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Thomas Golf SightLine
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| Club Reviewed: |
16 degree loft 4 wood, Aldila TGw 60 stiff graphite shaft, Golf Pride Players Wrap grip |
| Ball Used: |
Dunlop Total Performance, Top-Flite Range |
| Location: |
Course, Driving Range |
| Reviewer Info: |
5'8"/146 lbs, Age 38, Handicap 7 |
| Comparison Clubs: |
Titleist 975F |
Thomas Golf SightLine Review:
| Accuracy |
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The SightLine 4 wood is a very accurate fairway wood. The patented alignment aid on the crown of the
club ensures that you are aligned properly with the target instilling confidence that if you make a good swing, then the results
will be good. The club produced consistent results on good swings. |
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| Distance |
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Average in the distance department. Very comparable to many of the fairway woods on the market today.
Nothing spectacular but adequate. |
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| Trajectory |
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The medium-high trajectory of this club promotes soft landings with minimal roll. This is very appealing
attribute of a fairway wood with 16 degrees of loft. |
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| Feel |
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The club produced a loud, hollow sound on well struck shots. A more muted sound was produced on off-center shots providing
feedback to the hands on where the clubhead was struck.
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| Forgiveness |
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More than average forgiveness. Shots struck off the toe resulted in a straight ball flight with flatter trajectory while
maintaining approximately 80% of a well-struck shot's distance. Heel shots were penalized with greater distance loss. |
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| Looks |
| The SightLine is made from 17-4 stainless steel with metallic gray crown, natural finish sole and tasteful black
and gold paint fill stampings. The club has a head volume of 160 cc. The first thing that you will notice with the SightLine
fairway wood is its flat top. This takes some time to get used to but will grow on you the more you play it. The second thing
that you will notice is the long straight alignment aid (0.75") on the crown that assists in making sure you are headed in
the right direction. The club has a head volume of 160 cc with a face depth of 1.375". The dark gray graphite shaft nicely
complements the club's head although we prefer to see the graphics on the shaft not be visible at the address position. The
club comes with a plush headcover that, while of good quality and design, we felt was too large for the clubhead and could
sport a more contemporary look to match its innovative design. |
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| Summary |
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The Thomas Golf SightLine fairway woods are available in lofts of 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 26, 30, 33, 36, 39, and 42 degrees
with stock Thomas graphite shaft and Z tread alignment grip. The club's unique flat top crown is a feature
that we found defineitly aids in aligning the club. Thomas Golf claims that the flat top crown also promotes added distance
and accuracy due to adding strength to the top middle of the club's face. Additionally, the unique design feature allows the
club's center of gravity to be lined up directly with the golf ball's center of gravity. This, as Thomas Golf states, produces
more solid contact. While we did not find any significant distance increases with this wood, we felt that the distance was
adequate and we also were impressed with the club's accuracy as well as its versatility in a variety of lies, especially out
of the rough. The Thomas Golf SightLine fairway wood's strength is in its unique alignment aid that will definitely assist
golfers that have problems with aligning themselves to the target. Their slogan of #1 in Aim and Alignment is appropriate.
Also golfers in the mid- to high- handicap range should benefit from the overall performance of this fairway wood. Additional
information on Thomas Golf and their entire product lineup including drivers and irons can be found on their website at www.thomasgolf.com. | |
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