Hybrid golf clubs were developed in the late 1990s to help golfers hit higher more accurate shots.
Hybrid golf clubs vs irons.
Additionally in an effort to achieve more distance golf manufacturers have decreased iron club lofts over the years and have also decreased golf ball spin.
There are golfers out there who for various reasons prefer long irons to hybrids.
Four handicap brackets hit the fairway at about the same rate with both clubs.
The data favors the 4 hybrid in every handicap bracket.
Club heads are sometimes made of the same material as the regular irons.
Approach shots are a different story.
Although improved loft not distance was the clubs original goal the potential distance a club can attain is always an important consideration.
Hybrids were originally intended to replace long irons because many players have trouble hitting the ball in the air with the less lofted clubs.
It all started with the fairway wood that the golf clubs were made of.
The weight of the club head in a hybrid is much more than a regular iron.
Hybrids vs irons which one is better.
But for the vast majority of golfers and especially for recreational golfers and high handicappers a hybrid club will in fact be easier to hit than the equivalent iron.
The outlier was the 0 5 handicaps who hit the fairway 46 20 with the 4 iron compared to 43 50 with the 4 hybrid.
They have become popular with a broad spectrum of players including some top professionals.
Hybrid golf clubs as the name suggests are the amalgamation of the fairway woodclub and iron club.
This means two things.
The data suggests otherwise at least off the tee.
Hybrid vs iron vs fairway wood.
The weight on the end of the very flexible shaft gives the user immense control comparatively on the launch angle of.
That does not mean that every golfer on planet earth will hit hybrids better than long irons.