due. I've been playing 3W (low 230s carry, a touch more off the tee), 7W (210-215 carry), 5H (195 carry), into my irons. The current 5H is staying in the bag, and these three Wilson clubs will replace my current 3W and 7W -- and hopefully, going 5W, 4H between 3W and 5H will narrow the 20-ish yard gaps I'd had a little bit. 

 

Unboxing photos

 

[hammergolf]

14 minutes ago, eric61 said:

Thanks SO MUCH to @Wilson_Golf and @GolfWRX_Official for this opportunity. I've been interested in the DYNAPWR lineup all year -- and I'm a Wilson fan dating back to using their catcher's mitts as a kid, racquetball racquets in my 20s, clothing for as long as I can remember... it's been really cool to see them make such a strong push in the golf market lately, and to see them treat GolfWRX as an important part of that push.

 

It's incredibly cool that Wilson allowed us to fully customize these clubs. We didn't have to worry about upcharges -- anything they offered, we could choose. 

 

The set-up I went with:

 

3W: DYNAPWR Carbon, 15 degrees at standard setting, 43" (-0.25"), Ventus TR Blue w/ VeloCore 7S shaft, Golf Pride MCC standard + 1 wrap grip

 

5W: DYNAPWR Carbon, 18 degrees at +1 loft setting so playing 19 degrees,  41.75" (-0.75"), Ventus TR Blue w/ VeloCore 7S shaft, Golf Pride MCC standard + 1 wrap grip

 

4H: DYNAPWR, 22 degrees, 39.75" (-0.5"), Graphite Design Tour AD DI 85S shaft, Golf Pride MCC standard + 1 wrap grip

 

Why I chose those clubs:

 

My handicap has been hovering between 10 and 11 -- a perfect match for the more forgiving Max fairway woods, wouldn't you think? But my miss is a hook. I've been through a number of fittings, and what I've consistently found is that I just cannot manage lie angles that are too upright. I've been playing Ping and Titleist woods in recent years because the flat lie angle setting on their adapters is a huge help. And when I was looking at the specs on Wilson's woods, I noticed the Carbon fairway woods were 1.5 degrees flatter than the Max fairway woods. 

 

In my experience, and based on advice I've gotten from fitters in the past ... that flatter lie angle will be more important for my delivery and consistency than what I'm giving up in terms of the forgiveness of how the heads are designed. It's a guess, but 

 

In my last fitting, I was swinging driver 103-104 MPH and 7 iron 86-87 MPH. I was fitted into a Ventus Red 6X driver shaft and 7S in my fairway woods. However ... while the driver's worked really well, I've found that the stout handle of the Ventus Red is causing me some issues in my fairway woods. Because I don't feel much movement, I tend to react by yanking the handle in transition. I've also had a right miss (lefty, remember) with my current fairway woods. This led me to go with a softer handle and stiffer tip of the Ventus TR Blue -- a shaft I was fitted into before, at the GolfWRX Fujikura Members' Experience a couple years ago, and that I know well. 

 

I would probably have looked hard at going 4W, 7W, 5H, but I'm a lefty, so like most OEMs, my Wilson options were slightly limited.

 

How they fit my bag:

 

All three of these clubs absolutely have a chance of making my bag long-term -- especially the 3W and 5W. 

 

I've ordered a set of i530s, 6 through UW, and 52/58 degree wedges. The 6 iron is the same loft as my current 5 iron. That gives me four slots, rather than three, between driver and my first iron at the long end of my bag ... so some shifting was due. I've been playing 3W (low 230s carry, a touch more off the tee), 7W (210-215 carry), 5H (195 carry), into my irons. The current 5H is staying in the bag, and these three Wilson clubs will replace my current 3W and 7W -- and hopefully, going 5W, 4H between 3W and 5H will narrow the 20-ish yard gaps I'd had a little bit. 

 

Unboxing photos

 

Nice! Looking forward to reading the performance updates. Really like the look of the hybrid.

