7 WOOD VS HYBRID – WHICH ONE SHOULD YOU PLAY!?
Today’s upload helps you decide between the 7 wood or the Rescue club.
I explain the key differences in build and design of the two clubs. How the center of gravity impacts the ball flight and what type of player might be suited for each option from tour level through to collegiate and all levels of amateur.
The 3 iron gets an honorable mention. Tough club to use but for the high spin players out there it still has its use and of course anyone who plays coastal golf or braves the elements on a consistent basis.
Peak height, launch and spin are all looked at in detail and as always I use the Full Swing Kit Launch Monitor to discuss all these fitting factors. A tour player summary is thrown in for good measure with my findings from 20 years out on the tour.
This video has it all but if you’re left with questions then please dive in the #comment section and I will do my best to answer as soon as possible.
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Spec Overview:
Qi 10 LS 9* KBS Tour Prototype Cat 5 60g Round Grip
Stealth 2 4 wood bent to 15* – KBS Cat 5 70g RIB Grip
Stealth Hybrid 19.5 on 19.5 – KBS Prototype 95 S+
4 – 6 iron P-770
7 – PW P7-CB
KBS Tour V 110 S
Loft and Lie
Combo irons 09/10/2024
4 – 59/23
5 – 59.5/26
6 – 60.5/30
7 – 61.5/34
8 – 62.5/38
9 – 63/42
Pw – 63/46
52 SB – 63/51
56 SB – 63/55.5
60 SBC – 63/59
Round Grips on 56*/60* RIB on 52* / PW – 4 wood
KBS 610 Wedge Shaft 56*/60*, KBS Tour V 110 in 52*
HYB Graphite Hybrid Prototype 95S+ KBS Shaft
Del Monte Armlock Winn Grip 6.5* loft / 70* lie
Spider X Proto Double Bend – Lamkin Deep Etch Skinny 2.75* / 70*
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49 Comments
As someone who carried only a driver and 3 wood for 30 years, I learned that adding a 5 and 7 wood has made longer shots easier and golf more fun. The 3 and 4 iron are now in the retired club bag.
I've been considering getting a 7 wood and I've hit a few and really like them, my fitter recommended 1/2 inch bigger due to height (6,2) & wrist to floor at 38. I haven't gone through with the purchase just yet as I'm seeing a lot of people mentioning a shorter length is advantageous. Would you recommend me going shorter, if so Trottie, what would you recommend? I'm not seeing a fitter now due to travelling but I'd like to try pick one up.
And I'm torn between my 19* 3h and my 19* "4i".
I love my 21* UW
What turned you off from the PDHY?
Switched to 4H and 5W….ditched 4I and 19 degree 3H…
Thumbs down to TaylorMade shaft offerings. Can’t get a 90g shaft in any “wood”… which anyone north of 110SS is likely going to require in a 7wd. TM appears to be bottlenecking stronger players to ultra premium shaft up charges, from 3rd party distributors.
I went from a 2H and 3 iron to a 7 wood and extra wedge last year and was the best thing I've done for my bag in a long time. I'm a 0.5 and didn't have too much issue with the 3iron. But just can't compare to the booters that the 7 wood can produce out of damn near anywhere. Goes high, but not too high. Hell of a tool.
I was pleasantly surprised watching Fred Couples’ WITB! His longest iron is a 7 like mine! Maybe there’s a chance for me! Nah!
3 hybrid tour edition! It hauls ass
as someone who is 5’7”, I game this same 7 wood. So I should go get it cut down a quarter to half an inch?
Look who has been raiding Jason Day’s wardrobe 😎
I have 3-5 hybrids but sometimes use 5wood in place of 3H when and 5i in place of 5 hybrids depending on wind or tightness of fairways. Btw, I just found out Freddy couples longest iron is a 6i. From there he has hybrids and wood. For us no pro, I think we should all consider copying his bad.
There were a lot of sales pitches in the early days of hybrids but the most common one was to use them as an iron replacement. But the truth was only Mizuno with their Fli-Hi and Tour Edge with their Iron woods actually made true iron replacements hybrids. Everyone else chased distance as their customers wanted that. So in almost every other brand you got a club that was easier to get in the air for most golfers compared to their long irons but a good club or three longer. That equals sales which is what matters to a manufacturer. Hybrids kept getting longer both in terms of distance and, unfortunately, shaft length until are about as difficult to hit consistently as a 5 or 7 wood so why not go with something (7 wood) that gets in the air even easier, stops more quickly and is more forgiving on low-in-the-face strikes? Pros and other high swing speed players started switching to higher lofted woods because the extra loft gave them the distance control they needed while still delivering a full swing and stopping on a dime compared to hybrids that kept going too far and not stopping quickly enough.
I have used both 7 wood and hybrid. I really want to love a 7 wood but my numbers and flight are better with a hybrid. Now I use a 19*. QI10 hybrid and waiting for my 25*
Using a 4H for high shots into par 5s. Just a nice club
I like how all these launch monitors get 30 or 40 yards of run out. None of the courses I play ever get run out like that and in fact most of the time you're lucky to get a yard
Another great installment. I'm definitely going the 7 wood next purchase to gap fill 4I to 3W. I just can't put a hybrid down and think anything good is going to happen as they just have "bad shot coming" written all over them. I just look down and ask "so what are you supposed to be?"
