929HS FAIRWAY WOODS

 

Shallow Face, High COR Face Design for Distance with Ease of Playability …
Soft Stainless Hosel Allows Custom Lie and Face Angle Fitting

Features:

  • 304 Stainless Steel Hosel is separately welded to the body to enable ease in bending for a wide range of custom lie and face angle bending (+/-4°)
  • 31mm Shallow Face Height is ideal for golfers who play off firm, short grass fairways orfor golfers who need more confidence getting the ball well up to fly
  • HS 350 High Strength Steel Thin Face allows for a high COR for increased ball speed and superb off center hit performance
  • Reduced Face-to-Back Sole Width reduces the sole to ground contact for more consistent contact with the ball, even from the rough
  • Available in RH in #3 (14°), #4 (16.5°), #5 (18°), #7 (21.5°)

 

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Reggie Martin
1 month ago

What fairway clubs wood be a replacement for the 929 HS

Brent Yurschak
5 months ago

Hello all, if any clubmakers have a 9-wood on their hands (it was in the line at least one year even though it is not reflected above) they wish to part with, please let me know. Trying to find a 9-wood to pair with the EQ1-NX 4- and 7-woods. Thank you.

Tom
1 year ago

Dear Tom – I have moved to carrying 7-8 clubs from pushing/pulling 14. I would like to go Driver to 7-Wood at the top of the bag. I hit my driver 220-280yds, 7 iron ~ 145-150 and have an index of 10.7. You mentioned in a reply that you were looking at a new range of woods. Would you still recommend the 929HS? Given the modestly older technology is there any reason to believe a newer fairway with different materials would have different characteristics now? Thank you. Tom

Tom
1 year ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Your advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Sylvain St-Pierre
2 years ago

Hi Mr Wishon,

Am I seeing that the 929HS is not available LH anymore? This create a serious gap between the driver and the next LH available (318 Hybrid). Is there something in the pipeline for LH in fairway woods?

Sylvain St-Pierre
2 years ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Very good then! Thanks for the reply ?

Jeffrey Jenkins
2 years ago

Tom, Inquiring about driver recommendations to match the 929 HS. I currently have a 929 HS 7 wood and 3 wood. Unfortunately, I hit the 7 wood better than any wood or driver I’ve tried. Do you have a suggestion in your driver line? Cheers, Jeff

Jeffrey Jenkins
2 years ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Hi Tom, Thanks again for a quick reply but mostly for making such great golf equipment! I a novice golfer and amateur golf club maker who happens to build Wishon clubs. It all started with a Sterling sample set 6, 8, PW. So my driver is 16.5* 919 THI but with a 42″ steel shaft. The shaft is wrong. I shortened the 7W 1.5″. The 3W is 1″ longer. I can hit it about the same as the 7W but not better. Same with the 919 THI. A clubmaker actually gave me your Common Sense Clubfitting book! ? So every… Read more »

Jeffrey Jenkins
2 years ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Thanks SO much Tom! I’ll check it out. ?

Dan
2 years ago

Inquiring about single length left hand fairway woods.

W o
2 years ago

Tom, had a fitting with a long time uk colleague of yours, Clive, having had driver shaft broken on 919 I’ve had many years. Wanted to add some long game options. Tried 3 wood of the 929 and all rounds I’ve played very good off tee and ground. Opening up options so adding a 5 wood and hybrids too. I play s2s black and dynamic gold s300 in irons. If I change irons what of yours are nearest my 685x snake eyes? 575 look tempting and move from cb to mb in a 9iron.

Peter Covell
2 years ago

Hi Tom, I have just started a fitting with Paul M in Virginia and am very excited. Will start with the EQ single length irons and move on to the hybrids, FW, and driver from there. Paul is very knowledgeable and he has fit me with a 7-iron as a test club. I have a question about a FW head you had a few years ago but can find almost nothing about: 925HL. It looks like a 929, but with an offset, which sounds good to me as I am a “natural” slicer, though actually reduced to a mostly manageable… Read more »

Dave
2 years ago

Tom, Is there any chance in the future of making left handed 949s, I prefer the pear shape in a wood design.
Thanks Dave

Sharon
3 years ago

Rediscovering my 2008 949 mc woods … how do head technical specs compare with 2021 technology? Interested in any MOI differences….many thanks!

