Hybrid lofts

[Danish]

Hi, first real post besides introducing myself int he new users area...

I'm pretty new to the game, so this season I've been playing with a beginner set: Wilson Stretch. I think it's a reasonable set, irons are 5-SW, there's a driver, 15* 3W and a 3hy and 4hy (there's a bag and putter in the set too, but I couldn't take the bright orange of teh bag so got a new one, and instantly fell in love with a Cleveland Classic #1 putter, so I've changed that).

Anyway, I'm starting to look at the makeup of my bag in an attempt to understand my own and other clubs better, and found that my 3hy is 17*, and the 4hy is 21*. Now, I've been thinking that my 3hy and 4hy should replace the 3i and 4i that I supposedly can't hit consistently yet. I don't know what the loft on my 5i is, but it seems to me that a 17* 3hy should be hitting more like a 1i than a 3i, and a 21* 4hy more like a 5w or 3i, than a 4i. Have I missed something?

[stevejason]

My hybrid lofts are 2-16*, 3-19*, 4-22*, and 5-25*.

[LeviTee]

I play a TM Rescue 2 17* and a 5 25*

[LeviTee]

It depends on what type of distance you get with your clubs. You don't want a huge gap in distance between clubs. For example, after my driver I carry a 3 wood (15*) and I carry a 2 Rescue (17*) and a 5 Rescue (25*). I switch between my 3 wood and 2 Rescue, get about the same distance but hit the Rescue better out of rough. The 5 Rescue replaced my 4 iron. With these clubs I have the 200-260 yd. range covered. 280-300 off the tee and now I am confident with getting to the green on a long par 5.

[RoyPinhey]

just because you have equivalent lofts on your hybrids doesnt mean they will travel as far as your fairways . . just remember a fairway metal will have a bigger head and a longer shaft and this will be reflected in the distance achieved by them

a 20 degree 5 wood will fly further than a 20 degree rescue/ hybrid (in most cases)

[Danish]

Thanks for your replies. I guess the loft as an isolated factor is a pretty useless indicator until I have a consistent swing with long irons, hybrids and woods. As an aside, my home course is a pretty short 2222yd 9-hole, so when I went to play 9 holes on a nearby course that covered 3500yds, I got a certain body part handed to me. :~( Hence the interest in the longer clubs... Oh well, off to the range tomorrow morning and get cracking!