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Ouimet

Ouimet

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Ok so it's now official...I just cannot hit a hybrid. I've tried a few now and it's just not me. I keep reading how easy they are to hit but for me it's a thin, low slice or a straight pull/hook. They had enough warnings and after their total refusal to behave they are on the naughty step along with the ill fated FT-i.

I am thinking of trying a Superfast 7 wood to fill the 4 wood/4 iron gap. Or I could pull my old 200 series 5 wood out of the shed and coax her back to the bag with a few sweet nothings whispered into her earhole.

Any other suggestions? I don't think I want to go back to a 3 iron.
 
I used to think the exact same thing, but then I got my 3dx. Mabybe You should try one of these.
 
A 7 wood is a good choice to replace the 3 Iron. For that distance I actually think it is a much more reliable club than any Hybrid. The Cleveland XLS 7 wood is money. The Mizuno MX700 7 wood is a great choice as well.

Otherwise look for a big hybrid that will give you the same feel as the wood. The Mizuno MX700 hybrid looks a lot like a small wood. I am sure others have some suggestions of 'larger hybrids'.
 
TwoSolitudes said:
A 7 wood is a good choice to replace the 3 Iron. For that distance I actually think it is a much more reliable club than any Hybrid.
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That depends on the person and the swing. Some hit hybrids better and some hit woods better. It really all comes down to the type of swing you have.
 
have u tried the burner hybrids? Kinda like a mini fairway wood.
 
A couple questions...

1 - Are you swinging more like an iron or more like a wood? (or N/A if you have a similar swing for both lol)
2 - Have you tried the Adams Superblack? It's the perfect mixture of a hybrid and a wood.
 
John Hoeflich, one of the best club makers in golf history, responded to your question with this:

"John B. Hoeflich: All of the symptoms describe a ball flight produced by playing the hybrids too far forward in your stance. They should be played from the same position as your #5 iron so you hit down on the ball, not up."
 
GolferGal said:
John Hoeflich, one of the best club makers in golf history, responded to your question with this:

"John B. Hoeflich: All of the symptoms describe a ball flight produced by playing the hybrids too far forward in your stance. They should be played from the same position as your #5 iron so you hit down on the ball, not up."
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well said, and exactly where I was going. The only times I hit a hybrid poorly is when I treat it like a wood.
 
Ouimet said:
Ok so it's now official...I just cannot hit a hybrid. I've tried a few now and it's just not me. I keep reading how easy they are to hit but for me it's a thin, low slice or a straight pull/hook. They had enough warnings and after their total refusal to behave they are on the naughty step along with the ill fated FT-i.

I am thinking of trying a Superfast 7 wood to fill the 4 wood/4 iron gap. Or I could pull my old 200 series 5 wood out of the shed and coax her back to the bag with a few sweet nothings whispered into her earhole.

Any other suggestions? I don't think I want to go back to a 3 iron.
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If you can wait, we hit a hybrid at the fall outing that was just plain amazing. I cant think of one person that didnt love it. Id wait for it to come out before getting anything else. But if you cant wait I understand, I have the same problem lol. Id check out the Super Hybrid black or the new V3 Adams
 
I read somewhere in a golf magazine that you should hit your hybrid like you hit your 7 iron. Once I put the ball back in my stance and swung it like my 7 iron, I started hiting very nice high shots. I still prefer my 7 wood to a 4 hybrid but keep the 5 hybrid in my bag too. I agree that you should wait until the new release clubs. There is one from the outing that is just fantastic!
 
Cheers all....I guess after those efforts I owe it to you to give it one last shot.

I do know you should play it like a mid-iron but the mind does strange things, especially in golf....maybe I think it's in the right spot but subconsciously, seeing a wood shaped thingy I am forced by my evil mind to inch it forward a tad...

Anyway I shall make a determined effort to think of it as a 7 iron and swing away....I shall report back and either thank you or book a cheap flight and do something nasty to your curtains.
 
I just got a TM Raylor 3H and i absolutely love it. Super easy to hit and the design just cuts through the fairway or rough. I had a cheap one before and couldn't do anything w/it, have had some real good hits w/this one. I've also heard similar with the burner rescue hybrids.
 
I am a hooker and have not found a hybrid that I can hit. I have a Nickent 3DX Ironwood DC and Taylormade 09 Rescue (both are on the bench) and in the past tried several Ping models. Nothing seems to help.

So... my 7 wood is back in the bag. At least with that, I can control my baby draw.
 
You should find a good club fitter who is able to bend hybrids.I've found that most hybrids are to upright for many folks. I also went through a phase when i first started experimenting with hybrids and failing.Had them bent flatter and they've been golden since.
 
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