One hybrid or two

[Phillip Alexander]

Guys my Mizuno UX2 23* arrived today courtesy of a crazy golfer.

I already have the UX2 20*.

The reason I got the 23* was I got the Chikara 57*. The Chikara 57* replaced the old 56* and 60*.

I was down to 13 clubs, so I thought why not get an extra hybrid.

Question is how many hybrids do you carry??? .....if any

[Spoon]

Guys my Mizuno UX2 23* arrived today courtesy of a crazy golfer.

I already have the UX2 20*.

The reason I got the 23* was I got the Chikara 57*. The Chikara 57* replaced the old 56* and 60*.

I was down to 13 clubs, so I thought why not get an extra hybrid.

Question is how many hybrids do you carry??? .....if any

funny you ask i have the 18, 20, 22, 24 deg gfield hybrids. i will take 3 at most depending on the course. my favorites are the 18 and 22 for versatility. on tight courses il whip out my 24. hybrids are my strongest clubs so i dont see why i should limit myself. i dont carry a 4,5 iron nor do i inted to in the near future.

[Mojoman]

Interesting...I was just thinking about this recently.

I have changed my bag up a lot lately to better suit my game.

During that time I had come to the conclusion that I hit hybrids much more consistently and solid than FW. So I have been playing three hybrids and it is working out very well for me.

For some reason hybrids just seem to work for me.....so the more the better. :-)

[+TourSpecGolfer]

Some people get great results from hybrids, I do better with 7 & 9 woods don't count those guys out. With a stable shaft they are gems.

[Spoon]

During that time I had come to the conclusion that I hit hybrids much more consistently and solid than FW. So I have been playing three hybrids and it is working out very well for me.

For some reason hybrids just seem to work for me.....so the more the better. :-)

mojoman i agree 100%. i find that hybrids are so much more consistent than my FWs. i lose about 10-20 yards but much much more forgiving. until the time i can consistently hit my fws the hybrids will stay. they give me the most confidence.

i also firmly beleive that we dont always have to stick to club sets. pieces here and there, mix and match to better suit our game. i will not get an extra club just to fill 14 clubs. i dont even carry a driver when its not suiting me.

[Mojoman]

I agree with everything you said completely. I have really come to realize that the thoughts I had when I was younger and a newer player (ie you need a D/3w/5w/3i-PW/SW/Putter) are wrong. I am now trying to figure out the best possible way to suit my bags makeup to my game.

I am a longer hitter and my home course and the courses I play with friends and family are not the longest. Therefore right now I am carrying hybrids and more wedges than I usually would. So my bag right now looks like this:

1) Driver - Crews or R7

2) 15* Hybrid - Nikent

3) 18* Hybrid - G-Field

4) 21* Hybrid - Ben Hogan

5) 5i-9i - Gauge MB-2

6) PW - Yuiri Black

7) GW/SW/LW - Chikara Proto

8) Putter - Right now the gamer is a 350 Milled

I love this setup....very geared to my game. And I am thinking thats the way it should be.

mojoman i agree 100%. i find that hybrids are so much more consistent than my FWs. i lose about 10-20 yards but much much more forgiving. until the time i can consistently hit my fws the hybrids will stay. they give me the most confidence.

i also firmly beleive that we dont always have to stick to club sets. pieces here and there, mix and match to better suit our game. i will not get an extra club just to fill 14 clubs. i dont even carry a driver when its not suiting me.

[Spoon]

I agree with everything you said completely. I have really come to realize that the thoughts I had when I was younger and a newer player (ie you need a D/3w/5w/3i-PW/SW/Putter) are wrong. I am now trying to figure out the best possible way to suit my bags makeup to my game.

I am a longer hitter and my home course and the courses I play with friends and family are not the longest. Therefore right now I am carrying hybrids and more wedges than I usually would. So my bag right now looks like this:

1) Driver - Crews or R7

2) 15* Hybrid - Nikent

3) 18* Hybrid - G-Field

4) 21* Hybrid - Ben Hogan

5) 5i-9i - Gauge MB-2

6) PW - Yuiri Black

7) GW/SW/LW - Chikara Proto

8) Putter - Right now the gamer is a 350 Milled

I love this setup....very geared to my game. And I am thinking thats the way it should be.

with your setup, you seem to understand what works best for you. my setup for the last week has remained the same except i removed the driver since im not hitting it so well.

