Good looking hybrids?

[zigwah]

First off what is the difference between a hybrid and say 5,6,7 woods?

Are there any hybrids out there that look more like woods than irons with metal hanging off the back?

I'm thinking of starting to look at hybrids to see what all the fuss is about, i would still keep my 3 and 4 iron and drop back to 46 50 58


Would be looking for a hybrid to slot into between 15* 3wood and a 21* 3 iron, should i go 19* or 17*?

I would want to hit it high and to be able to easily hit it a bit more than my 3 iron, but be able to easily hit it as far as my 4 iron?

Is there such a beast out there for moi?

[bergsey]

I used to hate hybrids with a passion but have come to get used to them now.. have a Ping 21 deg hybrid which is supposedly a 3 iron replacement but goes further than a traditional 3 iron. Stupid easy to hit. Don't think you will automatically need a 2 hybrid to fit between your 3 wood and 3 iron as as per above the 3 hybrids go longer typically than a 3 iron.

I've also got a Bridgestone J36 3 Hybrid, 22 deg (the loft fits better with my irons), looks more like a wood than the Ping, perhaps not as easy to hit.

The thing you will find with hybrids is that they are so versatile, hitting out of fairway bunkers etc a lot easier and more margin for error than a long iron

[Hux]

Zig do you use Reg shafts? If so this suggestion isn't for you cause they only make S and XS but the Cobra Baffler Pro looks like a small 5 wood, is easy to hit off crap lies, goes like scorched earth and you can get 16, 18, 20, 23* versions.
The 18* is probably the pick for what you want of between the 3 wood and the 3 iron.

[Daves]

Zig do you use Reg shafts? If so this suggestion isn't for you cause they only make S and XS but the Cobra Baffler Pro looks like a small 5 wood, is easy to hit off crap lies, goes like scorched earth and you can get 16, 18, 20, 23* versions.
The 18* is probably the pick for what you want of between the 3 wood and the 3 iron.

They make the non pro versions with the option of regular shafts for us mere
mortals:mrgreen:. I have a DWS #3R with a stiffy (Aldida VS Proto HL) that goes alright, though I am carrying my 5 wood because I am hitting it very well and it suits my game better at present.

[adlo]

Look for something around 19-20 degrees zig. 17 degree will not fill the gap.

The 07 Burners, used by a few of us around OzGolf, look more like a shallow faced fairway wood.

[Ned]

Adams Pro Gold!!!!!!!!!!

[markTHEblake]

First off what is the difference between a hybrid and say 5,6,7 woods?

many hybrids are offset, and also heel weighted, this makes them hook machines for some golfers

[zigwah]

Zig do you use Reg shafts? If so this suggestion isn't for you cause they only make S and XS but the Cobra Baffler Pro looks like a small 5 wood, is easy to hit off crap lies, goes like scorched earth and you can get 16, 18, 20, 23* versions.
The 18* is probably the pick for what you want of between the 3 wood and the 3 iron.

Wouldn't ne hard to put a new shaft in if it was worth it.


Look for something around 19-20 degrees zig. 17 degree will not fill the gap.

The 07 Burners, used by a few of us around OzGolf, look more like a shallow faced fairway wood.

Have recently been hitting V-steel 4 wood and more recently tried out my brothers r7 TP 15* 3 wood and i like the size of the heads very much, could be an option, how much are they going for around the place?


Adams Pro Gold!!!!!!!!!!

Do you think they look like chippers Ned?


many hybrids are offset, and also heel weighted, this makes them hook machines for some golfers

Maybe not a good thing? as i seem to have developed a bit of a hook, i've never ever been scared of the left side, but sometimes now i am :shock:

[Ned]

Do you think they look like chippers Ned?

I would need to seek Solarman's Expert Opinion on that question!!!:roll:

[freddy a]

Adams A7 look dead sexy!

[sms316]

There is no such thing as a good looking hybrid.

[henno]

Says the guy with the i3 2-iron - not exactly a pretty club. ;-)

[sms316]

Says the guy with the 695mb 2-iron - a flusher's bat
Fixed it for you.

