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Okay, some like hybrids, some hate them. I've fallen into both camps over the years. For me, most of them are hook machines. The first couple of times you hit them, you get it, they're like easier to hit long irons except they lift higher and land softer. But then you start to go after shots, and... whoa... hook, hook, and snap hook.... WTF...? It goes back in the closet... Previously I had only found one hybrid that avoided that syndrome for me -- the Miura HB with a Project-X Black hybrid shaft in it. And then along came Ako-san with the original A-Grind hybrids. Both of these hybrids are small and shaped like long irons. I keep an 18-deg driving iron in my bag mostly for use off the tee on super tight fairways, and the original A-Grind hybrids are very similar in shape and size. And with their stealthy matte black finish, they slip through rough to generate piercing missiles, or off the fairway, they lift high and land soft. And most importantly, no hooks no matter how hard I swing. So, okay, I've been happy with these clubs, recently playing the MCI hybrid shaft in them and liking its stability and smoothness a lot. But then I decided to try one of the Crazy STP shafts after reading what Chris had to say about them finally being the perfect hybrid shaft. And I have to say, I agree. These shafts are stepped carbon -- a first. And their black matte finish looks designed for the A-Grinds. But man, the performance! I find the same club both longer and easier to flight the way I want. And going after a shot with a clean fairway lie, the most bend I've seen is a sweet baby draw that occurs on the ascent before the shot straightens out and flies and flies. But the killer for me is when I want to use it like an iron for a shot I employ a lot from the rough -- a low trap draw that comes off a 3/4 swing to get out of trouble or fly under a low lying tree limb. I normally have to go to my 5 or 6-iron for this shot. Any time I've tried to use hybrids, they either rise too quickly or I can't keep them on a precise line. But with this stepped Crazy shaft, the ball does exactly what the irons do -- screams out in a low line drive exactly on the line I need it to, the difference being it keeps going, even longer than I can get from an iron. The versatility combination just feels unbelievable. Long smooth swings produce high but penetrating trajectory both off the fairway and off a tee. Abbreviated swings become workable low line drive shots. I don't know if it's the stepping in the shaft or the carbon weave Crazy has come up with, but for me, this shaft in an A-Grind hybrid has produced what I can only call a Lethal Weapon in my bag for multiple situations. I just love it! Thank you, Crazy! And thanks to Chris for calling it to my attention.