7-WOOD vs 4-HYBRID vs 3-IRON | SHOULD YOU PLAY A HYBRID, HIGH LOFTED FAIRWAY WOOD, OR IRON?
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- Опубліковано 14 тра 2023
- Should you have a hybrid, higher lofted fairway wood or utility driving iron in your bag. This is a popular yet challenging decision that golfers face when deciding the best clubs to gap between their longest iron and fairway woods they play. This test includes an in-depth comparison of three different types of clubs that all have 21° of loft but play at different lengths and have very different Center of Gravity positions. A 3-iron / utility driving iron vs 4-hybrid vs 7-wood. Does the Center of Gravity & head design influence the ball flight and spin rate? Higher lofted fairway woods do perform very well for certain players needing more height and spin because of the higher launch-angle & steeper landing angles they provide. Fairway woods and certain hybrids feature a larger clubhead shape with more weight pulled back to create a higher launch. Many golfers never consider playing a higher lofted fairway wood or even a hybrid instead of an iron, but it very much could be the best play for your game, and we challenge you to do this test and compare the performance.
In this video Thomas Campbell, the Director of Instruction at Swing Lab Performance Golf is joined by fellow teaching professional Ian Mackenzie-Olson, and they compare the performance of a 3 iron / utility driving iron a 4- hybrid & a 7-wood utilizing Trackman technology. Thomas conducts the test with a more moderate speed, while Ian hits the shots with a faster club speed to show a wide range of performance differences for the many types of golfers.
Clubs used in this test:
1) Titleist TSR 21degree 7-wood
2) Callaway Paradym 21 degree 4-hybrid
3) Callaway X-Forged UT 21 degree 3-iron
Swing Lab Performance Golf is a high-performance golf training facility that opened in February 2023. We are located in Lakeville, Minnesota and utilize top of the line technology to revolutionize the way golfers improve their game. Our technology includes Trackman, Quintic, Zen Green Stage, Putt View & Swing Catalyst. We also offer club fitting services for all the major manufacturers including Callaway, TaylorMade, Titleist, Mizuno, Cobra & Srixon / Cleveland Golf come see us to gain some distance, improve your dispersion or to make more putts.
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Really liking the dual swing speed format. So much more useable info for someone like me. Thanks for putting these videos out there.
Watched a bunch of your videos by now and I must say you deliver really adequate content with rational explanations. This is very good. Top job!
Fascinating video, great comparison with clubs & swing speeds. Thanks.
fantastic stuff, thanks, keep up the good work. Considering a 7w 🙂 for my fast swing speed.
I actually have 4 clubs with a 21 degree loft. I have a 7 wood, 4 hybrid, a conventional 3-iron, and a driving iron. Of these, two are in the bag, my 7-wood and my 3-iron. I love the 7 wood for high shots, and long shots to the green. I keep the 3-iron around for situations where I need low shots out from trees. The driving iron hits the ball higher than the 3 iron, and when I hit it well, it goes nearly as far as the 7-wood, but i mishit the ball far, far more often. The hybrid I will never carry. I have never hit even one good shot with it. I think it's because it is so much heavier than my other clubs.
Great comparison, guys! And I do appreciate Thomas seriously ratcheting down his speed for our benefit. I actually carry both a 7-wood and a 4-iron at 21º. The 7-wood gets a ton of use simply because it goes farther and it's stupid easy to hit. But it's also incredibly versatile for a golfer with average speed. I can hit it high and low and cut and draw it - all by making very small adjustments in my set-up. It's a real Swiss Army knife anywhere from 160-200 yards for me. The 4-iron gets used more in Nebraska because the wind is often insane, and the flight is lower and it'll roll out. I also hit it on some longer par-3s, and for those lovely low punch escapes under trees! I don't seem to get along with hybrids well.
I love these videos like these because there are clear advantages to each club, but in the end it really is player preference. My swing personal benefits from a hybrid, just a great in-between. I dont really care to hit so high but I still want a nice penetrating ball flight with a bit more forgiveness.