[eric61]

Following up on this post on what I chose and why, the specs and the unboxing photos, a few initial impressions before I actually get a chance to hit these clubs:

 

1. I was surprised how shallow the faces are on these DYNAPWR Carbon fairway woods! I expected the Max model would have a super-shallow face, but didn't realize the Carbon would, as well. 

 

Check out the 3 wood, compared to my gamer this year, the Titleist GT3, and my previous gamer, a Ping G430. 

 

 

Here's the 5 wood turned up to 19 degrees along with my current gamer in that spot, a GT2 7 wood turned down to 20.25 degrees.

 

 

2. The DYNAPWR Carbon fairway woods look AWESOME at address. 

 

I mentioned in my previous post that my miss -- with fairway woods, in particular -- is a hook. I was thrilled to see that at address, the 3 wood looks to me like it sits a little open. I tried to use a board on my deck to show how the face sits relative to the shaft here:

 

 

This is even better news, though. For gapping purposes, I went with the 5 wood turned up a degree, to 19. And even adding loft, it looks to me like it sits square: 

 

 

I know this isn't exactly a perfect way to illustrate what I'm seeing with face angle -- it's harder than you'd think to capture that while gripping the club with only one hand! But these fairway woods both look slightly open to square to me; definitely not closed.

 

The DYNAPWR hybrid is a different story. Here it is compared to my Ping G430 5 hybrid, which to me sits pretty much perfectly square. 

 

 

However ... and massive props to Wilson for this: They've aligned the grip with the face. So when the hybrid is sat down as it is in that picture above, the grip points slightly to the right. When I rock it back so the face angle is pretty much neutral, the grip is perfectly on top of the club.

 

 

Moral of the story: Ignore how it rocks close when I just set it down; pay attention to the face and grip and get the face angle right myself before hitting it. 

 

3. I do have some swing weight concerns. I ordered all three of these clubs slightly shorter than stock length, so I knew this was a possibility. 

 

On my manual home swing weight scale, the 3W came in at just a touch under D3 -- which is perfect. But the 5W came in very slightly over D0, and the 4H came in at about C9.5. 

 

Lead tape can obviously do the job. However, while the hybrid doesn't have an adjustable weight, it does have a hot melt port. And the 5W does have an adjustable weight. The one it comes with is 30g ... @Wilson_Golf, any chance you all have like a 36-ish gram weight I could pop in there? 

 

I think it's also worth noting that unless I missed it, there isn't a way when doing a custom order through Wilson's website to request a specific swing weight. Maybe something Wilson could consider in the future, especially since the fairway woods already have changeable weights in them. 

 

Overall first impressions:

 

-- LOVE the way the DYNAPWR Carbon fairway woods sit at address.

 

-- Really like their head shapes, too. Surprised how shallow they are.

 

-- Love that Wilson let us customize these any way we wanted, but a little concerned that they didn't bring them all back to standard swing weights. This is obviously something I can address if it causes problems. I'll start by testing them as-is, but will keep some lead tape in my golf bag, too. 

 

... Now it's time to get these onto the range and onto the course! It looks like it's about to pour down rain outside right now, but I'll follow up as soon as possible with more initial impressions once I've hit them.

[Red4282]

Congrats to the testers! Performance on these matches the looks, Wilson knocked it out of the park. 

[Jdavenp3]

Just got word that mine showed up today as well so I’ll be able to give them a good breakdown when I’m back from vacation. Everyone’s pictures look awesome so far. 

[MillerLowLife]

My 3wood vs the new 5wood. New club looks about an inch shorter. Seeems like not much but feels way better for club you’re hitting off short tees and fairways.

new shaft is heavier which I think is another great improvement for me. Doesn’t have much flex I feel with my 3wood.

 

[MillerLowLife]

Schedule this week:

 

Friday: Play a warm-up 18 at a local course

Saturday morning: Drive to St George

Saturday afternoon: 18 at Black Desert

Sunday: 100+ holes at Sand Hollow from 6 AM - 10 PM

 

Lucked out with the weather! Supposed to be 107 the next two days down there, but only 90 on Sunday.

