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Fear of 2I, 3I, 4I and LW

Eeryck

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I have experimented with hybrids and never could get the hang of them and I don't carry a 3 iron. I hit my 4 iron 170-175 and hit a full out 5 wood 205. I can grip down on the 5 and place the ball a little forward and hit a high fade 180 as a consistant shot. I guess it doesn't matter what your hitting as long as there isn't a big gap in distances. As far as a 60* I have read that they are tough to hit. I didn't notice a big problem but then again mine has only 4* of bounce. I think bounce with that much loft might have something to do with the difficulty.
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the 60* is my low bounce wedge. That's basically how I treat it. I could probably get along with 2 56*'s, one high bounce, one low bounce, but having the extra loft helps as well for some finesse shots and out of the sand. I guess swing speed has a bit to do with using the lw as well and requires some speed to use effectively.
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bunkerputt Great Member

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They all require a downward strike to perform well. This can be tough for a lot of people to wrap their minds around with these clubs. I try to hit down on my 3-iron as much as for my PW. I end up taking less of a divot because the extra club length flattens out the plane with a 3-iron. But I'm trying just as hard to hit down on it. The only time I don't hit "down" on it is when I need to flop it with my 60. That is, I still hit down on it, but I let the clubhead catch up more with my hands before impact to give it a little more loft. I can't think of a time you would ever want to do this with a 3-iron.

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I was horrible with my 3&4 irons, so when I bought new clubs I got 3&4 Hybrids. I love them. My 3 iron intimidated me so much, I barely carried it. Now with my Hybrid, i've got a ton of confidence. If I can just get my driver and 52&56* to do what I want most of the time, i'll cut off 5-6 strokes average.

In the Ogio Kingpin bag:

Titleist 913 D2 9.5* w/ UST Mamiya ATTAS 3 80 w/ Harrison Shotmaker & Billy Bobs afternarket Hosel Adaptor (get this if you don't have it for your 913)
Wilson Staff Ci-11 4-GW (4I is out of the bag for a hybrid, PW and up were replaced by Edel Wedges)
TaylorMade RBZ 5 & 3 Fairway Woods

Cobra Baffler T-Rail 3 & 4 Hybrids

Edel Forged 48, 52, 56, 60, and 64* wedges (different wedges for different courses)

Seemore Si-4 Black Nickel Putter

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shankapotamus Dedicated Member

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Perhaps that's why they're mid/low handicappers.......

Couldn't have put it better.

A quote from Kris
...is that college bball really isn't "lower tier". The better teams have their rosters filled with guys who could play in the NBA. hell, guys used to come straight from high school to the NBA. I really don't think there's much of a difference skill-wise between the two.

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