Best Golf Hybrid Clubs
A good hybrid is one of the most versatile and useful golf clubs you can choose to put in your bag. Designed as a more forgiving replacement for long irons, hybrids resemble smaller headed fairway woods and are easier to hit than a 2, 3 or 4 iron from almost all lies and playing surfaces.
VIDEO: Matthew Moore tests all the leading golf hybrids
In recent years, many club manufacturers have experienced greater demand for custom fit irons in 5 to PW, with fewer golfers taking up the traditional option of carrying long irons in favour of hybrid clubs which can range in loft from 17 to 29 degrees. While many amateur golfers are benefiting from carrying hybrid clubs, especially older golfers who no longer have the swing speed or strength to launch higher long irons, their use on professional tours has also increased.
Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson are two Major Champions who have carried hybrids when course conditions required higher flighted softer landing approaches into par 5 greens. The hybrid has also largely replaced the ‘belly wedge’ or putt-like chip played with the leading edge of a sand wedge, as the most trusted play from collared rough or tighter lies around the green.
You’ll have your own preferences in terms of how each hybrid looks and feels. There is always an element of subjectivity and personal preference in any club testing but we cross reference both our qualitative data (observations, feelings, notes) with our quantitative data (the launch monitor numbers) to reach our conclusions of what makes the best golf hybrids.
The launch monitor data from our 2022 hybrid testing
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Some products are targeted at certain skills levels – but we’ve covered a broad range of playing abilities in this list, as well as developing other useful guides such as the best hybrid golf clubs for seniors (opens in new tab) and most forgiving hybrids (opens in new tab). If you’re not completely sold on the idea of a hybrid and want something with more of an iron-like profile, then check out our best driving irons…
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