Hybrids made easy
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Although hybrids may have the appearance of mini woods, you need to set up and swing the same as you would with an iron. Leave the ball in the same position at address as with a long-iron and make an iron swing, looking to take a little divot after the ball.
Play it like an iron
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Hybrids have virtually replaced the longest irons now, and for good reason. The shafts are fractionally longer, but thanks to wide soles, shallow faces and more clubhead weight further back from the clubface, they make it so much easier to get the ball up in the air from long range.
Master of design
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Another great thing about hybrids is their capability from the rough. It’s notoriously difficult to hit a long-iron when the ball is sitting down two or three centimetres, whereas the hybrid is better designed to glide through. If you’re still carrying a mix of long-irons and hybrids, forget about your long-irons from the rough and rely on your hybrids to help you progress your ball a good distance when you’ve strayed off line. But be realistic – if your ball is sitting down in heavier rough, even the hybrid should stay in the bag as you focus on just getting it back in play with a wedge or 9-iron.
Better from the rough