woods vs hybrids

[Kujan]

Originally Posted by TitleistWI

Who only carries 1 wedges nowdays???

I'm gonna get real familiar with this sand wedge!  I've got the 50° iron and then the sand wedge.  I could add a lob wedge but I'm gonna hold off for now.  Maybe one day I'll sell the sand wedge and get a 54° and 58°.  That would be cool.

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by Kujan

I'm gonna get real familiar with this sand wedge!  I've got the 50° iron and then the sand wedge.  I could add a lob wedge but I'm gonna hold off for now.  Maybe one day I'll sell the sand wedge and get a 54° and 58°.  That would be cool.

If your SW was bent to 55, you'd have 50, 55, 60. Not too bad.

Anyway @ the OP, use whichever club works for you. In one set I use a 5-wood replacement hybrid, 3-wood and driver. In another set, the 3-iron is a cavity back (higher ball flight) so I just go straight to 3-wood, Driver.

[Kujan]

Originally Posted by sean_miller

If your SW was bent to 55, you'd have 50, 55, 60. Not too bad.

Anyway @ the OP, use whichever club works for you. In one set I use a 5-wood replacement hybrid, 3-wood and driver. In another set, the 3-iron is a cavity back (higher ball flight) so I just go straight to 3-wood, Driver.

Thanks Sean.  Good idea on the wedge combination.  I know one good player I talked to said 58° is really a sand wedge.

My 4-iron is a strong 23° so it's like a 3-iron.

I'll be looking to add a 3-wood back in after selling the '08 Burner I had to help pay for the R11 driver!

[jmanbooyaa]

I use my 58 out of the sand. Was never able to really play my 56 effectively out of the sand(had it bent to 55) so now my wedge set up is 52, 55, 58 with a pw of 46. I thought about getting another 48 or 50 and bent to 49 but that would be overkill imo. Truth be told on the course I always play I could get by with just the 46 and 58, but I will playing other courses at some point so they are in the bag and every now and again make it out. Anyway just noticed this was a woods and hybrids forum. So ya I carry a 3 wood and 2 hybrids. 5 wood stays home for now.

[Mr. Desmond]

Originally Posted by bigbear43

I'm torn between getting rid of my 3 wood for a similar lofted hybrid. Just wondering what everone's thought on this is. Just wondeing if there would be an advantage to having a wood over a hybrid or vice versa lofts being similar. any thoughts

You could go with a heavier shaft and a shorter length 3 wood, and I bet you'd get better results than your typical 3 wood - instead of 43.5 inches - try 42.5 inches Or go to 4 wood loft and a heavier shaft and shorter length . 42.25 inches. I typically start a hybrid at 21 inches -- below that loft, the ball flight is generally too low for me.

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