what hybrid loft replaces a 5 wood - Page 2

Ping say:

 Their 17 degree hybrid is equivalent to 2 iron and 5 wood.

Their 20 degree hybrid is equivalent to 3 iron and 7 wood.

Their 23 degree hybrid is equivalent to 4 iron and 9 wood.

They've matched hybrids with irons of the same loft, but surely the hybrid will go a little further with its longer shaft and weightier head?  The hybrid-wood match up strikes me as reasonable since the equivalent fairway has a higher/weaker loft which i guess would offset the effect of its longer shaft relative to the hybrid. 

The solution to this question is to go the store and bang out some balls with various clubs.   If you are looking to replace a 220 yard 5 wood (for example) go to the store and see what type of hybrid gets you about that distance.

Remember that a 5W usually has a longer shaft than a comparable H. So, it may be difficult to get an exact replacement, because the 5W's longer shaft helps the ball go farther. Shorter-shafted Hs offer more control, but someone who can control a 5W gets more distance in part from the longer shaft. A person who can't control a 5W may get more reliable distance from a hybrid because of more center hits.

Here's a sampling of what TaylorMade and Callaway offer:

Several months ago, I went to a demo day. Both the Callaway and Adams reps were cautious about the 2H: Unless a golfer has really good clubhead speed, they warned me individually, the lower loft might make it difficult to get the ball out of the rough.

Also: Tour or pro head hybrids in R flex might be useful to average golfers to lessen hooking. The offset in regular hybrid heads sometimes encourages hooking.

Well, yes, that's what we all need to do in order to build up our own bags with the correct yardage gaps between clubs.  But to me it is interesting to know which clubs are designed to be equivalent.