4 Hybrid Golf Club
January 21, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
In the world of hybrid golf clubs you have many varieties to choose from. A common choice among golfers is the 4 hybrid. When you start looking at the make up of this club, it is easy to see why. As stated in other posts on this site, the numbers associated with hybrids go in the same order as you see in the woods and irons, in other words the lower the number the lower the loft and the higher the number the higher the loft. In plain terms a 4 hybrid has a lower loft and longer length off the tee than a 5 hybrid, but as we would expect a shorter length and higher loft than the 2 and 3 utility clubs. This article is focused only on the 4 hybrid golf club which is one middle type hybrids that people tend to buy for their sets.
So why is the 4 hybrid such a popular club? As with all the hybrid clubs, it is meant to allow for higher ball flight and softer landings on the greens. Also, due to its lack of bounce (the variable that allows a club to bounce off the ground and strike the ball as opposed to slicing through the ground) it is very good at hitting out of tight lies. But that is the same out of all the hybrids and isn't special to the four utility. In specifics, a 4 hybrid comes with a 24 degree loft angle as the standard. Again, this is pretty standard among manufacturers, so don't expect a Cobra Baffler 4 hybrid to be any different than a Callaway Diablo 4 hybrid, both will have a 24 degree loft angle. As for lie angle, the 4 hybrid wood measures in at 60.5 degrees. As stated on other pages on this site and on the internet common, the lie angle is usuaully a component of your height and some other minor body specific attributes.
To cut to the chase, a 4 hybrid is meant to take the place of your 4 iron. Again as noted before this isn't a hard and fast rule, but in general holds true for most golfers. And this is a good thing and many golfers have an especially hard time hitting longer irons like a 4 iron. In addition, it seems that this is a fairly common club that is needed off the tee for those long par 3's that golf courses seem to always have. Again, in general a 4 hybrid will fly higher and land softer than a 4 iron, and unless it is windy this is almost always a better option. If you find yourself avoiding hitting your 4 iron due to lack of confidence, a 4 hybrid golf club would be a wise choice to add to your arsenal.
3 Hybrid Golf Club
January 21, 2010 by · 1 Comment
Today's hybrid golf clubs come in a wide array of types and sizes to choose from. Similar to irons and fairway woods, they go from lowest loft to highest loft when we looked at from the lowest hybrid number to highest number. In other words a 3 hybrid has a lower loft and longer length off the tee than a 4 and 5 hybrid. This post is solely meant to look at the 3 hybrid golf club which is one of the stronger utility clubs available (the 2 hybrid golf club is the only one stronger on the market).
So what can we expect out of a 3 hybrid? To begin with, the 3 hybrid comes with a 21 degree loft angle standard. If you want to have a different loft you will generally need to have one custom made or bent accordingly. It doesn't matter the brand, the loft characteristic of a 3 hybrid is to have twenty one degrees of loft. In addition to the loft, the 3 utility wood comes with a standard 60 degree lie angle. Remember that the lie angle is talking about the difference between straight up and down and directly flat. As discussed in previous posts, the lie angle is the thing that most often changes when custom clubs are made due mostly to height, but factors come into play to a lesser extent. Similar to all the other hybrid clubs, the 3 hybrid does not come with any bounce, which means that it does not have the geometry to allow for the club to bounce off the ground and still hit the ball (this is a common thing of note for sand wedges where we don't want to dig to China while we are trying to get out of the beach!). As noted before, this feature of hybrids makes them particularly useful in situations where you have a tight lie. Common places where this exists is on the fringe as well as waste bunkers and spots in the fairway with especially short grass.
So why do people carry a 3 hybrid? Well this may be the most common hybrid in the bag of golfers around the globe as it is intended to replace the 3 iron in your golf bag. This of course is a general rule, but this is most often the club it is replacing. And this is a good thing and many golfers have an especially hard time hitting longer irons like the 3 iron. In addition, it seems that this is a fairly common club that is needed off the tee for those longer par 3's that golf courses love to throw at you. Again, in general a 3 hybrid will fly higher and land softer than a 3 iron, and unless it is windy this is almost always a better option. If you find yourself dreading hitting that 3 iron every round then the 3 hybrid golf club is a great club for you to purchase.
2 Hybrid Golf Club
January 13, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
When it comes to hybrid golf clubs there are a variety of sizes to choose from. In general they follow from lowest loft to highest loft when we go from lowest hybrid club number to highest hybrid club number. So a 2 hybrid has a lower loft and will hit the ball farther than a 3 hybrid, which will in turn his the ball farther with a lower loft than a 4 hybrid. This page is dedicated to the 2 hybrid golf club which is the lowest loft and longest hitting of all the hybrid clubs.
First it is important to know what the loft means. In general it is how much of a difference between perpendicular to the ground and horizontal to the ground. The 2 hybrid comes with an 18 degree loft angle as the standard. Every 2 hybrid will use this as the standard loft of the club. Along with that it comes with a 58.5 degree lie angle as the standard. The lie angle refers to the difference between straight up and down and directly flat. The lie angle is one thing that changes based mostly on your height, but other things as well when it comes to finding the best fit for your club. You obviously can get a club changed in terms of loft as well, but this in essence is changing the type of hybrid it is. If you bend it weaker you are getting ever closer to a 3 hybrid. Like all hybrid clubs, the standard is that they come without any bounce, which means that it does not have the feature on the club to allow for the club to literally bounce off the ground and still hit the ball. This makes hybrid especially adept at hitting out of tight lies like you would find in the middle of the fairway and similar.
The 2 hybrid is meant to take the place of a 5 wood or 2 iron in your bag. At least in terms of distance this is generally the case. The 2 hybrid will usually have the ball higher in the air allowing for a softer landing on the green than the same distance iron will. This is due to the club design of a hybrid club vs. that of an iron. If you have a hard time hitting that 5 wood or 2 iron I would suggest that you take a serious look at a 2 hybrid golf club and the forgiveness it affords.