1. epon 15* off the tee

2. gfield 4w

3. 18 gfield hybrid

4 20* gfield hybrid

5. 22 or 24 gfield hybrid depending on course

6. 6-pw epon type x

7,. chikara proto 52/57

8. gauge design eldik

[ajaykkr]

whatever works... although if you are a good ballstriker with your long irons, then it should depend on the course and how many 200 yard shots to the green you will have and how many narrow 200-220 yard tee shots you are likely to have...my choice of hybrid is dependent on the rough (as they are the goto clubs from that distance in the rough)...

some of the combinations I use....

bethpage black /winged foot/quaker ridge (ocassionally)- 3 wood, 5 wood, 20* hybrid, 4 iron (rough is easier to tackle with a 3 hybrid than a 2 hybrid)

Home course - 3 wood, 5 wood, either a 2 or 3 iron ..... (in summer).... starting october 1..... 3 wood, 18* hybrid, 7 wood (reason i keep one hybrid is that if i am in the rough its usually 180-220 yards away.... and the hybrid is best from the rough and the rough is less than the above courses......)

The 7 wood is a great club..... there have been times when I have put it in the bag instead of the 3 iron even in the summer....

but if you are not a good ball striker with long irons... i will suggest try the two hybrids vs the 7 wood and a #4 hybrid.vs a 7 wood + #2 hybrid.......to figure out what works best for your course....

[Spoon]

but if you are not a good ball striker with long irons... i will suggest try the two hybrids vs the 7 wood and a #4 hybrid.vs a 7 wood + #2 hybrid.......to figure out what works best for your course....

whats weird is i can hit my fairway woods and hybrids better than say my 5,6 irons. with the fairway woods and hybrids i can control my shots with my longer irons i usually slice. so for now it will benefit me leaving it out of the bag

thats also something to consider, playing conditions of the rough. i usually dont plan ahead for times like these. i usually decide when im deep in it and usually the appropriate club was left behind at home

[bjp1]

I own the 18*, 20*, 23* and 26* Adams Idea Pro hybrids. However, I only played all 4 in the bag twice, with mixed results. I found the 20* and 23* to be the most playable, having barely found the need to hit the 26*. However, I now carry the KZG U-Wood 22* and the KZG U-Iron 26* this combination is more playable than what I was trying to accomplish with 4 Adams hybrids. The 22* plays between the 20* and 23*, but provides me with a higher trajectory, and easier off-the-deck performance. I still carry my 5i, but the 26* is used out of the rough, and is slightly longer than my 5i. If I need an absolutely high and straight shot, this is the go to club.

The 18* hybrid has been replaced by a 19* FW. The accuracy is there with the FW, but surprisingly, no distance gains vs. the hybrid.

Brian

[idrive]

I have a bunch of really nice hybrids... they are all in the office bags. They don't go to the Golf Course anymore.

For me, the 18* 5 wood and the 22* 9 wood are much more consistent and easier to hit for me than the hybrids. I don't have any problem hitting my long irons so there is no need to try and replace them with anything better.

I tell people I'm going to hit my 9 wood(3 iron replacement)and they all but start laughing... until I hit it.

It's absolutely my money club. 190 to 205 yards the club is so dialed in it still amazes me.

It seems the problem I have with the hybrids is getting consistent yardage from shot to shot. This is something I don't have a problem with, with any other club. I've considered putting the 20* 7 wood in my bag as Chris mentioned but I find I can choke down the 5 wood and inch or so and get the same results. Plus I am really liking the 4 wedge set up and unwilling to take one out of the bag right now.

What I really wish is I could carry 15 Clubs!!!!

[ajaykkr]

whats weird is i can hit my fairway woods and hybrids better than say my 5,6 irons. with the fairway woods and hybrids i can control my shots with my longer irons i usually slice. so for now it will benefit me leaving it out of the bag

then you may be better off with the #7 and #9 wood or hybrids..... as chris, dont give up on the woods... they can be very effective

thats also something to consider, playing conditions of the rough. i usually dont plan ahead for times like these. i usually decide when im deep in it and usually the appropriate club was left behind at home

planning is important..... earlier i had the game but not the patience and course management earlier, but this year, i just try hitting the safe shot and try for pars and my handicap has fallen to the low single digits

[Phillip Alexander]

....a long time go when the mates and I were kids we all carried 1 iron through to sand iron as a set. This was what Nicklaus used at the time, and hey if it was good enough for Jack, it was good enough for us. Suprisingly most of us hit the 1 iron very well.

Even when I purchased my MP11s in 1992, it was the standard set 1 iron through to sand iron.

Then came the stage of experimenting with the wedges. I think Tom Kite was the first to use the 52,56,60 combination. I did not have Tom's short game, but went through a number of wedges and combinations.

Prior to joining the site, I had bought a generic hybrid just to give it a go and enjoyed it.

