Long Irons Rescue Hybrids? Golf Club Swing Tips
Benefits of Golf Hybrid and Rescue Clubs Against Long Three Irons
Jul 10, 2009
Long irons are the hardest irons to use so should hybrids replace all golf long irons or is there a place in the bag for a three iron? Hybrids Rescue clubs or Irons?
Hybrid and rescue clubs have transformed the long game over the last decade. The clubs are so versatile that even top pros now carry them in their bags. For instance, the highest number iron that Phil Mickelson carries in some events is a five iron. So is there any time when a long iron should be reintroduced into a golfers bag?
The Difference between Hybrids and Long Irons
- The main difference between these two clubs is where the sweet spot is. On a long iron the sweet spot is quite high up the face, but on a hybrid the sweet spot is low down.
- Traditionally long irons were hard to hit because the club had to be coming down into the ball to find the sweet spot. This sent the ball out on a very low trajectory, and it stayed low unless the golfer had phenomenal power. Both Nicklaus and Hogan were given almost mythical status by their ability to hit long irons into a green.
- With the sweet spot lower down on the face of a hybrid a golfer can sweep into the ball and still find the sweet spot. This means the golfer can utilise all the loft on the club and get the ball much higher into the air. For most golfers, including pros, hybrids are much better to hit than long irons.
Where a Long Iron is Better
- In the British Open pros will be carrying long irons in their bags for perhaps the first time in the year. Traditionally held on a links course, the British Open is dominated by wind and the player who comes out on top must be able to control the trajectory of the ball down wind and into the wind. The natural low trajectory of a long iron in windy conditions can be a great asset.
- To hit a hybrid low into the wind the golfer has to get so far in front of the ball it becomes easy to leak the shot to the right, whereas the ball position and stance alterations to hit a low long iron are less drastic.
- It is worth occasionally practicing with a long iron as a swing check. As hybrids are so easy to hit small faults can creep into a swing without the golfer noticing and before long the game can collapse. But if you try to hit a long iron on the range, if there are any faults creeping into the swing it is immediately apparent.
- Faldo maintained it was better to learn to play golf with a traditional blade club to groove good mechanics rather than using a peripheral weighted club, which forgives swing mistakes.
- Try a long iron to build a better angle of attack, but on the course stick to hybrids.
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