Greg Nenzel
3 years ago

Hopefully you respond to this Tom, you have been very helpful previously! I just purchased a 545cb 7 iron 4 degrees upright fitted with a Steelfiber i110 shaft at 1 3/4 longer than standard with a jumbo GP CP2 grip… feels amazing! I’m 6’6″ so I can’t just go try clubs in a shop, I have to buy just to try. I’m going to get one of the 929 woods and the 775 hybrids to try but not sure how to spec them to get the same feel as the iron. My 7 iron came out as a D8 and… Read more »

Ben
3 years ago

Tom, could I bore the hosel of the 929hs to .355 and still maintain the structural integrity of the design? I would like to put a steel 1 iron shaft in my 5 wood.
Thanks!

Sylvain St-Pierre
3 years ago

Any way to build single length woods with Wishon products?

Sylvain St-Pierre
3 years ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

I completely understand.
I am learning the clubmaking and clubfitting right now and on a smaller scale, i see what kind of investment i have to make.

Can i have access to your inventory through Diamond golf considering i have little or no experience in the field? What is the criterias to have an account open?

Sylvain St-Pierre
3 years ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Many thanks! I appreciate.

Scott Benson
3 years ago

Tom, I know you can add 9 grams to the 2 weight bores in the 929’s g but do they come with any weight in them and if so how much want to build 3-5 woods to around 40″

Scott Benson
3 years ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Tom, thanks for the quick reply heads to be used are the Wishon 929 HS #3-#5- 208/218 grams respectively woods with the S2S black 85 gram shaft with a Winn Dri-Tac midsize grip at 50 grams and would prefer a swing weight near D1 and built to around 40″‘s I am 5’4″ age 58 with a short aggressive swing and early/mid release driver speed at 43.5 ” is 96 MPH also I am a 5 handicap golfer. Hope this will be helpful information.

Scott Benson
3 years ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Tom, Thanks for the info and based on it looks like my option is the EQ1-NX single length based on the info above what would your recommendations be for me?

Scott Benson
3 years ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Tom, thanks so much your time and effort. I will go with 40″ mainly for lie angle reasons( Note my 7 Iron is 36″ and 4 degree flat lie angle) and based on my swing speed 95 mph , quick tempo and aggressive transition with short 3/4 back swing which of the Wishon shafts would you recommend. I am working with a fitter in Arizona due to many issues that no one in California can do this at this time. We already fitted me for the EQ1-NX Hybrids ( Waiting for them to be Built) but the day of the… Read more »

George Anasson
3 years ago

Hi Tom, I hope you and love ones are well. I wanted to ask a technical question about measuring the lie angle of a 929hs wood. I am used to measuring lie and loft of irons on my Eldo machine, but find it diffucult to measure woods as I don’t have the appropriate hardware. When soling the wood to approximate the lie angle, do I use the score lines and ensure they are parallel to ground? My current wood was specified at 15 deg loft and 58 lie but when I measure the lie with an accurate large protractor, keeping… Read more »

David
4 years ago

Every “shallow faced” fairway wood I’ve ever gotten, I’ve had trouble with the “thins.” I think that’s because many of them are built “light” and with potentially low swing-weights? But I’m not sure. I prefer heavier clubs (75 – 85 gram fairway wood shafts). I do, however, want the “higher launchingness” of these fairway woods, but if I hit your fairway wood thin also, what kind of recourse do I have? Can we tinker with weighting? I also need 3 to 4 degrees flat. Help! 🙂

Eye4golf
4 years ago

Tom, which wood shaft has a firmer tip your older Interflexx mid/ low or your S2S black?

Eye4golf
4 years ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

I was speaking of wood shafts not iron shafts in comparing tip stiffness in inerflexx vs black 65 or 85.

