The No 5 cheat stick....

[duncan mackie]

So, due to there being another lh player at the range a couplemof weeks ago, and me only having a 7 iron with me that session, I was kindly given the opportunity to try out his 5h (Cally B&B OS with a lite F2 shaft)...oh boy, oh boy, oh boy :clap:
Whilst I still hit a decent distance I do find myself struggling with even a 5 iron nowadays; give me a 6 and it will go past my 7 but a 5 brings a range of shapes, contacts and distances that go beyond the implications of the word "dispersion".
This 5h gave me back a natural progression from the 6i

Trying to track down one (left handed) proved impossible, and it seemed a pretty expensive club (for me) as well, but I finally found an XR 2015 in immaculate condition with an R shaft for sub 50 and took a gamble.

2 sessions at the range later I'm still delighted and looking forward to laying up to about 175/180, or par 3s with that sort of yardage, again.

So, the question is, am I just late to the party and everyone else has got one already? I do accept that it's not really the done thing to suggest that hybrids are real clubs in disguise, or that anyone should appreciate 25 degrees of loft on anything more than a 6 iron, but I'm really interested in whether people do have them hiding in their bags and find them as ridiculously easy to hit as I have (so far)

 

[USER1999]

I have a 24 degree hybrid. I bought it a few years ago, played with it for a month or so, didnt like it, and bunged it in the garage.
I have swapped back to cavity back irons for the winter, as blades are unforgiving out of gloop. I saw the hybrid while bag swapping, and thought why not give it a go.

Wow, revelation. So easy to hit a decent distance from almost any lie. Yep, love it.

Come March, it will be back in the garage though, as it might be brilliant, but it is dog ugly.

 

[Tashyboy]

There are times when I hit my hybrid and it is a thing of beauty, real beauty. There are other times when it is a dogs dinner. Titliest 816 it is. tricky Trev has Ping G400 hybrid and three wood. He hits it gorgeous. Gonna have a tickle with them tomorrow. We both play off 21 and have very similar swings so it will be interesting.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I’ve got Hybrids in the same lofts as my 4-6 irons, change them around depending on time of year or how I’m playing etc.

 

[Imurg]

I have one Duncan.
After reading Garryinderry's thread I invested at the start of winter.
Mine's a Big Bertha with the regular recoil shaft...goes like a bomb!
It's 25° but I have it set at 26 just to keep it away from my 22°..
So easy to use.
I may go back to a 5 iron in summer....but then again, I might not😁

 

[Papas1982]

I made the mistake of selling my hybrids last summer as I felt I was hitting the ball well enough with other irons I could make use of the 4/5 too.

off the tee I still hit both reasonably well, but they defo have more fun to get their distances compared to the hybrids.
think I may be shopping around again soon as manning the top of the bag easier will no doubt help me.

 

[duncan mackie]

I have one Duncan.
After reading Garryinderry's thread I invested at the start of winter.
Mine's a Big Bertha with the regular recoil shaft...goes like a bomb!
It's 25° but I have it set at 26 just to keep it away from my 22°..
So easy to use.
I may go back to a 5 iron in summer....but then again, I might not😁

Yep, thsts the one, and i think he had it set to 26 as well so the onlyndifference ws the F2 rather than the F3 you have.
The XR aquired has a project X 5.5 R and it works fine for me, but infidel I need to do a bit more effort than with the Recoil shaft.

Glad I'm not alone; really understand Bobmac's reference to cheat sticks now! My 4h's work, but nothing like as easy as this thing.

 

[MartynB]

I go driver, 3 wood, 3hy 4hy 5 iron up, wouldnt be without them.

 

[duncan mackie]

I have one Duncan.
After reading Garryinderry's thread I invested at the start of winter...

Just found that thread and read it through - excellent read and rather interesting toncompare the comments from a season ago with references now!

Seems a general opinion that they work though. Wish I'd picked up on the thread when it was written!

 

[Hobbit]

Up until recently I had a 2h and a 4h. I then bought a Titliest 718 T-MB 3 iron to replace the 2h, which I found was a little temperamental. Wow! I loved the T-MB so much I then bought the 4 iron T-MB. They launch high and long. However, even the 4 iron doesn't pick up out of the rough as well as the 4h. Dilemma, what to drop?

 

[garyinderry]

both 4 and 5 hybrids firmly in my bag.

since working on my irons after battling far shots for nearly two years, i did put my 5 iron in for a few non competiton rounds. hit it ok but the 5h still beats it for consistency hands down.

 

[HDID Kenny]

Up until recently I had a 2h and a 4h. I then bought a Titliest 718 T-MB 3 iron to replace the 2h, which I found was a little temperamental. Wow! I loved the T-MB so much I then bought the 4 iron T-MB. They launch high and long. However, even the 4 iron doesn't pick up out of the rough as well as the 4h. Dilemma, what to drop?

Your driver Brian if that's the one puting you in the rough 🤓

 

[Hobbit]

Your driver Brian if that's the one puting you in the rough 邏

Only missed 2 fairways at Cleveland, but that was a good day.

 

[FairwayDodger]

I play a 4 hybrid but at my recent iron fitting the fitter wanted me to go from 6i to 5h. I balked at not having a 5i - not sure I can drill a hybrid low into the wind in quite the same way - but the 5h certainly gives a higher ball flight and more consistent carry. No doubt I'll make the change at some point.....

 

[garyinderry]

Get them in the bag. work them out. Well worth it.


There is nothing to stop you having a longer iron after a hybrid to get the best of both.

[video=youtube;_JKS24Ctc1A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JKS24Ctc1A[/video]

 

[Orikoru]

I have a 22° 4 hybrid but it hasn't all been peaches and cream. When I connect nicely it soars beautifully but there's only about 60% chance of that. It's probably the only club I can still top 30 yards if I'm not careful. On the fairway I'd sometimes rather use the 5 iron, as it's more likely to stay near the middle whereas the hybrid is a bit more susceptible to a slice or hook, but out of the rough the hybrid wins every time. Its really handy to have one in the bag if only for that.

 

[Slab]

I have a pair of 3h & 4h in the bag but because they have steel shafts its taking me longer to get used to them than the hybrids they replaced, but i'll stick with them till i get it sorted (got rid of the old versions so i wouldn't be tempted to put them back)

Also have a 5 & 5½ hybrids that are in the spares bag

Great clubs to have between top of the usable (effective) irons and fairway woods

 

[OnTour]

Hybrids all the way for me, Xr Callaway 6 iron then jump to my 2 hybrids. 195yrds and 210yrds hit them like irons not woods and bingo your away.

I've got a gap and new found form with 6 iron might purchase a 5 iron need something 185ish #MoreMoney

 

[Foxholer]

Yep, thsts the one, and i think he had it set to 26 as well so the onlyndifference ws the F2 rather than the F3 you have.
The XR aquired has a project X 5.5 R and it works fine for me, but infidel I need to do a bit more effort than with the Recoil shaft.

Glad I'm not alone; really understand Bobmac's reference to cheat sticks now! My 4h's work, but nothing like as easy as this thing.

I got one last year (actually, a 27*) and it has become my go-to club for so many shots!

 

[r0wly86]

To offer a different view as everyone seems to use hybrids now a days.

I have never used a hybrid, irons striking are the strong part of my game, my 2iron is my favourite club for instance. Never felt the need to have a hybrid in my bag