3 hybrid - in between a 3W and a 5W?

BenEadir · 07-07-2013 08:32PM #1

Hi all,

I'm trying to figure out where this 21 degree 3 Hybrid http://www.amazon.com/Callaway-Diablo-Hybrid-Right-handed-Graphite/dp/B0034KZYCM should fit in relation to this 15 degree fairway wood http://www.amazon.com/Callaway-Diablo-Octane-Fairway-Woods/dp/B0043D2LSE and it's 19 degree 5 wood sibling.

I assumed that in terms of distance it would be the 3 Wood (circa 220 yards on a good day), the 5 wood (circa 200 yards) and the 3 hybrid (circa 180 yards) but some days I seem to hit the 3 hybrid further on a clean strike than the 5 wood on an equivalent strike.

Am I correct to assume I should be hitting the 5 wood 20 yards (+/-) further than the 3 hybrid all other things being equal given the 5 wood is a 19 degree club Vs the 21 degrees of the 3 hybrid? Both clubs have standard length regular flex shafts.

Can someone put me straight????

Cheers,

Ben

DuckSlice · 07-07-2013 08:42PM

BenThere wrote: »

Hi all,

I'm trying to figure out where this 21 degree 3 Hybrid http://www.amazon.com/Callaway-Diablo-Hybrid-Right-handed-Graphite/dp/B0034KZYCM should fit in relation to this 15 degree fairway wood http://www.amazon.com/Callaway-Diablo-Octane-Fairway-Woods/dp/B0043D2LSE and it's 19 degree 5 wood sibling.

I assumed that in terms of distance it would be the 3 Wood (circa 220 yards on a good day), the 5 wood (circa 200 yards) and the 3 hybrid (circa 180 yards) but some days I seem to hit the 3 hybrid further on a clean strike than the 5 wood on an equivalent strike.

Am I correct to assume I should be hitting the 5 wood 20 yards (+/-) further than the 3 hybrid all other things being equal given the 5 wood is a 19 degree club Vs the 21 degrees of the 3 hybrid? Both clubs have standard length regular flex shafts.

Can someone put me straight????

Cheers,

Ben

Did you say 20 league titles further??

You would think you would hit it further but the shaft on the hybrid might suit you better. Do you launch the 5 wood quiet high compared to the hybrid?

BenEadir · 07-07-2013 08:46PM

etxp wrote: »

Did you say 20 league titles further??

BOOM BOOM - I like it :rolleyes:

I probably launch the 3 hybrid higher than the 5 wood. I know this is probably wrong but I tend play the 3 hybrid more like an iron with a steeper swing plane than the 5 hybrid which I tend to hit with a slightly flatter (driver type) swing if that makes any sense??

Ben

DuckSlice · 07-07-2013 08:59PM

When I use my hybrid I tend to swing as if it were a fairway wood. it could be a few factors, maybe you are more confident with the hybrid could be the shaft, it's hard to know.

BenEadir · 07-07-2013 09:04PM

etxp wrote: »

When I use my hybrid I tend to swing as if it were a fairway wood. it could be a few factors, maybe you are more confident with the hybrid could be the shaft, it's hard to know.

True enough, there are a lot of variables.

I guess "in theory" my 5W with its 19 loft should be averaging +/-15 or 20 yards further than the 21 degree hybrid so the challenge is to get the right performance out of the 5W.

Cheers,

Ben

3 hybrid - in between a 3W and a 5W?

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