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Woods vs Long Hybrids

Cody

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Cody

Alright so lately ive been working on my game and mostly my longer irons. I was hitting them absolutely fantastic. However i went and pulled out a 3 and a 5 wood. Could NOT hit them. The other day i was up at golfsmith messing around and hit some longer hybrids and hit them beautifully.

Is it viable to just pick up a longer hybrid or 2 to replace a 3 and 5 wood?

In my Extreme Sport Stand Bag
Driver: 4DX D-Spec Driver 10.5* Stiff UST SR3
3W: F-60 15* Regular Fujikura E150 Fit-On
Hybrids: 4DX Ironwoods 20* 23* Regular UST SR3
Irons: 4DX CB 5-PW Stiff True Temper ST-90Wedges: Vokey 50* 56*Putter: SabertoothBall: DT Roll

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manninm Newbie

manninm

It seems like a lot of people are getting on the hybrid bandwagon, and I don't blame them. It seems like they're more forgiving and certainly you can hit them out of many different lies giving them versatility. However, I still cannot get away from my long irons, and I can't see myself replacing my fairway metal with a hyrbid either. I suppose I am giving myself a minor disadvantage in the longer rough, but I probably hit my 2 iron off the tee 3+ times a round (and in the fairway too). And it gives me control too, low ball flight with workability. I guess I value 3+ tee shots more than a shot or two out of the rough, and I couldn't see myself using a hybrid off the tee (unless it was a par 3). I guess it depends on what your game demands.
In my Hoofer2 bag:

Driver: 905S 9.5° (Grafalloy Blue XS Shaft) or 975F 7.5° (Grafalloy Shaft)
Fairway Metal: 906F2 13° (UST Proforce V2 75 gram XS Shaft)
Irons: Apex Forged 2-PW (Dynamic Gold X100 Shafts)Wedges: Vokey 54° and 60° (Dynamic Gold Wedge Shafts)Putter: Newport Studio...
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Laxplayer201092 Great Member

Laxplayer201092

You sir are in the opposite position of me..

I am currently dropping my hybrids in favor of fairway woods and long irons.

I find my long irons much, much nicer than any hybrid, theres not feel with a hybrid, i cant hit one a little longer, or a little shorter, i cna with an iron.

While everyone is on the hybrid bandwagon, i cant see one in my bag again for a long time, ill instead be putting in a 2 iron or 5 wood again.

|Callaway FT-9 Tour Neutral 9.5 Diamana BlueBoard| TaylorMade TourLaunch 14.5 Matrix Ozik F7M2 X| Adams Idea Pro 20 Matrix Ozik Altus X| Mizuno MP-32 4-PW TTDG S300|Titleist Vokey 50| Tour Issue Titleist Black Ni Vokey SM 54|Callaway X Forged 62 || Kirk Currie Brazos| Callaway Tour IX/...

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Cody Dedicated Member

Cody

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Well I don't use hybrids for my longer irons. I can hit my 3 iron great(which is my longest iron). A hybrid of a loft of that to my 5 or 3 wood would be just to replace the clubs i can't hit without going into some longer irons i may not be able to hit.

In my Extreme Sport Stand Bag
Driver: 4DX D-Spec Driver 10.5* Stiff UST SR3
3W: F-60 15* Regular Fujikura E150 Fit-On
Hybrids: 4DX Ironwoods 20* 23* Regular UST SR3
Irons: 4DX CB 5-PW Stiff True Temper ST-90Wedges: Vokey 50* 56*Putter: SabertoothBall: DT Roll

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I find that the clubs you put in your bag should depend on what type of conditions you are playing. That said, I will put a 2 iron in my bag if the course is dry, windy, or has short rough. I'll put my 2 hybrid in the bag if the rough is deep, it's wet, or it's calm. The hybrid is designed to fly high and land soft. The 2 iron is a low-flighted club that is easier for better players to control. To be honest, right now I'm playing driver, 3, 2-hybrid, 4 iron on down. My hybrid, however, is tweaked with a tipped X fairway shaft and extended a bit. It's my quasi-5wood/2iron. It all depends on what you're looking for. I switch depending on the conditions.

In the Bag (right now)...

Cleveland Tour Issue 310UL* - Miyazaki Kusala Blue 83X

Taylormade R9 TP Tour Issue 13* - Diamana Blue 63X

Taylormade TP Hybrid 17* - Matrix Altus 80X

Taylormade TP Hybrid 19* - Matrix Altus 80X

Nike Forged Blades - 4-W - ProjectX 6.5

Nike VR Black V-Rev 52*, 58*

Scotty Cameron California Hollywood

Taylormade Penta TP3 ball

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Snake Well Established Member

Snake

I recently swapped out my 5 wood for a 2 hybrid. Even though the 5 wood has a larger head/face and (I'm assuming) is more forgiving, I just seem to hit the 2 hybrid better. Maybe it's the slightly shorter shaft...I don't know. It costs me a little bit of distance, but I feel like I make up for that in straighter shots.

In myBagBoy Revolver: HiBore XL 10.5° ⢠HiBore 3W ⢠Halo 2i, 3i & 4i
MX900 5-PW ⢠MP-R 52-07° & 58-10° ⢠Studio Select Squareback 1

Carl Spackler: This is a hybrid. This is a cross of Kentucky Bluegrass, Featherbed Bent, and Northern California Sensemilia. The amazing stuff...

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Smallfry Established Member

Smallfry

I just dumped my 5 wood for a 4 hybrid. I really liked my 5 wood, but the hybrid hits it exactly the same distance, and is a much more versatile golf club.

Switching out my long irons for hybrids was the best thing I could have done for my game. And its nice to have a full bag of clubs I can actually use now.
In The Bag

Sumo 13* w/aldila NVS stiff
BB 2004 3wood
Boxer 3,4&5 Hybrids A3 6-Pw CG11 52* & 56* 2 Ball Srt 33"Ball Nxt Extreme
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pbillaa Member

pbillaa

I use 4 iron 3 hybrid, and 3 wood, this combo seems to fil all of my distance gaps nicely. I also find that my hybrid is really versatile and I can seem to hit it nicely of the tee.

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Driver: Ping G20 10.5
4 wood: Ping G20 16.5
Hybrid: Ping I20 23

5-P: Cleveland CG16 tour

Wedge: Cleveland Cg16 56

Putter: Cleveland classic

Ball: Top Flite D2 feel

 

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GaijinGolfer Super Member

GaijinGolfer

I think the reason why hybrids are becoming so popular is because the head is shaped more like an iron, so its easier to hit the ball off of the fairway or from the rough than a traditional wood.
It seems like a lot of people struggle with their woods unless they are hitting off of the tee.

Whats in my :sunmountain: C-130 cart bag?

Woods: :mizuno: JPX 850 9.5*, :mizuno: JPX 850 15*, :mizuno: JPX-850 19*, :mizuno: JPX Fli-Hi #4, :mizuno: JPX 800 Pro 5-PW, :mizuno: MP T-4 50-06, 54-09 58-10, :cleveland: Smart Square Blade and :bridgestone: B330-S

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