How to Hit with a Hybrid Golf Iron
A hybrid golf iron set is designed to take the place of your long irons, specifically your 2, 3 and 4 irons. This is because standard long irons can be very difficult to hit. They have very thin, narrow blades and longer shafts which make hitting the sweet spot of the club truly a challenge. Hybrid irons overcome this problem by having much larger club faces that have additional mass behind them and lower center of gravities. A shorter graphite shaft also helps to give the hybrid iron and great feeling of control in your hands, which helps to instill confidence in your shots and improve your game.
This extra mass, and low center of gravity make it easy to
hit a ball that goes high in the air with great distance, while also having it
land softly on the fairway or green. Consistently hitting the ball like this
with standard irons is quite hard for a mid to high handicap player, and that
is why hybrid irons have practically made them obsolete.
Now that we have briefly discussed the basics of hybrid irons, we can move on to some tips that golfers should follow when hitting this type club.
The most important thing to remember when hitting with a hybrid iron is to still treat it like a standard iron. You want to hit down on the ball so that it goes up in the air. If you approach your shot like you are using a fairway metal, you’ll be too far up in your stance and will hit the ball on the upswing as a result.
Key Points when Hitting a Hybrid Iron:
1. Make sure the ball is slightly forward in your stance
2. Take the same swing as you would with a standard iron
3. Hit down on it much like you would with a mid-to short iron
If you follow these simple guidelines, you’ll start seeing
improvements in your game right away when using a hybrid iron.
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