Hybrid or Fairway Wood? 7 wood vs 9 wood vs 4 hybrid vs 5 hybrid
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Many golfers wonder whether to play a hybrid or fairway wood after the 3-wood in their bags. After the 3-wood, golfers are faced with many different options. It could be a hybrid or fairway wood OR a utility iron or traditional iron.
In this video, 2nd Swing master fitter Thomas Campbell and Drew Mahowald look specifically at the comparison of hybrid or fairway wood. Specifically, the test includes a 7-wood, 9-wood, 4-hybrid, and 5-hybrid, all PING G410 models. How do they all compare in terms of launch, distance, and spin?
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I thought Hybrids were for old men and women than I started to hit one and man was I wrong . I love my HYbrid , I hit it out of the rough , off dirt ground and gets the job done any many condtions .
This is EXACTLY what they are for! The all purpose rescue clubs haha! We recommend everyone give them a try! Thank you for watching Daniel!
@@2ndswing I might need to watch this video 101 times before heading to the Minnetonka store. The exact 4 clubs I’m trying to pick two from! Or I could always schedule a fitting….. but then what would I research at 1AM to fall a sleep to?
You old woman
It is because they made lofts stronger so your n9t too smart buddies could say that they could hit 5hwir pw farther than yours. Problem is that now most people cant hit their long irons because the lofts are too strong and the shafts are even longer now. They could now sell you hybrids and more wedges. Balls are lower spinning now too so harder to hit high with long irons. Makes you realize that golfers are not very smart.
@@lifesaver3499stronger meaning lower loft number? Example 22 is stronger than 25?
Thanks for specifying what type of player (high vs lower swing speeds) you are targeting and trying to be as specific as possible. Being a high swing speed player but very much still an amateur I find videos online about clubs for amateurs get confusing when details of a players swing like that get left out, because it all matters.
Yet another Great video from you guys. Thanks for the ideas. Thanks to you guys i have achieved tremendous improvement in my long game/long approach shots by getting g425 nine and seven woods in rotation along with a st max os 4 hybrid. They each have their own time to shine. 7 and 9 go high, hold greens and are easy to keep in fairway or just off. 4 hybrid when I need the ball to stay lower. G425 sft Three wood only when the coast is clear. Golf scores improved just by playing appropriate club at the right time.
Take the mystery out and list the degrees of loft of each of the clubs, so that we can have a fair, "apples to apples" comparison.
yeah what the heck
I’ve always had a hard time with hybrids . Going to try some 7 and 9 woods. Great vid guys !
Let us know how it goes!
7 9 wood far better
Try with he hybrid playing them further back in your stance and thinking its a 7 iron. Worked for me. It’s not a sweeping action. Try taking a divot metalling
I know I am a bit late to the comments but I did make the change last season and pulled the out the 4 and 5 hybrids out of my bag and put in the Ping G425 7 and 9 fairway woods and will never go back. For me the constancy of making good contact, the forgiveness when I don't find the center, and my confidence of seeing the height you get from fairway woods has been a game changer. Over the last 5 years I went from long irons knowing I had about a 20% chance of even seeing the ball getting in the air to the hybrids which bumped it up to probably 65% to fairway woods that bumped it up to nearly 100%. I saw a few different videos of you guys making this comparison when fitting and testing. I only wish I had tested it for myself sooner. Why is it you don't see more higher handicap golfers going this route? is it a price thing or do you think everyone is just building a bag to what the Pros have in the bag? Im genuinely curious as my bag has many more head covers and I get some weird looks for it but it works for me and what I see a lot of time would work for a lot of others. I would say the only downside is if you find yourself in the rough off your drive vs the hybrid and have a terrible lye but I would say that is more the exception and so still more chances of reducing your score with more better second shots overall.
I’m 52 HCP and I just can’t decide what to buy between 7 iron and driver (I’m still terrible with the long irons)
I carry both fairway woods and hybrids. They have differing roles. My Cobra F9 5W is really now my 4W ( set at 17.5 degrees and a 3 wood shaft fitted), then I have TS2 7 wood set at 21 degrees. My secret weapon is the Cobra single length 19 degree Hybrid, which is my "go to" club for difficult lies, punch shots and bump and runs near the green. Next I have a Cobra F7 Hybrid set at 25 degrees and a TS2 Hybrid set at 29 degrees./ flat. By choking down and opening the face you can create a lot of different shot shapes and carry distances.
Thank you for your feedback. Glad to hear both fairway woods and hybrids are working well for you! - Thomas
High lofted woods making a big come back right now. Impossible to find Ping 7w in lefty right now.
They're in high demand, and we're fitting a ton of people into them!
I found that a 6 hybrid (28deg) works great below the 7-wood... the gap is not too big and it holds the green ( higher launch )much better than the 5 hybrid
Just to be clear the higher the spin like in the 9 wood. Does this mean the ball will sit better when the the spin is high? I assume the higher the shot to the green the more it will not get much roll?
Thanks
Nice review. I use a 4 wood, 5 wood , 7 Wood , 9 Wood and recently added an 11 Wood. They really help my game.
Ping G 425 seven-wood is the strongest most consistent club in my bag . Nearly as much distance as my driver.
Love the site and these very well done videos...funny enough i am banned from buying from them..i said prices too high...getting great deals elsewhere..cha ching
I have the ping G425 4 & 6 hybrid and my miss is a big hook, replace my 4 H with an old TM 7 wood and feel much more comfortable hitting 7 wood, is hooking a Hybrid common?
The stock answer is YES. If you scroll comments on hybrid videos you will find the following “hook machines” although there is a love hate relationship so it depends on what works for you.
It is a fairly common issue. You can throw some weight into the toe to add a fade bias.
