What Club to finish Out My Set?

[putty]

Hey all,

I'm a fairly new golfer but have finally decided to buy a nice set of clubs. I bought the Taylormade R7 irons (reg flex, steel shaft), the 2008 TM burner driver (graphite, 10.5 degree loft), and the 2008 TM burner 5 wood (graphite). I'm looking to finish out my set with a hybrid but I didn't know if a 3, 4, or 5 would be best. I hit my driver about 220, 5 wood about 180, and my 9 iron like 110. I'm not very comfortable with the 4 and 5 irons and have not hit my 6 in a while so I don't have an accurate measurement on it (but I'm guessing in the 130-140 range). So which hybrid would be best to fill that gap? Thanks for any insight.

Putty

PS. I am most likely buying the 2008 TM burner hybrid because I really like the way my driver and wood hit.

[fufanu360]

taylormade rescue hybrid, 22*, i think its considered a 4. very nice club, easy to work with!

[putty]

taylormade rescue hybrid, 22*, i think its considered a 4. very nice club, easy to work with!

Why that as opposed to the 19* 3 hybrid? Is that the best club to fit the gap between my 5 wood and 6 iron?

[deafheaven]

The 4 hybrid compared to a 3 hybrid, imo, is like hitting a 5 wood compared to a 3 wood. It's just so easy to hit and to hit straight.

Of course you already have a 4 iron so it would make sense to add the 3h from that perspective but I still suggest, as someone fairly new to this, that you go with the 4h.

[putty]

The 4 hybrid compared to a 3 hybrid, imo, is like hitting a 5 wood compared to a 3 wood. It's just so easy to hit and to hit straight.

Thanks. Would the 4h at least reasonably fill the gap between 140 (my 6 iron) and 180 (my five wood)?

[deafheaven]

Judging by your 6 iron and 5 Wood distances, you can probably expect 160 or so out of a 4h. You'll likely get 5 to 10 yds more out of it than your 4 iron. My opinion is that all newcomers should be playing with a 5 Wood and a 4 Hybrid but that's just from my own experience and from watching/playing with other people new to the sport.

There is another club you may want to consider. The Wilson Staff FYbrid. It's meant to be a gap club between hybrids and woods and it is quite easy to hit. Even with the FYbrid though, I'd still recommend getting a 4h. You can get the Ben Hogan that I use for 50 bucks... maybe less.

Keep in mind it's always nice to have options also. Sometimes, in wet conditions, I'll leave all my woods at home and play strictly with hybrids. On nice fairways, I prefer my woods.

[putty]

Judging by your 6 iron and 5 Wood distances, you can probably expect 160 or so out of a 4h. You'll likely get 5 to 10 yds more out of it than your 4 iron. My opinion is that all newcomers should be playing with a 5 Wood and a 4 Hybrid but that's just from my own experience and from watching/playing with other people new to the sport.

Thanks for the great response again. I did not realize it was that much easier to hit a 4h than a 3h. You saved the day because I was about to purchase a cheap 3h I found. I will look into the Fybrid but will go ahead and purchase a 4h while I do some more research. The 4h seems like a great club for me because it would leave me with very few gaps in my clubs and I would be able to keep the 4 iron use to a minimum. Again, thanks

[Dub]

The gap between 5 wood and 6 iron is a large one...typically covered by at least 3 clubs.

Maybe the 4H would be a good compromise.

I had a chance to hit some of those R7 irons not too long ago...very nice....same with your driver and 5 wood....all great sticks that should provide you with excellent quality....you did well, imo.

[putty]

The gap between 5 wood and 6 iron is a large one...typically covered by at least 3 clubs.

3 clubs? Yikes. Unfortunately my wallet can't handle that right now haha. If you had to pick one, it would be the 4h, correct? This is assuming I still have the 4 and 5 irons, but they aren't very consistent.

Thanks for the "praise" on club choice, I'm really liking them as well. Much better than the 100 dollar hand-me-down wilson set!

[deafheaven]

Yeah. Between my 5 wood and 6 iron I carry a 5 iron, 4h, 3h and 7 wood. I think you'll find the 4h easiest to hit as an introduction to hybrids but strictly speaking, since you already have a 4 iron, you may want to go with the 3h. Another option would be a 7 wood.

I just think the 4h is the best intro into hybrids.

Not sure how much you are looking to spend but you could get 2 or 3 older hybrids for the price of one new hybrid and you'll be totally happy.

[Danattherock]

My honest opinion, don't buy anything right now. You can't even tell us how far you hit certain clubs. Why waste the money. Take some lessons, that is where I think you (and me) should spend the money. And on green fees of course. Continue playing, practicing, and taking some regular lessons. Then go out and buy another club. You may wind up hitting your irons much, much better. Which will mean longer most likely. It could be entirely possible that you find yourself benefiting from buying a 3 wood to go with your driver and 5 wood. Nice to have a 3 wood off the tee on many holes. I would be willing to bet after a half dozen lessons spaced out two weeks apart your driver would be closer to 250 than 220. Perhaps the 5 wood will go 200, 3 wood 225, and driver 245. Pretty different from the numbers you quote today. Long story short, what you think you need now will be of little use after you improve your golf game. For this reason I say spend your money on some lessons.