Edited June 17 by MillerLowLife

[Pure716]

On 6/16/2025 at 12:46 PM, eric61 said:

Thanks SO MUCH to @Wilson_Golf and @GolfWRX_Official for this opportunity. I've been interested in the DYNAPWR lineup all year -- and I'm a Wilson fan dating back to using their catcher's mitts as a kid, racquetball racquets in my 20s, clothing for as long as I can remember... it's been really cool to see them make such a strong push in the golf market lately, and to see them treat GolfWRX as an important part of that push.

 

It's incredibly cool that Wilson allowed us to fully customize these clubs. We didn't have to worry about upcharges -- anything they offered, we could choose. 

 

The set-up I went with:

 

3W: DYNAPWR Carbon, 15 degrees at standard setting, 43" (-0.25"), Ventus TR Blue w/ VeloCore 7S shaft, Golf Pride MCC standard + 1 wrap grip

 

5W: DYNAPWR Carbon, 18 degrees at +1 loft setting so playing 19 degrees,  41.75" (-0.75"), Ventus TR Blue w/ VeloCore 7S shaft, Golf Pride MCC standard + 1 wrap grip

 

4H: DYNAPWR, 22 degrees, 39.75" (-0.5"), Graphite Design Tour AD DI 85S shaft, Golf Pride MCC standard + 1 wrap grip

 

Why I chose those clubs:

 

My handicap has been hovering between 10 and 11 -- a perfect match for the more forgiving Max fairway woods, wouldn't you think? But my miss is a hook. I've been through a number of fittings, and what I've consistently found is that I just cannot manage lie angles that are too upright. I've been playing Ping and Titleist woods in recent years because the flat lie angle setting on their adapters is a huge help. And when I was looking at the specs on Wilson's woods, I noticed the Carbon fairway woods were 1.5 degrees flatter than the Max fairway woods. 

 

In my experience, and based on advice I've gotten from fitters in the past ... that flatter lie angle will be more important for my delivery and consistency than what I'm giving up in terms of the forgiveness of how the heads are designed. It's a guess, but 

 

In my last fitting, I was swinging driver 103-104 MPH and 7 iron 86-87 MPH. I was fitted into a Ventus Red 6X driver shaft and 7S in my fairway woods. However ... while the driver's worked really well, I've found that the stout handle of the Ventus Red is causing me some issues in my fairway woods. Because I don't feel much movement, I tend to react by yanking the handle in transition. I've also had a right miss (lefty, remember) with my current fairway woods. This led me to go with a softer handle and stiffer tip of the Ventus TR Blue -- a shaft I was fitted into before, at the GolfWRX Fujikura Members' Experience a couple years ago, and that I know well. 

 

I would probably have looked hard at going 4W, 7W, 5H, but I'm a lefty, so like most OEMs, my Wilson options were slightly limited.

 

How they fit my bag:

 

All three of these clubs absolutely have a chance of making my bag long-term -- especially the 3W and 5W. 

 

I've ordered a set of i530s, 6 through UW, and 52/58 degree wedges. The 6 iron is the same loft as my current 5 iron. That gives me four slots, rather than three, between driver and my first iron at the long end of my bag ... so some shifting was due. I've been playing 3W (low 230s carry, a touch more off the tee), 7W (210-215 carry), 5H (195 carry), into my irons. The current 5H is staying in the bag, and these three Wilson clubs will replace my current 3W and 7W -- and hopefully, going 5W, 4H between 3W and 5H will narrow the 20-ish yard gaps I'd had a little bit. 

 

Unboxing photos

 

Great pictures! I was one of the lucky members chosen for the Wilson Golf Product Testing and Fitting Experience @ Cabot Citrus Farms and your pictures perfectly captured my opinion on the DYNAPWR Woods.  @Wilson_Golf nailed the aesthetics.

 

Before our trip I would have walked right past Wilson Golf on my way to testing equipment from Titleist, Taylormade, Callaway, etc. Not anymore. Think about it - where else can you get a classic shaped, carbon wood for $100 less than other manufacturers (In the case of driver)?

Edited June 17 by Pure716

[jwhite86]

I played my first 9 holes with them.  The 7 wood has firmly planted itself as a permanent fixture in my bag going forward. From the fairway, from the rough, off the tee, it does it all.

