From 2iron to hybrid.. com'on, everyone's doing it..

[Gregormendel]

I have finally made the switch from my MP-14 butter knife to the titleist 585.H
This thing is beautiful and the technology is great. Slices through the rough with a problem..

What are yall using in the bag. Made the switch yet?

[RyanR]

Never even really considered a 2-iron...it was either a 3 and 5-wood or a hybrid. Like the hybrid though!

Good luck,
Ryan

[Thrdroc]

I have only hit a hybrid one time and i hit it really well. I still dont see the need for one in my bag though. I really do not miss hit my long irons, they might not be on target but they goes the distance I expect out of them 90% of the time.

[lamebums]

Still hitting a 3 iron here. I can't get a 1 and 2 iron for my set, or I would - and I'd get rid of my fairway woods, as well. Hybrids only cause me un-necessary grief.

[Gregormendel]

I still hit a 3 iron also, I was only really talking about a 2 or a 1 iron

[hurley9192]

I'm a 4 handicap and I play with hybrids...no reason that higher handicaps shouldn't as well. My uncle and I were discussing this weekend the lost art of the 1 iron and in reality, the old 1 and 2 irons were really the same loft as today's 3 and 4 irons. So, essentially, you get your set built to those specs and then carry the hybrid. Take out the 2 and 3, get a hybrid and an extra wedge to fill any gaps and you will save a bunch of strokes. Besides, how many times do you really get a 215 yard shot and pull it off compared to all the 125 yard and in shots?

[Gregormendel]

precisely. If the worlds best are doing it, shouldnt that give the amateur ranks a hint that maybe it works? And if you dont care about what the pros hit or not, then if you score better with one then maybe you should get one and trade in the ole blade

[erniebanks]

The next time I hit one in the rough, I will consider putting a hybrid in my bag.

[lamebums]

The next time I hit one in the rough, I will consider putting a hybrid in my bag.

How long will that be? 10 seconds from impact on your first tee shot?

[boodaboy16]

I'll be making the official switch shortly. My 21 degree 585H arrives Monday.

I find a hybrid much easier to hit and more versatile than a 2 or 3 iron. That said, one of my favorite shots ever was sticking a 2-iron within 5 feet from about 195 into the wind.

[Shindig]

precisely. If the worlds best are doing it, shouldnt that give the amateur ranks a hint that maybe it works? And if you dont care about what the pros hit or not, then if you score better with one then maybe you should get one and trade in the ole blade

Can someone confirm the following for me? I believe the pros are using hybrids to replace fairway woods - the folks who might otherwise have put a 7-Wood (Vijay used to play with either a 7W or a 9W, once upon a time) in their bag are placing a hybrid with the right loft instead. I don't think they're replacing the 3-Iron, and some are still carrying 2-Irons. Granted, most of us should have been replacing some irons with woods or hybrids a while ago, so we're still using hybrids for what that.

[getinthehole]

I am going to get the Cobra Baffler sometime in the next few weeks, but I'm probably going to get the 4 iron replacement not the 2 iron replacement.

[iacas]

Can someone confirm the following for me?

Not many carry 2-irons, no. Tiger replaced his 2-iron (for the most part) with the 5W.

[AndrewM]

I'm a 4 handicap and I play with hybrids...no reason that higher handicaps shouldn't as well. My uncle and I were discussing this weekend the lost art of the 1 iron and in reality, the old 1 and 2 irons were really the same loft as today's 3 and 4 irons. So, essentially, you get your set built to those specs and then carry the hybrid. Take out the 2 and 3, get a hybrid and an extra wedge to fill any gaps and you will save a bunch of strokes. Besides, how many times do you really get a 215 yard shot and pull it off compared to all the 125 yard and in shots?

That is SO true... I cant believe that any 10, 20 + handicap would even consider carrying a long iron (2 iron especially!) rather than a hybrid.

I carry a 22* and 25* hybrid for 220 and 205 respectively... better ball flight, more spin, better workability, and i can fill my distance gaps perfectly... I cant imagine not hitting what works best. Why make the game harder than it is?

[AmishTycoon]

I use a hybrid over a three iron just because the hybrid goes much much higher and lands softer.

[shinujk1]

this thread is a bit confusing.....nobody really uses 1 or 2 iron these days....the poll doesn't have any option for "NO I do not use a hybrid but instead a fairway wood"...2 iron is probably similar to a weak 5 wood...having said that I just have never liked the set up of any of the hybrids I have previously tried....TM rescue/TP, ping g5, 585H, mizuno clk......I feel much more comfortable w/5 wood...as for the 3 iron question so far it feels just as good as any hybrid with similar lofts...I generally hit the ball high so don't need the CG to be moved back as in the hybrids

[vin13]

Count me in the I-can't-hit-hybrid-clubs group. Still trying to work the damn Baffler like I want

[KDewhurst]

I have the Adams Idea A2 set that came with the 3 and 4 hybrid. Love them! I couldn't find a 3 wood I liked so I got the 1 and 2 hybrids too! Love them too! Nice consistent look, feel and performance all the way down the line.