6-9 irons

[HomerJSimpson]

Ask Y E Yang - who happened to have a load of head-covers in his bag when he beat Tiger in the PGA!

And there have been occasions when KJ Choi's longest iron has been a 7!

Good point well made. He didn't seem to care

 

[freddielong]

What do you mean in regards dumbing down ?

Rather than learning how to do a task you make the task easier (dumb it down).

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Rather than learning how to do a task you make the task easier (dumb it down).

Or you use something that gives you better results

Why would I use a three iron when I can hit a hybrid better ?!

That's not "dumbing" down - that's sensible choice

 

[freddielong]

Or you use something that gives you better results

Why would I use a three iron when I can hit a hybrid better ?!

That's not "dumbing" down - that's sensible choice

Its dumbing down you don't have the skill to do one thing so you find a way that takes less skill, I get it.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Its dumbing down you don't have the skill to do one thing so you find a way that takes less skill, I get it.

Less skill ?! - it's quite clear you don't get it.

 

[freddielong]

Less skill ?! - it's quite clear you don't get it.

Spin it how you want it's dumbing down.

A hybrid takes less skill to hit than a long iron its why they were created.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Spin it how you want it's dumbing down.

A hybrid takes less skill to hit than a long iron its why they were created.

I see your point and up to a level agree with it. It takes a degree of skill to hit a five iron well, regularly out of different lies and off the tee. Some can, others struggle. As a past time we do to "enjoy" surely using the easiest tools of the trade to do that and make it as fun as possible makes sense. At the end of the day no-one asks what club you used on the 14th to make birdie. The card simply says you did it

 

[One Planer]

Or you use something that gives you better results

Why would I use a three iron when I can hit a hybrid better ?!

That's not "dumbing" down - that's sensible choice

This is something I've never understood.

How are hybrids easier to hit?

We generally agree that as a rule the longer the shaft, the harder the club to consistently hit.

The shafts in hybrids are longer than the equivalent iron so, to me, it seems a little backwards. You can't hit a 3 iron very will that is 38.3/4" , but a (Ping G30 as an example) is easier to hit at 39.3/4"

If you consistently hit a long iron heavy (fat), why would this be different/better with ba hybrid?

If you slice/hook a long iron, why will a hybrid be any different?

I, personally, don't buy into the easier to hit argument, but that's just my opinion.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I don't think they are "easier" to hit

I just hit my one better than a 3 iron

But I know plenty that can't hit a hybrid for toffee

Think it's false that it takes less skill to hit a hybrid

 

[HomerJSimpson]

This is something I've never understood.

How are hybrids easier to hit?

We generally agree that as a rule the longer the shaft, the harder the club to consistently hit.

The shafts in hybrids are longer than the equivalent iron so, to me, it seems a little backwards. You can't hit a 3 iron very will that is 38.3/4" , but a (Ping G30 as an example) is easier to hit at 39.3/4"

If you consistently hit a long iron heavy (fat), why would this be different/better with ba hybrid?

If you slice/hook a long iron, why will a hybrid be any different?

I, personally, don't buy into the easier to hit argument, but that's just my opinion.

I see what you are saying but for me, the length isn't an issue, and a hybrid can have more versatility especially out of iffy lies

 

[freddielong]

I don't think they are "easier" to hit

I just hit my one better than a 3 iron

But I know plenty that can't hit a hybrid for toffee

Think it's false that it takes less skill to hit a hybrid

Spin it how you want, the exist for people who struggle to hit long irons.

That's what thread about it dumbing the game down.

 

[tsped83]

Hybrids ARE easier to hit. Bigger heads, lower CG, tend to be forgiving across the face. It's not hard to work out.

 

[tsped83]

Spin it how you want, the exist for people who struggle to hit long irons.

That's what thread about it dumbing the game down.

A lot of pros on tour struggling then...

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Spin it how you want, the exist for people who struggle to hit long irons.

That's what thread about it dumbing the game down.

I can hit a three iron , can hit a 2 iron

I can hit other clubs better.

No spin at all and certainly not being dumbed down

 

[One Planer]

I see what you are saying but for me, the length isn't an issue, and a hybrid can have more versatility especially out of iffy lies

But how does that make then easier to hit?

 

[freddielong]

I can hit a three iron , can hit a 2 iron

I can hit other clubs better.

No spin at all and certainly not being dumbed down

Ok whatever spin it how you want, facts are facts.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Ok whatever spin it how you want, facts are facts.

Sorry but you haven't supplied any facts ?

 

[One Planer]

Hybrids ARE easier to hit. Bigger heads, lower CG, tend to be forgiving across the face. It's not hard to work out.

Are they?

I find the equivalent long iron easier to hit.

I personally think hybrids are hook machines where the flight of a long iron is simply more predictable.

Horses for courses I suppose but to say they are easier to hit is a misnomer in my view.

 

[freddielong]

A lot of pros on tour struggling then...

Not struggling but making the game easier.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

But how does that make then easier to hit?

From my own perspecitve I can hit my irons reasonably well as well as a hybrid and so there's not an issue. I'd argue, and stand to be corrected that the design of a hybrid, irrespective of the marginal length increase, makes it easier for some to get the ball airborne