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In a hybrid, 22-24° is usually considered (marketed as) a 4i, 25° would be a 5i. What is the loft of your 5i?
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I have the same irons as a back up set and when using them I also have the 20* 23* 25* Cobra Hybrids.

A lot depends on the shaft stiffness and how high you hit the ball.
A 25* hybrid is supposed to supplant the 5 iron.
Sometimes the hybrid will fly higher than an iron and thus lose some distance and not be as penetrating in ball flight if the shaft is too whippy.

I used to get good results with the 25* R but now am swinging too strong and it is ballooning and not really serving any purpose.

So it depends on your swing and the ball trajectory.

The 804os are great irons and you should be able to hit the 5 iron as far or farther than you would hit a 25* but some people have trouble with the 5 iron in that set and would do better with the hybrid.

If you can really smack the 5 iron then you probaly don't need the Hybrid, if you can't smack it good, then look into the hybrid, they are easier to hit.

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