 

The 3 wood was hot and sounded great.  When I put a good swing on it, it went.

 

I only hit the hybrid twice, but both times it had solid feel even though i put terrible swings on it.  

 

Going to get a solid range session with them this weekend and I'll post some data to go along with it.

[golfinbrad]

The clubs are here!!!  Again major thanks to @Wilson_Golf & @GolfWRX_Official for this opportunity.  Clubs look great!!!  As mentioned above the faces are a bit shallower than expected.  It isn't a good or bad thing, but different than expected.  The seem between the face and carbon head does a good job masking it when standing over.  Below are a few picks and specs comparison between the Wilson's and my gamers.  I plan on getting on the Trackman in the next couple of days for some data numbers.  Will be going to the range once or twice the remainder of this week and hopefully on the course this weekend or early next.

 

 

3 Wood 

Callaway Ai Smoke TD					Wilson DYNAPOWER Carbon					Callaway Ai Smoke TD
Denali Black 70 gram X-Stiff					Graphite Design Tour UD 70 gram X-Stiff					Tensei Raw White 70 gram X-Stiff
15*					13.5*					15*
43.25"					43.25"					43.25"
D5					D6					D3
340 grams					337 grams					338 grams

 

 

 

 

5 Wood

 

 

Callaway UW					Wilson DYNAPOWER Carbon
MMT  70 gram X-Stiff					Graphite Design Tour UD 70 gram X-Stiff
17*					18*
41.5"					42.50"
D3					D5
345 grams					340 grams

 

 

 

Hybrid

 

Tour Edge Exotics C721					Wilson DYNAPOWER Hybrid
HZRDUS RDX Black 80 grams X-Stiff					HZRDUS Gen 4 Black 90 grams X-Stiff
19*					19*
40.75"					40.75"
D2					D5
364 grams					375 grams

 

 

 

 

[eric61]

Previous posts: 

1. Unboxing and what products/specs I chose

2. Initial impressions, photo comparisons to other clubs I own

 

I took my Wilson DYNAPWR Carbon 3 wood, 5 wood and DYNAPWR 4 hybrid to the range for the first time yesterday, during a clear window we had in an afternoon that's been full of scattered storms and showers. 

 

It was a weird day. The range was a little more crowded than usual -- I think they were there ahead of a league night. The pool is about 250 yards from the range, and despite all the clouds, there was one middle-aged dude out there, laying on a chair, absolutely BLASTING a Gordon Lightfoot playlist.

 

"...I don't know where we went wrong but the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back..."

 

Thwack!

 

"...If you could read my mind, love, what a tale my thoughts could tell..."

 

Thwack!

 

Strange vibe.

 

Anyway... my Wilson DYNAPOWER clubs.

 

 

All three surprised me -- and in different ways. After 20 or so swings with each, I'm really, really impressed by the DYNAPWR Carbon fairway woods, and cautiously optimistic about the hybrid. 

 

I'll go through them one-by-one. 

 

1. The 3 wood has already earned a spot in my bag. 

 

It's replacing the GT3 3 wood I've used most of the last year, and the G430 Max I played before that and occasionally still turn back to. This is for two basic reasons: 

 

-- It's longer than the G430 Max, with a more penetrating and less spinny flight. 

-- It's straighter than the GT3 on mishits toward the heel and toe.

 

I had all three of my 3 woods with me yesterday to compare. I also had a few "real" balls with me -- scuffed up or balls I'd found on the course and whatnot from my shag bag, but balls with urethane covers that I didn't mind giving away -- just to make sure what I was seeing from the range balls I was hitting was an accurate representation of what these clubs did. 

 

The Wilson DYNAPWR Carbon definitely launched lower, both off the deck and off a tee, than the G430 Max. The Wilson head is also more fade biased than the Ping, even though I've been playing the Ping in the flat-minus 1 degree setting. And it was carrying farther overall. I don't have data yet; this is just a normal outdoor range with range balls, no launch monitor. But visually, using checkpoints on the range, it was CLEARLY carrying farther. 

