TIPS FROM THE PROS Dump the 3-Wood Frustrated by your 3-wood? Fret not-there are other options in today's high-tech golf world. F or most golfers, the 3-wood tends to be the hardest club to hit: It fl ies lower than your other clubs and is diffi cult to control direction. So why do you still carry one in your bag? My recommendation is to dump the 3-wood and rely on a more lofted fairway wood. Loft is always your friend. With today's adjustability, a 5-wood at 19 degrees can be tweaked stronger or weaker-and potentially fl y higher, farther and straighter than a 3-wood. This switch may also allow you to add a club to the bottom part of your set and fi ll in a necessary distance gap. " Loft is always your friend. " * BY MIKE BARGE * Mike Barge is the director of instruction at Hazeltine National GC and a Class A member of the PGA of America. 10 MINNESOTAGOLFER Directory 2018 mngolf.org PHOTO BY MATT SEEFELDThttp://www.mngolf.org