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Reading the thread about higher lofted hybrids had me thinking.
Can you hit a 7 iron? Because....
If you can hit a 7 iron, you can hit a 6 iron.
If you can hit a 6 iron, you can hit a 5 iron.
If you can hit a 5 iron, you can hit a 4 iron.
Or can you?
I'm very much a firm believer in the mental side of golf. If you think/believe you can't hit a particular club, you're on a hiding to nothing before you even start.
I play with a chap on occasion who claims he cannot hit a long(...er) iron. His longest irons is a 7 iron in the Ping K15 range. he constantly harps on about how easy hybrids make the game. How forgiving and easy they are to hit etc.
During a bounce game a while back, he asked if he could try my 7 iron, so I handed it over to him. He hit it clean as a whistle, great flight and a lovely soft draw. He was amazed at the distance my 7 iron went.
Then I told him to look at the sole. I'd given him my 5 iron on purpose just to prove he could hit something longer than a 7 iron.
Before I go on, I would like to say I have absolutely no issue with hybrids or anyone that uses them. If they work and make the game easier for you, more power to your elbow.
One thing that does grate a little is the higher lofted versions (... As per Gary's thread).
31° Hybrids ..... Seriously?
If you can't hit a 6 iron (... 7 iron if it's a TM or Callaway iron :smirk: ) then I would suggest money would be better spent on lessons as opposed to equipment.
Long iron replacements (19° thru 22°) are a little different and I can, kind of, understand their requirement as some folk my find it difficult to get the correct launch from as little loft in the equivalent iron.
I cannot understand the need for a hybrid with a mid-iron loft though for the average, healthy, golfer. Long iron lofts, OK. Mid-iron (27°-31°) I just cannot understand it
My own personal perspective on hybrids is well documented on these boards
I'm not a fan and find them hook-machines and less accurate then the equivalent iron. I'm also probably the only person on here who finds them harder to hit than the equivalent iron.
My own bias aside. I understand that they can help in certain instances. Golfers of an older disposition who aren't as flexible as they used to be or folk who cannot generate sufficient club head speed to get the ball to a good height and I absolutely accept that, but for average Joe, male or female, I cannot see the point.
Can you hit a 7 iron? Because....
If you can hit a 7 iron, you can hit a 6 iron.
If you can hit a 6 iron, you can hit a 5 iron.
If you can hit a 5 iron, you can hit a 4 iron.
Or can you?
I'm very much a firm believer in the mental side of golf. If you think/believe you can't hit a particular club, you're on a hiding to nothing before you even start.
I play with a chap on occasion who claims he cannot hit a long(...er) iron. His longest irons is a 7 iron in the Ping K15 range. he constantly harps on about how easy hybrids make the game. How forgiving and easy they are to hit etc.
During a bounce game a while back, he asked if he could try my 7 iron, so I handed it over to him. He hit it clean as a whistle, great flight and a lovely soft draw. He was amazed at the distance my 7 iron went.
Then I told him to look at the sole. I'd given him my 5 iron on purpose just to prove he could hit something longer than a 7 iron.
Before I go on, I would like to say I have absolutely no issue with hybrids or anyone that uses them. If they work and make the game easier for you, more power to your elbow.
One thing that does grate a little is the higher lofted versions (... As per Gary's thread).
31° Hybrids ..... Seriously?
If you can't hit a 6 iron (... 7 iron if it's a TM or Callaway iron :smirk: ) then I would suggest money would be better spent on lessons as opposed to equipment.
Long iron replacements (19° thru 22°) are a little different and I can, kind of, understand their requirement as some folk my find it difficult to get the correct launch from as little loft in the equivalent iron.
I cannot understand the need for a hybrid with a mid-iron loft though for the average, healthy, golfer. Long iron lofts, OK. Mid-iron (27°-31°) I just cannot understand it
My own personal perspective on hybrids is well documented on these boards
I'm not a fan and find them hook-machines and less accurate then the equivalent iron. I'm also probably the only person on here who finds them harder to hit than the equivalent iron.
My own bias aside. I understand that they can help in certain instances. Golfers of an older disposition who aren't as flexible as they used to be or folk who cannot generate sufficient club head speed to get the ball to a good height and I absolutely accept that, but for average Joe, male or female, I cannot see the point.