 

The Wilson actually carried a little farther than my GT3, as well. But the much bigger difference there was on mishit performance. The Wilson held its line surprisingly well on strikes toward the toe and heel. 

 

I was a little concerned about the face depth on the Wilson -- that's one of the big reasons I've liked the GT3 as a tee club. And on strikes off a tee where I catch it high in the face, it definitely does launch quite a bit higher. But it was still straight and pretty long. I was pleased enough with it that I won't be concerned hitting this 3 wood off the tee on the golf course. 

 

I'm focused on the Wilson head, but I also just have to note that the Ventus TR Blue w/ VeloCore 7S that I have in this turned out to absolutely be the right choice. I've heard it said that a shaft is a timing device, and I was timing this one really well. It was launching a bit lower than woods I've played with a Ventus Red or a Speeder NX Blue lately, but it was still reaching a good peak height and carrying noticeably farther. And without getting too far into the weeds on whether it was the head design or the VeloCore in the shaft or whatever that was helping me hold my line surprisingly well on mishits, that's what was happening and I'm happy about it.

 

2. The 5 wood flies lower than I expected.

 

Don't get me wrong -- it's a 5 wood, turned up to 19 degrees. "Low" is relative. This definitely gets up and goes. But it launches a LOT lower than the GT2 7 wood at 20.25 degrees that I've been playing, and it carries noticeably farther. 

 

The DYNAPWR Carbon 5 wood is only 1/4" longer and 1.25 degrees less loft, so I really expected those two clubs to be pretty similar. However -- it's not a problem that they're not! I have a set of i530s, 6-UW, and 52/58 wedges on order, which means I now have room for four clubs, rather than three, between my driver and my 25-26ish degree longest iron. 3W, 5W, 4H, 5H could gap perfectly. Especially if this DYNAPWR Carbon 3 wood is a little longer than what I've been playing -- it's probably a good thing for the 5 wood to have some extra oomph. 

 

Still, compared to higher-lofted woods I've hit in recent years, the DYNAPWR Carbon definitely has a lower, more penetrating trajectory than I've seen. 

 

The swing weight on this one came in at about D0, because I ordered it 3/4" shorter than standard ... and it was causing me problems, to be honest. I was having more trouble with low point and face angle with the 5 wood than I was with the 3 wood, which came in at D3. And then when I grabbed my GT2 7 wood, which is also D3, I was back to pretty consistent strikes -- confirming at least in my mind that the swing weight was an issue. I'm going to put some lead tape on it before taking it back to the range/course. 

 

When I did hit it well, though, I was seeing a nice, tight draw. I think once I just get the weight dialed in, this is going to be a great club, and maybe my favorite of the three. 

 

3. The hybrid flies a lot higher than I expected.

 

I was a bit concerned that I'd struggle to launch the 4 hybrid. I tend to deliver too little dynamic loft, especially with hybrids/long irons. It's why my bag this year has gone 3W (tee club mostly), 7W, 5H, before getting into irons. Wilson doesn't offer a lefty 7W or 5H, so I went 5W and 4H when I was selected for this opportunity, but I will admit it was a concern and something I was eager to test. 

 

No problems whatsoever elevating the Wilson hybrid, though. 

 

Like I mentioned, I was on a grass range, no launch monitor data. But on launch monitors my peak heights with both my 7W and 5H have historically been right around 100 feet -- slightly under, slightly over, depending on strike. And visually, the 4H was reaching peaks on the range that were the same or maybe even slightly higher than both of those clubs yesterday, and I was hitting all three to compare. I also have a 22 degree Ping G430 hybrid that isn't currently in the bag, but that I took with me yesterday to compare, and the Wilson was without a doubt launching and flying higher. 

 

It took me one strike to see that trajectory wouldn't be an issue. The first swing, it felt like I made great contact and the ball just went to the moon -- on a rope, too. Then I looked at the club face and noticed I'd struck it a little toe-side, which is my miss with a hybrid and which normally would make me worry about hooks. Nope, it didn't turn over. Just a great shot. 

