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Considering getting a 15* hybrid and replacing my 3 wood as something to have as an option from off the tee for shorter par 4's and still be able to use of the fairway. I struggle with 3 woods so wondered if a 15* hybrid may offer a little more forgiveness than the 3 wood.

Anyone got an opinion?
 
Forget it.

If you struggle with a 3 wood (whatever that means) then you are really going to struggle with a 15 degree hybrid.

On the other hand, if you currently play your driver from a tight fairway with good results it's probably a good club for you to add to your bag.
 
duncan mackie said:
Forget it.

If you struggle with a 3 wood (whatever that means) then you are really going to struggle with a 15 degree hybrid.

On the other hand, if you currently play your driver from a tight fairway with good results it's probably a good club for you to add to your bag.
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It means I can't hit it particularly consistently off the deck.
 
Woods are easier to hit than hybrids, hybrids are easier than long irons.

Unless you are like me, I love long irons but struggles with woods and hybrids until recently
 
Not sure they even make them but if they do the issue you will have it getting it to carry. 15* with a shorter shaft may equal a hard to launch club.
 
Low lofted hybrids I have owned have not been as forgiving as a three wood.

Try and get a deep faced 3 wood like an x hot 3 deep or titleist fd .
 
garyinderry said:
Low lofted hybrids I have owned have not been as forgiving as a three wood.

Try and get a deep faced 3 wood like an x hot 3 deep or titleist fd .
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Titleist FD is a good shout. I got one, and getting much better with it.

19* hybrid is a good shout, and still go a good distance!
 
garyinderry said:
Low lofted hybrids I have owned have not been as forgiving as a three wood.

Try and get a deep faced 3 wood like an x hot 3 deep or titleist fd .
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I shall have a Titleist 915 3 wood for sale as soon as I can be bothered to put pics up. The 915 F is a large head.
 
Alex1975 said:
Not sure they even make them but if they do the issue you will have it getting it to carry. 15* with a shorter shaft may equal a hard to launch club.
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Indeed - hence my observation.

You would need to generate a lot of club head speed, have a precise angle of attack and will have a really small effective sweetspot .....

The good news is that it should deliver about 270 carry :)
 
I remember being a little thrown by it when I was shopping for my current 913 fd 3 wood.


Best three wood I've ever owned and I've had a few in the bag down the years. None ever lasted long.
 
A 15° hybrid, if you can find one, is aggressive on loft as it's the equivalent of an old school 1 iron. There's a good reason they've gone the way of the dodo. OP, I'd consider a 19° hybrid with some adjustability to experiment with or a nice friendly 5 wood (Adam Scott is a monster with his). Ping and Adams are your friends here particularly, although there's numerous options in all honesty. Perhaps also depends upon the type of courses you play, i.e. links type or parkland?
 
I have previously found low lofted hybrids harder to launch. I don't have an expert insight but would put it down to the shorter shaft and therefore less clubhead speed.

That's why a 4 wood is the easier option to launch and carry.
 
garyinderry said:
No

F has a bigger head but fd has a taller face.

Big face sold it for me.
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"With the 915 fairways Titleist has switched things around by making the F heads larger than the Fd and not before time. The 915F has a 175cc 'Full Pear' profile compare to the now smaller 915 Fd 'Traditional Pear' shape."

Not sure if I am confirming what you said or not... whatever... They did swap them around...
 
Spear-Chucker said:
A 15° hybrid, if you can find one, is aggressive on loft as it's the equivalent of an old school 1 iron. There's a good reason they've gone the way of the dodo. OP, I'd consider a 19° hybrid with some adjustability to experiment with or a nice friendly 5 wood (Adam Scott is a monster with his). Ping and Adams are your friends here particularly, although there's numerous options in all honesty. Perhaps also depends upon the type of courses you play, i.e. links type or parkland?
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I already have a 19* (3-hybrid) as it replaced my old 18* 5 wood. I use that if I have anything from about 190+ yards to go and it averages around 200 yards total. I have once managed to absolutely spank it 240 yards, but that was a fluke and by no means typical. It's effectively the next club up that I want.

Currently that is a 3 wood and hitting it off the deck is a bit of a struggle for me, so I wondered if the shorter shaft on a hybrid may enable me to get a better contact. Overall opinion on here seems to be it would be as equal a struggle (although maybe for a different reason) as I would just struggle to get it off the ground.

Currently if I have say 220+ yards to go I'm usually accepting I'm probably not going to make it so instead of taking the 19* I club right down to say a 7, 8 or 9 (depending on various factors) and accept I am hitting 2 in to the green. I just quite like the idea of having the option to have a club I can go to, that I know will get me that little extra distance if I'm striking it well
 
i know two guys who use 16 deg hybrids and hit them well. one is off +1 and a very good ball striker and the other is a pro that played on the tartan tour and again is a great ball striker (terrible putter though)

i would steer clear. not as easy to hit as you think, tried one myself when i first started and was harder to hit than the 3 wood i was trying to replace it with.
 
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