How does your hybrid fly off the tee?

[Jimjam651]

Sometimes it gets in my head that 3 iron will be more accurate / consistent than my 19 degree hybrid, probably due to my own beliefs around hybrids being too 'hooky' and a bit of confirmation bias when I do hit one miles left

 

I test my dispersions fairly regularly to get a bit of a reality check then try my best to trust it on the course (😂) 

[TonyDAnnunzio]

I have an old i20 2H with a Project X black 6.0 shaft and it is one of my favorite clubs from the tee on shorter and/or tighter par 4's.  Well struck shots normally will carry 230 with about 10 yards of rollout.  Poorly struck shots are just as any other club...  My miss tends to be a hook and, unfortunately, all hybrids tend to amplify this for me...  One thing I did with the i20 was add some lead tape to the head to get the swing weight up to a D3 which helped a bit...

[Davidv]

Tee it low and let it go, nice smooth iron swing and all good.

[ChipNRun]

I carry a 4H, and swing it like a medium iron (hit down slightly).

 

• If I tee it up 1/8", I get a lower, hotter shot (usually for tight par 4).
• If I tee it up 1/4", I get a higher, softer shot (for par 3 tee shots).

Edited May 15, 2021 by ChipNRun

[chavycha]

On 5/15/2021 at 4:13 PM, ChipNRun said:

I carry a 4H, and swing it like a medium iron (hit down slightly).

 

• If I tee it up 1/8", I get a lower, hotter shot (usually for tight par 4).
• If I tee it up 1/4", I get a higher, softer shot (for par 3 tee shots).

 

Do you bring a micrometer with you to the course?

[MattC555]

4 hours ago, chavycha said:

 

Do you bring a micrometer with you to the course?

Drop Dial Gauge obviously.  🤓

[jholz]

IMHO, the biggest problem with hybrids is purely a mental thing. Intuitively, we want to hit them like woods - because they sort of look like woods and have longer shafts. When you put a ball on a tee, it exaggerates this perception. But...hybrids don't work that way. You have to hit them like irons. That's the secret. 

 

 

[Marty86]

11 minutes ago, jholz said:

IMHO, the biggest problem with hybrids is purely a mental thing. Intuitively, we want to hit them like woods - because they sort of look like woods and have longer shafts. When you put a ball on a tee, it exaggerates this perception. But...hybrids don't work that way. You have to hit them like irons. That's the secret. 

 

 

 Agree with this 100%. The other thing I realized is that you can't overswing them because that's when the hook comes into play.

[JShaw]

I have two ball flights I can achieve with my hybrid, perfect or total trash.  Some in between would be nice but I just can't seem to get any of that to work.  I take it out of the bag after a few rounds with trash shots.  Then, a few months later I remember the good shots and back in the bag it goes.  It doesn't usually take more than 2 more rounds with it in the bag to remind me why I took it out.

[mcounci2]

I build my hybrids at iron length with extra weight in the head, and swing them like an iron, and they fly like irons.  I also find it pretty reliably easy to flight a hybrid down- I'm not sure where the "they only go high" thing comes from

[ChipNRun]

On 5/15/2021 at 6:13 PM, ChipNRun said:

I carry a 4H, and swing it like a medium iron (hit down slightly).

• If I tee it up 1/8", I get a lower, hotter shot (usually for tight par 4). ...

 

7 hours ago, chavycha said:

Do you bring a micrometer with you to the course?

 

I use Pride 1.5" yellow tees for my irons and bridge clubs. For 1/4" press down

to base of tee cup taper. For 1/8", leave just the top portion of the tee

above ground.

 

It's easy to do if I keep a couple of short tees in my pocket and

don't have to hunt for them.

 

[chavycha]

Fair enough. That method for tee height seems like it would be pretty easy to use on course. Thanks for the info.

[chavycha]

But your courses must be in nicer shape than the goat tracks I play. No way do I have access to that sort of consistency in the tee area. 

[ChipNRun]

29 minutes ago, chavycha said:

But your courses must be in nicer shape than the goat tracks I play. No way do I have access to that sort of consistency in the tee area. 

 

Point taken. I have to try a few on the practice range to see if I get a clean 1/4" or a bumpy 1/4" for the day.

[karstens_ghost]

On 5/14/2021 at 3:33 PM, Mookieb10 said:

My simple observation is that I have the utmost confidence in my 18* 5w and 19* driving iron off the tee, while I have zero confidence in my 19* hybrid off the tee. Specifically, on non-flushed strikes, the hybrid spins up and gets me 200-205 yards while similarly poor strikes with the other clubs get the ball out 220-230. 
 

How do you approach hybrid off the tee?

 

What you're saying here is actually what I would *expect* as a result, all things equal.

 

Your 5w should fly 15-20 more than your hybrid. A degree lower and at least two inches longer in the club, and clearly better contact by your reckons.

 

Your driving iron, when hit well, will commonly roll out more. A hybrid, generally, is designed to fly and stop. A 19h will get you a higher ball flight when struck well comparatively, and a lot more descent angle. A DI is going to come out lower, and run. It's probably going to be less carry with the DI, but more total.

 

So my approach to a hybrid differs based on the two I have. One is designed to be an advancement club, and the other is a fly and stop. My 16 will get me 220-230m off the tee. It's a low shot. I play them down the left side, and they usually, but not always cut just a bit. It will cut off the deck, so I plan accordingly. This is my chickenstick shot. On most days, I could leave the driver at home and be fine. My 20 will get me 200-205m, and dead stop. Different shaft entirely, high ball, consistent distance, and replaces a 3i.

[musicman1951]

Mine works the same as off the ground, and I try to tee it just about that low.  But Mine is a 21 degree.  I have an 18 degree 5W for longer shots.

[Kale_m]

When I had the hybrid in the bag (g410 19*) I could  carry that thing 250. 
 

but I found it had to much movement to it. So went back to the DI as a fairway finder