One hybrid or two?

[kevster84]

Currently have driver (9.5), 3 wood (14.5) and hybrid (19). My next club, a 5 iron is 28 loft so there is a big gap there. Should I buy another hybrid circa 22/23 loft or get an adjustable hybrid so it can be altered to suit the course?

I'm going to buy a new set of irons soon which may contain a 4 iron. If not the 5 iron will be nearer 24/25 deg loft.

 

[backwoodsman]

Get a fixed one - about 23 degrees or so. An adjustable one (do they exist??) would just be a lot of messing about.

 

[Hobbit]

I have a 19* and a 22*. The 22* goes about the same distance as my 4 iron but on a different trajectory. The 19* is a beast, but unlike a 2 iron its relatively easy to play off the fairway.

 

[Fish]

None, their cheating sticks :smirk:

 

[Foxholer]

Currently have driver (9.5), 3 wood (14.5) and hybrid (19). My next club, a 5 iron is 28 loft so there is a big gap there. Should I buy another hybrid circa 22/23 loft or get an adjustable hybrid so it can be altered to suit the course?

I'm going to buy a new set of irons soon which may contain a 4 iron. If not the 5 iron will be nearer 24/25 deg loft.

Forget the lofts! That's something only obsessive idiots get het up about! It's distance that is the important thing - and knowing it!

Once you have decided on the set you are changing to and have calibrated your distances, reassess whether the 4-iron (if purchased) is of benefit or not and then fill the gap with whatever hybrids fill the gap best. It may be that the 19* (3-iron equivalent) becomes superflous, though it is quite easy to learn the 'easy hybrid' shot that can take 10-15 yards off a full swing - and it's pretty reliable! Same could actually apply to the 3-wood, though probably needs more practice. It may be that a stronger and a weaker hybrid work best for those gaps.

Btw. That's not the most important end of the bag!! I believe it's better to sort out the wedge end - and distances/shots there - before making the top end gaps consistent!

 

[Oddsocks]

Forget the lofts! That's something only obsessive idiots get het up about! It's distance that is the important thing - and knowing it!

Once you have decided on the set you are changing to and have calibrated your distances, reassess whether the 4-iron (if purchased) is of benefit or not and then fill the gap with whatever hybrids fill the gap best. It may be that the 19* (3-iron equivalent) becomes superflous, though it is quite easy to learn the 'easy hybrid' shot that can take 10-15 yards off a full swing - and it's pretty reliable! Same could actually apply to the 3-wood, though probably needs more practice. It may be that a stronger and a weaker hybrid work best for those gaps.

Btw. That's not the most important end of the bag!! I believe it's better to sort out the wedge end - and distances/shots there - before making the top end gaps consistent!

This!

I tend to have driver, 3w, 16*, 20*, 5i

The gaps seem pretty consistent whether I'm swinging well or not

 

[Oddsocks]

None, their cheating sticks :smirk:

Says the woman with a 7w in her bag

 

[garyinderry]

I am down to one.

Recommend a 22 or 23 to replace a 4i..

 

[duncan mackie]

You can't ignore the rest of the bag in answering this question - but in principle I think for most club golfers 2 is a better bet for a few reasons. The biggest is that you really should be considering them as normal clubs chosen for the distances they will play in the same way as your irons - when you have only one it tends to get selected for the lie and has to cover a range of distances.
That said, 1/3/5 w 4h/ 5i etc is pretty common and works as well as 1/3 w 3/4 h / 5i...

Right now I have 1/3/5w 2/4h 5i... and no SW (pw/gw/lw) because the fairways are so firm I use a 2h a lot from the tee and fairway and wouldn't use the SW as a distance tool.

 

[shewy]

That's a pretty weak 5i in todays new sets, I'd defo put another hydrid in at 24 degrees. If your new irons come 4i upwards then I wouldn't bother.

 

[ScienceBoy]

I have one but I would go up to 4.

Currently have my one at 19* and I love it. Would happily replace my 4 (24*) and 5 27*) irons to help me get down to single figs.

I then have the choice of setting my current one to 17* or 18* and squeezing another one in at 21* or throwing in a 60* lobber as I only have 13 clubs in the bag ATM.

 

[Hobbit]

None, their cheating sticks :smirk:

Just coz you can't hit 'em...:ears:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

K J Choi one a major with loads in the bag. If they help and make it easier to hit than the 4 iron then get what you need for your game

 

[kevster84]

My current hybrid has a project x 6.0 shaft in. A lot of the time the shot tends to be a slice, nothing serious but consistent problem. Could the shaft stiffness be a problem?

 

[duncan mackie]

My current hybrid has a project x 6.0 shaft in. A lot of the time the shot tends to be a slice, nothing serious but consistent problem. Could the shaft stiffness be a problem?

The stiffer the shaft the more likely it is to deliver a low cut.

So yes; but ultimately something else (you) is causing any shape.

 

[Sats]

I'd get whatever fits in the gap be it a 5wood or hybrid.

 

[hines57]

I have two, a 21 and a 24 degree. Have been struggling with my woods lately. Yesterday in the medal, used nothing higher than the 21 off the tee. A net 66 saw second in the medal and a nice 0.9 cut!

 

[Foxholer]

K J Choi one a major with loads in the bag. If they help and make it easier to hit than the 4 iron then get what you need for your game

We whitees all look the same too!

While Choi certainly has loads of head covers in his bag, (I think he played 1 round in The Masters where the highest iron was a 7) the best he has done is The Players!

Try Y. E. Yang !! He won the 2009 PGA, coming from behind to beat Tiger! And he had plenty of head covers too - highest iron was 6 I think.

 

[hines57]

wasn't there something put out when Ernie Els went over to Adams that the longest iron he has in his bag is a 5-iron. One of the purest ball strikers and he sees the merit in dropping long irons.

 

[Thexindi]

Currently have driver (9.5), 3 wood (14.5) and hybrid (19). My next club, a 5 iron is 28 loft so there is a big gap there. Should I buy another hybrid circa 22/23 loft or get an adjustable hybrid so it can be altered to suit the course?

I'm going to buy a new set of irons soon which may contain a 4 iron. If not the 5 iron will be nearer 24/25 deg loft.

Hey if you know how far your hybrid 19 goes and how far your 5 iron goes just get something that fits right in the middle, maybe a 22/23 hybrid will fit.
If you do buy a new set with a 4 iron in then things might be alittle simpler