How many hybrids should you put in your golf bag
In this golf tips video we try to answer the question of how many hybrids to use in your set of golf clubs. Hybrids are the clubs found in between the fairway woods and irons, as far as loft is concerned. Hybrids possess features that make them preferable to irons, especially long irons such as a 3-iron and 4-iron.
We suggest that you should find the longest iron you are comfortable playing with and replace any longer irons with hybrids from there on. For example, if the longest iron you are comfortable playing with is a 5-iron then you should consider replacing the 3 and 4-irons with the hybrid equivalents of those clubs, if you have them in your bag.
You should find that hybrids tend to send the ball on a higher trajectory and are generally easier to hit from all sorts of golf lies you will find when you play at your favorite course. The fact that they feature larger clubhead profiles may make you more at ease than a knife-like long iron. Hopefully, the gap between your shortest fairway wood and your longest hybrid makes sense and that the two clubs don’t overlap in distance and use case.
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Good advice, especially for slow/ moderate swing speed beginners, women golfers and senior males (like me). The answer is, as many as you want/ need to make golf easier.
Most starter kits do not have an ideal selection of clubs that suit less than powerful swing speed players ( e.g. they still have 3 Wood, 4,5 or even 6 irons included/ and strong lofts) . I live in a windy area and play golf on a thick tree lined course. I used to love my 3 iron for low penetrating shots into the strong wind, or out from the trees. With advancing age it became evident that my iron distances were bunching up, especially in winter with no roll on the soft fairways. Now I play a set that consists of Driver, 4 wood, 7 wood, Single length Hybrid 19 degree ( shorter shaft= my 3 iron replacement) , 27 degree Hybrid, then a 6 and 7 iron-hybrid, followed by single length 8-LW cavity back irons and putter.
I think many golfers should consider using Iron-Hybrids ( e.g. Cleveland Halo XL) instead of the cavity backed irons, or at least consider a blended set. They have been described as the easiest irons to hit well, yet so few golfers are aware of their existence. In my experience my gap distance between irons became erratic at the 6,7 iron area, so I introduced the iron -hybrids ( Tour Edge E521) to improve reliable carry distance in winter.
Many golfers who slice the ball would love the draw biased iron -hybrids. I do not struggle with a slice, so I needed a 1.5 degree flatter lie angle ( available with the Tour Edge E521) to get a straighter ball flight. Similarly with fixed head Hybrids I can tend to over draw shots, so I found the Titleist sleeve adjuster handy to make the lie angle flatter.
Why make learning golf slower and harder?