You are on the tee of a fairly long par 3 with water covering most of the distance. It's one of the most daunting shots in golf. You pull your 4 iron from the bag and take a practice swing or two while envisioning a purely struck shot that lands softly on the green. You take your stance and make your swing.....CLANK! The ball doesn't even get close the green and you have contributed yet another ball to the pond.
With this experience being fairly normal, why haven't you picked up a hybrid club yet? Tell your ego to take a hike and replace your 3 and 4 irons with shiny new hybrid golf clubs. The pros are using them so it's time that you do to.
"Ok", you say, and head on over to the local golf store and purchase a hybrid to replace your dreaded 4 iron. You take it over to the course and are having some troubles. Before you curse your way back to the golf store to return your new club, there is something you need to know.
Hybrids are not fairway woods. Do you remember why you bought one? Yes, to replace your long irons. That's how they are meant to be played, like long irons.
Play the ball just forward of center just like your long irons. Swing down on the ball as you would your irons also. Don't try to sweep the ball like you would a fairway wood. A smooth tempo with a downward strike will send the ball high in the air and farther than you have ever hit your long irons.
Once you Try a hybrid completely beaten a few times, you'll be hooked and never see again. Remember, your new hybrid is a long iron, only a new and improved model.
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