Replacing iron with hybrids

[bigbear43]

Just wondering for those of you who have made the hybrid swit ch which irons have you replaced with a hybrid and how much difference has it made in your game?

[ffemtp]

I replaced my 3 and 4 irons with hybrids.  The hybrids are so much easier to hit, they fly high and land soft.  They are great for long approach shots, par 3's, laying up on par 5's, heck I even use them for bump and run shots around the green.

[nickel_aTm]

I've got an 18.5* (almost a 5-wood) and also a 4 hybrid.  The 4 hybrid (22*) replaced the 3-iron and I hit it about 10 yards further than my 4-iron.  As noted above, the hybrid is much easier to hit and the higher trajectory is helpful on longer par 3's.

To answer your question, the hybrids certainly help and you'll see the benefit even if you only add one to your bag.

[konaexpress]

Hybrids are the way to go. I made my number 3 and found an Adams A2 number 4 in a demo bag for $25. Only had one mark on it!  Re-griped it, then griped it and ripped it.

-John

[nuck81]

I'm a bogey golfer, and I have an easier time hitting my irons off the ground than hybrids.  I've gone through three different brands of hybrids and dumped them all.  My lowest is Iron is a 4, I have a 21* hybrid which is the only one in my bag, a 4wd, and a Driver. I can hit a hybrid great off a tee, but off the deck my 4 iron is much better and consistent for me...

[clubchamp]

I carry an 18* hybrid all the time and I have 25* that I carry on occasion if the course is longer.

[konaexpress]

  nuck81 said:

Originally Posted by nuck81

I'm a bogey golfer, and I have an easier time hitting my irons off the ground than hybrids.  I've gone through three different brands of hybrids and dumped them all.  My lowest is Iron is a 4, I have a 21* hybrid which is the only one in my bag, a 4wd, and a Driver. I can hit a hybrid great off a tee, but off the deck my 4 iron is much better and consistent for me...

Q: Are you hitting your hybrid like an iron or a wood?

Best advice I got about hybrids is to hit them like an iron. Changed every thing for me.

-John

[nuck81]

  konaexpress said:

Originally Posted by konaexpress

Q: Are you hitting your hybrid like an iron or a wood?

Best advice I got about hybrids is to hit them like an iron. Changed every thing for me.

-John

Off the tee I probably swing it more like a Wood.  Off the ground, I've gotten shy of it, so it's probably the worse swing I have, who knows what I'm doing with it....

[newtogolf]

  konaexpress said:

Originally Posted by konaexpress

Q: Are you hitting your hybrid like an iron or a wood?

Best advice I got about hybrids is to hit them like an iron. Changed every thing for me.

-John

That is great advice, had much better success swinging the hybrid like my irons than a wood.  When I first started hitting hybrids I hated them, could never hit them right, then after changing the swing have gotten pretty accurate.  I try to avoid hitting my hybrids off a tee just to avoid messing my swing up with them.

[ajschn06]

I've never carried a 3 iron because I've always had a 5 wood.  I recently replaced my 4 iron with a hybrid and it has helped a lot.  I didn't have much confidence with a 4 iron and didn't use it enough to gain confidence.  The hybrid is just all around easier to hit.

[Gerald]

Hmmmmm,

  konaexpress said:

Originally Posted by konaexpress

Q: Are you hitting your hybrid like an iron or a wood?

Best advice I got about hybrids is to hit them like an iron. Changed every thing for me.

  newtogolf said:

Originally Posted by newtogolf

That is great advice, had much better success swinging the hybrid like my irons than a wood.

I see a lot of this advise ....... AND I don't agree !

There is no standard hybrid, some are like irons and some are like woods ....... some say to hit them with an iron swing (whatever that might be) and some say to hit them with a fairway wood swing (whatever that might be).

Just hit them ..... I about only vary the position of the ball, middle of the stance and attack the ball a bit steepier for a high soft landing ball with a bit more backspin or more forward to off the inside left ankle with a flatter swing for distance.

Hybrids are the in between clubs, which can be handled in several ways AND there is no ONE best way !

[Gerald]

15 !

Quote:

Originally Posted by newtogolf

Callaway FT-9 11* with Graphite Design Pershing 65 Shaft
Woods: Callaway Diablo Edge 3w | 5w
Hybrids: Callaway Diablo Edge 3h-21 | 4h-24
Irons: Callaway Diablo Edge 5-9, PW, AW, SW, X Series Jaws CC 60-13
Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2

hmmmm ..... I only carry 12 clubs ...... and even then some are hardly used ......

[TourSpoon]

My 2H has replaced the 2 iron and at 18 degrees I can carry it 225.  It has put me in better shape on short 4s as I hit the fairway more often than not.  On par 5s it is the go to whenever I am in range.  I just bought the 3H and it will be here soon.  I was a hold-out, but I can't see not having one in the bag.

[newtogolf]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gerald

15 !

hmmmm ..... I only carry 12 clubs ...... and even then some are hardly used ......

You're right, 60* wedge is in penalty box for numerous mishit infractions.  Thanks.  If i was a 5.8 HC I'd probably not need them all either, but I never know on a given day which ones will work, so I take them all.