You have more options for bridging the gap between your driver and 6-iron today than ever before. In fact, in today’s world, it’s considered unorthodox to employ a 3-iron, and even the 4-iron is creeping into the vulnerable territory.

No club is safe. Two decades ago (or was it three?), easier-to-hit hybrids put long irons on notice, but now even-easier-to-hit high-lofted woods are coming for hybrids.

In the last decade, the 7-wood has become normalized on the PGA Tour, and now it’s the 9-wood’s turn.

Seriously, a 9-wood? Here are nine good answers to your 9-wood questions.