Ok, I bought a new set of clubs and took 10 strokes off of my game.

[Neco]

I had been consistently shooting 94-99 for a while and a couple of months ago I bought a set of hybrid irons and without any swing practice and only a couple of trips to the driving range, I can easily shoot into the 80s now. WHAT a difference.

I added an inch to the length and added a little loft adjustment.

Here are the clubs I bought.

http://www.diamondtour.com/tour-lies...bs-p-2803.html

They are the knock off version but to someone with my handicap, you can't tell at all.

I love them. I can actually hit my long clubs now. I could never hit an iron over a 6 before consistently but I am crushing these hybrids.

Thank you technology!

[rjfan91]

Sometimes there's a "honeymoon phase" when people get a club. Eventually, it's the old "Indian, not the arrow" thing and that catches up to them.

However, I have a buddy that experienced something similar (funny enough with a hybrid set). For whatever reason, the set he bought matched up with his abilities. He still shoots in mid-80s to this day (3 years later).

[Zeph]

I'm not that surprised. The hybrids are far easier to hit than irons, especially the longer ones. You hit the longer irons quite a lot when playing golf, unless you're a monster with the driver. If you make bad contact with the irons and rarely hit reliable distances, moving over to hybrids can be a big boost. At the same time, hybrids can mask flaws easier. You obviously didn't get so much better you shaved off 10 strokes, it's the hybrids that are easier to swing with.

I've got a hybrid myself I use mostly from tough lies or when I don't want to risk hitting a stray shot. It's easier to hit straight than the irons. But I want to hit mostly irons because my experience with hybrids is that I can make a poorer swing and not be punished as much. Sounds strange that I don't want clubs that are easier to hit, but I aim to get pretty good at golf, hitting irons forces me to improve my ball striking, weight transfer, takeaway, backswing etc. A lot of the better players don't use hybrids because they are good enough to use irons, and the irons feels and works better for some. I might pick up more hybrids later on, but as long as I've got these flaws in my swing, I'm keeping them.

I'm not saying you can't improve as much with hybrids of course, each to his own.

You can probably draw similarities to using GI irons or blades. The GI irons give less feedback and are more forgiving, so they are easier to hit. That means you are less punished on a bad swing, which can lead to not improving as much. The blades require better ball striking and point of impact, so you are forced to improve that part.

[ET-Taylor]

well done that is actually quite a good achievment the only drawback is hybrids arent very good in the wind