What Hybrids Should You Carry?
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
- Golf hybrids have been one of the great success stories of golf club designers over the last number of years.
But while the invention of the hybrid iron has eased the pain of long iron shots the fact that they now provide options for every iron the inevitable question which follows for golfers is - what hybrids should I have in my golf bag? The stock reply to this question is that it depends on an individual player's personal preferences and their knowledge of their strengths and weaknesses.
All of which is true but not particularly helpful.
So in this video we take you through some practical guidelines, including the ’24/38 rule’, to help you answer the question about how many hybrids you need, explain why you should have at least one hybrid in your bag no matter your standard, and also discuss what hybrids the top PGA and LPGA pros are using.
0:00 Introduction
1:08 Why You Should Be Playing Hybrid Irons
2:31 The 24/38 Rule
4:16 Use Speed and Distance to Begin the Hybrid Experiments
5:43 What Hybrids PGA and LPGA Pros Use
7:11 5 Guide Points to Make Hybrid Decisions
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Here are PGA Superstore links to the hybrids we talk about in this video.
Callaway Mavrik - golfingfocus.com/product/call...
Cleveland Launcher XL Halo - golfingfocus.com/product/clev...
Mizuno ST-Z 230 - golfingfocus.com/product/mizu...
PING G410 - golfingfocus.com/product/ping...
Srixon ZX - golfingfocus.com/product/srix...
TaylorMade Stealth Plus - golfingfocus.com/product/tayl...
Titleist TSR2 - golfingfocus.com/product/titl...
Tour Edge Hot Launch C522 Hybrid - golfingfocus.com/product/tour...
Wilson D9 Hybrid - golfingfocus.com/product/wils...
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I am a 13.8 hcp. I had a stealth 2 hd 4H. I struggled with consistency with the 5i and 6i. I just got the Ping G430 5h and 6h also the Ping G425 3h.
I tried them today and they were so easy to hit and the ball flight was so amazing. I can’t believe I didn’t get them sooner. This makes the game so much more fun. Why make it more difficult. I have no ego and will now always use the 3h, 4h, 5h, and 6h.
I can’t say anything about older hybrids but these new ones are amazing expensive but amazing.
This is one of the most well produced and informative RUclips videos I have seen on the subject of Hybrids (or any golf topic for that matter). It was a pleasure to watch. Very professional. Thanks
Many thanks David. Those are very kind words and much appreciated. Delighted you enjoyed the video and found it helpful 👍
The content in this video was obviously well-researched to which I want to commend. Keep up the great work!
Many thanks for the feedback. It is very much appreciated 👍
Excellent video. I like to look at a lot of facts to when making a decision and you provided that. Thanks!
Many thanks for the feedback. Is much appreciated 👍
I usually carry 4-7 hybrids.
That’s great. How long have you put a load of hybrids in the bag?
@@GolfingFocus it started with an 4 hybrid when I started golfing 8 years ago, and add extras until I got the 7 three years ago
@@jayholiday256 Superb and hope they continue to work well you for this season 👍
Thank you so much for this video! You answered every question I had.
Many thanks Tanner. Delighted you found the video helpful 👍
This was very helpful. Thanks for making great content!
Many thanks for the feedback. Delighted you found the video helpful! 👍
Thank you for a very helpful video.
I really like my 5, 6 & 8 hybrids.
Great to hear!
Outstanding overview.
Many thanks. Delighted you found the video useful 👍
Kinda why I opted for the Cleveland Launcher Halo XLs , 4-D Wedge. Best of both worlds?? Took a bit to get used to them, but seems to be working out!
That’s great and delighted you’ve found them to work for you. All for using as much help from club tech as possible 👍
Very interesting and informative - thank you.
Delighted you found the video helpful 👍
This was a good video. Both Ping and Callaway make hybrids up through 7 and now there are a few offerings of full hybrid sets. I play whatever gives me the most consistency and therefore, the most fun on the course.
Lots of hybrids isn’t for everyone but do think your approach is a really good one and way under utilised by lots of amateurs 👍
@@GolfingFocus I took a slightly different approach to the hybrid option. I game the Cleveland Halo XL irons which have the sole of a hybrid. Cobra, Wilson, and Taylormade all have a similar style of offering. It's not that I hit them longer/straighter... I find however that my mishits are not that punitive.