[henno]

Ah that's right, you swapped it out for Dwayne. Couldn't have any of those pesky non-Titleist clubs in the bag!

[adlo]

Take you hybrid hatred elsewhere sms.

Zig, the A7 might be better for you, a bit more of a neutral bias.

However, do not count out the 07 Burner. Still fetching a reasonable price as they are so damn good. TM tried to supercede it with the 08 Tour Burner rescue and no one jumped on board. They are now cheaper than the 07 model :lol:

Price? I grabbed one off here for about $110 and my second one from the bargain bin at a golf shop for $100.

[sms316]

Take you hybrid hatred elsewhere sms.
your
:wink:

[adlo]

Nazi hybrid hater. Your can go and get stuffed :mrgreen:

[Daves]

I own 4 hybrids, but none of them currently make it into the bag!

[Yossarian]

Adlo's 07 burners are a really nice club. Nice and shallow. However the tour edge i picked up off TNO hits bombs. Great stick and not to bad to look at.

[sms316]

Hybrids = gay.

[razaar]

The PGA tour has its share of fags then.:wink:

[markTHEblake]

It doesnt count as gay if you have a steel shaft in them!

[DracZ]

Adams idea pro - classic pear-ish design, and I love the fact that the paint doesn't extend right to the face of the club, unless your skying it out of the rough its nearly impossible to chip the paint near the face. Perfect when you consider how much crap you'll be hitting the hybrid out of.

Another pretty looking (and very underrated) hybrid is the Mizuno Clk Fli-Hi. Very solid feeling, minimal offset.

[zigwah]

So love for the 07 burners, a few of the Adams and the Mizuno, is the mizuno the that looks like a driving iron?

[adlo]

Don't get started on explaining Mizuno.

In a nut shell, they have a driving iron style (Fli-Hi) or a hybrid-wood style (CLK). DracZ was suggesting the latter.

[zigwah]

I dont think i have seen the CLK, i'll google it

They look ok.

[adlo]

CLK are decent, but IMO there is better. Adams hybrids for example.

Zig, the Adams A7:
http://www.fairwaygolfusa.com/contents/media/adams_a7_hybrid_2.jpg
The Idea Pro looks very similar.

The 07 Burner:
http://i22.ebayimg.com/06/c/000/77/43/7c0d_32.JPG

The CLK:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DsJHnjKmT2s/R40I-O4LywI/AAAAAAAAAWY/fh3ynOWd1-E/mizuno+clk+fli-hi.jpg

[markTHEblake]

Yuck - all offset

[adlo]

Go buy some component hybrid Blakey, and let Zig have a look at the pictures 8)

[zigwah]

Out of those i like the look of the mizuno better, but cant really tell what the burner looks like at address, was the CLK madethe same way as the MX500? Looks like the same year?

[zigwah]

Yuck - all offset the mizuno has bugger all offset?

[goonie]

Check out the Ping G10, half way between the iron and wood style hybrids and easy to hit.

[adlo]

Zig, they are different technology I think.

Plus, hybrid is steel faced, driver is Ti face/carbon crown, they are not going to feel related.

I owned the CLK. Believe me, you can do better. They are good, but not great.

[zigwah]

Dont really like the look of the ping, thats exactly the look i dont want, the iron with some metal hanging off the back. :(

[razaar]

Check out the Ping G10, half way between the iron and wood style hybrids and easy to hit.
If there is anything better than the G10, I don't want to know about it. Bless you Just for passing on your rejects.:wink:

[zigwah]

What do you like about it raz?

[goonie]

If you want ones that look like woods check out the 07 burners

[adlo]

Not quite sure what you mean by that zig (metal hanging off the back).

this is a better one of the Burner. As you can see, quite flat and long, like a FW wood.

http://secure.tigconline.com/xcart/images/P/LtmburnerrescuehybXL.gif

[zigwah]

If you want ones that look like woods check out the 07 burners


Yup def like the look of those better.

Sort of like the halo Adlo, like they started with an iron and tried to turn it into a porsche?

