What lie do you hit your hybrid from???

[Uthinkso]

Obviously the fairway is the best option, but lets assume for a second that you 200yds out in the rough. Is this hybrid time?

I just picked up a Taylor Made R7 Draw 3 Hybrid today and only hit at the range. I'm playing Friday and Sunday. I'm really jacked to have a club with more reach than my 5i. I'm hoping this is the piece I've been missing to consistently crack 95.

[FlopShotArtist]

I actually hit regular irons better out of the rough. On course with thick rough, I'll toss in a 2 or 3 iron.

[Socrates]

My hybrid stays in my bag most of the time, especially from the rough. Now if it's clean and sitting up and you think you can get to that spot with a regular swing, go for it, but be careful of not tricking yourself into thinking you can make shots you wouldn't normally just because you've got more distance with the club. I guess I'm saying that pulling out the hybrid from 200 in the rough has to be a calculated risk. And you have to try it a few times to see how you feel with it. Good luck!

[Guest]

I use my hybrid from loads of different lies, but my favorite would be the 1st cut length, where the ball is propped up a little, but not stuck in all of the deep stuff. even then, i use it in the deep rough too, i find its a good "rescue" club.

[m11]

I use my hybrid from loads of different lies, but my favorite would be the 1st cut length, where the ball is propped up a little, but not stuck in all of the deep stuff..

I almost prefer the 1st cut over the fairway when i'm at hybrid distance. Sometimes i tend to hit my hybrid a little thin when its on a tight fairway lie. Having that little fluff that holds the ball up like its sitting on a tee is preferable for me. However, if i'm in the deep stuff, i stay away from my hybrid. It tends to get tangled up before i get to the ball. I'd prefer to just jab it out with an iron and try not to create any more problems.

[Uthinkso]

Typically I'll grab an iron and get it back into play down fairway. I'm more than eager to try it. I leave work in an hour and I'll be at the range.

[Eore]

as of last week, i don't hit my hybrid from any lie.

it goes all over the place.

i'd hit a hybrid i like in the fairway of a decent lie in the rough. if its sitting up in the rough quite a bit i can shilack a 4-iron there

[RickPro]

if its sitting up well, i use it. if its in the grass, or imbedded forget it. i use it when im far away. if my 4 wood is to much distance, then i use my hybrid.

[GaijinGolfer]

As long as its no embedded or burried, I'll hit the hybrid from any lie.

[tonyy]

I only use my hybrid if it's in the fairway. In the rough, forget about it unless it's sitting perfectly.

[Lemay427]

I dont like to hit my hybrid of hard fairways. I use it everywhere else. I always have the tendency to come down to hard on the ball when it it on hard fairways and end up ballooning it or catching it thin.

[Stacey_E]

I use my hybrid from all lies. But I hit down hard, so this works especially well in the rough. When I used to be more of a sweeper than a digger, I would sometimes bounce into the ball off a tight lie. As for being 200 yards out (from the center of green), I always hit my hybrid if there is no bunker in the front. And it always comes up about 5 paces from the front fringe and I take my lumps. If I think about pulling my strong 5 and possibly hitting a wild one I say to myself "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread". But power is not my game. I'd rather try an up and down or take my lumps with a bogie.

[GaijinGolfer]

I use my hybrid from all lies. But I hit down hard, so this works especially well in the rough. When I used to be more of a sweeper than a digger, I would sometimes bounce into the ball off a tight lie. As for being 200 yards out (from the center of green), I always hit my hybrid if there is no bunker in the front. And it always comes up about 5 paces from the front fringe and I take my lumps. If I think about pulling my strong 5 and possibly hitting a wild one I say to myself "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread". But power is not my game. I'd rather try an up and down or take my lumps with a bogie.

Id think that 200 yards would be the perfect range for your 7-wood. That or maybe if you had a 15* fairway wood it would make shots like that easier.

[Young Golf Prodigy]

All of it depends on the lie. If it's up, I will probably go at it, assuming there isn't a supreme risk should I miss the green. If it's laying down a bit, I will just hit a knockdown as far up as I can. And if it's way down in there, I would probably hack out about 70-80 yards, since my home course can get knarly rough. 3i Hybrid is my only one and I hit it 225, so I can't say it would always be the option for 200, but when it would call for it I consider it a very great club in the deep stuff.

[GaijinGolfer]

3i Hybrid is my only one and I hit it 225, so I can't say it would always be the option for 200, but when it would call for it I consider it a very great club in the deep stuff.

You could always grip down on it a bit and Id bet it would put you just over 200 yards.

[CMO]

I hit my hybrid out of a fairway bunker yesterday. Never tried it before but thought what the heck and hit it about 150 yards out of the sand.

[tm22721]

Hybrids are called 'rescues' for a reason but the odds are against accuracy from uneven lies in the rough. Better to use a mid-iron and come in steep, just to get it back in play.

[Uthinkso]

I have a 3 wood, but its not fairway friendly. The reason I brought the hybrid into the fray is to help make up area on those long shots where I fall short with my 5i. I've had a hard time getting my long irons to come around, but I found my flaw there and have since improved them. Almost over night really.

I play today and then again on Sunday morning. I'm half tempted to tee off with the club and just see what it does.