Loved your video... keep doing them!
@@jeffjob6995Many thanks for the feedback. Is very much appreciated! 👍
Great video. Thanks!
Delighted you enjoyed it!
I have come to love my hybrids. I recently switched out my 6 iron (a Mizuno 221 blade) for a 6 hybrid. There was no avoiding the tremendous height and descent angle of the hybrid. Same distance, but much more likely to hold a green. I also love the adjustability which allows me to adjust gapping between clubs. I seem to change lofts on a fairly regular basis depending on how I am hitting my longer irons and the various hybrids.
Awesome. Think you're absolutely spot on with this approach and especially in terms of how hybrids let you get the ball up in the air and hold greens better than lower flying irons. 👍
Good content.. carry on
Many thanks for the feedback. Delighted you’re enjoying the videos 👍
Never got along with hybrids; owned probably 4 of them. I have a 9 wood that's amazing and then a 5 iron that's trusty and good through rough.
9 woods rock!!
@marybetheby5184 you think 9 woods rock? You should try a 13 wood.
I have multiple Callaway Hybrids - 2 of them the Epic Super Hybrid and 1 Apex 21. Very easy and super forgiving to work with. Thanks for the video, I think I am going to consider a 6 Hybrid.
Delighted you found it helpful Allen and good luck with the 6 hybrid testing!
Am 71 yrs old. Swing speed 80 mph. After extensive testing, this is my bag: driver, 3W, 5W, 7W, 3H (wide body), 5I -PW. 50 & 60[⁰ wedges, putter.
Many thanks for sharing and looks like a great set up. Out of interest did you test any higher numbered hybrids or fairway woods before settling on starting your iron set at a 5?
@@GolfingFocus Yes. Have a 2-hybrid and a 5-hybrid. Actually, I hit the 5-iron pretty good.
@@calvinmaestro3400 Great stuff. Think you're spot on testing out so many higher numbered hybrids and woods to finalise your bag set up 👍
I am huge fan of 4 and 5 hybrids. It would be go to 185-170 yard second shot on a fairly after a drive. My longest iron is a 6 iron. My driver club speed is 95-100mph so this ties in with what is said here. I play in park cut grass golf with big mature trees making fairways very tight is just off the fairway, so a bump and run to 120-30 yards with maximum ball height of 5ft is common.
Thinks those are very solid club choices Oliver given your swingspeed. Out of interest do you know the gap between your 5 hybrid and 6-iron?
Really liking hybrids recently. Very versatile clubs and tighter dispersion too than my driver and woods. I currently play 2-3-5-7 hybrids / 9iron to GW+S+Lob wedge setup. Benched my driver and woods for now.
They are great clubs for sure and give so many options as you say. Out of interest too why have you benched the driver and woods?
@@GolfingFocus Might be just the shaft lengths, swing style etc. Still experimenting but really liking the hybrids at the moment. They are keeping me in play and more consistent.
PAUL HERE ,
YOU HAVE JUST MENSIONED A SIMULATER , ARE THEY FIXED IN THE SENCE OF OK STRAIGHT BUT FOR DISTANCE, WELL I PURCHASED THE MAVRIK LAST YEAR SUB ZERO AND best I managed was 220 yards however ground was hard last summer which may add a few yards but 78 yards or 73 yards and my best before that was 240 yds that is not realistic but this was 293 298 are more than that , I played so much I thought it cracked so had to trade it in to buy another which best in there was 221 on course and it's only 4 rounds old 242 .
I used to hate hybrids, they always went left and hooked. But new technology that lets you flatten the lie angle has changed my views. I have replaced my long irons with Ping G425 hybrids! Interestingly I carry both a 5 hybrid and a 5 iron as there is a significant distance gap (30 yds) between 5 hybrid and 6 Iron, the 5 Iron covers the gap, but i had to give up my LW, my SW is 56 so going to 3 wedges vice 4 wedges is the cost of the change.
Many thanks for sharing Dale. The fact that you're carrying both a 5 hybrid and 5-iron is awesome as not checking distance gaps is a big big thing when it comes to the 'last' hybrid and 'first' iron! Know its cost you a wedge but a 30 yard distance is a huge gap to cover out on the course. 👍
I am somewhat perplexed by your need to omit one of your wedges, especially if you have 15 yard gapping between your 5 hybrid, 5 iron and 6 iron?