 

My 5 hybrid carries 195, so I want this 4H to carry in the 205-210 range. And based on what I saw at the range -- like, I'm eyeballing it, so there are limitations here, but this range has plenty of visual checkpoints so I'm not just wildly guessing -- it definitely appears to be a club longer than the 5H. 

 

I hit the 4H about 20 times, and did ultimately see it turning over some on a lot of them. I expected this; I was a little concerned that the lie angle would be too upright for me, and it's part of why I ordered it half an inch short. It was definitely drawing more than my Ping hybrids in the minus-1 adapter setting. Whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you; I suspect for most of the market, it's good. 

 

I think the best way to summarize what I was seeing in terms of draws/hooks would be this: Thanks in part to the upright lie angle, I was having a hard time avoiding delivering a face that was a little too closed to path. That was causing hooks, or at least stronger draws than I would have liked to see. BUT, where I struck it on the face of this DYNAPWR hybrid, on the other hand, did NOT seem to have much of a directional impact. It's very forgiving and holds its line really well, regardless of strike location. 

 

This one came in at a swing weight of C9.5ish. I'm going to add lead tape to it before I take it out again. But unlike the 5 wood, where I'll be putting the lead tape in the center, with the 4 hybrid, I think I'm going to put it toward the toe, to hopefully help calm that draw tendency down a bit. And if that works, I'll have my local club guy replace the lead tape with hot melt. 

 

The Graphite Design Tour AD DI 85S shaft in this hybrid is a really good one. I tend to shut the face too fast when I don't feel any give in the handle in transition, and hold it open longer when I feel softness. The upper-mid softness of the DI here is going to help me on this club, for sure.

 

It's thunderstorming again today, but I'll get these onto the course ASAP and report back. I have some free time this afternoon, so I'm hoping the weather will clear up in time to get out today.

[eric61]

Added some lead tape to the 5W (ordered 3/4" short) and 4H (ordered 1/2" short). Now my swing weight scale is showing them both at D3, same as the 3W and the same swing weight I've been playing all my woods at. Eager to see if this improves the consistency of my strikes with both clubs -- I really do think it will, based on what I was seeing from the 3W! 

 

[MillerLowLife]

1 hour ago, eric61 said:

Added some lead tape to the 5W (ordered 3/4" short) and 4H (ordered 1/2" short). Now my swing weight scale is showing them both at D3, same as the 3W and the same swing weight I've been playing all my woods at. Eager to see if this improves the consistency of my strikes with both clubs -- I really do think it will, based on what I was seeing from the 3W! 

 

A fellow lead tape connoisseur. I always had a hard time getting it to stay on a driver long term. 

[eric61]

19 minutes ago, MillerLowLife said:

A fellow lead tape connoisseur. I always had a hard time getting it to stay on a driver long term. 

I'm hoping I can work out whether this amount is exactly what I need -- and then if it is, ideally, get a 36g weight from Wilson to swap into the 5 wood and add 7-8 grams of hot melt to the hybrid. So hopefully I won't need it to stay on too long!

[Red4282]

4 hours ago, eric61 said:

Previous posts: 

1. Unboxing and what products/specs I chose

2. Initial impressions, photo comparisons to other clubs I own

 

I took my Wilson DYNAPWR Carbon 3 wood, 5 wood and DYNAPWR 4 hybrid to the range for the first time yesterday, during a clear window we had in an afternoon that's been full of scattered storms and showers. 

 

It was a weird day. The range was a little more crowded than usual -- I think they were there ahead of a league night. The pool is about 250 yards from the range, and despite all the clouds, there was one middle-aged dude out there, laying on a chair, absolutely BLASTING a Gordon Lightfoot playlist.

 

"...I don't know where we went wrong but the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back..."

 

Thwack!

 

"...If you could read my mind, love, what a tale my thoughts could tell..."

 

Thwack!

 

Strange vibe.

 

Anyway... my Wilson DYNAPOWER clubs.

 

 

All three surprised me -- and in different ways. After 20 or so swings with each, I'm really, really impressed by the DYNAPWR Carbon fairway woods, and cautiously optimistic about the hybrid. 

 

I'll go through them one-by-one. 

