Whats a hybrid golf club?
The short answer is it is a cross between a wood and an iron utilising the best features of both.
A 3 or 4 iron will give you a decent penetrating shot with a fairly low flight trajectory and a corresponding roll which can be difficult to control with any great accuracy especially on a dry firm fairway. The reduced top spin produced by the average player with a long iron also gives a greater margin for side spin off the more upright face leading to a pronounced curve to the ball flight. A hybrid golf club with its lower centre of gravity helps to launch the ball higher with more top spin giving a straighter shot and a more "drop and stop " characteristic.This makes it ideal for those shots into the green where a long iron will bounce or roll off.
Playing from the rough is where these clubs really come into their own as the sheer mass behind the club help to drive through the grass without twisting, some even have a rudder on the sole which further helps to get the clubface square so you can hit straight almost all the time.
A further use for the hybrid golf club is shots from just off the green where you need just a little loft to get over the fringe or where you are against the fringe and need the club to get to the back of the ball. The hybrid is almost made for this.The shorter shaft also makes for greater controllability as it is often said it's easier to make the shot when you are closer to the ball.
Regards Big Norm
