Why Do Some Brands Offer More Than One Hybrid Model?
Hybrids are an easy-to-hit versatile replacement for longer irons. They offer more playability at the top of your bag and combine the precise qualities of an iron club with the hitting power of fairway woods.
Hybrids certainly make the game easier as our swing speed slows and our physical strength starts to decline. Just look at the varied make-up of today’s new iron sets, such as 5-PW, it’s clear that most golfers prefer using hybrids to hitting 3 or 4 irons.
One question we are asked a lot is why do equipment manufacturers develop so many different hybrid models and what are the benefits of each different design. The simple explanation is that hybrid designs are aimed at different ability and skill levels within golf.
Applying club design technologies to hybrid clubs can help solve a whole range of problems golfers face, such as how to hit longer shots from rough lies or hold the green from distances of 200 yards out.
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Choosing the right hybrid for you comes down to a good analysis of your strengths and weaknesses in the long game and knowing which skill and loft gaps you need to fill within your bag.
Originally, the best hybrid golf clubs (opens in new tab) were designed to offer a direct replacement to harder to hit long irons, such as the 1, 2, 3 and 4 irons. More recently, hybrid lofts have increased to replace the 5 and 6 iron slots, especially for higher handicap golfers and seniors.
They look like woods and can be swung and hit like irons, with a descending blow rather than the sweeping motion you’d associate with hitting a 3 or 5 wood. Hybrids though generally launch higher and easier, come down softer on the green and are easier to hit from rough grass or cuppy lies.
They can also be used inventively around the green as an alternative to the bump and run shot or putting from off the green. Today, there are so many different hybrid models, all offering specific performance benefits for golfers.
Compact And Iron-Like
The traditional choice of lower handicappers and better players, hybrids with a compact profile and iron-like appearance are usually favored for their shot-making prowess and workability.
The slimmer heads usually have a deep face and a higher toe, with more weight consolidated there to balance out the MOI (moment of inertia) and reduce the rotational twist of the clubface as it strikes the ball.
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