Hybrid Clubs .., what can I do with them?
By Kim Metsgar
September 6, 2007
Hybrid clubs or rescue clubs as they are sometimes called are supposedly easier to hit replacement clubs for your 3 or 4 irons. They are shorter and easier to hit than a long iron. They work great from the fairway and make it easy to hit a clean shot that lands softly on the green.
But a hybrid is a versatile club that can be used in many different situations besides just replacing your long iron shots. You can use them from the tee, the fairway, the rough, the fringe and even from bunkers. Learning to hit a hybrid well can save a lot of strokes off your round of golf.
From the bunker, it is the same shot your would normally take except you change your ball position to be about an inch back of your normal position. This adjustment will prevent you from topping or hittting the ball fat. Keep your feet planted and your weight centered in order to steepen your swing and ensure first ball contact. BUT, don't try this if you have a high lip on the bunker.
There are a lot of times out on the golf course that we don't want to fly the ball, but we do want to get the ball on the ground quickly and then let it run. You have more control over the ball when it is on the ground than when you fly high in the air and guess what it will do when it lands. With a hybrid, the ball starts rolling quickly, making it easy to gauge distance. With this said, you need to choke down on the club and hold it like you would your putter. The entire plan is to make a putting stroke which makes a square hit with limited wrist movement. This technique will make judging the speed and distance a lot easier.
Things I've learned this summer ... why is golf always a learning process? Maybe that's why we keep coming back to the course time after time after time.
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