Hybrid advice

[rduncan1216]

Hey guys, I have a question.

I have always preferred hitting hybrids over fairway woods, and I want to look at getting a couple hybrids in the future. I currently carry in my bag

Callaway x-18r irons 4-s
Cleveland 22* wood I inherited. I think it is custom bc I've never seen anything like it. At any rate, it is really long like a wood and I don't really like it.
Taylormade 09 burner driver
putter
60* wedge i play around with

I realize this is a general mess that doesn't make sense, but I promise I am working towards streamlining my bag. My goal is to maybe drop a couple irons and the 22* in favor of wedges and hybrids. What degrees do you guys recommend I carry and what irons would you drop from my bag for them to replace? The wedges I think I will be able to figure out but I don't know which hybrids would give me a good place to start. I was thinking 2h and 4h, but I would appreciate some opinions. Thanks!

[adamgoodman]

If you're looking to replace a fairway wood like a 5-wood, then a 2-hybrid is a good choice. If you're looking to replace long irons, a 3, 4, or 5-hybrid is where you want to go.

Do you even need to remove anything to add wedges? How many clubs total are you carrying right now?

[rduncan1216]

Sorry, I've been messing around with my bag so much lately I actually had to go recount because I wasn't sure.

Right now, 12.

If I add 2 hybrids, and drop the 22*, that puts me at 13. So I could add a 52*, and still keep my x18r's 4-sw.

*Feels dumb for not counting his clubs before posting*

So I guess my question is, should I go with a 2h 4h, or 3h 5h...or something else?

[adamgoodman]

Okay, so you have no fairway woods...
Do you have trouble hitting your long irons at all? If so, at which club do the problems start?

You could always add a wedge or two and then take the iron(s) you replaced with a hybrid out.

[rduncan1216]

I have fairway woods, but I rarely hit them as I usually have better success just hitting my buddy's hybrid. That's why I thought about just pulling them out until I can feel more comfortable with them. Does a 2h replace a 2i and a 5h a 5i? or is there more to it?

I guess one of my issues is trying to understand why I would ever need woods over hybrids anyway.

[adamgoodman]

In general terms, the hyrid would replace the long irons. There's more to it based on loft, shaft length and stiffness, etc. I agree with you about the fairway woods, the only time I really use them is off the tee on dog legs...

My question would be which clubs you would miss more. :P