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Looking to add a hybrid to my bag (also looking for a new 3 wood).

I hit a Ping G10 hybrid 21 degree (i want a 20-22 degree or 3 iron) and I hit it about 230-245 but i was hitting a little bit of a draw and then sometimes hooking it no matter how i tried to hit it. I liked the distance and the higher trajectory, but it also seems like it wouldn't be very good in tougher lies.

I'm thinking about getting a cleveland hibore xls, both the hybrid and the 3 wood but would the offset for the slice correction worsen my hook? I'm also looking at taylor made but I generally don't hit TM fairway woods very well when I've tried them.

Any suggestions would be appreciated, I'd like the hybrid to have a simple apperance without a bigger sized head (I think the TM burner or something had an extra-large head for a hybrid), and something that will go straight and be workable onto the green from 220-250 yards out.

My gear:
warbird stand bag
909 D2 Driver 9.5 deg
2008 baffler pro hybrid 18, 20 deg
3-PW X-20 Tour Irons 56, 60 degree vokey wedge spin milled crimson series 660 putter pro v1 balls


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I can't hit either of my ping hybrids straight out of the fairway.... they always go left, still reasonably straight. They are WONDERFUL however from the deep stuff.

G15 10.5 Driver
G15 17 Wood
G10 24 Hybrid
G10 6-PW Irons
52, 56, 60, and 64 degree wedges Detour Newport 2 DT SoLo BallSwing Speed: 111 MPH, wish I could putt.


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My two favorite hybrids are the new titleist 909 and the old school Nickent 3dx. I have played one or both in 17,19,21,21.5, and 24. From my perspective (and often lousy swing) you should definitely give them a look and serious consideration.

/J6

i15 w/Diamana Blue 9.5
G10 w/Prolaunch Red 17
Raylor 19* 909h 21 MB 4-PW Vokey Spin Milled 54* and 60* Circa 62 No 7


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I do like the look of the 909 a lot, but I think I may go for the hibore XLS, especially since I've always loved cleveland woods (still bomb my cleveland launcher 400 cc driver 300+)

My gear:
warbird stand bag
909 D2 Driver 9.5 deg
2008 baffler pro hybrid 18, 20 deg
3-PW X-20 Tour Irons 56, 60 degree vokey wedge spin milled crimson series 660 putter pro v1 balls


Posted
Go check out the Adams 9032ti fairway metal and the Adams Idea Pro (Gold) hybrids. Can't go wrong with those.

« Keith »


Posted
anyone recommend the titleist 585 for a mid handicapper, trying to avoid a hybrid that hooks

My gear:
warbird stand bag
909 D2 Driver 9.5 deg
2008 baffler pro hybrid 18, 20 deg
3-PW X-20 Tour Irons 56, 60 degree vokey wedge spin milled crimson series 660 putter pro v1 balls


Posted
anyone recommend the titleist 585 for a mid handicapper, trying to avoid a hybrid that hooks

Just told you one. The 585 won't hook unless you hook it.

« Keith »


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FWIW, I was hooking my hybrid at first because I was trying to swing it like a fairway wood. The hybrid head played tricks on my mind. Swinging it like an iron helped straighten me out.
Driver: Cleveland Hi-Bore Tour 9.5°, Fujikura Fit-On Red-Stiff
Fairway: Cleveland Hi-Bore 15°, Grafalloy ProLaunch Red-Stiff
Hybrid: Taylor Made Rescue Dual TP 3H, Diamana Blue Board-Stiff
Irons: MacGregor MT 3-PW, Nippon N.S. Pro 950GH Stiff
Wedges: MacGregor MT Pro 52-6° & 58-10°Putter:...

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The Hybrids I hit (only just started with them) are some Benross V6 Escapes. They have adjustable weights that allow you to set up for a hook or a neutral bias. The hook helped me with my old swing, and with work this year I've moved to the neutral bias. They're discontinued clubs that I won a few years ago, but I love them now I've started using them.

In the bag:

Driver: 975D 10.5° True Temper EI-70 Stiff (Alternate 8.5° Titleist Stiff Graphite Shaft)
Fairway Woods: 975F (2 From) 14.5°, 18.5° True Temper EI-70 Stiff, 20.5° Titleist Stiff Graphite Shaft
3Iron-PW: S58 Dynamic Gold S300 ShaftsGap Wedge: Tour-W 54/10 Nickel...


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