Young stud: driver, 3 wood, 2 iron
Aging stud: driver, 3 wood, 3 hybrid, 4 iron
Add 5 years: driver, 3 wood, 3 hybrid, 4 hybrid, 5 iron
Add 5 years: driver, 4 wood (lofted down 5 wood, 3+4 hybrid, 5 iron
Add 5 years: driver, 4 wood, 7 wood, 4 hybrid, 5 iron
Add 5 years: driver, 5 wood, 7 wood, 4+ 5 hybrid, 6 iron
Etc…as speed drops one needs more loft and more woods and hybrids.
Love my 7 wood so much. My Dad passed his on to me because he couldn't gel with it. Has become my favourite club, so versatile. It's a 22 degree, but I've lofted it down a little. I also play an 18 degree 3 Hybrid, and like having that in the tool kit for those thicker lies.
I'm much more comfortable with a hybrid profile. I lost the 4iron and now have a 3H and a 2H.
Just me but a hybrid is better from the rough. That being said just get a high launching 5 wood like my Taylormade Sim2. You can open it up or choke down on it if you want and it stops on a green like an iron. Now you have a 5 wood and a 3 hybrid (have a 4h also). Problem solved 😎
Hello Trottie , thank you for this very helpful comparison. How much length would you recommend to shorten the shaft of the 7 wood..? Thx. AL 😊
Love my 7 wood, really easy to hit for a 200 yard shot. Super versatile, can be hit out of rough too. Can’t seem to hit it off the tee, just spins too much. Would you recommend carrying an 18 degree hybrid that would produce a lower ball flight off the tee? Would be useful for shots into wind
"The 3 irons doesnt get air anymore."
My 3 iron will argue with you all day.
I carry both! D, 4W, 7W, 4H, 5-G, 54, 58
I went from someone who played EXTREMELY conservative on par 5 approach. If I couldn’t get there with 5i I laid up. I hated hybrids. Couldn’t stop a driving iron on a green. Now after putting 7 wood in the bag I probably hit as many greens from 230 as I do with a 7iron.
I have never gotten along with hybrids. I have loved using 7 woods last 4 years or so. Game changer for long par 4s, 5s and the occasional long par 3. I do, however, I play mine almost 1 inch short of the new standard
The 7 wood face is not a blade
I currently have a gap In my bag, I hit my driving iron 22.5° 210 rolls to 225 and then straight to 3 wood which is 245 carry to 260ish depending on tee vs deck, I’m wanting a club that carries 220-230 and stops quite quick as it’s the perfect club into both par 5’s at my course, so would you say a 7 wood over a 19° hybrid?
Curious if you shortened the shaft and if so how much? Also what weight shaft did you end up in? I have the QI10 max 7w cause I prefer the shallower head of the max, but like an idiot I bought it off the rack and I hate the shaft. Not a big deal cause I have shafts I can install, but I’ve been debating on cutting the length down a 1/2”. Seems like a common thing with all my woods. Wether it’s driver, 3w , whatever… I always feel best at – 1/2”
i like the descent angle of a 7 wood. A 4H can run out between 20-40 yds, potentially leading into hazards or bad lies. A 7W sticks the landing where I want it to go.
7wood fairway 4 hybrid out of the deep rough
Now compare them out the rough? That’s where the hybrid takes over, loses points in forgiveness and height but gains points in versatility. I don’t really see the 7 wood as a legit 3 iron replacement like a hybrid can be since it’s extremely difficult to hit out the rough.
3 iron still works..
7 wood all day long. I absolutely loved mine.
My 7 wood is my best club purchase in a very long time. My left miss with hybrids is not present with the 7 wood. 👍
I just got a 7 wood and hit it for the first time yesterday. Night and day for me over a hybrid….and I like hybrids. I don't know why, but it was amazingly easy to hit. After roughly 30 shots, all….I repeat, all were within a 10-15 yard diameter. Why? I'm not sure. I can't explain it. High and long 215-220 out.
What's the KBS shaft Trottie ?
Im currently 16.5 3 wood and 7 wood
7 wood has absolutely been a game changer for me. I went and got myself a 5 wood too. My 2 favorite clubs. I couldn't recommend higher.
For sticking greens with a HYB or 7 wood what is your target decent angle and spin? I am swinging about 100 mph club speed, 3,300 spin and 38.5 land angle with my 3 HYB. Should i look into a 7 wood?
Just dropped my hybrid for a 7 wood and it’s an absolute winner for me🙌🏻
I don't think I could get rid of my hybrid. It's my most dependable club and most versatile. I use it when I need a stinger in the trees to keep the ball down and below the trees. I can't do that with a 7 wood.
The Qi10 7 Wood is money!
7w + 25 hybrid for me as a slower swinger brings in GIRs that I wasn't making with a 4hybrid and 5i (they didn't 'launch' enough and cut too much on worse swings)
How much do I have to pay to do a full all out fitting with Trottie? I’m legit a HUGE Taylormade fan and an even bigger Trottie fan!
On my bucket list up at #1 is to get a full fitting with Trottie at The Kingdom!
For reference I’m a 3 handicap and have never been fully fit for clubs in my life, I think it could take my game to scratch.
In what case would you want the 30 yards of runout on anything other than a max distance shot off the tee? Seems like a no brainer for me just from that. But I'm also relatively new so maybe there's cases I'm not thinking of.
So many Tour players still carry 3-iron or even 2-iron so I would not call those obsolete. There are players, that probably never will choose a hybrid.
What shaft is that on the 7 wood 😮