Why am I finding an old fairway Wood easier to hit than my new Hybrid?

[Skypilot]

I'd never been very good with Woods in the past but decided to have a lesson and now I'm driving reasonably well.
On the back of this I bought a Callaway X2Hot Driver and 3 + 4 X2Hot Hybrids.
I've found the hybrids a bit hit and miss and tend to stick to irons off the fairway.
I then saw a really old Ram 5 Wood in a charity shop for £2 so picked it up and next time out gave it a try. Wow - When I conect it really flies. I'm still hitting the odd duff shot but nowhere near as many as with the 4 Hybrid.
This has really confused me as hybrids are meant to be easier to use for people better with irons?
Not much difference in the lofts as the 4 Hybrid is 22 degrees and the 5 Wood is 21 degrees.

Maybe my swings improved since I stuck the Hybrids back in the garage

Am I missing something? Is there some sort of logic that I haven't realised?

 

[tsped83]

I very much doubt it's the club. Hybrid are supposed to be hit like irons, not a sweeping fairway wood. Could you be trying to hit the hybrid in FW fashion?

 

[garyinderry]

My Slazenger 5 wood from JJB sports is unbelievably easy to hit. I have no problem putting it in the bag when I go home.

Cheapo £25 club and works just as well as any wood I've used.

 

[Skypilot]

I very much doubt it's the club. Hybrid are supposed to be hit like irons, not a sweeping fairway wood. Could you be trying to hit the hybrid in FW fashion?

That could be it. I was told you had to "sweep" hybrids like FWs and NOT hit them like irons.
Surely they can't go through like an iron?

 

[virtuocity]

That could be it. I was told you had to "sweep" hybrids like FWs and NOT hit them like irons.
Surely they can't go through like an iron?

They can. They do.

I like to concentrate on getting the sole of the club on top of the spot of grass where the ball was lying. Encourages a downward hit out of the middle (sometimes).

 

[the_coach]

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[Skypilot]

Thanks guys, really useful help and clip. No wonder I've been duffing them.
I came that close to listing them in the classifieds.
Can't wait to get out again now to try them out using the proper technique.

 

[ScienceBoy]

Hybrids are no magic fix, you need to practice with them but the result they give is usually better compared to a lofted wood or low lofted iron.

I find you need to be nice and slow with a hybrid to get the best out of them, its tempting to put a fast iron swing on them or hit them like a wood but they need a combination of elements of both.

I find an iron swing at a wood speed works best.

 

[sawtooth]

You have to move the ball in your stance but the swing should be the same for both clubs.