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r7 425

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r7 425 Dedicated Member

r7 425

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I heard a rumor that Tiger is planning a makeover with his some of his clubs..Well i found out he was testing the sumo squared--but he decided against it citing that it was not workable. Given the newest trends in the golf world---Is Tiger planning on shocking us this year by putting a hybrid in his bag. Its been said he has been testing with the hybrid. I want to say that if tiger would put a hybrid in his bag--How much would it elevate his game even more.

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I heard a rumor that Tiger is planning a makeover with his some of his clubs..Well i found out he was testing the sumo squared--but he decided against it citing that it was not workable. Given the newest trends in the golf world---Is Tiger planning on shocking us this year by putting a hybrid in his bag. Its been said he has been testing with the hybrid. I want to say that if tiger would put a hybrid in his bag--How much would it elevate his game even more.

its a hard call.

i can't really see him do it anytime too soon. no doubt he is testing everything to improve his game. i have noticed that he is going for his 5 wood instead of his 2-iron more often now. but when the guy can hit his 2/3-irons that high and soft, why change?
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golf_junkie27 Great Member

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The one article I read about Woods and a hybrid stated that he won't use one because he does not have trouble getting the ball in the air. Additionally, his experience was that he actually was hitting the ball too high and could not get it down.

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neudi Great Member

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With the way he is able to hit his long irons and keep them so low I don't believe Tiger will switch to a hybrid.
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Golf Yokel Well Established Member

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I have a 3H that I am able to use if I want to...

But I am still striking the ball more consistently with my 2i-4i than the hybrid...

I honestly think that the same "I can't hit this" gene that is in instilled in most golfers for the long irons (1-3) has been mutated into a "don't even think about that hybrid" gene for me.

My 4i is still my most reliable club in my bag, and I wouldn't trade my 2i or 3i for the greatest hybrids in the world...

If Tiger has been donated the same genes as me, you might see him possibly changing his irons/shafts, but I don't think that he will be switching out irons for hybrids anytime soon...

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Pl0we Member

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I wonder why tiger doesnt switch his 5 wood out for a hybrid of the same loft. Do you think nike will ever come out with new forged blades for tiger to play

redi630 Well Established Member

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I would think he would consider it to help get out of the rough. A hybrid is great out of the long stuff while a two iron is next to impossible.
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neudi Great Member

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I would think he would consider it to help get out of the rough. A hybrid is great out of the long stuff while a two iron is next to impossible.

Only reason I disagree with this is because the rough that the pros play in is not the same stuff you play in...even with a hybrid it might not be possible to get it out of there...I would have to say no to getting a hybrid for getting out of high rough.

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I believe it would only make his game better because of his history of driver accuracy. Although he has improved his driver dramatically recently so I don't believe he needs a hybrid. Tiger's mind is very imaginative everyone comments on his distance with his driver but when you have the imagination and pure brilliance in your short game I think it would be a shame to see Tiger resort to a hybrid.

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I don't think that he will switch especially for the US Open where I think we will see many of those famous 2 iron stingers.

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I think tiger would play a 7-wood before a hybrid...

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I think tiger would play a 7-wood before a hybrid...

Didn't he say something like this a while ago? Way from memory, and I could be way off, but didn't he say the 5-Wood became an option on his 30th birthday and the 7-Wood will be on his 40th?

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seattlemudder Established Member

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Last year I read that Tiger said he had experimented with hybrids but they ballooned on him and he didn't like that. I don't expect him switching to a hybrid anytime soon. He joked that maybe when he turns 40 he'll have to go to a hybrid.

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Crafty Dedicated Member

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Last year I read that Tiger said he had experimenting with hybrids but they ballooned on him and he didn't like that. I don't expect him switching to a hybrid anytime soon. He joked that maybe when he turns 40 he'll have to go to a hybrid.

Thats exactly what i heard. Tiger is too good with the long irons to need a hybrid. Because he works the ball soo much, a hybrid would not play to his strengths and what he is trying to do.

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