anybody drop their hybrids for long irons?

[imtomtomim]

I just dropped my 2 and 4 hybrid and took up the 3 and 4 iron that came with my new set. For some reason, I get more height and more control.

Has anyone gone back to long irons from their hybrids? What kind of versatility would I lose by switching back? Would specialty shots like punches suffer?

thanks for any feedback

[David in FL]

I actually think you get more versatility out of the irons. I still keep a 3 iron in the bag most of the time as something of a trouble club, just because I can flight it and work it easier than a hybrid. It's usually the first to go when I need to add another wedge though.

Having said that though, you'll never get me to give up the 2 hybrids that I finally put in the bag. The damn things are just too easy to hit.

[Bourbon and Coke]

I reach par 5s in 2 far too often with my hybrid to ever take it out of the bag

[DES NUTTZ]

I crush my hybrid so no way would I ever go back but good luck.

[Spackler-esque]

I dropped my 20 and 23 degree Nickent 3dx dc hybrids to return to a 3i and a 4i and don't regret it at all.

I'm a little shorter with the irons (1 degree weaker and shorter shafts being the main reason), but I like the ball flight better. It's more penetrating and not as prone to ballooning (and hooking, both of which were more a function of the shaft, but it wasn't worth it to spend more than the clubs were worth new to reshaft them). I haven't had any problem hitting punches or anything else with the long irons. My gaps are also more consistent having irons all the way up.

That being said, I'm considering a 2h to fill the gap between my 3i and 3w. But that might end up being a MP Fli-hi instead of a true hybrid.

It's all personal preference. Best of luck either way!

[ttcup]

I use 2 iron instead of 5 wood. I never use a hybrid, but did try. I felt the hybrid are less control than iron, and less distance than wood. The only reason I think that some people prefer hybrid is because it use a graphite shaft, but i suppose if u got graphite shaft on the long iron, it will feel similar.

[rebby]

What's a hybrid? You mean that people are taking out their long irons and using something else? I'm confused.

I did just make the switch from carrying a 2-iron to a 3-wood instead. They didn't make a 2-iron in the ZM's and I hit them further than my old irons anyway so it wasn't much of an adjustment.

[ApocG10]

Not a damn chance. I love my Hybrids. I carry a 3 &4 with irons from 5-PW, and noticed a vast improvement with them in the 4 rounds ive been out so far (home course isnt open)..

[TN94z]

I had a TM 3H and 4H and ended up putting my long irons back in. I hit the hybrids fine and could control them but IMO there is nothing like the feel of a solid iron shot. I also feel like I can work the irons more than the hybrids. Who knows...I may go back to a hybrid but not as long as I am hitting my long irons like I am right now.

[PiKapp23]

The only time I have ever thought I might like to have a long iron in my bag is when I need to hit a low punch shot, but then I got a 2H with a Dynamic Gold S300 shaft and I can hit a great low punch (even with a draw/hook if needed), so now I have no reason to add a long iron back into my bag.

One thing about hybrids is the same model and setup is not right for all players but I do believe that most players could benefit from replacing at least their 3 iron (and longer irons) with one.

[Leftygolfer]

I had the traditional hybrid and hated it. It was the x-hybrid with the steel shaft and it seems to exagerate my hook and could not hit it as high as I though I should.

That being said I love my mp fli his. They are forgiving but look like an iron and feel great.

I think hybrids are great for some but I just hated it.

[right handed phil mickelson]

this thread caught my attention because it is the exact opposite of what I did. I took out my 4 and 3 iron and 3 wood, and replaced those irons with a 5 hybrid and the 3 wood with a 17º 2 hybrid. I dropped 2-5 strokes a round just with the switch. My callaway hybrids are amazing! I love them and they are very workable.

[Mallet]

I just dropped my 2 and 4 hybrid and took up the 3 and 4 iron that came with my new set. For some reason, I get more height and more control.

I used to carry 3 and 4 hybrids, but as I struggled with my game due to injury last season, I realized that even though I could crush my hybrids, I had become a much better ball striker and could benefit from the "feel" you get playing the irons. I finally gave up playing shortly after Labor Day, and hoped that an extended rest period would cure the shoulder pain. I ended up taking a longer than expected hiatus because I shattered my left wrist in a million pieces while snowboarding in January, then had surgery to insert a plate and 15 screws. Since I knew recovery would be almost like starting from scratch, I put the 3-4 irons back in my bag, and guess what, after 2 weeks of playing again, I'm now crushing them too! While not nearly as consistent or forgiving, the 3-4 irons give you that immediate feedback when you strike the ball, that you just don't get from a hybrid. I'm looking forward to being a low single digit handicapper again soon.

[wrx_junki]

Hybrids are easier to hit out of the rough so I'll keep my 3H in the bag over my 3i.