Anyway...
At 10:06 AM 5/2/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I plan to build a 4 & 5 iron for the set -- I hit my irons very well and it was a mistake to try to leave those out of the mix. Re: the other potential 2 to 3 clubs, I am unsure what to look at given this experience. I need or want at least one fairway wood that I can tee off with when the situation calls for it, probably a 3 or 5. That leaves a gap that I would like to fill.
I am curious about hybrids and if any of you use them, what clubs you replace in your bag to make room for them etc.
Here's my experience with hybrids:
(1) The two most important characteristics (apart from the obvious one of loft) are
- Offset
- Shaft tip (.335 wood or .370 iron)
(2) Offset seems to be far more of a directional adjustment in hybrids than in irons. Many people (myself included, but hardly everybody) find an offset hybrid to encourage a big-ol' hook. I look for a hybrid for myself with face progression ("onset"? the opposite of offset). Unfortunately (for me) most hybrids do have offset. Unfortunate perhaps, but not terribly surprising; hybrids' biggest market is "game improvement", and that often equates to slice prevention.
My first hybrid was a store-bought Taylor Made Rescue (the original design). I could keep this club from flaring right, so it was my choice when I needed good distance and right was not an option. As my swing improved and I didn't slice much, the Rescue developed an uncontrollable hook. Eventually, it got to the point that I was afraid to pull it out of the bag, so I stopped carrying it and made myself some Dynacraft Hypersteels. (They are still my fairway woods today.)
(3) Here's a generalization -- not a universal truth but a "usually" truth. If the hosel is a .370" bore, it will play more like an iron. If the hosel is a .355" bore, it will play more like a lofted fairway wood.
(4) Tom Wishon says that hybrids will hit a similar distance to an iron of the same loft, but with a higher trajectory. That may be true for a .370" hosel. My experience is that a .355" bore hybrid will play about 10 yards longer than an iron of the same loft.
Hope this helps, DaveT
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