Senior looking for hybrid with more oomph?

[jjfcpa]

Trying to decide on a new hybrid with more distance.... or should I say, the possibility of delivering more distance. Recommendations?

Currently playing Rogue X.

[hatethefade]

I've been happy with my Mizuno clk hybrids. Although to be fair, any of the major brands are probably so close in results it's just a matter of what fits your eye.

[Micrys2]

Really expensive, but the new Callaway Superhybrid is money!!! A little bigger club head but is was getting 15 yards added length, and easy to elevate, forgiving.

[jjfcpa]

That's the one that caught my eye but just wanted to get some feedback regarding usefulness for seniors? Did you get a senior shaft?

[Davidv]

XXIO.

[txgolfer45]

Callaway Big Bertha 2019. I have a 4h and 5h in the bag.

[Micrys2]

I actually hit it with a stiff. Getting to be a little much for me but that thing is a cannon.

[AC in TX]

7 wood ... 9 wood ...

[Steelhead]

I second that! Easy distance. Crazy forgiving.

[ephmen]

Honma XP-1. Money.

[RP40]

There is a review here >

[Zen_Golfer]

It kind of seems to me like what the OP is really looking for is a fairway wood.

[DrSchteeve]

The only “long” hybrid anyone needs is the lowest lofted one, the others are just fitting gaps. I’ve had great success with several 17* ones - currently Cobra F8, Ping, Titleust H1 19* turned to 18*.

[sfdoddsy]

+1.

In years of trying to find the perfect hybrid I haven't found one that goes consistently longer without losing what makes it a hybrid.

If you want something that does go longer, and yet is just as easy to hit, save a bunch of money and get a Cobra F6 Baffler.

It has the shaft length of a hybrid and the head of a 4-5 wood.

I hate hybrids and can't hit fairway woods. but I can hit the F6 baffler.

Best club Cobra has ever made.

Do a search for the rave thread here.

 

[WristySwing]

If you're already in jailbreak, there isn't really much to do other than go softer and lighter. I've heard XXIO is great and we are bringing them into the studio I work at this season to try. However, as many have stated, it does sound like you are a candidate for a fairway wood instead of a hybrid at this stage. 1.5" longer shaft, typically hotter faces due to the different material and face structure, and lighter shafts. Try a Tour Edge exotics 7 wood. There are scores of older models that can be had for pennies of retail and they are a bonus because they often offer a few really good stock shafts with them for free.

Even the newest models, the EXS is fairly cheap brand new and comes with a real deal Tensei CK Blue as stock, has adjustable sole weights, and features the same cup face tech of their more expensive older models.https://www.touredge.com/exsfairway

[SubaruWRX]

This...

[Itsjustagame]

Do you like the hybrids otherwise?

I have several in my bag because I find them more versatile than long irons from problem lies, rough and fairway bunkers, particularly as an older player.

If you like hybrids for other reasons and want more length just pick a lower lofted hybrid.

[Golf64]

New Cobra Air Max. Very light weight might get you some more swing speed!? Was(F Max)a great seller for me with SRs.

[Tree Levino]

100% this. My dad was trying to use a hybrid in the 21* spot and just did not get the height and speed he needed. Now that he’s rocking a 7 wood 200 yard shots are a breeze.

[setter02]

Was going to be my suggestion as well. But given the size of some of the 'hybrids' now, they are basically updated late model fairway woods anyway just rebadged, like everything else in golf...

[ChipNRun]

You might find useful tools from among the Cobra hybrids, especially the F6, F7 and F8.

F6 and F7 adjustable, and offer blended lofts: 2-3H | 3-4H | 4-5H | 5-6H. They have a lot of the same features as my FlyZ hybrids, which I will describe. (FlyZ model hard to find anymore).

For example, the 4-5H head has a loft range of 22* to 25*, with both neutral and draw lie settings. Shaft is 39.75". I play the 4-5H at minimum 22* loft as a 4H which means it is neutral lie with slightly open face. Out of a square stance I get a slight fade, which is useful since my normal flight is a slight draw. I can draw the 4H from a closed stance.

With the blended lofts, one can get a shorter-shafted 4H (using lofted-down 4-5H head) or a longer shafted 4H (using a lofted-up 3-4H head) without having to cut the shaft length. This makes it a handy model for the one or two clubs that you adjust to bridge the driver/FW and numbered iron distance gaps.

Other details on models: F6 has no sole rails and is adjustable, F7 has sole rails and is adjustable, F8 has sole rails but is bonded (non adjustable).Note on Cobra long clubs, including hybrids: the stock shafts tend to be slightly heavier than average. So, don't be surprised if you need to go a flex lighter to maintain distance. For my FlyZ hybrids, I play a 73-gram Lite (senior) flex shaft that works just great. All other clubs in my bag are R-flex.

 

 

[Paddy_2_Iron]

11 wood as well, my buddy plays the rogue 11. He is money with that club.

[txgolfer45]

Hit a 4H and a 7 fwy and see which performs best for you.

[MojoEd]

Big Bertha 2019 - my brother just bought a whole set of these down to the 8h. He likes he distance he gets from easy swings. Sounds crazy to me, but he is the tightest person I know with $ so there must be something to them. :). Sale currently going on at callawaygolfpreowned.com

[Carl Spackler3]

Same loft lie and shaft I’m squeaking 7-9 more yards out of new Mizuno Clk vs ping Gs

[Springsteennut]

I replaced my RBZ hybrid with the F8 and gained about 10 yards. My son got the old RBZ and couldn’t believe the F8 was longer until he hit it.

[mootrail]

Repeating; fairways, 5 or 7 for sure. Longer shafts are longer. Speaking of which, a shaft change to softer, lighter can add a lot of yards when your swingspeed dips.

[Peanut191]

I don’t know if you’ll find a hybrid much longer than the Rogue X. It is the longest hybrid, loft for loft, that I have tried. Ball rockets off the face like a fairway wood and has fairly low spin for a hybrid. The only possibility, for a hybrid, that might potentially be longer would be the Super Hybrid. But, beyond that you might have to look into a fairway wood.

[mootrail]

I can't believe it since the old RBZs were super long. I've got an F8 and it's super short. Of course, it is an F8 One hybrid:)