How To Hit A Hybrid Golf Club

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.

Are hybrid golf clubs right for me? Will they improve my golf scores? These are the questions most often asked. In this article, I will take you through some basics so you understand how to properly use hybrids once you have determined they are for you.

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.

OK, we all have our own golf swing. So what does this mean when you switch to hybrid golf clubs? The key is to hit the ball with a descending blow. This is also the way you should be hitting a long iron. the differences come in the result. If you hit the ball fat with a long iron, the likelihood is you will stick the face of the club in the ground and the ball will not go the desired distance. You are also likely to hook or slice the ball.

Ok, I have told you to use the same swing with hybrid golf clubs that you should with long irons. This may cause you to ask why the result will be better with hybrids. The answer lies in the design of the hybrid head. The head of a hybrid is wider and flatter so if you hit the ball fat, the club face cannot stick in the ground. If you hit a long iron fat, the head will stick in the ground and your ball will not go very far. With a hybrid, the club head will likely bounce rather than stick, and you will probably still get the ball a decent distance down the fairway. No, it won't be as far as you planned, but the ball will probably go straight and this keeps any trouble left or right out of play. The same swing with a long iron brings trouble short, right and left into play since you will probably hook or slice the ball in addition to losing yardage if you hit the ball thin or fat.

In summary let me say that almost every golfer will benefit from taking the long irons out of their bag and adding hybrid golf clubs. You are almost guaranteed to lower your score if you add hybrids and use them properly. Make sure you hit the ball with a descending blow like you would with your long irons. Spend some time on the driving range getting used to your new hybrids, and don't be surprised if you take strokes off your golf score the very first time out!