The correct way to play a hybrid

[Curls]

So I just received my first ever hybrid courtesy of the bay (an Adams A7OS graffaloy prolaunch for those interested) and I was looking at conflicting advise on how to play them.

So, like an iron or like a fairway wood? And I assume that's the same whether off the tee or turf. Thanks ya'll.

 

[MadAdey]

I always played my hybrids like an iron and had great success with them.

 

[G1BB0]

I play mine like a complete chopper

 

[Jay1]

Definately like an iron. I apply same set up and picture the same strike as I would be intending to put on a 6 or 7 iron. Works fine for me from fairway rough or tee. Also, off the tee, i tee down very low.

 

[One Planer]

I don't ply one, I'm, frankly, not fond of them.

When I did, I played it like a fairway wood.

 

[AyrshireGolfer]

I play ball further forward and swing more like a fairway wood.

 

[MGL]

I play mine like a complete chopper

Thats class!!

Like an iron.

 

[Curls]

Thanks for all the relies chaps, just been out the back field and what a revelation! I hit my (20*) 3 iron well off the tee but struggle to get it air borne for long enough off the turf, result being it doesn't go any further than my (23*) 4 iron. This is a 22* and it soars into the air! Difficult to judge distance, very cold and straight into a good headwind so I'll wait until a calm day and see whats what. Played it more like a long iron taking a shallow divot, didn't feel right to play it like my 5 wood, felt my body was behind it and there's no need to be with the way it launches the ball.

Thanks all! Why did I wait so long to get one of these things?!

 

[ScienceBoy]

Like an iron here too, mine is a 2 iron replacement to give me a little more than I would do from a 2 iron.

 

[m10johnson]

I believe KJ Choi did a good article on the different ways to play a hybrid. Cannot remember if it was a GM article or not.

 

[Curls]

I believe KJ Choi did a good article on the different ways to play a hybrid. Cannot remember if it was a GM article or not.

That was one of the conflicting ones, he said like a fairway, GMac said like an iron, I guess you plays what you feels but after a short test I'm in the iron camp.

 

[chrisd]

Off a tee and on the fairway, for me, it's like a wood and in the rough and poor lies its like an iron.

 

[garyinderry]

i play my hyrbid more like an iron. in fact i have gone as far as replacing my 20 degree hybrid with titleist 503h which are more like irons than hybrids anyway.

nothing beats a low driving bullet with the adams 16 hybrid!

 

[DAVEYBOY]

I wish I could help but the Rescue is the only club in the bag I have no confidence with. Who said they where easier to hit than a long iron?

 

[m10johnson]

That was one of the conflicting ones, he said like a fairway, GMac said like an iron, I guess you plays what you feels but after a short test I'm in the iron camp.

Ahh was a while ago, so couldn't really remember.

Anyway, I like to hit it like an iron.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I just hit it.

 

[G1BB0]

in all honesty I hit it like a............... hybrid

or is that a woon (wood/iron) see what I did there

 

[El Bandito]

One more for the iron camp. No shat lean at address, but hitting down into the back of the ball, shallow divot.

 

[DappaDonDave]

I always played my hybrids like an iron and had great success with them.

Agreed

Takes a while to get your head around a wood head but iron swing. But it works!

 

[GreiginFife]

I let the length of the shaft determine the swing approach. Hybrid with a shaft akin to an iron would be played like an iron. Anything longer would be a fairway style.