I have played mainly Titleist and Taylormade woods over the years, and recently switched to a 13 degree V Steel. There are a lot of holes where hitting driver would be putting me through a fairway, and this club gives me another option if the hole is long enough where a 2 iron off the tee isn't going to get me out there far enough. I found this club VERY easy to hit with a tajectory I really like! It is certainly long (off the tee it is easily traveling 270+ for me). I have a habit of changing clubs a lot, but this and my R7 Tour Performance driver are going to be in my bag for a long time I think!

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Not sure, as I have never had to contact Taylormade regarding customer service.

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Titleist, Ping, Calloway, TaylorMade

Hit the V-Steel for the first time and was kind of surprised at the combination of distance, accuracy, and solid feel. This club has to be in the top 5 fairway woods on the market today. It's the best I've hit so far. Good looking club that sets up slightly closed at address. Easy to hit off the fairway or tee. I have the 15 degree with stiff graphite shaft which seems to be fine for a stock shaft. Just got a 13 degree but haven't hit it yet. It's easy to work both left and right, just an all around great fairway wood, highly recommend.

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Haven't used

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Cleveland, Nicklaus Airmax, Callaway, Adams Ovation

I was never able to find a new 3 wood that I was able to replace my trusty ole' Titleist PT with, and I've never really been a big fan of fairway metals anyway. Every one I found just felt non-responsive, was very inconsistent, and was just too hard to hit off the fairway. Then I found this beauty. Not only is it the best looking wood I've found, but it the only one that's been able to replace my PT. It's long, especially for having a steel shaft, fairly consistent (a lot more than any other new woods I've used), and it's fairly responsive on the club face. The only bad thing I've found about it is that the face is just a little too big. With really hard fairways it can be tough to hit the ball high enough on the club face. But overall, it's the best wood I've ever used.

This is by far the best Fairway Wood shaft combo I have ever played. I liked the V-Steel okay with the stock Tour Stiff shaft, but the club was totally reborn with the Aldila NV shaft. The ball flight is lower and more penetrating and much more predictable. The face is just so hot...the ball really just leaps off the clubface and the sound at impact really lets you know when you've crushed one. This is the longest fairway wood I've ever hit and it really gets the ball airborne very easily off the deck. It may not be the most forgiving fairway wood, but it is just as forgiving as other comparaible clubs without going to a fairway wood with a larger head. The club just feels perfect and the Aldila NV shaft just compliments it so well.

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Mizuno Blue Rage T-Zoid, TaylorMade 200 Steel, Titleist PT 15, Titleist 975F 14.5, Titleist 975F 16.5, Callaway GBB

Certainly not one of the most forgiving clubs out there despite being a good looking club. I do think it has something to do with the shaft and head combo. It just seems very hard to obtain the proper ball flight off any shots. The CG seems to be located high on the head which makes it harder to get hte ball airborn. I find that the r5 Dual a much easier club to hit (although I had problems with its huge head at first). I thought I would be pleasantly suprised that the V-steel would replace my worn down cleveland launcher. I have given this club many chances (Sometimes forcing myself to play this club off every tee and lie). The launcher (although hard to hit at times), allows the ball to jump off the face with a lot of alacrity. THe r5 or r580 woods are much easier to hit. Forget abou the shot shaping capabilities!!!

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baltimore-washington golf blah!!

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Cleveland Launcher, R5 Dual.

Certainly not one of the most forgiving clubs out there despite being a good looking club. I do think it has something to do with the shaft and head combo. It just seems very hard to obtain the proper ball flight off any shots. The CG seems to be located high on the head which makes it harder to get hte ball airborn. I find that the r5 Dual a much easier club to hit (although I had problems with its huge head at first). I thought I would be pleasantly suprised that the V-steel would replace my worn down cleveland launcher. I have given this club many chances (Sometimes forcing myself to play this club off every tee and lie). The launcher (although hard to hit at times), allows the ball to jump off the face with a lot of alacrity. THe r5 or r580 woods are much easier to hit. Forget abou the shot shaping capabilities!!!

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baltimore-washington golf blah!!

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Cleveland Launcher, R5 Dual.

Needed a 5-Wood to fill a gap in distance between 215 - 225yrds. I hit many different models including the Mizuno MP-001, Cobra Comp, V-Steel, Callaway GBB and Ping G2. All of these were hit in the simulator at Golf Town. I know it's not the same as a real course, but it's the only place that I found that I had access to all of the clubs at once. Based on an initial testing session, I narrowed it down to the V-Steel, Mizuno and GBB. I eliminated the Cobra because I found it to be too bulky. The 5-Wood is the same size as most 3-woods, but it's such a big face that I don't think I would feel confortable hitting it out of the rough or off the deck. The Ping I also eliminated because it just didn't feel right at address. Between the Mizuno, V-Steel and GBB, the Mizuno felt the best in terms of swing weight, speed and feel. I really like that Composite head - so much lighter than the others. I didn't have to work as hard to get the ball in the air. However, while I feel like the composite head helped in that regard, I felt like it was also more succeptable to twisting when coming in contact with the ball. There were a couple of swings where the club literaly opened up the face when I hit the ball. This can be fixed easily by keeping a firmer grip, however I'm just not comfortable changing something for just one club. The GBB was also very good in terms of distance and shot dispersion. I didn't like the dull sound at impact, but I can get accustomed to that over time. Got about 235yrds in the simulator. The stock regular flex shaft was a bit of a let down though as I found it to have a little too much torque and therefore I'd have to slow down my tempo just a bit to compensate. Then there is the V-Steel! What an awesome club. Felt just right in my hands at address. Felt a little heavier swinging it than the others, but I loved the sharp sound it makes when it hits the ball. The face had just the right depth that I felt comfortable. Distance was about 235 in the Simulator, between 7 and 13 degrees launch angle and misses were 5rds right or left. I bought the V-Steel! Took it out on the course yesterday, and playing shots from the rough all day long, I couldn't have made a better decision. I have a lot of confidence in this club and it will stay in my bag for the rest of the year. Would like to see a Composite Version if at all possible.

Customer Service

Taylormade customer service, or atleast the Canadian Office has always been extremely helpful with my questions and warrantied service.

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Old wooden 5-Wood, Perfect Club, Adams I-Wood

This Club isn't very forgiving, but it really flies on good contact. Good, solid club for the better player. Carries well, and I use it on a lot of my tee shots, when my driver isn't going straight. Solid club, not fro beginners.

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Cobra SZ

One of the moste important clubs on a long Par 5 is the fairwaywood. The V-Steel is one of the clubs you can trust. This club is just playing very well. I use the 3 Wood with a "True Temper Dynamic Golf Lite" X-Flex and I'm still satisfied. I also tried playing with a graphiteshaft but it's easier to shape with a steelshaft. For me is it important to control the trajectory (draw and fade) and not to hit the ball a long distance. My distance record is 250 meters, but regularly I hit the ball round about 230 meters.

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Titleist 980F and Nike T-40.

I got these clubs on a deal off ebay. I wanted a fairway wood that delivered distance and accuracy off the tee. Well, at first, I couldn't do anything with them except hook them like crap. But this year, my swing is great, and they rocket off the tee and the ground. I am getting great distance, about 230 carry, off the tee, and about 230 carry with my 5 wood. They are great clubs, just stick with them and you will love them

Customer Service

Haven't had to deal with them.