5 days ago The hybrid is the golf club that bridges the loft gap between your irons and your fairway woods. It originated as a forgiving alternative to longer irons which are notoriously harder to hit than their shorter counterparts. The clubhead shape of the hybrid will usually be at a crossroads between an iron and a wood.

WHICH HYBRID REPLACES A 3-IRON? Typically, a 3-iron is replaced by a 19 degree hybrid or a 5-wood, a 4-iron is replaced by a 22 degree hybrid or a 7-wood, a 5-iron is replaced by a 25 degree hybrid, and a 6-iron is replaced by a 28 degree hybrid.

The 5-wood, thanks to design and technology, will hit the ball further than both the 5-hybrid and 5-iron. The more prominent face can flex more at impact, returning more energy to the ball for more ball speed and distance. The larger head also makes fairway woods more forgiving than irons on off-centre hits.

There is no regular hybrid which can replace a 3 wood. A 3 wood has typically a 15 degree loft and the longest hybrid available is a 3 hybrid which has a 18–19 degree loft. So a 3 hybrid can replace a 5 wood if required.

A hybrid is an iron It may look like a mini-wood, but treat it like an iron. Proper categorization can be helpful in making good decisions when it applies to setup and golf motion. So if you consider the hybrid to be an iron, you're much more likely to hit it with success - and in the right situations.

So my setup is going to be. Pretty much as it would be for a fairly long guy. And I have got that golf ball. Forward of my stands. But certainly not up where I would have a driver.

Just try to have good rhythm with it and let the club kind of get the ball up in the air. And don't try to lift. It. Something like that.

Interestingly, from over 200 yards a hybrid is almost twice as effective compared to a long iron. It is still more effective between 180-200 yards, but that gap closes within 180 yards. This proves that most golfers should not be carrying irons which they can hit over 180 yards – instead, swap them for a hybrid.

Lower than a six iron. I just end up hitting it the same distance. As my six iron. So we look at the data here the carry number on my seven iron 149. Yards is only 7.4 yards less than my five iron.

A 5 wood will usually have a longer shaft than a 3 hybrid giving it a built in distance advantage. Also, the size of the club head will mean there is more mass being delivered to the ball which also means more distance. If you are confident with longer clubs, the 5 wood is probably the better option for you.

You will get more distance with a 5-wood but better accuracy with the 3-hybrid (because the shaft on the hybrid is shorter).

Arccos players with zero to five handicaps still perform at a high level with their 3-irons, and even hit the ball slightly further with them than with their 3-hybrids. For example, scratch golfers (zero handicaps) average 198 yards with their 3-iron and 193 yards with their 3-hybrid.

For hitting into greens, the 4-hybrid is the best play for most. Golfers across the board hit more fairways with a 4-iron. The 0-5 handicap bracket is more effective with the 4-iron than any other bracket. Almost every other bracket hits it longer and records more GIRs with the 4-hybrid.