Hybrid Golf Clubs
Hybrid Golf Club Distance Comparison to Irons
Hybrid golf clubs were developed in the late 1990s to help golfers hit higher, more accurate shots. They have become popular with a broad spectrum of players, including some top professionals. Although improved loft, not distance, was the clubs’ original goal, the potential distance a club can attain is always an important consideration.
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How to Use Hybrid Golf Clubs for Distance
Professional golfers got their first look at prototype hybrid clubs in 1999. Within a decade, hybrids were a common sight on golf courses around the world, wielded by players of varying abilities. Hybrids are popular in large part because they are easier to hit than irons and also help golfers get the ball in the air. The clubs, which combine some elements of both irons and woods, also don’t skimp on distance.
How to Hit Hybrid Clubs
Long iron shots have always been among golf’s toughest challenges. Trying to get a modern, low-spinning golf ball in the air with a minimally lofted club such as a 3-iron or 4-iron can be particularly frustrating for the weekend player. But the task is easier when you employ a hybrid club, with its low and deep center of gravity. The hybrid gives casual golfers a better chance to loft the ball in the air. Even tour professionals are replacing long irons with hybrids, including 2009 PGA Championship winner Y.E. Yang, who told “Golf Digest” in 2010 that he carries three hybrids in his bag and doesn’t use a standard iron longer than a 6-iron.