Really cool comparison , I play a 25 degree hybrid with a 38.5 in shaft and a 7 wood with a 41.5 in shaft . I can always choke down a bit if I want but that extra length gapped me better swing speed 90 -95 on the two. The 7 wood is harder to hit out of the rough but that hybrid choked down is pretty good.
Great theme for this video 👍😀
Interesting how the landing angle of the 7W and (almost) also the 4H is exactly the same🧐. Of course the delivery is different, and Thomas managed to get a lot more spin into the balls with those two woods, which I believe would be a major contributor to achieving higher flight and steeper landing angle, matching Ian's faster speed flight.
Would you say, that a lower (normal 😅) swing speed players could benefit from delivering the clubhead differently if the flight from higher lofted woods are too shallow - and if yes, what would be a way to acheive that?
I asked this question on Reddit today. And here we are!
I play a 2 hybrid which is actually the Nickent 3d f/w 17° which has the same specs as that Callaway UW that came out last year. Then up to 4 hybrid, then 5 iron. That gaps me quite well.
I have a 17 degree 2 hybrid and 5 iron. To fill that gap I’m thinking of getting the stealth dhy 3 iron at 19 degrees. Is there any way that a hybrid and a driving iron can both fit in a bag as I’d like to have both
how is the 7wood out of the rough? I would love to replace my hybrid with a 7wood but the hybrid is pretty good out of the rough.
Thomas great that your showing slower swing speeds to suit us inferior UA-cam golfers 😜
I’m one of those guys Garry! :)
Are u still gaming ur 5H?
I’m doing another giveaway on my channel btw! Not to highjack Thomas’ channel. Just checking out this video and saw ur comment :)
Cheers!
I agrée with the slower swing speeds. There are too many UA-camrs just showing off their unrealistic swing speed, honed on launch monitors. 95% of golfers will never achieve these and the data is irrelevant when testing clubs etc. We need data that fits the majority, not scratch/ pro golfers
Technically great, thank you, but could be made easier to view by following the 180° rule
3 iron is good for a driving iron with the run out and the wood for a par 3 with the height and spin
Does Ian de-loft a lot at impact? Seen 7 woods go at least 50 feet higher at his speed.
my question is a high handicapper is more likely than a lower handicapper to hit the rough. Given that, which club would be better for the lower speed, higher handicapper to get the ball out of the rough?
From what I’ve been told the hybrid would be best.
I’m high handicapper and I like hybrid out rough
could you tell me what the total weight of each club was with the 7w, 4h, 3i?
3i: 410.6g, 4Hy: 373.6g, 7w: 335.1g. It was hard to dial back the speed especially with the 7wood due to it being so much lighter. - Thomas
@@swinglabperformancegolf i think my clubs are messed up. I play 20-25 year old clubs, all 'hand me downs'. my driver is heavier than your 7 wood test. D 336.3 3w 355.9 4w 377.9 2i 418.2 3i 425.8g (some lead tape on 3i) I do use the white standard golf pride tour wrap which is 55.5g. Iron shafts are r300 (cut 120 ish). Seems like weight of head and shaft might have a significant contribution to distance over the past 2 decades... Can u do a video about club weight and progression throughout the bag?
I am looking for a good 5 or 7 wood but not sure which brand to go with i am unable to go try them out I am 59 years old 7 handicap ss of 90-94 mph i am looking for distance / forgiveness / and good value what are your thoughts can you give me your top 3 suggestions i would really appreciate it all opinions welcomed thx cheers from Canada
If you have a place that will let you try and return a club or a simulator you should do that. Ping is my pick for easy to hit and forgiving
spin on the hybrid wasnt too bad
Simple answer to your question.. with the iron you're coming down on the ball.. with the 7 wood you're coming from behind. This will certainly affect the spin and height.
ian has giant hands
fairway woods have a longer shaft than hybrid.
Too bad you didn’t test at a slower speed… Mid HCP, Seniors, and Ladies…