The time has come

[Orikoru]

Does anyone else have 'Beds Are Burning' by Midnight Oil stuck in their head?

 

[MACM85]

I ditched the 5 & 4 Iron last year for hybrids. I find that a bad strike with the hybrid is much better than a bad 4 iron for example.

 

[CountLippe]

Hybrids are evil hooking machines. Do not like.

 

[Orikoru]

Hybrids are evil hooking machines. Do not like.

I know people often say this, but I do wonder what sort of swing you need to have for that to be the case. I have never hit a hybrid that didn't fade for me.

 

[2blue]

Seems an appropriate thread.... so.... Getting a new knee today, so may well be contributing more here...... well... for a while, more than I will on the golf course!!

 

[Oops!]

I know people often say this, but I do wonder what sort of swing you need to have for that to be the case. I have never hit a hybrid that didn't fade for me.

Make that „I have never hit a hybrid that wasn‘t topped !“ !

 

[CountLippe]

I know people often say this, but I do wonder what sort of swing you need to have for that to be the case. I have never hit a hybrid that didn't fade for me.

I guess its do with either setting up like its an iron then swinging like its a wood or vice versa.

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

Hybrids are evil hooking machines. Do not like.

I’m the same I cannot hit a 3 or 4 hybrid as they often look so closed and everything either starts straight and ends up left or starts left and goes even further left. If I set up to allow for it I then hook the out of it .

 

[Backache]

You should carry a 1-9 iron , wedge, sand wedge, putter, driver and three wood .
If you can't use these clubs and need anything else you are probably lacking in the manhood department.

 

[Orikoru]

I guess its do with either setting up like its an iron then swinging like its a wood or vice versa.

I'm not sure which I do, I'm not sure there's a huge distinction between my wood and iron swing to be honest. I think I hit it closer to how I hit a wood.

 

[nickjdavis]

I sympathise with the OP.....although not fully finalised, it looks like my bag will be 1,3,5,7 and 9 woods, 6 hybrid and then 7iron to AW with a couple of specialist wedges to finish off.

 

[bradleywedge]

I prefer irons to hybrids and was 6 iron up for a while until at a recent fitting a 5 iron gave me 10 yards on my 6 iron, with all the right stats (land angle important to me). Loft is 26 degrees, so no idea what that is these days.

Then straight into 9 wood, wich adds 15 yards to my 5 iron, 6 wood, 4 wood and driver.

So is your 9 wood an equivalent to a 4 iron?

 

[Burnsey]

So is your 9 wood an equivalent to a 4 iron?

9 wood is 24 degrees, replacing a hybrid which was the same loft.

7 is 20.25 (so a 6 wood) and 3 is 16.5 high launch model, effectively a 4 wood.

Lofts are 3.75 degree gaps driver through fairways, ending up with 2 degrees to my 5 iron, then 4 deg through the bag, which got my carry gapping as below (3w - 60 deg). My driver is 225 carry baseline including mishits, so is a bit all over the place, but that's now down to me and works with the set, just nervy if I need to guarantee carry over 225 off the tee.

Played twice with the new fairway set up and it's a bit strange having so many woods, but they are currently doing what the fitter intended - I just miss a hybrid.

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