Whenever we get the opportunity to change a set of irons and as long as the customer isn’t a staunch iron player we will introduce a hybrid.
By it’s name and definition a “hybrid” is a blend of two parts. In this case the hybrid is a blend of and iron and a wood. They have been specifically designed to replace high lofted woods ( 7 woods and 11 woods) and long irons 2,3 and 4.
Basically you should drop out long irons and replace them with hybrids but only if you like the idea.
So how do you figure out what ones you need?
Simple, go to the last iron in your set you can hit confidently then go to your last wood in your set you can hit well off the deck and split the distances. Where you have a 20 yard gap drop in a hybrid. They are conveniently numbered as iron replacements so where you see a 19 or 20 degree this is normally designed to replace a 3 iron or 7 wood..
Remember hybrids are not long wood replacement, just irons so please don’t drop your 3 wood for a 3 hybrid or you will see a huge distance difference.
Another good thing to remember is the versatility of hybrids that can be hit off the fairway as well as out of the rough and off the tee on tricky par 4’s and long par 3’s. We even have a friend who uses his to chip and run with.
Whatever is the most effective way to play them we recommend the best loft to try is the 22 degree or 4 iron replacement and work up or down in loft from that.
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