By the numbers it looks like 9 wood and 5 hybrid are best right? For stopping ability
That is correct! Both have higher lofts so the ball should spin more creating more stopping power. The shafts would also be a tad lighter helping launch the ball higher as well! - Jackie
Another solid comparison! I game G410 3 and 4 hybrids and they’ve been great replacements for my long irons. Because of the tees I play, my approach shots at most may require a 6 or 7 iron (typically 9 or less) so having a high launch FW isn’t completely necessary for me, but I could definitely see the benefits for some people.
Interesting as I was looking for a new 5w and was contemplating replacing my 3h G425 with a 7w. I think you should test a 5w or 4w against the 7w to so whether there is sufficient gapping between the clubs or whether you would be better with a 3h or 4h
Smash factor off the chart - ball striker
Can you do a 7W vs Heavenwood?
Well now I’m more confused than before…25 yard gap between 4 and 5 hybrids??
great content as usual! Try locking your white balance on your camera so you don't get the colour shifts. I'm guessing you've got it on auto :)
My cobra 5 wood is probably my most reliable club, I love my 20* titleist hybrid, I just canned my taylormade 24* hybrid because my 5 iron is dead accurate almost every time and I'll gladly exchange accuracy for 5-10 yards of distance. My 4 iron is the titlest u510 utility iron and is also one of my most accurate clubs I own. I like my 3 wood, super easy to hit with a mid firm shaft, but I'm thinking about buying a new one. So all my long clubs are great, maybe when I get abit older I'll add a 7 and 9 wood, especially for green approach, but for now I have no problem with loft, just accuracy lol.
Thanks a local. That was a great comparison. Can you please add ball flight on future comparative videos?
idk why but i tend to fade my woods and draw my hybrids so Im thinking I'll run both a 4 hybrid and a 7 wood depending on what shot I need to make
It would be useful to have seem him flight the 9 wood and or 7 wood. So flight it low with hands ahead of the ball and late whip of the shaft like a tiger woods stinger shot. I think good golfers should be able to flight them down and make them more versatile clubs
Now that would be some great content. Challenging but we appreciate the idea for future videos - Thomas
I totally agree, faster swinging players with an x flex in their 9 or 7 woods should show up some flatter/stinger ball flights, otherwise a 1 dimentional club for a certain player
@@TW92 that's not agreeing with me. Anyone can flight a club down, its got nothing to do with shaft stiffness or swing speed at all.
Same way that players have shown you can play a bunker shot with a 4 iron, you can play a low shot with a higher lofted club.
Even chips, you stick a 60 degree off your back foot and and finish low and with the handle infront of the ball, it will come out low.
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@@TW92 it's not a 1 dimensional club at all.. having owned one for 2 weeks - a 9 wood - it's for sure not one dimensional. I would never try hit my 3 iron out of a semi buried lie in the rough, 9 wood you can. Long par 3s 200-220 it is a perfect club, much better flight to stop it on those greens.
If you delay your hands and flight it low you can get the same flight as a 3 or 5 wood also.
The shot I haven't had the opportunity to try it with yet which I know it will also be exceptionally good at is a fairway bunker shot since the chances of pulling off a 3 iron out of a bunker is very very low.
4h seems to be an outlier.
Isn’t the ping 7 wood the same as ping 3 wood vs 4?
I was 50/50 using my 4 iron, so, i just recently added a used stealth 9 wood, aint ever taking it out of my bag, 200 yards is now allways possible uphill downhill and acurate!
Interesting video but I think you could have given more weight to the fact that the hybrid is so much better out of the rough, sand and uncomfortable lies. It’s also just easier to strike clean because of the shorter shaft and the fact that you just strike it like an iron. For me, those are the big draws of a hybrids, even though I have the mechanics for a wood or long iron.
I might be more tempted by a high lofted fairway if I only needed it from the tee or if my driver was dialled-in enough that I was always making long approach shots from the fairway.
You bring up a great point the shorter the golf shaft / the more loft the easier the club will be to hit. Thanks for watching - Thomas
Hmm not sure I land on fairways enough to carry the higher lofted woods so lie is more of a problem. The hybrids are so much more versatile as a high handicapper so I carry the hybrid to gap to my longer hitting 3W
My 7 Wood could care less about the lie. You would be surprised what a 5 and 7 Wood can do outside of the “fairway”. It’s really a personal preference though. If you are comfortable with hybrids then roll with it.
@@rdj3video As in both 5 and 7? I have a 5 hybrid (23 loft) but just cant get comfy enough with it. Just bough an 5 wood (18 loft) and Im more comfy with this that the hybrid even if the hybrid has more loft and is shorter. Thinking of maybe changing the hybrid for a 7 wood.
@@39zack For clarity I have a 3W (15) 5W,
(18) 7W (21), 5H (24). All are the Cleveland Launcher XL that got released last August. Potential fairway wood/hybrid overkill that I’m trying to address. I’m 95% Driver off the tee so the 3 Wood isn’t even in the bag at the moment. I’m trying to dial in the 7W potential off the deck and off the tee on long par 3s. So much so that I didn’t have a 3W or 5W in the bag my last couple rounds.
Still not a huge 5 hybrid fan. It can be useful, but my best swings are when I’m screwed in actual rough with no trees in the way. Usually my recovery from the trees shots and hybrid swings off the tight lie fairway are unproductive even if range time practice tries to convince me otherwise.
7w-21°, 9w-23.5°, 4h-22°, 5h-25°.
Is that correct?
It’s really dependent on the manufacturer and how they gap their clubs. There isn’t a gapping standard for club manufacturers
7. 9 wood for old man
Hybrid is young man
more and more pga tour pros are using 7 woods. hush.