Help w/ hybrid for woman

[tdhill84]

I'm looking for a hybrid 3 for my wife. She currently hits a men's driver with regular flex. She hits a men's driver because of her height. She also plays men's irons. She does have trouble hitting her 3 wood, and I'm looking for a hybrid for her to have something between her 3 wood and 4 iron. Any thoughts on whether a men's or women's hybrid would be better for her or easier to hit? I'm afraid that if she goes with a women's hybrid then it would go the same distance as her 4 iron. Any thoughts would help.

[bm85]

Look up the specifications of her clubs. Find the loft of the 4 iron and the 3 wood. Get a loft in between, preferably with the same flex and etc. Men vs women do not really matter if the physical aspects of the club are what you want. Just do not ignore shaft length, as I assume female clubs are a bit shorter on average, but not sure.

Ignoring all that, pretty much any 3 hybrid (19*) will go further than any 4i (25*) as long as it is hit well.

[dave s]

You didn't say how young/old or athletic your wife is, so I'll just share what my wife and another pretty good woman golfer has in their bag on the long end of things.

Wife:  Driver, 7-wood, #5 and 6 hybrid, 7i and down; all Ping clubs

Friend's wife:  Driver, 5-wood, #5 hybrid, 6i and down - note:  this girl RARELY hits the 6-iron.  All TaylorMade clubs

The reason they don't carry 3-woods and 3 and 4 hybrids is due to slower swing speeds and their inability to get the longer, less-lofted clubs up and flying.  They would get ZERO benefit from a 3-wood or 3 and 4 hybrid off the deck.  Both girls went to professional club-fitters.

Unless your wife is really serious about golf and seriously good, 'easy-to-hit' (see above) should drive the club selection.

Just a couple of examples to noodle over.

dave

[DrvFrShow]

How far does she hit her driver?

To be honest I wouldn't get less than a 4-5 adjustable hybrid. Seriously. I hit a driver 230 yds average and I don't use a 3 wood off the deck. I rarely, if ever, hit my 5 wood. I hit my 4 hybrid maybe once or twice a round. Usually the longest iron I hit off the deck is my 6 iron, although I can hit a 5 iron pretty well, I'm more confident with a 6 iron.

[DeadMan]

The best way to figure it out is to have her try. You might want to try a mens hybrid, but with a senior flex shaft. My wife's swing speed is at the point where she could use either women's flex or senior flex. So your wife might be in that range too.

[WUTiger]

Definitely get her a hybrid or two. BUT, have her try out a 4W or a 5W. Golf Digest covered studies a couple years back on fairway woods and the average golfer. Studies found the average golfer could hit a 4W more reliably - and sometimes farther - than a 3W.

One FW could give her extra distance from good lies. Also note: low-profile FWs will give higher launch than FWs with deeper faces.