3 wood or 2 hybrid

[Philbleasy]

Hi guys I currently have a Callaway Big Betha 3 wood that I don't hit great. I'm thinking of getting rid and getting a Cleveland Classic 2 hybrid.
I have a 3 hybrid in the same model and hit it well.
What do you guys think will I loose much distance with the 2 hybrid over the 3 wood when both hit well?

 

[Beezerk]

4 or 5 wood maybe?

 

[patricks148]

Completely different beast's

 

[Philbleasy]

I have the loft set at 17deg so basically a 4 wood

 

[Imurg]

Generally speaking...
The lower the loft on your hybrid, the harder it is to consistently get it airborne
You need a decent swing speed to get the ball up enough as the hybrid puts less spin on the ball than a fairway wood.
Is your 3 wood 17° or have you adjusted it to that?
If you've added loft you've effectively closed the face a little - this may not be helping.

 

[Philbleasy]

It's adjustable, I swing my driver around the 96-100mph

 

[Imurg]

Shouldn't have an issue, speed-wise, with a hybrid with that sort of swing.
I'm not quite as fast and struggle with a hybrid less than 20°...
Worth a go...

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Why not either work out how to hit the 3 wood or put a 4/5 wood in? I would want another wood as an option off the tee or from the fairway/semi rough on longer holes.

 

[hines57]

I was struggling with my 3 wood off the deck. Went for a fitting and ended up with a Cally XR-16 5 wood that I can hit well off the deck and also get more distance off the tee than with my 3 wood. The pros verdict was that "loft is your friend".

 

[duncan mackie]

Hi guys I currently have a Callaway Big Betha 3 wood that I don't hit great. I'm thinking of getting rid and getting a Cleveland Classic 2 hybrid.
I have a 3 hybrid in the same model and hit it well.
What do you guys think will I loose much distance with the 2 hybrid over the 3 wood when both hit well?

Is this about tee shots or fairways ones?

Think you may be looking at the wrong question. The right one would be whether to expect any significant advantage from the 2h over the 3h. For anyone who struggles with a 3 wood I would suggest the answer is that you will probably get poorer performance all round (consistency , accuracy, average distance).

Agree completely with Patrick148

 

[GreggerKBR]

I cannot see why you'd want a #2 & #3 hybrid with your swing speeds - far too similar, wouldn't give good gapping I'd have thought.
After a lot of messing about with questions like this and buying far too many clubs I now play -
Driver 9.5 degrees
#3 wood @ 14 degrees and
#3 Hybrid @ 19 degrees
then #4 iron down.

This has given me the best mix for length and shot options off the tee and fairway/semi rough shots.

I find #2 hybrid will be a touch harder to flight higher than my 3 wood... it always came out lower/hotter

 

[Coffey]

I used to hate using 3 woods and just couldn't hit them so I went and got a 2 and 3 hybrid. To be honest, hit them both pretty well but the distance was basically the same, really dependent on run out. I then sold the 2 hybrid and used the gap to get a 3 wood and learnt how to hit it. I don't use my 3 wood that often, normally on tight par 4's or if I am going for par 5 in 2, which isn't often during competition play. My other issue with hybrids is that if i try and get that extra distance out of them, they just go left. I have now replaced the 3 hybrid with a 3 driving iron which I find much easier to control off the tee and playing by the sea means we get quite a lot of wind, so it gives me that lower ball flight.

The only hybrid I have left is the 4 hybrid which I got when I started playing, for some reason it just agrees with me. Goes an absolute mile and can control it pretty well. Even more strange is that it is reg shafted and all my other clubs are stiff.

 

[jim8flog]

I found the difference between 19 degree and 16 degree Rescues very noticeable in terms of getting a quality strike. I really could not notice any difference in distance between the two which probably came down to the quality of the strike.

 

[Orikoru]

Maybe get a low-lofted 5 wood, instead of your high-lofted 3 wood? Would be a similar loft perhaps but with a slightly smaller head so closer to a hybrid without actually being one. You might find that easier. Worth a try?