28 November 2009
The Right Way To hit A Hybrid Golf Club
Posted by Johnny Hamm under: Golf .
Have you heard about the hybrid golf club movement? If you play golf at all, you surely have. We all know golfers who have run out and bought hybrids without doing any research at all. Hybrids have great benefits, but before jumping on the bandwagon, you should at least do a bit of research.
The big questions are, are hybrids right for you and will they improve your game? In this article I will look at the issue of determining if hybrid golf clubs will improve your game, and also share with you the right way to use them.
Are you a good long iron player right now? Most amateurs are not, since the long irons are considered the hardest clubs in the bag to hit consistently well. So chances are you are not a great long iron player, and that means hybrids almost certainly will improve your game. But what if you are a good long iron player? Well, let me use myself as an example. I play to a 11 handicap so while I am not a pro by any means, I am better than many casual golfers I have always been a pretty decent long iron player. In fact, my lone hole-in-one came with a 4 iron from'4 yards, and my longest par 4 eagle came with a 5 iron from 173 yards. I hit long irons with confidence and would rather use a 3 iron than a 5 wood if I can get away with it.
But, even considering all of the above, I added hybrid golf clubs to my bag, and I am a better golfer because of it. That means that in the vast majority of cases, the answer to the question of whether you should add hybrids is definitely yes.
So now we have to talk about just how to use hybrids. The mistake most often made by golfers who start to use hybrids is to use them the same way they use their fairway woods. the head of a hybrid golf club looks a lot like a fairway wood, so it is is understandable why golfers try to use their fairway wood swing. But, you really need to not do this. it will take away from some of the benefits the hybrid can bring to your golf game.
The most simple way I can tell you to use a hybrid is to say to use it just like you use your long irons. What if you have a poor long iron swing? Well, we all have our own comfort level with our golf swing. I am a decent golfer, but my swing is very far from what any pro would teach. I play the ball further back in my stance than most golfers and I generally hit a draw as opposed to the slice or fade most amateur golfers play. These things work for me because I feel comfortable with my swing and I can repeat the same swing over and over. If you can do that, you can make small adjustments to improve your swing over time.
So each of us has our own golf swing. If you switch to hybrid golf clubs from long irons, what does that mean? Well, if your long iron swing was one that struck the ball with a descending blow, then that is a good start. You do not want to use a sweeping, fairway wood type of motion with your hybrids. Hit the ball with a descending blow and let the design of the hybrid work for you.
Now put the same swing on the ball with a hybrid golf club as you did with the long iron. Even if you hit the ground first, the ball will still probably get in the air due to the design of the hybrid club head. It will also probably go straight and not hook or slice. You will not get the desired distance, but unless there is trouble short of the flag, your ball lives to be hit another day rather than finding the trouble right or left. Hit the ball thin and the results are probably similar, but with more distance.
To summarize, pretty much all amateur golfers will benefit from replacing their long irons with hybrid golf clubs. They are almost sure to lower your score if used properly. Use a descending, long iron type of swing, hit the range to get the feel of your new clubs, and I would be very surprised if you do not lower your score the first time out with your new hybrid golf clubs.
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