Hybrid comparison

[hypergolf]

Just curious. How does Titleist PT 585.H compare to Taylormade Rescue Dual TP? Tks.

[btw]

I'm actually shopping a Hybrid now also - considering the Cobra Baffler or the TM , also have heard good things on the Adams and Nickent.

[iacas]

  hypergolf said:

Just curious. How does Titleist PT 585.H compare to Taylormade Rescue Dual TP? Tks.

I like it a lot more. I find:

a) it's easier to get to a ball on a tight lie b) it's got a better feel and sound c) it's easier to control ball height (specifically lower) d) it's easier to work the ball left and right e) it looks better at address

[hypergolf]

  iacas said:

I like it a lot more. I find:

People keep saying that this is a difficult hybrid to use and when I tried it on demo day at a driving range it wasn't really that much more difficult than TM Rescue Dual TP. In fact I liked it that it was half inch shorter @ 40.5". How does it perform on actual grass? (I only hit it on the range met) As I am going down in handicap, I am looking more for accuracy rather than mind blowing distance. How does the stock NV perform with this head? Would you recommend it to someone, lets say me, who is playing in the mid 80s but trying to get into the 70s region?

[iacas]

  hypergolf said:

People keep saying that this is a difficult hybrid to use and when I tried it on demo day at a driving range it wasn't really that much more difficult than TM Rescue Dual TP. In fact I liked it that it was half inch shorter @ 40.5". How does it perform on actual grass? (I only hit it on the range met) As I am going down in handicap, I am looking more for accuracy rather than mind blowing distance. How does the stock NV perform with this head? Would you recommend it to someone, lets say me, who is playing in the mid 80s but trying to get into the 70s region?

It depends. I think it's a perfect hybrid for someone who wants control over their shot. You can play it like a wood or an iron. You can manipulate it.

I've hit it from a variety of lies, and what I said above still holds true - it plays a little better than the TM from a variety of lies. I've hit it off hardpan (hit down a little more), I've played it out of the fluff (try to almost blade it so you don't go under it), etc. I haven't seen your swing, but if your handicap index is 12 and you're on a steady path to improvement, I think the club would work well for you, particularly if you like to play "shots." If you just want a club that'll do the same thing every time, get the TM Rescue. I have the UST ProForce V2 (hybrid shaft, obviously) in it. I have the same line of shafts in my 3W and driver. I love it in the hybrid. The NV, I felt, hit the ball just a little too low. I've never liked the NV. Plus, as a Pittsburgh sports fan, the UST ProForce V2 is black, white, and gold.

[Rodov Steele]

I am undecided between an Adam's Idea Pro and a Cobra Baffler DWS Pro... anyone have either of these?

[Rodov Steele]

I mean the Baffler Pro... not the DWS

[jmurdock]

  Rodov Steele said:

I am undecided between an Adam's Idea Pro and a Cobra Baffler DWS Pro... anyone have either of these?

I have the Adams Pro series hybrid 3 and 4. They are great. I like the no offset and the Aldila Proto shaft.

[Fletch09]

  hypergolf said:

People keep saying that this is a difficult hybrid to use and when I tried it on demo day at a driving range it wasn't really that much more difficult than TM Rescue Dual TP. In fact I liked it that it was half inch shorter @ 40.5". How does it perform on actual grass? (I only hit it on the range met) As I am going down in handicap, I am looking more for accuracy rather than mind blowing distance. How does the stock NV perform with this head? Would you recommend it to someone, lets say me, who is playing in the mid 80s but trying to get into the 70s region?

I recently traded my Dual TP in for the Adams Idea Pro. It plays much more like an iron than the TM. Sound, feel and visuals are awesome. The ball flight is a bit on the high side, but I can live with it given how easy it is to hit. Also, while it flies high, I don't tend to balloon it. It's the best hybrid I've tried and I've hit just about all, save the Nickent 4DX.

[CG031]

Get the Ping G5 hybrid.

I love it.