@@zazhou I changed my bag up again because I really need that 4th wedge, here is my current setup...1W, 5W, 4H, 5H, 6H, 6I, 7I, 8I, 9I, PW, GW, SW, LW.....I gave up my 3W, my 5W and 3H are very close distance wise...5W is 200 and my 4H is 185....my 3W average is 210 so I like have more versatility at the low end of the bag....I'm 60 so I am not playing any back tees anymore.
I just bought great big bertha 2023 hybrid thats 36 degree......its a 9,the womens has a 9 thats 40 degree
I currently play woods down to a 5 wood, and irons up to 3 iron, which leaves me a gap between175 yards and 200 yards. I do have an older 21 degree hybrid, but it's not in the bag as I hit the 3 iron much better. I'll get it out and try it again this year, but maybe I should try a newer hybrid.
Brave man using a 3-iron Carl but if it works for you however then there's nothing wrong with that at all. Will be interested to hear how your testing of your old 21 degree one goes though and also whether you notice any difference with the modern versions 👍
The Cleveland HB3 hybrids are very nice. 2010 I think but I hit my 3 iron 200 w/o overswinging.Also very forgiving.
@@user-qj1iy7fw2j I added a 7 wood, which I love. Hybrids are heavier than my other clubs, and for me, result in shots that go left, and also hook. I am very happy with my club spacing now: 3,5,7W, 3,5-9i.
The 3i is also my answer for when I need a low shot to keep under a tree branch, so it has a dual use.
I think eventually the average golfer will carry more hybrids than irons. It’s a natural progression and is only delayed by peer pressure and perception to play sets of irons.
It's a possibility for sure although there are so many options now. Think it's great now people can either play 9 or even 11 woods or mix up their iron sets going from game improvement or even super game improvement with the low irons all the way to players irons at the short end of the bag. Key thing is probably just to make sure you are taking all the help you can from tech in clubs wherever you can get it 👍
I agree. I am new to golf, only been playing for a year. I am very much utilitarian with my clubs. I use Cleveland smart sole wedges, and 4h and 5h hybrids instead of long irons. Looking into getting a 3h for the top end and maybe even replacing my 6i with a 6h. Why make golf hard? I’m shooting right around 90 right now and these clubs are to thank
Great stuff. Think you’re absolutely spot on with your approach and hope it keeps paying dividends on the course 👍
I like my 4 irons, but new set is 5, with 4h, 3h
Think that's a great choice. Number of PGA Tour pros now starting with 5-iron and going for either hybrids or utility irons below that 👍 Out of interest did you go for wide or narrow body hybrids?
My 5 iron has 21.5 degrees of Loft. I dont hit it very well and I love my 3 hybrid with 19 degrees of Loft.... Should I get a hybrid with same degrees as my 5 iron ??? for example a Taylormade Sim2 max 4 hybrid has 22.0 degrees of Loft
Key thing is to experiment and see which loft of hybrid then gives you the best yardage gapping to your 3 hybrid. And starting with the 22 degree for the experimentation seems as good a place as any 👍
10 club bag (on purpose) using 24-30-36 hybrid then jump to my 46 degree wedge on the short end or 21 degree 7 wood on the long end. Complete sets of irons are a joke. Yes blended sets are becoming popular. I think regular golfers aren’t going to maximize results from 7 total irons. I see lots of old iron sets from golfers who have no desire to drop $1200. I’m not saying you need to bag less than 14 clubs, but maybe we need to rethink what type of club we need from 22 degrees up to about 42 degrees.
Agree. Fourteen clubs is ridiculous. Seven would be my number. But as with most things, there is money to be made with complication and complexity. They should play pro tournaments where players are rewarded one stroke for every club they remove from their bag for each round. Then we would find out how many clubs you really need!
I re shafted 5 Ben Hogan (1 - 5) hybrids for my wife. All regular flex. She hits them well. Her average scores dropped by 5 shots. Bye the way, she doesn't play ladies clubs.
That's great news and delighted to hear her score has dropped so much. Agree 100% also with the not looking at ladies clubs as it doesn't really matter. Getting the best weighted clubs and shafts for the individual golfer's swingspeed is the key for sure.
I think too many golfers use clubs the pros use. Most average golfers can benefit from hybrids. I use 6,5 and 4 hybrids and love them.
