What is a Hybrid Golf Club?
So what is a Hybrid Golf Club? Well, it is essentially the combination of a fairway wood with the length of a long iron shaft. A mini-fairway wood if you like. The Hybrid club came about as long irons, and by these I am talking about 1,2,3,4 irons, have been traditionally, due to their design, very difficult to hit, let alone master. Around 10 years ago, the Hybrid Golf Club design began to emerge on the golf scene. Within the last 5 years, the development and popularity of this golf club has grown to such an extent, that it is rare these days to see fellow golfers playing with anything shorter than a 4 Iron, or indeed playing without a Hybrid Golf club in their bag.
Science of the Hybrid Golf Club
The reason that Hybrid Golf Clubs are so popular is that they are a lot easier to play with than either long irons or fairway woods. They are also extremely forgiving - this is largely down to the science and technology involved. The Hybrid Golf Club head design has the weight shifted away from the face, towards the sole and back of the head. The result is a golf club head with a lower centre of gravity. The lower centre of gravity leads to a greater increase in momentum and inertia, thus resulting in more accurate and airborne shots, even with a lower swing speed. The real beauty though, with a Hybrid golf club is their versatile use on the golf course. They can be used pretty much anywhere, be it from the tee, the fairway, the fringe of the green or the dreaded rough!
Which Club to Replace with a Hybrid Club
When buying a Hybrid Golf Club, it is important to consider which club you wish to replace. There is a large range of Hybrid clubs available today, and it can be a little confusing trying to figure out the best one to choose. As a general rule of thumb, the best indicator of comparable iron clubs is the loft. Most 21^ lofted hybrids, match up closely with a 3 iron. 24^ loft is similar to the 4 iron. 27^ Loft is comparable to a 5 iron.
Whilst the majority of us mere mortals will never reach the playing prowess of Rory Mcllroy, we can, by having a versatile utility Golf club in our golf bag, hope that it leads to us playing a better all round game.
Why not take a look at the selection of Hybrid Golf Clubs we have on offer at Golf Division today? We have Hybrib clubs from Bay Hill, Surefire, GolfGear, Falcon Golf and more.
Examples:
GolfGear 24 Degree Hybrid Rsecue Golf Club
Falcon Golf 21 Degree Hybrid rescue Club
