Hit Hybrid Golf Clubs the Right Way
Posted by Johnny Hamm | Filed under Recreation & Sports
Have you heard about the hybrid golf club movement? If you play golf at all, you surely have. We all know golfers who have run out and bought hybrids without doing any research at all. Hybrids have great benefits, but before jumping on the bandwagon, you should at least do a bit of research.
Are hybrid golf clubs right for me? Will they improve my golf scores? These are the questions most often asked. In this article, I will take you through some basics so you understand how to properly use hybrids once you have determined they are for you.
If you are a solid long iron player now, you are in the minority of amateur golfers. Since long irons are difficult to hit consistently compared to most other clubs in your bag, most amateur golfers struggle with them. And, since hybrid golf clubs replace long irons, most amateurs will benefit from adding them to their golf bag. Even if you are a good long iron player, chances are you will still benefit from hitting hybrids. In my own case, I am an 11 handicap so although not ready to turn pro, I am pretty good compared to most amateurs. I have always been pretty consistent with my long irons, in fact I had my lone hole in one with from’4 yards and a 4 iron. I also have an eagle with a 5 iron from 173 yards. I will generally choose a long iron over a fairway wood, so that should give you an idea of my comfort level with long irons.
Even if we take all the above into consideration, I am still a better golfer when I use hybrid golf clubs. Given that, it is fair to say that hybrid golf clubs will make better golfers out of most all amateur golfers. So when asking if you should use hybrids, the answer is definitely yes.
So now we have to talk about just how to use hybrids. The mistake most often made by golfers who start to use hybrids is to use them the same way they use their fairway woods. the head of a hybrid golf club looks a lot like a fairway wood, so it is is understandable why golfers try to use their fairway wood swing. But, you really need to not do this. it will take away from some of the benefits the hybrid can bring to your golf game.
The short answer to how to hit a hybrid golf club is to tell you to use the same swing as you do with a comparable long iron. That means different things to different people. I don’t get caught up in placing the ball exactly where the pro says to place it, just like I don’t get caught up in listening to others say what is right or wrong with a golf swing. The biggest key to a golf swing is to find comfort and consistency with YOUR swing. I use myself as an example again. I have always placed the ball just inside of my right foot when hitting long irons. I also have a tendency to close the face down and play a draw. Both of those things make me hit a lower than average ball, and play a draw with all my long irons. Most pros would find many flaws with my swing, but my swing is comfortable to me and is a swing I can repeat again and again. If you can repeat it, you can be consistent and apply small changes to produce better results.
So, we all have our own swing. OK, what does that mean for your switch from long irons to hybrid golf clubs? The biggest key is to use the same swing on a hybrid golf club as you would a long iron from a similar distance and lie. You want to hit the ball with a descending blow, just as you should be doing with your long irons. Don’t make the mistake of using your sweeping fairway wood swing with your hybrids. You will not get the same result. Concentrate on a descending blow on the golf ball, and let the club do the work.
So if you use the same swing, why will the result with a hybrid be better? The club itself is the difference. the wider, flatter club face will not stick in the ground like a long iron hit fat. When you hit a ling iron fat or thin, you are likely to either hit a thin slice or a fat hook. Those are bad results in more ways than one. If you hit your hybrid fat or thin, it is likely to still go pretty straight, so unless there is trouble short of your target, your ball should live to be hit again without penalty. When you add right and left into the bad shot equation, you are bringing the possibility of penalty strokes into play a much larger percentage of time.
In summary let me say that almost every golfer will benefit from taking the long irons out of their bag and adding hybrid golf clubs. You are almost guaranteed to lower your score if you add hybrids and use them properly. Make sure you hit the ball with a descending blow like you would with your long irons. Spend some time on the driving range getting used to your new hybrids, and don’t be surprised if you take strokes off your golf score the very first time out!
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