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What is probably confusing you is that:
- hybrids are numbered like irons, but woods have a different numbering system and so they are not directly comparable;
- there is no industry standard for what number club has what loft, so one manufacturer’s 5 iron could be 26 degrees whereas another’s may be 24 degrees.
As a very general guide, a 3 wood could be 15 degrees, a 5 wood may be 18 degrees and a 7 wood might be 21 degrees. They tend to be odd numbers, but some manufacturers make a 4 wood.
On the other hand, with hybrids and irons, a 3 tends to be in the range of 19 to 21 degrees and they tend to move upwards in 4 degree steps or similar.
By the way, it’s not weird to play better on your own, as others watching you play is always going to put pressure on you to perform, even if only subconsciously, and that pressure often has a negative impact.
Welcome to golf! We all find it frustrating, but we all seem to come back the next week. Keep playing and you will improve. Hopefully you will join a club and get a handicap in due course ... but the main thing is to have fun. Good luck!
- hybrids are numbered like irons, but woods have a different numbering system and so they are not directly comparable;
- there is no industry standard for what number club has what loft, so one manufacturer’s 5 iron could be 26 degrees whereas another’s may be 24 degrees.
As a very general guide, a 3 wood could be 15 degrees, a 5 wood may be 18 degrees and a 7 wood might be 21 degrees. They tend to be odd numbers, but some manufacturers make a 4 wood.
On the other hand, with hybrids and irons, a 3 tends to be in the range of 19 to 21 degrees and they tend to move upwards in 4 degree steps or similar.
By the way, it’s not weird to play better on your own, as others watching you play is always going to put pressure on you to perform, even if only subconsciously, and that pressure often has a negative impact.
Welcome to golf! We all find it frustrating, but we all seem to come back the next week. Keep playing and you will improve. Hopefully you will join a club and get a handicap in due course ... but the main thing is to have fun. Good luck!