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28 handicap 76 yrs old play 3 times a week which club would you advise me to use from the fairaway
I understand this is generally the accepted thinking.Unless you're the exception to the rule, the vast majority of amateur golfers don't generate enough club head speed to use a 5 iron properly, let alone a 3 iron...
Hybrid...virtually every time...as there's always an exception to the rule....
I accept that.You are the exception to the rule![]()
I agree with Voyager. I have a 18.5 degree 4 iron, which I find is more consistent for me that either a hybrid or fairway wood. In fact I no longer carry a hybrid.I understand this is generally the accepted thinking.
But when I was 12 years old, I was using junior sized Dunlop Blue Flash 3,5,7,9 irons. I could not have been generating much clubhead speed, yet I could not sense any special difficulty with the 3-iron in terms of "hitting it properly." I swung the club in the same way as the other irons with the same tempo. The longer shaft meant the clubhead was moving faster with me using the same swing and same swing speed as the other irons. I have that same approach today and I still find no increase in "difficulty" with the longer irons.
I dot understand why I am such a freak of nature when what I do seems so natural and normal to me.
I have a 3-iron in the bag as well as 16 and 20 degree hybrids.
I do notice many amateurs have a nice smooth swing with a 7-iron, but their swing goes to pot with a longer iron because they try to swing faster.
Even today and my age, I find a nice smooth effortless swing with a long iron, and the resulting shot going like a bullet down the fairway, one of the most enjoyable shots in golf.
there is one important point missing in the question28 handicap 76 yrs old play 3 times a week which club would you advise me to use from the fairaway
Because you strike it well. Most people don't. You need to strike it well to launch a long iron. With a hybrid or 7 wood you can definitely get away with it being a little thin or even slightly fat depending on the lie.I accept that.
But can you explain why?
I've never been able to understand other player's perceived "difficulty".
Longer shaft, less loft - it goes further. Use the same swing - hit it the same way - then there is no problem.
I accept that.
But can you explain why?
I've never been able to understand other player's perceived "difficulty".
Longer shaft, less loft - it goes further. Use the same swing - hit it the same way - then there is no problem.
Try the titleist u505s ?
Likewise, I'm not a great ball striker like Voyager, but have way more confidence with a 3 or 4 iron than the equivalent fairway wood or hybrid. I don't carry them either.I agree with Voyager. I have a 18.5 degree 4 iron, which I find is more consistent for me that either a hybrid or fairway wood. In fact I no longer carry a hybrid.
Ultimately it is what suits you best and I would recommend trying each of a hybrid, fairway wood and long iron to see what you are most comfortable with.