Hybrid vs Fairway wood

hades

Howdy

Just after getting a bunch of new clubs and i'm finding my ranges are all over the shop. Previously i tee'd off with my 3 wood, get around 180 - 200 yards then gave my 3 wood a second bash and then i'd have a wedge or bump and run into a normal par 4.

Now however with my new clubs, be it confidence in them or perhaps my lessons have started paying dividends, i'm using the driver and getting around 230 - 250 off the tee, leaving me a odd distance of between 160 and 200 to the green. Going for a green in 2 is now within reach, but my new 3 wood has grown legs too, and thats too long for these shots.

So i seem to be able to hit anything from 7 up, but anything below that is certainly hit and hope. My question is, would a hybrid be my best plan of action to reach these distances, or a fairway 5 wood, or should i just practice practice practice with my long irons?

Thanks for the advice

Emelio

When you plan go professional ??

hades

This weekend in Hawaii, i know i should've asked this question earlier, but i don't want to show myself up in front of the lads.

In all seriousness tho, freely admitting to not being able to reach a generic 400 yard par 4 in two strokes, should i hope, free me from such replies. Its not as if i'm saying i'm bombing the ball 300 + or something similar

Russman

A hybrid or two is never a bad investment IMO. You'll probably need to learn to hit longer irons than a 7, but hybrids will definitely replace your 2, 3 & 4 irons with little or no downside to them.

NoelAPM

I think some people are better suited to hitting long irons than others! I say get a 5 wood, if you hit your 3 wood well that is. If you learn to hit your long irons a 3 iron will then fall just behind it yardage wise! If you can't master them then look to hybrids. They are there to bridge the gap between your fairway woods and the longest iron you hit well. In your case a 7.