Make sure you buy the right hybrid golf clubs for your game
Written By
Bobby Eldridge
Founder of Online Golf Videos
I think the hybrid golf clubs are going to wind up being a better invention than the sand wedge. I have to ad one more thought. IF you buy the right one for your game.
Can you believe how incredible it is to stand in the middle of the fairway 200 yards from the green and you get to pull out one of those beautiful replacement clubs instead of a 3 iron? That is exactly where the problems begin. You better hope that you bought the correct 3 iron replacement. From the minute I heard about the hybrids I have referred to them as replacement clubs.
Of course I have a reason why I call them replacement clubs. I bought three of them before it dawned on me that I was just buying them because I liked them, not because they were correct for my game. That is when I did some research that I will share with you.
The Rules of Golf states that you are allowed to carry 14 clubs in your bag. Let’s do some math. You probably use a driver, putter, pitching wedge, sand wedge and LOB. That’s five golf clubs and nine to go. Most of you have a 9-8-7-6 irons. Now we have nine clubs and four to go.
You have to make sure of two things when you are replacing your longer irons. If you don’t buy the hybrids in a set you are going to get different shafts from different companies. Even thou you bought a regular shaft from one company that doesn’t mean it is going to be the same regular shaft of another company. The second thing you have to be careful of if you don’t buy your hybrids in a set is the loft on the clubs.
That is where my problems began early on. I was buying different hybrids and the lofts were too close together.
The following chart will help you understand what you have to purchase for a replacement club:
17 degree hybrid would replace a 2 iron or 5 wood
20 degree hyrid would replace a 3 iron or 7 wood
23 degree hybrid would replace a 4 iron
27 degree hybrid would replace a 5 iron
31 degree hybrid would replace a 6 iron
In closing I have to explain one last thing to you. Not all companys have the same degree of loft. Some companies might make a 24-28-32 degree set of hybrids. The one thing to keep in mind is that you are REPLACING a club in your bag. You don’t want two clubs with the same loft.
I hope this helps you out the next time you head out to buy a couple of hybrid golf clubs for your game.
