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Today from the Forums: “Hybrid instead of a 3-wood?”

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Today from the Forums, we look at a discussion on switching out a 3-wood for a hybrid. WRXer, jnardelean19 current setup includes “2 Ping G410 hybrids one down to 15.5, and one at 19 degrees that is .5 inch short” and our members have been discussing the choice to ditch the 3-wood in our forums.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • Kale_m: “Had the same setup. G410 turned down to 15.5. I hit it really well. But I missed my 3w. Just love a pure 3w. 3w fits my gap a bit better.”
  • luckypolk: “I plan on doing this exact thing this season and for the same reason. I’m too steep with the long 3 wood and shallowing out the swing is much easier said than done. I don’t exactly struggle with distance so I’ll be fine minus the 3 wood. It’ll really only be used for tight par fours and to chase one up the fairway on par fives, effectively the same reasons anyone would use a 3 wood, just more……effectively lol.”
  • gsrjc: “I’ve always played two hybrids because I couldn’t hit a 3 wood. I had two 816 Titleist hybrids at 16 and 19 degrees. However, I recently tried last years 3/4 wood from cobra, and it seemed to work for me. This was tested on Trackman, but I haven’t tried it outside yet. That will be the real test.”
  • MtlJeff: “It really depends on course setup too. I was a member at a course once where you could hit driver on most par 4’s and 5’s, and the Par 5’s were reachable with less than hybrid, or totally unreachable. So the entire time I was there, I never used a 3 wood, always had a 16-17 degree hybrid that was a lot more versatile. At my course now i have a lot of doglegs that require 3 woods, and par 5’s i need 3 wood to reach. I’ve done both; overall if I don’t know a course, I prefer to go in with 3 wood. I hate not being able to reach things I could otherwise reach.”

Entire Thread: “Hybrid instead of a 3-wood?”

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  1. Karsten's Ghost

    Mar 24, 2020 at 3:58 am

    Whatever you can consistently hit off the deck should be your second longest club. I don’t say it, Tom Wishon does. I also believe it. It’s not a full axiom; you can have a 3-wood “chicken stick” for essentially a second driver, but if you can’t hit it off the ground, NEVER hit it off the ground.

    But many 3-woods are 43, and even almost 44 inches long. A 17 degree-ish hybrid is going to play 41 at maximum. Unsurprisingly, many will find it easier to hit.

    This might mean that the reality is that most stock 3-woods are too long, but they look good on trackman. Yes, every yard counts, but if you average your topped shots into the mix, even about 1-in-8 tops will be worse than any distance “lost” by hitting a club you can, indeed, hit well.

    So a better question to ask when determining this longest-off-ground club is whether it’s the right length. If you have access at a big box store, ask if you can hit a 3-wood with a 7 or even a 9-wood shaft in it. You might be surprised at your results.

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