Custom Fit Hybrid Clubs
from $69, with Basic Shaft, Basic Grip, Static Fitting
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Grips: $3+
Shafts: $10+
Dynamic Fitting: $30+
Rescue me: Makers of hybrid golf clubs have found their niche
Go to any golf course and take a peek into the various golf bags sitting around and you're bound to see a hybrid golf club.
Hybrids are the latest rage in golf.
According to the Darrell Survey, a Los Angeles-based group that tracks the golf industry, more than 25 percent of U.S. golfers carry at least one hybrid club, up from just 7.5 percent in 2004.
Everyone from PGA Tour professionals to single-digit handicappers to the folks who can't break 100 are carrying hybrid clubs in their bags.
"It's the fastest growing segment of clubs we sell, for sure," said Paul Hammond, the general manager for Golf Galaxy in Salt Lake County. "They have increased dramatically in the last few weeks.
So what is a hybrid?
By definition, it is a "cross" or a "fusion" of two different items, in this case a metal-wood and an iron. Each manufacturer's hybrids are slightly different, but basically they look like small woods or very fat irons. The shafts are shorter than a comparable wood and slightly longer than a comparable iron. The heads have a lower center of gravity, making it easier for shots to get airborne.
The purpose of hybrids is simply to make golf easier. Most hybrid clubs replace long irons, the 2-, 3- or 4-iron, the hardest clubs in the bag to hit. "Most amateurs have no business hitting any iron lower than a 5- iron," Chip Brewer, chief executive of Adams Golf, one of the leaders in hybrids, told Golf Digest. "Below that, you need something that's easier to hit."