[zigwah]

So if it looks like a fairway wood, is it a fairway wood?

[adlo]

I think I get ya.

The burners are fantastic clubs, but I found them MUCH better with a re-shaft.

[adlo]

Slightly different COG, smaller head size, shallower face and better sole design. Shorter shaft too.

Looks like a FW with the versatility of a hybrid.

[zigwah]

I think i will dwell on this one a bit longer, gotta some other stuff sorted first then, i might have a look, nite nite guys :)

[adlo]

:-k

Sweet dreams?

[razaar]

Zig, it is a magic wand in my hands. It is by far the easiest club in my bag to hit and to shape a shot. It has no offset and sits a little closed to my vision (but is actually very square) and looks to have more loft than its 21*. I use it in place of a 3-iron and 4-iron. It can be played like an iron but has the charactistics of a wood (the cenre of gravity is well behind the face, making it more forgiving).Miss the COG of a 3& 4-iron by a quarter of an inch towards the toe and you lose 15 metres and end up with a weak left to righty. The same contact with a hybrid will produce a right to left shape and a runner. The hybrid will minimize your mishits and will not get snagged in the rough because there is no hosel.

[markTHEblake]

Go buy some component hybrid Blakey, and let Zig have a look at the pictures 8)

I got the one built yesterday that i got through your bulk order, its perfect. See no offset, and the price, $28 head, $7 for shaft, $4 for grip, and AU$20 for assembly, and about $15 shipping. (would have been half that if that clown fr0m WA didnt pull out of the champs!)



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[PeteyD]

I got a 07 burner 3 (19*) with a stiff irod I could be convinced into selling. Tend to use my 07 burner 7 wood for preference.

[zigwah]

Those look ok Mark, where from?

Out of the mizuno CLK and the 07 Burner which has a highest ball flight?

Anyone hit the R9 hybrids?

[DracZ]

Might wanna wait for the TM Raylor too before you make a purchase

[zigwah]

Might wanna wait for the TM Raylor too before you make a purchase

Looks nice :)

[markTHEblake]

Those look ok Mark, where from?

www.golfworks.com (http://www.golfworks.com)

[Oldplayer]

So if it looks like a fairway wood, is it a fairway wood?

Not if it has an long iron length shaft.

[goonie]

Anyone got the Adams A7 yet? thoughts?

[TheNuclearOne]

Tho not so much like a FW i would not swap my cup faced XCG 3 hybrid with stocko DVS 85s for anything. It doesn't hit as high or come in as soft as some but is absolutely perfect for what i seek. I play in windy conditions with tight fairways and it's been very handy off all sorts of lies for second shots on par 5's and cuts thru wind superbly.

It beat out Idea Pro's, Sonartec MD's, TP Rescues etc. Beat them out BADLY. It's closer to a 3 iron length than many but still goes long thanks to the Exotics cup face technology. A cracking hybrid.

[adlo]

Anyone got the Adams A7 yet? thoughts?

I think Lucasto is the only one who has bought one, though it may not have landed yet.

[Lucasto23]

not yet landed, but will post a review once it arrives. I'm such an adams hybrid ho :(

[3oneday]

not yet landed, but will post a bargain barrel pro shop price for you all once it arrives. I'm such an adams hybrid ho :(

Bridgestone J33 hybrid are simply the best looking hybrid about.

[adlo]

If that was to happen (the bargain barrel price), don't list it, just PM me. I would take it.

[Lucasto23]

i only give bargain to people i like, consider yourself lucky ;)

[adlo]

Everybody like Joaquin Phoenix, don't they?

And I am serious. Very curious about the A7.

[3oneday]

Who ?

[Lucasto23]

you know who;)

[freddy a]

adams 9031 hybrid looks awesome

[Eldrick]

my nomination is for lady gaga

[henno]

my nomination is for lady gaga

That.... is fooking funny. :lol:

[Eldrick]

That.... is fooking funny. :lol:

I was sitting on that bad boy for over a week.it was killing me :D
Had to wait till the "serious" hybrid talk subsided