Hybrid Golf Clubs - A True Alternative

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(Free-Press-Release.com) December 10, 2009 -- Hybrids, Utility Woods, Rescue Woods… just some of the names given to hybrid rescue woods. More and more players are resorting to hybrids as an alternative to long irons but are these clubs really deliver on the hype?

Many golfers don't realise that hybrid clubs have been around for some time in one guise or another - so why are more and more hybrid golf clubs finding their way in to the bags of professional and amateur players?

The origins of the hybrid club amongst players is somewhat unclear - the general consensus says that hybrid clubs originated from Gary McCord a PGA pro - who observed his colleagues struggling with long irons. At that stage of his career McCord was sponsored by TaylorMade - who took the concept and developed a golf club which combined the features of a wood and an iron. In crude terms the manufacturer developed a new club-head based around the following properties of a golf wood: wide sole, low-back centre of gravity and increased mass and connected an iron shaft to the head.

The main difference between a hybrid club and a 5 or 7-wood is the shaft. The standard length of a 2-iron is roughly 39” and the length of a 5-wood is 42”. Hybrid golf clubs are somewhere in between. A longer golf club will deliver a greater distance through increased club-head speed; the additional speed will also increase the trajectory of the ball and will prove harder to control.

Hybrid golf clubs also feature thicker shafts than woods for increase stability and accuracy. Compared to an equally lofted wood a hybrid club is more accurate, easier to use at the sacrifice of distance. When compared to a long iron a hybrid club features a larger club-head with a lower centre of gravity to increase distance and carry and will deliver a softer landing. A hybrid club can also achieve better results from the bunker or rough.

Hybrid Golf Clubs : http://www.forgan.co.uk/hybrid-rescue-clubs.aspx
Hybrid Golf Clubs : http://www.forgangolf.com/hybrid-rescue-clubs.aspx

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