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high lofted hybrids

Ive just bought a titleist 915, 23 degree hybrid of the forum.
Looking forward to trying it out when i get home.
Will be my first venture into hybrids.
 
Following this and Duncan's thread am toying with a little experiment myself. Not convinced I am carrying my 24 degree 5 iron much further than the 6.

For the fli hi players, did you go steel or graphite?
 
Looked at a few but didn't quite buy one. Although as the iron set I use came in 3 variants (tour, mid, altitude) I have come across a mid trajectory 5 iron, so going to give that a compare.
 



Nice wee video from the average golfer raising the idea that more golfers should look at these type of clubs.

You all know I've been banging this drum on here now for years. 3 years now I've had 4 and 5 hybrids a main stay in my bag. I did experiment for a while with a 7 hybrid but settled on keeping my 7i in the bag.

Chrimbo just around the corner. Maybe time to ask Santa for a club that just might change your game next season. ;)
 
I see I replied to this two years ago but things have changed a fair bit since then.

Right from when I got back into golf 4-5 years ago, couldn't hit 5 iron well at all, 6 iron was about 50-50. 7 iron good 80% of the time. Crazy how the difference between 6 and 7 in terms of loft and length isn't that much but difference in results seemed to be huge. Initially bought an Adams Blue hybrid, 20° ish I think. That was all over the place, but then the shaft was only 50 grams so I think it was just the wrong club for me, couldn't control it at all. Went through a couple of others like a Benross, an Adams XTD which were better but still not quite right.

Then I got the Ping G25 20° and it clicked. This seemed to go much better with minimal effort. Not great every time but much better consistency then any iron of similar length. Long story short I now have the same one in 23°, plus a G20 in 27° which I really like as the look of it is slightly more iron-like (if you Google a pic of it at address you'll see what I mean), so it makes it a nice bridge between the longer hybrids and the irons. And that one hits like a dream to be honest, only issue is when I get a big fade on it and it misses right, but compared to the old 6 iron where duffs and shanks were in the equation, it's far better.

Longest iron in the bag is a 7 iron now. The only time I miss the 5/6 irons is when I have a tree branch in my way and I want to skull a low one under it, lol. They'll be sat in the cupboard for a long time.

Edit: and handicap came down this year, 5 shots between June and September. Not wholly because of the hybrids, but there's no doubt they cut down on lost shots from poor attempts at hitting long irons.
 
garyinderry said:



Nice wee video from the average golfer raising the idea that more golfers should look at these type of clubs.

You all know I've been banging this drum on here now for years. 3 years now I've had 4 and 5 hybrids a main stay in my bag. I did experiment for a while with a 7 hybrid but settled on keeping my 7i in the bag.

Chrimbo just around the corner. Maybe time to ask Santa for a club that just might change your game next season. ;)
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Got my eye on a couple of 2nd hand ones in 4 and 5 iron lofts
 
How do people find these clubs for control? I have a G25 23 degree and generally hit it well, certainly better than any 5 or 6 iron. I don't stand over the ball feeling I have the same control over it as an iron however. I'm not Molinari with an iron but i have a reasonable idea of what is going on. With the hybrid i line up, hit it in the general direction but don't feel i can pick a spot and aim for it as well. Any tips to improve this?
 
Lord Tyrion said:
How do people find these clubs for control? I have a G25 23 degree and generally hit it well, certainly better than any 5 or 6 iron. I don't stand over the ball feeling I have the same control over it as an iron however. I'm not Molinari with an iron but i have a reasonable idea of what is going on. With the hybrid i line up, hit it in the general direction but don't feel i can pick a spot and aim for it as well. Any tips to improve this?
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I'm the same probably. Launches much better than an iron, but I just kind of aim in the general direction of the green (maybe a fraction left to allow for a fade) and hope for the best.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
How do people find these clubs for control? I have a G25 23 degree and generally hit it well, certainly better than any 5 or 6 iron. I don't stand over the ball feeling I have the same control over it as an iron however. I'm not Molinari with an iron but i have a reasonable idea of what is going on. With the hybrid i line up, hit it in the general direction but don't feel i can pick a spot and aim for it as well. Any tips to improve this?
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There's no doubt that the top line of an iron gives massive confidence on directional play relative to the hybrid club - and people do tend to conciously use them for a wider range of shots ie they build in variation options!
Comes down to practice with regard to a stock shot in the same way as irons, to build confidence and competence in a stock shot. Then delivering on course.
 
My 29 degree goes so high the control is in the loft.

My 24 needs me land it on the front edge.

My 21 is just about out and out distance off a tee mainly. For shots in to a green I am thinking about the ball running in to the green from the apron.

If you want more control go with a hybrid with good grooves such as Titleist.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
How do people find these clubs for control? I have a G25 23 degree and generally hit it well, certainly better than any 5 or 6 iron. I don't stand over the ball feeling I have the same control over it as an iron however. I'm not Molinari with an iron but i have a reasonable idea of what is going on. With the hybrid i line up, hit it in the general direction but don't feel i can pick a spot and aim for it as well. Any tips to improve this?
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An iron does give an illusion of control. The reality at times doesn't match up if you look at the numbers.

I also feel more confident hitting straight with an iron in my hand than a hybrid. If I was trying to hit out of trees through a gap I'd rather use an iron. This isn't to say I havnt cracked a tree a million times with an iron.

When talking about control of a hybrid vs iron on a full shot you have to think of the control is terms of front to back dispersion and left to right. I know through experience that my front to back dispersion is much tighter with a hybrid. Left to right I'd say the iron would win. When I put both together the hybrid wins out overall.

I favour a fade shot with my hybrid for control to a pin if wind or ground conditions isn't a factor. It flys a bit higher and lands that bit softer.
 
Being a senior with a slow swing speed, I have hybrids up to a 7 ... my first iron is an eight. I have Callaway Razr X HL hybrids 3-7, all in senior flex. I didn’t know they did a 7 until recently, as they are not listed anywhere. I had it shipped from the US. I couldn’t hit a 4 iron and I could only hit my 5 iron decently about 33% of the time ... 6 iron 50% and 7 iron 70%. I rarely muff a hybrid though. Horses for courses.
 
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