Equipment
Never bagging a hybrid? – GolfWRXers discuss
In our forums, our members have been talking about hybrid-less setups. WRXer ‘A.Princey’ has never found a hybrid that he would put in the bag, kicking off the thread saying:
“Just curious here is all, but how many folks have never truly played a hybrid on the course? I’ve hit plenty of large irons in the past, but long irons/woods in general aren’t an area of struggle for me, so I’ve sort of bucked the hybrid trend. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve hit several shots with one once, but they’ve never really appealed to me, or at least not yet.
I’m not anti-hybrid, it’s just that I haven’t gotten on with one enough to justify it, considering I can still hit low lofted irons consistently high/well. I absolutely hate seeing the sole/rear of the club at address, save for woods. How many others?”
And our members have been sharing their thoughts in our forum, with a surprising amount of WRXers also not using a hybrid.
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.
- eric61: “I have in the past, but don’t now. I go D, 3W, 5W, 4 iron, and so on. If I could have a 15th club, it would be a hybrid. But for now, I’ve found there’s just nothing I’d take out. My 5W is super reliable and easy to hit, and my 4 iron is a safety club off the tee, plus one I need on the long par 3s at a couple of courses I play a lot. The gapping works out fine. There are moments when I’m in the rough or a fairway bunker and have a long way to go, and I wish that 4 iron was a 4 hybrid or that the 5 wood was a 3 hybrid … but those moments come much less often than the moments I’m glad I have my 5W and 4 iron.”
- jligon: “Never even hit one before. 1 iron has consistently been one of my favorite clubs, and I rarely use my 2 or 3. I’ll likely try one someday, but I much prefer the shape of an iron and have never been a very good fairway wood player, so I’m somewhat hesitant to think one would help my game.”
- xkilgorextroutx: “I tried many, many hybrids over the years and never found one I could get along with and not hook off the face of the planet. So I had 5w and 7w instead. Then this year, I put the Hy-Wood in the bag and hit it extremely well. It’s probably more on the wood side of things than hybrid, but it gave me enough confidence to put a Launcher 5h in the bag, which I have surprisingly got along with. So far, anyways…”
- Roody: “Before last season, I had a 2-iron and 3-iron in the bag. But ditched them in favor of a 3w and my first hybrid. Started to have trouble getting the 2-iron up in the air off the fairway. Father Time is catching up with me.”
Entire Thread: “Never bagging a hybrid? – GolfWRXers discuss“
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Rickie Fowler’s new putter: Standard-length Odyssey Jailbird 380 in custom orange
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
…The Jailbird craze hasn’t really slowed down in 2024, either. According to Odyssey rep Joe Toulon, there are about 18-20 Jailbird putter users on the PGA TOUR.
Most recently, Akshay Bhatia won the 2024 Valero Texas Open using a broomstick-style Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter and Webb Simpson is switching into a replica of that putter at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
Now, Fowler, who essentially started the whole Jailbird craze, is making a significant change to his putter setup.
Fowler, who has had a couple weeks off since the 2024 RBC Heritage, started experimenting with a new, custom-orange Jailbird 380 head that’s equipped with a standard 35-inch putter build, rather than his previous 38-inch counter-balanced setup.
According to Fowler, while he still likes the look and forgiveness of his Jailbird putter head, he’s looking to re-incorporate more feel into his hands during the putting stroke.
He told GolfWRX.com on Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Championship that the 38-inch counterbalanced setup “served its purpose” by helping him to neutralize his hands during the stroke, but now it’s time to try the standard-length putter with a standard-size SuperStroke Pistol Tour grip to help with his feel and speed control.
Although Fowler was also spotted testing standard-length mallets from L.A.B. Golf and Axis1 on Tuesday, he confirmed that the custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 is the putter he’ll use this week at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
Head over to PGATour.com for the full article.
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Whats in the Bag
Akshay Bhatia WITB 2024 (May)
- Akshay Bhatia what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. Bhatia is deciding between drivers. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max LS (9 degrees @7.2, 2 grams lead tape heel, 4 grams toe)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X (44 7/8 inches, tipped 1 inch)
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max D (9 degrees @7)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (15 degrees @13.9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X (43 inches, tipped 1.5)
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW Prototype (19 degrees @17.8)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Irons: Callaway X Forged UT (21 degrees) Buy here, Callaway Apex TCB Raw (5-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 125 S+
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (50-10S @49, 54-10S, 60-08C @61)
Shafts: KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 135 X
Putter: Odyssey Versa Jailbird 380
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Split
Grips: Iomic
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour
More photos of Akshay Bhatia’s WITB in the forums.
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Emiliano Grillo WITB 2024 (May)
- Emiliano Grillo what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: Project X Denali Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX
5-wood: Cobra LTDx Prototype (18.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Wedges: Callaway MD3 Milled (46-08S), Callaway Jaws Raw (50-10S, 54-10S, 60-08T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Flatso 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Emiliano Grillo’s clubs here.
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Vijay Kaushal
Jun 20, 2022 at 5:57 am
I use Ping rescue and till today remains my favorite hybrid. As I am aging I am finding hybrids more useful.