Xavier
4 years ago

Hi
I’ve lost the little weight located on the sole on my fairway wood 4 929HS.
I don’t see any significant différence on my game, may be an apex ball flight lower ?
What do you suggest ?
Thank you
Best regards from Guadeloupe
Xavier

Xavier
4 years ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Thank you Tom +++
Xavier

Stephane
5 years ago

Hello,
i bought a sterling set fitted by Andre Tahon : its great!
I would be Interested in 5W and would like to know what the shortest lenght i could have.
Thank you in advance .
Best regards from France

Tom Wishon
5 years ago
Reply to  Stephane

Stephane It is good to hear that you found Andre to work with for your iron fitting needs. Andre truly is one of the best fitters and clubmakers in the world, and I am not making that up. He really is. Andre will be the best guide for you on your fitting needs for a 5 wood. Contact him and make an appointment and tell him you are interested in a much shorter length fairway wood and he can help you. All of my 5 wood heads are set up at 218 grams with two weight bores that could accept… Read more »

Ben
5 years ago

Hi Tom, I am trying to select a fairway wood from your options and I am looking for the least amount of face progression. I like to look down on a clubhead that looks “open”, or at least that’s how I perceive the look of the club. I need some clarification on the difference between face progression and face angle. So if the face progression of the 14 degree 3 wood is 14mm with a square face angle, would the face progression change if you bent or selected the same club head with a 1 degree open face angle? Any… Read more »

Tom Wishon
5 years ago
Reply to  Ben

BEN Face progression is the horizontal plane distance from the center of the hosel bore to the leading edge at the bottom of the face. If the face sticks out more in front of the shaft, there is more face progression on the head than if the face does not. This term is also confused with offset. The two are similar but defined differently. Offse is the horizontal plane distance from the FORWARD WALL of the hosel to the leading edge at the bottom of the face. Face angle is what direction the face points when you rest the driver,… Read more »

Matthew Thomas
6 years ago

Morning Tom, May I ask your advice? I have recently bought a 4 wood 929HS which I am very happy with. It hasn’t been optimised by a club fitter yet, but it will be. The 4 wood carries an average of 200yds, and it does on some shots go a touch longer and run into the bank on the range at 240yds. So distance is plenty. I lack confidence on long distance shots, but have the strength and speed to ‘get out there’. It’s mostly a mental thing. I know my average iron swing is 94mph, I’m not sure about… Read more »

Tom Wishon
6 years ago
Reply to  Matthew Thomas

MATTHEW Thanks for taking your time to ask your questions. Seriously it is not long winded and I am always happy to help. I’m pleased to hear that you are doing well with the new 4w and irons. From what you say about the 4w, you seem to not have any accuracy issues there so it sounds to me like you just need to spend some more time hitting shots both on course and on the range to build your confidence and find out how much you could push it with your swing before you know what tempo seems to… Read more »

Matthew Thomas
5 years ago
Reply to  Matthew Thomas

*Follow up* Hello Tom, Thanks for your previous advice. I wanted to follow up: I now have a complete set of Sterling irons 4-LW, (Nippon 950GH S Flex shafts) I prefer the 4 to the hybrid after playing both. Still loving playing them, and i get many compliments as to how nice they look. I have two 929HS woods and they are a dream to play! 4 wood, 42″, D2, Nippon 950 FW S flex steel shaft. 7 wood, 41″, D7?, Nippon 950 FW S flex steel shaft. The 4 wood is consistently good for 220yds, and the 7 wood… Read more »

Tom Wishon
5 years ago
Reply to  Matthew Thomas

MATT For the vast majority of golfers, if they have solid experience in using a shaft model and flex in a fwy wood and like it a lot, it is the shaft of choice for the driver without question. It’s only natural for people to think odd of a player using steel in the driver and woods since the market share for steel in woods is something like 1.5% ! For players like you who tend to do better with a little heavier weight shaft in the woods to get the total weight of the clubs up there a little… Read more »

Dan H
6 years ago

Hi Tom, I’m interested in trying to create a set of fairway woods using single-length principles and I have a few questions about the suitability of these. The 12° 16.5° and 21° clubs from the 929hs range would seem to fit my plans in terms of loft, but I’m unsure how feasible it is to adjust them to be uniform in length, lie and weight. I see that lie angle can be bent +/- 4° with each of the heads on the 929hs, so I assume it would be relatively easy to get uniform lie angles across the 3 clubs.… Read more »

Tom Wishon
6 years ago
Reply to  Dan H

DAN Pretty much all the answers to your question about using the 929HS wood heads for a single length set depend on what length you would want these to all be. And that is a huge decision because if you go too short trying to make them all easy to hit, you may very well lose distance with the 12 and 16.5* woods versus the distance you get from other fairway woods of those lofts made to normal lengths. And then if you make them longer to get back the clubhead speed to prevent them from being shorter in distance,… Read more »

