The other main feature, or I should say features, on the Tight Lies fairway is the now familiar Adams slots on the top and the bottom of the club head. They are almost hybrid like in their size and performance so if you like using hybrids but prefer the style of fairways then this could be the wood for you. Some of the high lofted 19 or 22 degree models could be perfect for getting the ball out of semi-rough or even low lipped fairway bunkers and this is probably where they club will appeal most. In its day the original Tight Lies and the Callaway War Bird sole mastered the cambered sole, so it is great to see this back. The other thing this design gives you is a lot of playability from a varitey of lies as the low centre portion on the sole is then cambered towards the heel and toe, much more so than any other club around. Even with a 16 degree 3-wood it was very easy to get the ball up and away from deep lies in the rough. The unique low centre section on the face drops the sweet spot and from good lies and bad you feel as though the clubface reaches down to pick up the ball. It may look a little odd but trust me that it works.

The first thing I wanted to see when the Tight Lies arrived was to see if that distinctive sole had made it to the new design and I am pleased to say that it has. Indeed this is the first club from the Adams featuring their new logo. Twenty years later the lies in the fairway have not improved but the Tight Lies range of woods has been re-launched by the new look Adams that is now owned by TaylorMade. So they turned the club upside down and the Tight Lies range of woods was created, which as the name implies were very good at getting the ball away from tight fairway lies. Back in the early 1990s Adams looked at the fairway wood and decided they could make it more forgiving if the top section was at the bottom.

But Worse Will Come by C.C. Adams