That does not mean that every golfer on planet earth will hit hybrids better than long irons.
Hybrid golf clubs vs irons.
Approach shots are a different story.
The weight of the club head in a hybrid is much more than a regular iron.
They are either hollow steel or titanium cased.
But for the vast majority of golfers and especially for recreational golfers and high handicappers a hybrid club will in fact be easier to hit than the equivalent iron.
This means two things.
The outlier was the 0 5 handicaps who hit the fairway 46 20 with the 4 iron compared to 43 50 with the 4 hybrid.
To answer this question lets first discuss the hybrid iron and fairway wood in comparison to each other.
Although improved loft not distance was the clubs original goal the potential distance a club can attain is always an important consideration.
Hybrid golf clubs were developed in the late 1990s to help golfers hit higher more accurate shots.
It all started with the fairway wood that the golf clubs were made of.
There are golfers out there who for various reasons prefer long irons to hybrids.
Additionally in an effort to achieve more distance golf manufacturers have decreased iron club lofts over the years and have also decreased golf ball spin.
They have become popular with a broad spectrum of players including some top professionals.
The weight on the end of the very flexible shaft gives the user immense control comparatively on the launch angle of.
Four handicap brackets hit the fairway at about the same rate with both clubs.
The data favors the 4 hybrid in every handicap bracket.
Hybrid vs iron vs fairway wood.
Club heads are sometimes made of the same material as the regular irons.
The data suggests otherwise at least off the tee.
An alloy that gives the head more weight is mostly used.