 

1. The 3 wood has already earned a spot in my bag. 

 

It's replacing the GT3 3 wood I've used most of the last year, and the G430 Max I played before that and occasionally still turn back to. This is for two basic reasons: 

 

-- It's longer than the G430 Max, with a more penetrating and less spinny flight. 

-- It's straighter than the GT3 on mishits toward the heel and toe.

 

I had all three of my 3 woods with me yesterday to compare. I also had a few "real" balls with me -- scuffed up or balls I'd found on the course and whatnot from my shag bag, but balls with urethane covers that I didn't mind giving away -- just to make sure what I was seeing from the range balls I was hitting was an accurate representation of what these clubs did. 

 

The Wilson DYNAPWR Carbon definitely launched lower, both off the deck and off a tee, than the G430 Max. The Wilson head is also more fade biased than the Ping, even though I've been playing the Ping in the flat-minus 1 degree setting. And it was carrying farther overall. I don't have data yet; this is just a normal outdoor range with range balls, no launch monitor. But visually, using checkpoints on the range, it was CLEARLY carrying farther. 

 

The Wilson actually carried a little farther than my GT3, as well. But the much bigger difference there was on mishit performance. The Wilson held its line surprisingly well on strikes toward the toe and heel. 

 

I was a little concerned about the face depth on the Wilson -- that's one of the big reasons I've liked the GT3 as a tee club. And on strikes off a tee where I catch it high in the face, it definitely does launch quite a bit higher. But it was still straight and pretty long. I was pleased enough with it that I won't be concerned hitting this 3 wood off the tee on the golf course. 

 

I'm focused on the Wilson head, but I also just have to note that the Ventus TR Blue w/ VeloCore 7S that I have in this turned out to absolutely be the right choice. I've heard it said that a shaft is a timing device, and I was timing this one really well. It was launching a bit lower than woods I've played with a Ventus Red or a Speeder NX Blue lately, but it was still reaching a good peak height and carrying noticeably farther. And without getting too far into the weeds on whether it was the head design or the VeloCore in the shaft or whatever that was helping me hold my line surprisingly well on mishits, that's what was happening and I'm happy about it.

 

2. The 5 wood flies lower than I expected.

 

Don't get me wrong -- it's a 5 wood, turned up to 19 degrees. "Low" is relative. This definitely gets up and goes. But it launches a LOT lower than the GT2 7 wood at 20.25 degrees that I've been playing, and it carries noticeably farther. 

 

The DYNAPWR Carbon 5 wood is only 1/4" longer and 1.25 degrees less loft, so I really expected those two clubs to be pretty similar. However -- it's not a problem that they're not! I have a set of i530s, 6-UW, and 52/58 wedges on order, which means I now have room for four clubs, rather than three, between my driver and my 25-26ish degree longest iron. 3W, 5W, 4H, 5H could gap perfectly. Especially if this DYNAPWR Carbon 3 wood is a little longer than what I've been playing -- it's probably a good thing for the 5 wood to have some extra oomph. 

 

Still, compared to higher-lofted woods I've hit in recent years, the DYNAPWR Carbon definitely has a lower, more penetrating trajectory than I've seen. 

 

The swing weight on this one came in at about D0, because I ordered it 3/4" shorter than standard ... and it was causing me problems, to be honest. I was having more trouble with low point and face angle with the 5 wood than I was with the 3 wood, which came in at D3. And then when I grabbed my GT2 7 wood, which is also D3, I was back to pretty consistent strikes -- confirming at least in my mind that the swing weight was an issue. I'm going to put some lead tape on it before taking it back to the range/course. 

 

When I did hit it well, though, I was seeing a nice, tight draw. I think once I just get the weight dialed in, this is going to be a great club, and maybe my favorite of the three. 

 

3. The hybrid flies a lot higher than I expected.

 

I was a bit concerned that I'd struggle to launch the 4 hybrid. I tend to deliver too little dynamic loft, especially with hybrids/long irons. It's why my bag this year has gone 3W (tee club mostly), 7W, 5H, before getting into irons. Wilson doesn't offer a lefty 7W or 5H, so I went 5W and 4H when I was selected for this opportunity, but I will admit it was a concern and something I was eager to test. 

