Sunday, November 18, 2007

Joe,
I like my long irons but people keep telling me hybrids are better. I do have occasional bad shots with my long irons but I figure the same thing would happen with a hybrid. Do you agree?
Lem

Hi Lem,
I suspect your bad shots with a hybrid will be better bad shots than those with your long irons because there is more mass behind the ball with a hybrid. If you look closely at all your irons you will notice that the mass gets smaller and smaller as the number of the irons gets lower, making the sweet spot smaller as well. Hybrids have a much larger sweet spot so your off center hits should still produce decent results, while an off center hit on a long iron usually loses too much distance.
Joe