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adamgoodman Dedicated Member

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Often just the cost of a new grip, and you'd probably have to regrip them. I've met clubmakers who could do it without harming the grip, but that's rare.

See, reasons like this is why I wish the Somers Golf Center would give me more hours. I need more money! I wish the Nike grips were available for buying. I like consistently from one grip to the other...


zeg Great Member

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I don't hit any hybrids. I've only tried a couple times, but I am generally able to hit my 4I well enough that I stick with it. I've been thinking about adding a 3H to the mix, but the truth is that my 5W covers the distance well enough and I think I'm happy with my bag as it is. I just added a 3W that Mizuno describes as a "utility fairway wood." It's from ca. 2001, which IIRC was when hybrids were still a fairly new concept. At least, the beginner set I bought in late 2000 was all irons down to a 3I, which you don't see any more. It's a bit narrower down the line than a typical fairway wood, but still decidedly a wood with a long shaft. I absolutely love it.

Hopefully you don't need too many more hours to cover a regripping, it should only cost a few bucks...

In the bag:
FT-iQ 10° driver, FT 21° neutral 3H
T-Zoid Forged 15° 3W, MX-23 4-PW
Harmonized 52° GW, Tom Watson 56° SW, X-Forged Vintage 60° LW
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sean_miller Incredible Member

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. . . I am generally able to hit my 4I well enough that I stick with it. I've been thinking about adding a 3H to the mix, but the truth is that my 5W covers the distance well enough and I think I'm happy with my bag as it is. I just added a 3W that Mizuno describes as a "utility fairway wood." It's from ca. 2001, which IIRC was when hybrids were still a fairly new concept. At least, the beginner set I bought in late 2000 was all irons down to a 3I, which you don't see any more. It's a bit narrower down the line than a typical fairway wood, but still decidedly a wood with a long shaft. I absolutely love it.

Hybrids, yeah, but "driving irons" have been around for a long time. How long have you been playing?

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.


adamgoodman Dedicated Member

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Hybrids, yeah, but "driving irons" have been around for a long time.

Driving irons... I have one of those lying around and I'm not exactly sure what it's for.


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Why cut it down if youre hitting it great choking up a inch. Look at AK , he chokes up on all his sticks. Your 16, your probably growing like a weed, keep them as they are I say. But for future reference, a quick shaft cutting lesson, there are two ways to do it. One is you hack off the grip chop off an inch throw on a grip and move on. If you have a guy that experienced with golf clubs he can do what is called tipping it. This is where you cut some off the skinny end of the shaft ( where it meets the hosel ). Cutting this end shortens the club and stiffens the shaft quite a bit more. For example my rifle 6.0's are tipped and now play to about 6.3 .

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FT Tour Driver w/ Voodoo X-flex
DST 15* 3-wood w/ Diamana X-Flex
I-15 20* Hybrid w/Mamiya X-Tour 4-PW w/ X-100's (Third set of these I have owned) CG15 52,56,60 Wedges Dianna Putter


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Easy to hit off a tee,but if your mechanics are not sound then hybrids can really punish you off the fairway.I carry irons up to 4 iron.The Mactec Magregor I use is a joy to hit even the 3 which I don't take due to keeping my bag balanced.I get about 185 with the 4 iron then I have 2 Benross 20" and 17" hybrids.In the light rough from 180 out is where I first started using them,then when my contact started improving,from a tighter lie.They take practice because the lower lofted hybrids can expose your swing.They reward you with incredible distance once you realise that you don't have to swing out of your shoes to hit them.I had a cheap Ram fx9 16" hybrid and during those calm summer evenings I've hit it 260 plus on a number of occasions.I find them plenty long enough for a first shot,anywhere between 210-250 average,and you won't lose many balls either.

"Repetition is the chariot of genius"

Driver: BENROSS VX PROTO 10.5
Woods: BENROSS QUAD SPEED FAIRWAY 15"
Hybrids:BENROSS 3G 17" BENROSSV5 Escape 20"
Irons: :wilson: DEEP RED Fluid Feel  4-SW
Putter: BENROSS PURE RED
Balls: :wilsonstaff:  Ti DNA


sean_miller Incredible Member

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Driving irons... I have one of those lying around and I'm not exactly sure what it's for.

Really? Not even with the words "driving" and "iron" right in the title?

driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iron driving . . . . . . . . . . . iron driving . . . . . . . . iron driving . . . . . iron driving . . iron driving iron

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.


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I would also like for this to be an open debate for long irons versus hybrid clubs. I'm a long iron supporter!

Yo might be biased. I used to have a SQ Sumo2 hybrid, then I ditched it for a SQ Sumo hybrid. Hated both of them. I carry a 3 iron, so I guess I am a long iron supporter, but my 2 hybrid is my go to lay up club, so I guess I am a hybrid supporter.

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Driver: Titleist TSi3 | 15º 3-Wood: Ping G410 | 17º 2-Hybrid: Ping G410 | 19º 3-Iron: TaylorMade GAPR Lo |4-PW Irons: Nike VR Pro Combo | 54º SW, 60º LW: Titleist Vokey SM8 | Putter: Odyssey Toulon Las Vegas H7

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adamgoodman Dedicated Member

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Really? Not even with the words "driving" and "iron" right in the title?

An iron used for driving! Bingo, I'm smart.

I see it's larger and has a long shaft... So it's just an iron to tee off with that's easier to hit than a long iron?

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what ever happened to driving irons? I would love to have one. Am really hitting my irons good. Hitting my 5 around 210 now, a comfy 205 club. I play a very short course, so a driving iron would be something I'd be very interested in

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