Ram Golf FX Fairway Wood Review
Ram Golf have released a bargain fairway wood in their FX range, but is it any good? Find out in our Ram Golf FX fairway wood review.
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Ram Golf FX fairway wood review: NCG Summary
NCG SUMMARY
This fairway wood shocked me. It feels solid and performs as well as clubs four times the price; I am not sure what I expected, but it was not supposed to be this good.
PROS
- East to get the ball airborne off the ground
- Brilliant out of the middle
- Long
CONS
- Ball speed dropped off on mishits
Ram Golf FX fairway wood
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Ram Golf FX fairway wood review: First Impressions
Ram Golf’s 2023 lineup is very good. I loved the FX irons, the Tour Grind wedges performed very well, and it all comes at a ridiculously low price.
The Ram FX fairway wood has a matte black crown and is a lovely round shape. The face is a fraction on the deep side, but it’s made from premium materials and has a modern design and technology to make it more aerodynamic and has a sole design that reduces turf drag.
NCG Verdict
The Ram FX77 irons were excellent but for some reason, I wasn’t convinced when I first got my hands on the new Ram Golf FX fairway wood. With the cost of clubs getting more and more expensive every year, how good could a wood that costs £69.99 really be?
The first shot I hit was a bit low on the face and hooked (my fault), and the numbers it produced were pretty average, but after the 2nd shot, I knew Ram Golf have built a brilliant club. 154 mph ball speed for a 242 carry and 268 total is absolutely brilliant.
The shots out the middle feel really hot, and the numbers back that up. There is a little variance in the spin, but I couldn’t confirm whether that was my fault or the club’s. What I do know is that it goes an awful long way for £69.99.
I very much enjoyed the flat trajectory the FX fairway wood produced; at my ball speed, it’s no issue, but other golfers may need to loft up to the 18-degree head to get optimal launch conditions.
The head sits quite deep, which moves the centre of gravity lower and more forwards in the head, which is what gives the face such heat. It also makes it a brilliant club for tee shots if you require a straighter but still powerful fairway finder.
I absolutely recommend that golfers on a budget have a look at this fairway wood. You can get some fairly decent clubs second-hand nowadays, but to get a brand new fairway wood that performs as well as this at under £70 is unbelievable. Ram golf have once again knocked it out of the park.
The Details
Available: Now
RRP: £69.99
Right-handed lofts: 15°, 18°
Featured shafts: Stiff, regular
Jack Backhouse
Jack is a PGA Golf Professional who specialises in coaching, teaching golf to beginners and top-level amateurs for 10+ years. He also loves his golf equipment and analysing the data of the latest clubs on the market using launch monitors, specialising in blade irons and low-spinning drivers despite having a chronically low ball flight.
Although Jack has no formal journalism training, He has been reading What's In The Bag articles since he started playing at 12 and studying golf swings since his dad first filmed his swing to reveal one of the worst over-the-top slice swings he reckons has ever been recorded, which set him off on the path to be a coach. His favourite club ever owned was a Ping G10 driver bought from a local top amateur with the hope that some of the quality golf shots would come with it (they didn't), and worst was a Nike SQ driver he only bought because Tiger was using it.
Jack is a member of Sand Moor Golf Club and regularly gets out on the golf course to prepare for tournaments. Jack uses a TaylorMade BRNR Mini driver, a half set of TaylorMade P7MB irons, MG4 wedges and a TaylorMade TP Reserve putter.
