stevel1017

I just got a new hybrid, 18 degree, and am not sure how to hit it.
Sweep it like a fairway wood, or hit down on it like an iron?
TIA

BrianMcG

It depends. Nice fluffy lie in the middle of the fairway, sweep. Bad lie in the rough, or divot, hit down on it.

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300Yards

Agreed

65nlovenit

Ahmen....when you swing down on it, dont try to take the same divot you do with an iron, scorch the grass.

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cbwheeler

Swing it like you would it's iron counterpart. In your case, swing it like a 3-iron or so.

I love mine. Yesterday we were playing around at the end of the day and I got into one. 260 over water, low piercing ball flight. Ended up about 5 yards short.

Take it to the range and experiment with it. You'll love the thing.

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300Yards

I've been considering buying one to replace my 3&4 irons...but I've only hit a handful of them, and I can't seem to find one to match the distance I get with my 3 iron..whats the average face angle of a 3 iron so I can have a starting point? I'd like to hit the right one, so I can decide whether or not I want one in my bag. Thanks, and sorry for threadjacking!

JPsuff

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The average loft of a 3-iron these days is about 20 to 21 degrees. The average loft of a 2-iron is about 17 to 18 degrees. By way of comparison, that's about 2 degrees steeper than they were about ten years ago. Back then, I used to still play a 1-iron and it was around 18 degrees.

An 18 degree hybrid more or less replaces a 2-iron and a good club length is around 41-inches, which is about 1.5 to 2 inches longer than a standard 2-iron. A 21 degree hybrid generally replaces a 3-iron and is usually cut about 1/2 to 1 inch shorter, (40" to 40 1/2").

To play them as you would their corresponding irons, simply choke down a bit. Play them at full-length when hitting off a tee or if you're looking for maximum distance from a fairway lie or light rough.

Choked down, you should be able to get at least as much distance as the corresponding iron though anywhere from 5 to as much as 15 yards more is common. Full length distance can be comparable to a 4-wood or 5-wood. Naturally, that all varies from player to player, but those numbers are about right.


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300Yards

Thanks,JP! That's what I needed..I haven't hit the 20+* ones yet, so the next time I get an opportunity , I will try some out.

65nlovenit

Assuming 300yards has a typical set of clubs driver/3wood/5wood, why would you replace a 3 iron with a hybrid when your 5 wood has the same loft and the extra yardage, already in the bag? If a 3 iron is in at 20* and a 5 wood 19*, just seems like an added expense, assuming that the hybrid will have approximately the same shaft length as the 5 wood. Just my 2 cents worth.

Del

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King

i have the cobra baffler and i hit it like an iron. its setup like a 3-4 iron.