Best ball position for a 4 hybrid club?

[ronaldkuntoro]

I have a 23 degree hybrid with about the same length as my 4 iron (38.75").   If I placed the ball like a fairway wood, it seems like a closed face.   What is the best ball position to hit a 4 hybrid?   Best means it does not launch too high and achieves maximum distance.

[bunkerputt]

Hit it with a -1 to -4 degree attack angle.  That means it's somewhere forward of center.  Anything more specific would require knowing how you swing and where your low spot is located.  Try taking a few swings without a ball and put it a couple of inches behind the divot.

[Harmonious]

Play it like a 4 iron, period.  It's not a fairway wood.

[ronaldkuntoro]

Originally Posted by Harmonious

Play it like a 4 iron, period.  It's not a fairway wood.

How about longer hybrid like Taylormade Raylor?   It's measured 41.5".   Do you still hit it like an iron?

[bunkerputt]

Originally Posted by Harmonious

Play it like a 4 iron, period.  It's not a fairway wood.

It's also not a 4 iron.  Though, you're right.  It does work better if you hit it like one instead of like a wood.  Like I said, ball position should consider where your swing bottom is and what kind of trajectory you want.  You want a hybrid attacking like an iron for optimal results.  That generally means somewhere slightly forward of center.

[The Recreational Golfer]

I play the ball with my 4h in the same spot as I do my 5i. Whenever I play it forward of that, bad things happen.