5-hybrid for a single digit handicap... And factory refurbished Golf equipment...

[onthehunt526]

OK, most of you guys are gonna be like, "What the hell is Shane, asking this for? He's a 9.9 handicap, he should know what's right for his game." Well for the most part I do. This is more to for informational purposes, than to help me decide if it's what I want... Here is the setup: As a lot of you know, I play Exotics clubs. (Except my putter: Still Tour Edge, but Bazooka Geomax)... Anyway I'm not hitting my 5-iron bad at all, I hit it about 180 on average off the deck and fairly straight... Off the tee on the one shot a round I need it, I block the hell out of it... However it's treated me very well... I've hit a few friends' clubs, just messing around, and one of them was a 5-hybrid... I hit it only about 5 yards further than my 5-iron, but the damn thing was a magic club... No matter the length of swing, I couldn't miss with this club, I felt like I was cheating... Ironically, it wasn't a Tour Edge hybrid, it was a Taylormade SLDR... But my experience with it made me wonder, "Why in the hell don't I have one in my bag?" Which leads me to the second part of the forum topic: I was on drivingiron.com poking around, and I found XRail Hybrids on their site for $50... The catch is they are factory refurbished, but I don't know a lot about that process... So the easy questions: 1) Do any single digit handicaps or those below 15 or so play a 5-hybrid? 2) Even if you don't would you recommend one to a 9.9 handicap? (Looking for options remember) 3) Do any of you know about the term "factory refurbished"? This is the big one, I'm looking to purchase a couple more XRail clubs as back-ups, but I'd like to know as much as I can about it before I pull the trigger. Any answers are appreciated and considered helpful, by me... Thanks, Shane

[newtogolf]

Factory refurbished usually means they restore the club back to it's original specs and condition and offer a like new warranty on it.  There is usually some marking on the club to indicate it is a refurbished product and not new.

As for your other question, in my experience a 5 hybrid replaces a 4 iron not a 5 iron.  You might want to make sure you are getting the expected distance out of it, though at that price it's not really a big risk.

[SavvySwede]

I'm sure if you contact the company through their email they can give you some details and the warranty details. You'll never be sure unless you go straight to the source.

[jsgolfer]

OK, most of you guys are gonna be like, "What the hell is Shane, asking this for? He's a 9.9 handicap, he should know what's right for his game." Well for the most part I do. This is more to for informational purposes, than to help me decide if it's what I want...

Here is the setup: As a lot of you know, I play Exotics clubs. (Except my putter: Still Tour Edge, but Bazooka Geomax)... Anyway I'm not hitting my 5-iron bad at all, I hit it about 180 on average off the deck and fairly straight... Off the tee on the one shot a round I need it, I block the hell out of it... However it's treated me very well... I've hit a few friends' clubs, just messing around, and one of them was a 5-hybrid... I hit it only about 5 yards further than my 5-iron, but the damn thing was a magic club... No matter the length of swing, I couldn't miss with this club, I felt like I was cheating... Ironically, it wasn't a Tour Edge hybrid, it was a Taylormade SLDR... But my experience with it made me wonder, "Why in the hell don't I have one in my bag?"

Which leads me to the second part of the forum topic: I was on drivingiron.com poking around, and I found XRail Hybrids on their site for $50... The catch is they are factory refurbished, but I don't know a lot about that process...

So the easy questions:

1) Do any single digit handicaps or those below 15 or so play a 5-hybrid?

2) Even if you don't would you recommend one to a 9.9 handicap? (Looking for options remember)

3) Do any of you know about the term "factory refurbished"? This is the big one, I'm looking to purchase a couple more XRail clubs as back-ups, but I'd like to know as much as I can about it before I pull the trigger.

Any answers are appreciated and considered helpful, by me...

Thanks,

Shane

I play the Callaway X2 Hot Hybrids, I have the 5 and the 6 and I have a 6.6 handicap  I love the hybrids and would recommend them to anyone.

[Shorty]

Shane

The x-rail hybrids are by far the best clubs I have ever owned.

They are also the only clubs I have ever owned where I thought that if my clubs were stolen my game would suffer. For this reason I have spares.

The 5 wood is amazing too.

Obviously this may not apply to everyone, but I just love them.

[Duff McGee]

I bought a used stiff shaft TaylorMade 3 wood off of Global Golf and, even though it is scuffed up, its face is HOT and it hits pure. $40.

[onthehunt526]

Shane The x-rail hybrids are by far the best clubs I have ever owned. They are also the only clubs I have ever owned where I thought that if my clubs were stolen my game would suffer. For this reason I have spares. The 5 wood is amazing too. Obviously this may not apply to everyone, but I just love them.

I know I have the 3 and 4 hybrid!

[EdwardJ]

Do it, I play 6-5-4 original rocket balls hybrids, I can hit them high and get them to stop, or hit them low and they run.

[Dave2512]

I go back and forth. I used a 4h and 5h most of last year. I tend to sweep at the ball with a hybrid and it often leads to low hook type flight so really inconsistent. Once I started using Game Golf I quickly learned my average yardage 6i-4i is about the same due to the severity and frequency of mishits with longer clubs. Early in the year I went to a 2h-4h XCG6 setup but the hook came back and I was too busy to practice much so I went back to 5w-7w 5i-PW. I have also used hybrid irons in the 588 Altitude 6-4. I'd be better off going back to those, still have but the shafts don't match the rest of my irons. I suppose I could pull the shafts from my 588 MT 6-4.

[onthehunt526]

I go back and forth. I used a 4h and 5h most of last year. I tend to sweep at the ball with a hybrid and it often leads to low hook type flight so really inconsistent. Once I started using Game Golf I quickly learned my average yardage 6i-4i is about the same due to the severity and frequency of mishits with longer clubs. Early in the year I went to a 2h-4h XCG6 setup but the hook came back and I was too busy to practice much so I went back to 5w-7w 5i-PW. I have also used hybrid irons in the 588 Altitude 6-4. I'd be better off going back to those, still have but the shafts don't match the rest of my irons. I suppose I could pull the shafts from my 588 MT 6-4.

So Dave, I gather from your post that you are more consistent with hybrid irons than with actual Hybrids? I am able to hit down on my Hybrids, I get a little too steep sometimes and block it right... But not very often... I hit my 5-iron pretty good though, I can take something off of it if I need to... Is it easy to hit like a punch shot out of trouble with a 5h?

[jsgolfer]

Do it, I play 6-5-4 original rocket balls hybrids, I can hit them high and get them to stop, or hit them low and they run.

I do the same with my hybrids (I have the 4, 5, and 6 as well), to me they seem to run farther than an iron when you punch them low.