Bill
6 years ago

Tom,
I am getting ready to get a set of the Sterling irons and will be looking at getting some fairway woods to compliment them. I will most likely be going with a 4 and 7 wood so I was just wondering if it is possible, with 2 weight ports and minor lie adjustment, to make any of your 4 and 7 woods to play at the same length (i.e. 7 wood length)? I also know that you are currently working on “real” same length fairway woods, is there any word on estimated release date for them?
Thanks,
Bill

Tom Wishon
6 years ago
Reply to  Bill

BILL I am working on a single length wood concept to go with the irons but I am dragging my feet a bit on the project for several reasons, not the least of which is the effect of being semi retired these days !! HA ! I need to make that be SEMI retired so there is more emphasis on the SEMI, which means I need to keep working more !! Actually I am still working on trying to figure out the lengths I want these woods to be fit and built to be so that has been causing some… Read more »

William Herzig
6 years ago
Reply to  Bill

Tom,
Thanks for the update. Trust me I know the “semi” retired thing, retired from the Navy and got 2 weeks off before the other half had me back at work, and that was 9 years ago.
Bill

Thang Nguyen
6 years ago
Reply to  Bill

Hi Tom,
Happy New Year!
In this conversation you mentioned about the possibility of introducing the single length woods to complement Sterling irons in Spring 2018.
Is there any update on it?
Thanks!

Tom Wishon
6 years ago
Reply to  Thang Nguyen

Thank you !! And may you and your family have a superb year in 2018 !! I’m sorry to say that there won’t be a single length set of Sterling woods – at least this year anyway. I just was unable to find a length that could allow a wide range of golfers to get enough distance from the 3w and 4w while not being too long for the highest loft woods. I had wanted to do this at a length of 39.5″ but unless the golfer had a driver swing speed of 95mph or more, that length was too… Read more »

7 years ago

Hi there, I am looking for recommendations for the best options for Woods and Irons for juniors transitioning out for the Future Pro Junior Heads. Your expertise and time are most appreciated!!

Tom Wishon
7 years ago
Reply to  Andrew Myles

HI Andrew: Thanks very much for your question. Depending on the junior’s age and skill level, but assuming that you are thinking about trying to avoid jumping totally into a large adult clubhead model, (and keeping costs in mind too) I would recommend thinking about the 365PF fairway woods. yes the 929’s are fine because they are a more shallow face design, but the 365’s are not tall faced at all and as you go from 4 to 5 to 7 to 9 wood in the set, the head sizes shrink progressively. Plus the 365 is a 2-pc investment cast… Read more »

7 years ago
Reply to  Andrew Myles

If you are considering going to adult size heads, Sterling irons are the only game in town. Why learn – and keep in tune – 9 different iron swing setups when one is enough?

7 years ago
Reply to  Andrew Myles

Thank you Tom Wishon!

7 years ago
Reply to  Andrew Myles

Thanks so much Tom, we are going to look at the 365PF’s. We are actually setting up Junior Custom Fitting here in Malaysia. When transitioning juniors what is the most likely best option for shafts in the irons and woods? S2S Green?
Regards

Tom Wishon
7 years ago
Reply to  Andrew Myles

ANDREW
Yes, I would put the S2S Green graphite shaft as a very good transition shaft for juniors between the actual junior shaft and an adult shaft. This is a pretty light shaft at 65g and it would be lighter yet as you cut it down to the lengths you might use for some of these kids. It is also a more flexible bend profile with a softer tip design too, which would be ok for kids with slower swing speeds that are higher than what a Jr shaft requires but still lower than a slow swinging adult.
TOM

Jeff
7 years ago

Hello Tom.
I’m working on putting together a bag to compliment the Sterling Irons. This wood is listed as available in 7 wood for left handed players but I don’t see it in the spec chart. I just wanted to confirm if it is available for lefties. Thanks Tom!

Tom Wishon
7 years ago
Reply to  Jeff

JEFF Sorry for the long explanation to come on this. In October I went into semi retirement and handed my product line over to Diamond Golf International in the UK to take over worldwide distribution of all my models and products. When they took over our remaining inventory in October, there were still units of the 929HS #7 wood in left hand that were available. I will say that in our discussions about the future product line, we both felt that based on the extremely small demand for the left hand #7 wood, we would drop it from the line… Read more »