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Carry distance between irons and hybrids?

post #1 of 11
11/20/10 at 3:51am
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All,

I have a 6 iron (Callaway FT I-brid) which has a 28 degree loft. I avg 160 yards with this club.

I just bought 5 hybrid (Callaway FT-IZ) that is 27 degree loft. In Dicks on the simulator I was hitting this club around 175 yards.

Anyone noticed they can hit a hybrid longer than an iron with similar loft?
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post #2 of 11
11/20/10 at 4:02am

Re: Carry distance between irons and hybrids?

Get out on the course. That is the only way you will know how you hit this club.

Simulator? Shet man. Get out and play:)
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post #3 of 11
11/20/10 at 4:21am

Re: Carry distance between irons and hybrids?

I definitely hit my hybrid further than my irons with similar loft on average. I think the combination of being easier to hit, and increased weight is the cause of the difference.
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post #4 of 11
11/20/10 at 4:48am

Re: Carry distance between irons and hybrids?

Simple physics.


Hybrids have a much higher MOI due to having more weight behind the face. And assuming your swinging the 2 clubs at the same speed, more weight=more momentum=further ball. Also when you it off center that's when you'll really see a difference in distance between your iron and hybrid.
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post #5 of 11
11/20/10 at 5:11am

Re: Carry distance between irons and hybrids?

The combination of more weight behind the face and typically longer shafts between a hybrid and its iron counterpart is the reason you're seeing more distance in the hybrid.
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post #6 of 11
11/20/10 at 8:50am

Re: Carry distance between irons and hybrids?

I honestly don't see a difference, it fits in my distence gap. But I ballon my hybrid a tad, thats probs why haha
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post #7 of 11
11/20/10 at 10:08am

Re: Carry distance between irons and hybrids?

I thought it was the higher COR and lower COG that made the ball go farther and higher. Oh well.
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post #8 of 11
11/22/10 at 4:34am

Re: Carry distance between irons and hybrids?

Yes, and there is a larger distance gap between the hybrids than there is between my irons.
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post #9 of 11
11/22/10 at 9:38am

Re: Carry distance between irons and hybrids?

AFAIK, most of the time, hybrids have longer (and sometimes lighter) shafts than their same-loft-iron-counterpart.
Usually that's the reason, why they are longer...

greetings
michi
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post #10 of 11
11/22/10 at 7:08pm

Re: Carry distance between irons and hybrids?

Originally Posted by mihi4 View Post
AFAIK, most of the time, hybrids have longer (and sometimes lighter) shafts than their same-loft-iron-counterpart.
Usually that's the reason, why they are longer...

greetings
michi
There is one caveat, better players because they make more consistent contact and do a better job of swinging through the shot do not see as big a difference as less accomplished golfers.
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post #11 of 11
11/22/10 at 9:54pm

Re: Carry distance between irons and hybrids?

Originally Posted by allin View Post
There is one caveat, better players because they make more consistent contact and do a better job of swinging through the shot do not see as big a difference as less accomplished golfers.
This is somewhat true but there are some cases depending on the setup of the hybrid where you can squeeze a bit more distance out of a hybrid. That said, low cappers and pros may choose one or the other depending on the ball flight vs. distance.

Personally, I really like my 23 deg Mizuno hybrid (steel shaft) because it flys a bit higer than my 4i which enables me to hold greens off of the fairway. The same applys for the long par 3s ie., 240 yards, where I can get it up in the air and hold the green much easier.

Then again, on a windy day, my 4i will travel further into the wind than the hybrid. So it really all depends...
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