Totally agree and if I’m honest I probably pay too much attention to what the top PGA and Liv tour pros are using if I’m honest. Think much more to be learned from Champions and especially LPGA Tour pros who play more hybrids up the bag.
@@GolfingFocus that is a really good point. Never thought of that but it makes a lot of sense.
@@nealhamamura4263 Some more videos coming soon also on what the champions tour and LPGA tour pros are using.
I love my hybrids. I carry 2 and sometimes 3 no 5 wood. But as a club fitter/builder I cringed at the quote of the 24/38 rule by a modern day PGA teaching pro. (That title always makes me think about a line from a Woody Allen movie - "those who can't do, teach. Those who can't teach, teach phys ed"). That dinosaur came about when blades roamed the earth. That was a 3 iron back in the day and spawned witty sayings such as "only God can hit a 1 iron". Too many 5 irons are those specs today. Does it still hold true? Only for a blade or a shallow cavity back. All the rest have overly engineered heads that have positioned the weight low and away from the face with faces that flex every which way imaginable. Introducing a new set of problems that have replaced the 24/38 rule with low face or toe strikes. And folks wonder why that can't make center face contact.
Would be great to get your feedback on what you think is a better rule for modern clubs. Key thing we are trying to get across with all our videos and certainly with this one is to get people thinking about hybrids and we would certainly argue that everyone should have at least one as we talk about in the video. The various items in the video are just starting points for people's testing and as much as people can afford to would always recommend going to a club fitter where they can. 👍
@@GolfingFocus In the old days we bought clubs one at a time from a barrel. 😄 Unfortunately, there can be no rule today. Not with the design of today's irons and lack of standardization in the industry.
@@GolfingFocus I think I have an intelligent answer for you now. If it isn't intelligent...it is certainly a considered answer. 😉 I think possibly that one should consider spin rate by loft. Back in the day of real traditional lofts, the expectation was that you could look for each iron spinning in the neighborhood of 1000 rpms times the number of the iron. 5 iron - 5000 rpms. The loft on the 5 iron in the 1960s-1970s was 32*. That is many 7 irons today. So, a modern/current 7 iron spinning around 5000 rpms would be acceptable. A 28* 6 iron spinning at 4000 rpms. A 24 ish degree 5 iron at 3000rpms and so on. If you get higher spin-rates in the 6/5/4/3 irons, so much the better. At some point you will run out of loft and won't spin the ball enough for the club to be viable. This could be tweaked by length of shaft and/or lie angle...but currently I'm thinking spin rate might be the benchmark. Love your videos! Keep them coming! Your accent just drips golf. All the best!
@@pdmv8471Apologies it has taken me so long to come back to you on this. Your reply got lost in my inbox and so I missed it. I am certain you are right that spin rate by loft is a benchmark that golfers could certainly consider and may lead them to the best results. Only caveat I have is that the 'average' golfer tends to think (in my view at least) in much simpler terms and would struggle a bit using that as the benchmark to get to their choice of hybrids. I may be wrong of course! Huge thanks also for the feedback and following the channel. It is very much appreciated! 👍👍
0 hybrids.
I have 6 woods in the bag including driver. Fairway woods are so much easier to hit.
Interesting. 👍What’s the highest wood you are playing in that case? And what is the key advantage you think they give you even over the wide bodied hybrids?
@GolfingFocus 1st, i am a high swing player. My woods are
driver 6*-300+yds
3wd 13.5*-275yds
5wd 18.5*-250 yds
7wd 22.5*-230 yds
9wd 27*-215yds
13wd 31* 200 yds
I have tried hybrids in the past and I am not consistent with them st all. I am better with low irons than any hybrid. But fairway woods are just so much fun and so easy to hit.
@@BEAN9999 Wow. Those are incredible yardages. On or above the PGA Tour averages for all of them which is incredible!
Ideally I want to carry just one hybrid, a 5 hybrid, then go right into a 7 wood.
I agree, I carry a 5H as well as a g425 5W and a 7W. Longest iron in the bag is a 6iron, down to a 57 deg. sW. At my age 75+, I dropped the driver and eventually also the 3W. My g425 5w adjusted one degree flatter give me 180 +/- carry and in the fairway. I have nothing against laying up on the par 4s.👍🇨🇦👨🦳
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