Purchased the 14 degree 3 Wood with a regular flex steel shaft. Excellent club. Long and straight. Good looking clubhead that sets up well to the ball. Short par 3s (350 yds and less) are becoming much easier to par when teeing off with this 3 Wood. Swing weight is a D2. I believe the shorter steel shaft and lower torque of the steel shaft give much more control of the ball flight with little or no loss in distance.

Customer Service

I have had good luck with Orlimar. Very customer-friendly.

Similar Products Used:

Taylor Made 200 steel. Wilson Deep Red. Ping I3.

This is an incredible club! It screams to be swung hard. Wanted to upgrade from the Trimetal Plus fairway woods which are so easy to hit and feel great cause I heard the HipSteels go further. This is an understatement. Played the HipSteel 12 degree for the past few weeks and love the results. This club wants to be swung hard and keeps going straight. Tried my dardest to overswing at the range and it still went straight. Results on the course was similar. I managed to hit one 300 yards to my amazement. Anytime there is a tight fairway I have no hesitation to pull out this club because I can count on it going where I want it to. The feel of the club requires some getting use to. Having hit the Trimetal Plus and loving the feel and sound of the clubs it came as a shock to switch to the HipSteel. The HipSteel seems heavier and requires a little more muscle. The feel is more of a big thud vs. the explosive ting from the Trimetal Plus. At first I hated the feel but I could not argue with the results. The Trimetal Plus stiff shafts gave me a slight fade but the HipSteel stiff is dead straight. Now I'm getting use to it and the straighter shots and lower scores.

Customer Service

No experience

Similar Products Used:

Trimetal Plus, Adams Tight LIes

I have used many of your reviews but never submitted, so here goes...took this club out to the course today never having hit it before. It's the best 3 "wood" I have ever played. Had the Trimetal+ 14 with EI70 stiff, but it was a bit too boring a trajectory for overall play (good for windy conditions). The Hipsteel is hits straight with a nice, mid trajectory (for me) and hit fine out of light rough (caught one fat out of medium rough). Anyway, I give this club high marks after 9 holes.

Customer Service

Talked to them before I bought the club and the information they told me about the flight characteristics were right on.

Similar Products Used:

Trimetal Plus

I owned the original Orlimar fairway woods and liked them very much but it was time for an upgrade. I first purchased the 14 degree HIPSteel fairway wood at the beginning of the season. I was so impressed that I also purchased the 18 degree about 45 days later. Both of these clubs are extremely easy to hit and are long off the tee and fairway. I have been able to outdrive my old set of Orlimar fairway woods by an average of 10%. That may not sound like much but when you consider that the older 13 degree Orlimar fairway wood would go an average of 215 yards and now my 14 degree will go about 235-240 yards. It is a big deal! Both of these clubs are very forgiving on both toe and heal hits, you just loose distance. I have to note that you do loose quite a bit of distance on off center hits but you know where you will find your ball - down the middle. All in all, this is a great investment in your game.

I finally gave up on the strong-3 scenario...after various attempts at 13* and 14* woods, I realized their benefits didn't outweigh the trouble at times. I wanted to carry just one longer fairway wood, so 16* loft is perfect...decent distance off the tee, and much easier to hit off the fairway and rough. The HipSteel has a larger head than other fairway woods I've had, making it a high-confidence club off the tee. Have to think the size will hurt it out of deeper rough, but a 3-4 wood out of deep rough is a risky proposition anyway. I've used it several times when the ball is sitting up decently in the rough, and it has come through very well. The stock stiff steel Precision shaft is plenty stout, and I think lends a very "hard" feel to the shot...no doubt the graphite option would make it feel more lively. That said, the results outduel the lack of feel. Even when a shot feels hard or clunky, there the ball goes, plenty long and right on the money. The face does not feel as lively as the Firesole or Quadpros I tried, but distance is nonetheless better...go figure. Feel is very similar to the "solid" whack of my ol' TL2 16*, which was also a very reliable club. I've found myself using the HipSteel off the tee more than I've ever used a fairway wood before, so that speaks to its reliability off the tee. The 16* gets it plenty high for me, and results off the deck have been very good. The feel is very harsh (euphamistically, let's call it "solid"), the only drawback. I miss the easy, cushy launch of the quadpro in that regard, but the results with the Orly are much better in almost every respect, exponentially better as a straight hitting tee club. Haven't tried the Hip drivers or other fairway woods, but the 16* has done everything I ask for out of a long fairway wood. Must be a good design. If you like to "feel" your shot, try the Orly with a steel shaft...feel all over the place. The results keep it in the bag...can't imagine needing a more versatile wood if you only want to carry one.

Customer Service

Very helpful the one time I've emailed them.

Similar Products Used:

Quadpro 14* dualrail, Firesole 15*, Adams TL2 16*

PHENUCKINOMINAL !!! Mashes the ball like the older Olimars, but is deep enough to hit off the tee. Very, Very long and very very straight.

This is by far the best fairway wood I have ever put in my back. The feeling of hitting a metal fairway model instead of titanium is truly addictive. It has a beautiful and solid ting sound and feel and absolutely smashes the ball. I can't believe how hot the ball just comes off of the face and how easy it is to hit this club straight. The shaft is one of the best stock shafts I have seen and made by one of the best composite manufacturers-fujikura. The feel of the shaft is that of solidity and accuracy. The dispersion of the ball flights is tight and exhibits the look and feel that a performance shaft should have. I am very happy with this club and my long awaited time to get a left handed model was definitely worth it. For the money, you can't beat this club, especially since it's a hell of alot cheaper than ping's model and taylor made's 300 series. On top of that, the Orlimar is much better in feel and playability than the Ping and Taylor Made fairway models. If this club was $350, I think I'd still buy it- it's that damn good. If you want a seriously accurate wood, this is the one to have in your bag.

Customer Service

Awesome! They are really excited about their product and give the service to back it up. I couldn't find a lefty anywhere so I called Orlimar and they had one shipped out to my local Golfmart. They we

Similar Products Used:

Taylor Made 300 Fairway, Ping tisi fairway, Adams GT, King Cobra Titanium, Cleveland launcher Fairway!

This club has changed my whole game around.I shot my personal best scores because of all the fairways I hit with this club. I could control it better than my driver. I am usually inconsistent with my driver some days I would have it and some days Whoa look out. It seems odd but sometimes I get the same distance with my driver. I usually hit it about 250-260 yards and even hit one about 310 (downwind). This is my favorite club and my best purchase ever.

I played the Cleveland Launcher last fall and found it to be a good club but the shaft was not consistent for my swing so before heading to Florida this last March I traded for the TM 200 steel with R80 Rifle shaft. Excellent club for accuracy but distance was a concern. Since I need distance and accuracy I began researching the web sites and decided to try the Adams GT fairway wood (it was #1 on Rankmark). Good shaft, good distance and accuracy. While trying out drivers I happened to finally try the Orlimar HipTi and fell in love with the 340 with the Fujikura shaft. Over the weekend I was able to demo the 14 with regular shaft (also from Fujikura). AWESOME!!! At least 20 yards longer with less effort and straight as an arrow. The ball simply explodes off the face. It feels like the face compresses and catapults the ball. A very different feeling but very intoxicating. Thanks Orlimar.

Customer Service

Haven't used

Similar Products Used:

Cleveland Launcher, TM 200, Adams GT