The most significant purchase I have made in years was the Chikara 57*. This is a real gem, and as I said at the start, replaced my 56 and 60.

The thing is this, everybodys set is a lot more interesting than what it was say 30 years ago. The evolution in equipment has provided lots of fun experimenting, and as one has aged the inovations to most part have produced results like you were still a kid when hitting the ball.

I'm close to having my bag set for good ...well maybe...

...importantly most of what I now know I have learnt from TSG

[Spoon]

planning is important..... earlier i had the game but not the patience and course management earlier, but this year, i just try hitting the safe shot and try for pars and my handicap has fallen to the low single digits

amen to that! thats one department i absolutely have to work on.

btw i have a ut-85s coming would it better serve a 18 or 20 hybrid? just wondering what your thoughts are

[Blader-X]

At one time not too long ago, I had up to 3 hybrids in the bag.

Now down to just one. I took one out going back to a three wedge setup. Much more effective for the way I play. I have recently taken out another to add the 3 iron back to the bag. It'll stay like this for the time being as my eye right now just fits the longer irons better. I like the less bulky look of the 3-iron as opposed to the hybrid.

However, the hybrids are great clubs. My new favorite is my current hybid the X-UT from TourStage. I really like this club and find it effective from most anywhere. And its really solid with just the standard steel shaft from Nippon Shaft it came with. My old favorites are the TRC's by Sonartec which you can find the same design style in the G-Fields. Basically the only difference between the two being the G-Fields are a little longer across the face. Both are awesome performers.

[ajaykkr]

amen to that! thats one department i absolutely have to work on.

btw i have a ut-85s coming would it better serve a 18 or 20 hybrid? just wondering what your thoughts are

whichever hybrid will go into the bag.....ut-85 is a great shaft....dont waste it on a club you likely wont play. based on your posts, you may have trouble hitting the 18* with some consistency...therefore may be the 20*

[Backspin9]

I just switched to 2 hybrids -- 19* and 23* X-UT's withe the NS PRO utility shafts. Previously I had carried an 18* 5 wood, a 21* J33 hybrid, and a 24* 4 iron. I didn't feel there was a big enough yardage gap to justify all 3 clubs and changing to 2 hybrids worked out nicely. It has allowed me to carry the extra 50* wedge.

I've tried to love different fairway woods over the years but have always hit irons better. To me the X-UT's play more like irons than woods and I've been getting accurate consistent results from them. I also like them for chipping in certain conditions and that would be more difficult with a fairway wood.

[EPONfreak]

Question is how many hybrids do you carry??? .....if any

Everyone must be thinking the same thing!

I was always a 2iron - PW guy 'till one round last year I borrowed my brothers 5 wood, really just to try something new, and because he kept bugging me to try his new club. I hit some amazing mis hits that sailed 220m straight into the middle of the green (2nd shot par 5). Had I mis hit a 2iron that badly, the ball would have gone maybe 180, low and ugly. I was sold right there and then.

I currently play;

3 wood (15*) 240m

7 wood (20*) 220m / 19* hybrid if the wind is strong

and have just received a 22* hybrid head

the 7 wood goes miles in the air, even with a Ti46X, and just drops, perfect my my home course. The 19* hybrid goes a tad longer and flatter which is better when the wind is up (Perth is the 3rd windiest city in the world) I am hoping the 22* will travel 200m on a medium trajectory.

I anticipate playing 4-P, 55,60 or 5-P, 50, 55 & 60. depending on the course / conditions.

[Spoon]

whichever hybrid will go into the bag.....ut-85 is a great shaft....dont waste it on a club you likely wont play. based on your posts, you may have trouble hitting the 18* with some consistency...therefore may be the 20*

after todays game i can pretty much say that the 18*doesnt have much distance over the 20*. i would say the 18 only edges the 20 by 10 yards on average but the consistency is obviously with the 20. so the ut85s will go into that head.

[ajaykkr]

after todays game i can pretty much say that the 18*doesnt have much distance over the 20*. i would say the 18 only edges the 20 by 10 yards on average but the consistency is obviously with the 20. so the ut85s will go into that head.

it should get you approx 15-20 yards..... did you try the 22*....that may work as well as the 20* with more consistency, higher ball flight and almost the same distance....

[Spoon]

it should get you approx 15-20 yards..... did you try the 22*....that may work as well as the 20* with more consistency, higher ball flight and almost the same distance....

the 22 is actually my favorite. dont know if its the head, the speeder 759 shaft in it or the combo. i can hit this very consistently. . dont want to mess around with the 22 as the shaft/head combo is as close to golf nirvana as possible imho