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   jc

   Oct 16, 2019 at 4:58 pm

   I used to not like my 3 wood, crooked and low….but after coming back from a stroke and not swinging as hard, I suddenly could hit it pretty well. Guess staying down is the trick. I also have a 4 wood 16.5 and it is almost the same disance so now I rotate my 3,4,5,7 woods with my hybrids….out of the rough, the hybrids are still the club to hit though.

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2. 

   Eric

   Oct 7, 2019 at 12:00 pm

   I am just doing this. Picked up a Cobra Oversized Hybrid to replace fairway. Keep it playable!

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3. 

   Webster

   Oct 1, 2019 at 4:16 pm

   This is really people just realizing that it’s easier to hit shorter length clubs; it’s not the fact that one is a called a FW wood and the other a Hybrid. It’s easier to make solid contact with a similarly lofted hybrid that is around 2″ shorter than the corresponding FW wood. I play my 3w(13.5) and 5w(18) at 41″ and 40″ which is pretty much hybrid lengths. And I play my 3H(20) and 4H(24) with at traditional iron lengths; 38.75″ and 38.25″.

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     Scratchscorer

     Oct 8, 2019 at 3:32 pm

     I agree. I put a 5-wood shaft in the 3-wood head and consistency improved. Cut Driver shaft down 1/2 and inch and got more consistent and longer because I hit the middle of the face more often.

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4. 

   Brett

   Oct 1, 2019 at 10:38 am

   I went the other way. When I was a 20 handicap I “upgraded” from a fairway wood to a low lofted hybrid, rationalizing that it was easier to hit and gave up only moderate distance. In reality, I just wasn’t that good a holler and couldn’t consistently hit either. As I’ve lowered my handicap to a 10, I realize that it didn’t matter which club I hit, if I couldn’t hit the center of the club face consistently, then the result would suck. Learn how to hit the center of the club face and you’ll likely much prefer a fairway wood, which has a bigger, more forgiving face and greater distance and accuracy.

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5. 

   Ray

   Oct 1, 2019 at 7:27 am

   I now use my 3 wood instead of a driver and use hybrids off the fairway.

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6. 

   Alex

   Sep 30, 2019 at 8:40 pm

   Bol playing a 7000 yard course with no 3 wood.

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     Joeoe

     Sep 30, 2019 at 8:55 pm

     Exactly my thoughts.If you want to stay a high handicapper then ditch the 3 wood

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7. 

   John Ponterio

   Sep 30, 2019 at 5:56 pm

   Get a 4 hybrid and a 5 wood for off the tee

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8. 

   Clay Reed

   Sep 30, 2019 at 4:56 pm

   Exactly like the gentleman with screen name NRJyzr
   above. I get a lot of distance with 17 degree hybrid and 19 and 21. I have slightly less distance but the margin of error is almost zero. It takes a horrendous swing to hit a hybrid very bad or off track at all. I also have a bit of a steep swing and I have always been able to hit a driver off the deck with ease. So for anything freakishly long it’s driver, otherwise I am all about consistency and minimizing my bad swings. I been quoted at times as saying hybrids are almost like cheating. There’s not many places that I can’t hit one from and I tend to play hybrids that I derive a ton of feel from. So if I am off in some pine needles, sandy gravel, or any type of rough that’s not high grass there’s a high probability that I can hit a choke down hybrid off of the surface and have the end result be far better than any iron or wedge in my bag.

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9. 

   golfraven

   Sep 30, 2019 at 3:35 pm

   The average Joe is better staying away from a 2 (17 degree) or even 3 (19 degree) hybrid. If you don’t swing it faster than 100 mphs than you will benefit from a 4 or 5 wood. Ditched my 3 hybrid and got a 21 degree one and a 17 degree 4 wood.

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10. 

    Adam

    Sep 30, 2019 at 2:45 pm

    Adam’s Idea Super Hybrids (before Taylormade buyout) are on ebay for less than $50 and they’re the best hybrid you’ll ever hit. I have 2 21, 2 19 and a 15 is on the way. No need for the 3 wood for me, I hit the 15 255

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