hitting a hybrid

[agengo02]

ok so i went to the range today to work out the kinks with my driver. towards the end i decided to hit my 4-hybrid to get a good judge of range i can get with it. i usually hit it like a driver with the ball just a little behind where it normally is with a drive off the tee. i tried to hit it like an iron with the ball in the dead center of my stance. i couldnt hit it for the life of me and when i did get good contact i sliced the crap out of it!?! once i line it up like normal in the front of my stance, i cracked it to 150 yds on an easy swing. so am i supposed to hit it like an iron, or wood?
oh ya i pulled out my 7i for reference and same thing. once i moved the ball up in my stance a little bit i hit it well. i do tend to never take a divot with my irons either. seems when i do take even a small divot the shot is way too fat. thanks for any help.

[GaijinGolfer]

I tried hitting my hybrid like everyone says (middle of my stance) and I slice it too. I found that if I play it slightly foreward in my stance it works much better.
However, if you had the same result with your 7-iron, Id say something is wrong with your swing. Sounds like maybe your timing is off or you grip is wrong.

[rubbery]

I play my hybrids like a play all my other irons. Just in front of center, but I only take a very small divot with them. If I try and play it like a wood in the front of my stance, I either pull the hell out of it, or hook it big.

If you're more comfortable playing it like a wood, then go nuts. I would say there's really no right or wrong way to position a hybrid. If you start to pull it though, you may want to consider moving it back a little in your stance.

One last piece of advice when it comes to hybrids, and you said it yourself is don't over swing. Since it looks like a wood, you may have a tendency to try and rip it like one, but all you have to do is make a smooth swing and the ball will take off.