I'm familiar with that problem! I am sitting in Montreal again as we
speak, on trip #9 to this client since the beginning of February! (Could
probably recite the air safety message on air canada by heart now ; ) )
Thanks for the info... haven't read it all yet but will get to it.
Jen
Original Message:
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From: Dave Tutelman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 08:35:03 -0400
To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com
Subject: Re: ShopTalk: hybrids vs fairway woods
Sorry for the late reply. I've been on the road (and I'm not really done
with travel for another week). But I promised Jen I'd respond, albeit late.
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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