GX Squared Fairway

The GigaGolf GX Squared Fairway takes the principles of squared drives and applies them to a fairway metal. The square design moves the weight to the outside, resulting in a high moment of inertia. The crown and sole are constructed from 17-4 stainless steel, while the face is forged in Carpenter 455.

Best of all is the price. You can have this club—along with Gigagolf’s playability guarantee—for as little as $49.

GigaGolf P2 Fairway Woods

The 2008 GigaGolf P2 Fairway woods are designed with the popular new low profile design that’s supposed to help on even the tightest lies. The shallow face actually lowers the center of gravity, allowing you to get behind the ball and get it quickly up on the air. They come in 3, 5, 7 and 9! woods (good for GigaGolf. Most companies don’t offer the 9) and are constructed from 17-4 stainless steel.

GigaGolf also points out somewhat humorously that:

The black on silver finish is easy on the eyes too. Somewhat in contrast to the oh so colorful offerings by the nationally advertised tour player endorsed brands. A good choice for players who would not wear orange socks nor play with an orange fairway wood.

But the best part is the price and the guarantee. You can get one for as low as $30 and they come with a 30 day playability guarantee.

Callaway X Hot Fairway Wood - RH Graphite

I really wonder why we’re still calling these things fairway woods. These things now are about as far from a piece of carved persimmon as you can get.

The base material in the Callaway X Hot is 455 Carpenter Steel, a terrific steel alloy that is lighter and stronger than other types. With this, the designers at Callaway were able to increase the head volume, thus increasing the all-important moment of inertia. The steel also produces increased ball speed as it rebounds off the clubface.

For this club, Callaway has applied the X-Sole design from their X series drivers. The clubhead rests on two sole areas, reducing the tendency of the head to rock and keeping it on line from the start. Callaway’s S2H2 design removes weight from the hosel and repositioning it in the clubhead’s perimeter, further increasing the moment of intertia. Finally, the Callaway bore is designed to increase feel and control

Not your grandfather’s fairway wood.

Power Play System Q2 Fairway Woods

Hireko Golf’s PowerPlay System Q2 Fairway Wood is a terrific looking club designed along the same lines as their very popular Power Play System Q2 Driver. With its square shape and low profile, the System Q2 Fairway manages to raise the moment of intertia over other fairway woods. It is, however, no larger in size, appealing to more traditional sensibilities.

The last think I want is that volkswagen on a stick look in a fairway wood.

The only thing that would make this series better is the addition of a nine-wood, which for my money is a unjustly forgotten club that would offer an additional option to many senior and slower swinging golfers.

Constructed from stainless steel (not an alloy like many lower-priced clubs), the System Q2 Fairway is very well priced, starting at $41.95 with an Aldila graphite shaft. And like all Hireko clubs, it comes with a 60-day playability guarantee. 

C9 c455 Metals

The new Cloud Nine fairway woods from GigaGolf feature a forged variable face thickness design executed with Carpenter Steel’s justifiably famous c455 steel. Compared to similar designs from Ping, these are a good value, with price starting as low as $39.