Do you have problems getting your golf ball up in the air? Does the thought of hitting a 3 or 4 iron really make your tense up in the fairway? If you are still playing golf with a “standard” set of irons and woods, you may want to looking into adding a couple of hybrid golf clubs into your bag. They are much easier to hit in most situations, and they will help your confidence and your score.
Utility clubs and hybrids are a relatively recent addition to the world of golf clubs. With the high tech manufacturing boom of the last 10 years, it is amazing what can be done with a piece of metal. When you add in the properties of some of the “super metals” that are available to build golf clubs with, the sky is the limit for new gold club design and manufacture. Hybrid golf clubs are exploding in popularity because they are designed to be easier to hit for “average” recreational golfers. In fact, they are easier to hit for all golfers, and most touring pros now carry hybrids. If pros are using hybrids, shouldn’t you?
The terms “hybrid golf clubs” and “utility golf clubs” are pretty much used interchangeably. This category of clubs basically combines functional elements of both irons and woods into their setup. This combination of elements allows for “the best of both worlds” playability. Hybrids can help you get your ball airborne more easily, and provides much greater forgiveness for off center, thin and fat hits.
Today’s hybrids are designed to replace long irons (2 through 4 irons) in a golfer’s bag. When you hear that hybrids are “easier to hit,” this is meant in comparison to the long irons the hybrids are designed to replace. You will see more distance and certainly much straighter shots as these clubs are just easier to make solid contact with.
If you are an average golfer that hits your fair share of off center shots, you will benefit from having a hybrid golf club or two in your bag. You will quickly learn to have confidence in these new clubs, and you will find that you can start to avoid the “big slice” or “big hook” that you may be generating with your long irons. This will make your round more enjoyable, and may even lower your scores by a couple of strokes a round. I highly recommend that you take a look at a hybrid club today.
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Great article. Waiting for more.