 

No problems whatsoever elevating the Wilson hybrid, though. 

 

Like I mentioned, I was on a grass range, no launch monitor data. But on launch monitors my peak heights with both my 7W and 5H have historically been right around 100 feet -- slightly under, slightly over, depending on strike. And visually, the 4H was reaching peaks on the range that were the same or maybe even slightly higher than both of those clubs yesterday, and I was hitting all three to compare. I also have a 22 degree Ping G430 hybrid that isn't currently in the bag, but that I took with me yesterday to compare, and the Wilson was without a doubt launching and flying higher. 

 

It took me one strike to see that trajectory wouldn't be an issue. The first swing, it felt like I made great contact and the ball just went to the moon -- on a rope, too. Then I looked at the club face and noticed I'd struck it a little toe-side, which is my miss with a hybrid and which normally would make me worry about hooks. Nope, it didn't turn over. Just a great shot. 

 

My 5 hybrid carries 195, so I want this 4H to carry in the 205-210 range. And based on what I saw at the range -- like, I'm eyeballing it, so there are limitations here, but this range has plenty of visual checkpoints so I'm not just wildly guessing -- it definitely appears to be a club longer than the 5H. 

 

I hit the 4H about 20 times, and did ultimately see it turning over some on a lot of them. I expected this; I was a little concerned that the lie angle would be too upright for me, and it's part of why I ordered it half an inch short. It was definitely drawing more than my Ping hybrids in the minus-1 adapter setting. Whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you; I suspect for most of the market, it's good. 

 

I think the best way to summarize what I was seeing in terms of draws/hooks would be this: Thanks in part to the upright lie angle, I was having a hard time avoiding delivering a face that was a little too closed to path. That was causing hooks, or at least stronger draws than I would have liked to see. BUT, where I struck it on the face of this DYNAPWR hybrid, on the other hand, did NOT seem to have much of a directional impact. It's very forgiving and holds its line really well, regardless of strike location. 

 

This one came in at a swing weight of C9.5ish. I'm going to add lead tape to it before I take it out again. But unlike the 5 wood, where I'll be putting the lead tape in the center, with the 4 hybrid, I think I'm going to put it toward the toe, to hopefully help calm that draw tendency down a bit. And if that works, I'll have my local club guy replace the lead tape with hot melt. 

 

The Graphite Design Tour AD DI 85S shaft in this hybrid is a really good one. I tend to shut the face too fast when I don't feel any give in the handle in transition, and hold it open longer when I feel softness. The upper-mid softness of the DI here is going to help me on this club, for sure.

 

It's thunderstorming again today, but I'll get these onto the course ASAP and report back. I have some free time this afternoon, so I'm hoping the weather will clear up in time to get out today.

That was kind of my reaction at Cabot, the Carbon fairways are just hot. Very penetrating and lower spin. You definitely want to try and find a setup to get optimal numbers, whether thats loft or shaft. Once you do, its money. 

[golfinbrad]

8 minutes ago, Red4282 said:

That was kind of my reaction at Cabot, the Carbon fairways are just hot. Very penetrating and lower spin. You definitely want to try and find a setup to get optimal numbers, whether thats loft or shaft. Once you do, its money. 

Agreed.  I think that is key with most clubs.  I just wish there was a demo day or Wilson fitter in my area.  @Wilson_Golf if you need a part time rep in my area let me know!!!!!  

[ColdOkieGolf]

1 hour ago, Red4282 said:

That was kind of my reaction at Cabot, the Carbon fairways are just hot. Very penetrating and lower spin. You definitely want to try and find a setup to get optimal numbers, whether thats loft or shaft. Once you do, its money. 

It's good to know it isn't just me.  With the low/low shaft in the 3 wood, it was a bit too low/low - but MAN when I made a good swing was it long! 280-290 wasn't off the table. 

Having played a round now after throwing the Tensei Blue in there, it's been a great improvement.  Seems like a more mid shaft profile is the perfect combo for the carbon woods.