Filling a gap

[Outfoxed]

Today I played with the Men's group, which means I bring the age norm down, hardy, har, har. Anyways, before the round, I swung by the local Big Box sporting goods for some balls and tees. A surprisingly savvy salesman saw me eyeballing hybrids.

Here's my situation. My new Nike irons are doing great, up to 165 yards for me. And my 3W is working great from 205-220yds.

So today, this salesman had me compare a Nike 3H 21* and a 4H 24*. And boy, did the 4H feel right. It only took 3 swings to feel a square, solid hit from the mat.

So I pulled the trigger and took it to the course right away. A foursome from my Men's club was ready to tee-off when I drove up to the course. After a "truncated" warm-up, my first drive left me well short of a typical drive. So funny enough, I was left with 180 yd shot to the pin. With less than stellar contact, the new 4H still smacked the ball 170 yds, leaving just short of the fringe. The amazing part was that all of this was into straight-head wind.

I had one other chance to the new club, on the 9th, a 170 yd., uphill, par 3 that usually plays into a left to right headwind. This time, with really good contact, I sent the ball well down range, only to watch the wind grab it like a kite and throw it down to the side like "little people" wrestling. But it still had the right distance.

So, the jury is still out for being the "upper gap" club. But it sure feels like it might fit the bill.

Today, I shot a 91.