Wood vs. Hybrid

[Zeebedy 18]

Hey guys,

I currently have my 10.5 driver + 3 wood + #4 hybrid. Now do I keep that setup and add a #3 hybrid, or, get a 5 wood and remove the hybrids?

any response quickly would be much appreciated so I. An pull the trigger ordering either way.

 

oh, and my irons (when they arrive) are 5-PW

[MadMex 169]

 

I keep both, I have a 5 wood AND a #3 Hybrid, I change depending on weather and course.

And have actually made up my mind depending how am hitting them on the range while warming up!!

[Hadi05 20]

DITTO!

 
I keep both, I have a 5 wood AND a #3 Hybrid, I change depending on weather and course.
And have actually made up my mind depending how am hitting them on the range while warming up!!

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[MadMex 169]

1 hour ago, Hadi05 said:

DITTO!

 

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THANKS !!!! Now I now I know am not alone nor that strange!

[Hadi05 20]

Even though they are similar in distance for me their apex is different and I can shape them differently. It really does come down to the course and how im hitting each of them on the range.

 
THANKS !!!! Now I now I know am not alone nor that strange!

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[BogeyBob55 0]

I carry both. Took out my five iron as it didn’t gap well


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[MadMex 169]

4 hours ago, Hadi05 said:

Even though they are similar in distance for me their apex is different and I can shape them differently. It really does come down to the course and how im hitting each of them on the range.

 

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Maybe it’s the shaft but, I hit my 5 wood longer and lower (Callaway XR16, with Fujikura Speeder Evolution 565 Red standard length)

My Hybrid is a PING G-410 with the standard Alta CB shaft + 1/2 inch, I hit it higher but about 5-10 yards shorter

[Hadi05 20]

Maybe it’s the shaft but, I hit my 5 wood longer and lower (Callaway XR16, with Fujikura Speeder Evolution 565 Red standard length)
My Hybrid is a PING G-410 with the standard Alta CB shaft + 1/2 inch, I hit it higher but about 5-10 yards shorter

I am just a shade longer off the tee maybe 4 yards at most with my 5W, but off the deck they go just about the same distance. Maybe I'm more comfortable swinging my hybrid?!

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[Zeebedy 18]

Hey guys,

 

thanks for the input, I will keep both as that will give me my 14 clubs in the bag.

 

cheers.

[ballplayer002003 955]

I just recently put a 5 wood in the bag this year and absolutely LOVE it!  It's very easy to hit and the ball flight is exactly what I have been looking for.  I put my 3 hybrid in the garage. 

[Nolan220 274]

6 minutes ago, ballplayer002003 said:

I just recently put a 5 wood in the bag this year and absolutely LOVE it!  It's very easy to hit and the ball flight is exactly what I have been looking for.  I put my 3 hybrid in the garage. 

I did this but put the 3 wood in the garage .. my 3 wood was older and little harder to hit lost some distance but hitting a lot more fairways

[AceBino 43]

6 minutes ago, ballplayer002003 said:

I just recently put a 5 wood in the bag this year and absolutely LOVE it!  It's very easy to hit and the ball flight is exactly what I have been looking for.  I put my 3 hybrid in the garage. 

LOL, I did the exact opposite - canned my 5w and put in a 3-brid (19*).  Able to hit it low off the tee and control trajectory better than the 5w.

[Nolan220 274]

1 minute ago, AceBino said:

LOL, I did the exact opposite - canned my 5w and put in a 3-brid (19*).  Able to hit it low off the tee and control trajectory better than the 5w.

I used to hit a 3 wood so well and then all of sudden I either get hit it or slice it .. lol 

[russtopherb 4,738]

3 hours ago, ballplayer002003 said:

I just recently put a 5 wood in the bag this year and absolutely LOVE it!  It's very easy to hit and the ball flight is exactly what I have been looking for.  I put my 3 hybrid in the garage. 

I sort of did that with my Heavenwood, which is a 7w equivalent. I go driver - 4w - Hwood then right to my 5i. No hybrids. 

[ballplayer002003 955]

I remember a time when everyone used a 1,3,and 5 wood no questions asked. I guess we have come full circle.

[ballplayer002003 955]

4 hours ago, Nolan220 said:

I did this but put the 3 wood in the garage .. my 3 wood was older and little harder to hit lost some distance but hitting a lot more fairways

Sometimes we need to teach the clubs a lesson by grounding them and putting them into the garage or closet. 

[GolfSpy Stroker 9,781]

4 hours ago, ballplayer002003 said:

I just recently put a 5 wood in the bag this year and absolutely LOVE it!  It's very easy to hit and the ball flight is exactly what I have been looking for.  I put my 3 hybrid in the garage. 

Thinking of doing the same thing - is the loft on your 5w the same as your hybrid?

[ballplayer002003 955]

20 minutes ago, GolfSpy Stroker said:

Thinking of doing the same thing - is the loft on your 5w the same as your hybrid?

Interesting you say that, so I had a 3 wood that is 15* then I had a 2 iron that was 18* , then 3 hybrid at 20* and 4 hybrid at 22*.  My gapping was too close on the high end of my bag.  My 2 iron I only hit off of a tee but couldn't hit it off the deck.  So I went with a 5 wood (I hit my woods pretty good) at 18*.  I took out my 2 iron and my 3 hybrid.  My bag now looks like: 

Driver 9.5* 280 plus

3 wood 14.5* 250-260 yds

5 wood 18* 230-250 yds

4 hybrid 22* 225 yds

This set up is working really well for me.  I can control the 5 wood and have a ton of confidence in this club.  With solid shots, there are not a lot of par 5's that I can't reach in two.  This may be you, it may not, but I have to say, the 5 wood is quickly becoming my favorite club in the bag!!!!

[GolfSpy Stroker 9,781]

4 minutes ago, ballplayer002003 said:

Interesting you say that, so I had a 3 wood that is 15* then I had a 2 iron that was 18* , then 3 hybrid at 20* and 4 hybrid at 22*.  My gapping was too close on the high end of my bag.  My 2 iron I only hit off of a tee but couldn't hit it off the deck.  So I went with a 5 wood (I hit my woods pretty good) at 18*.  I took out my 2 iron and my 3 hybrid.  My bag now looks like: 

Driver 9.5* 280 plus

3 wood 14.5* 250-260 yds

5 wood 18* 230-250 yds

4 hybrid 22* 225 yds

This set up is working really well for me.  I can control the 5 wood and have a ton of confidence in this club.  With solid shots, there are not a lot of par 5's that I can't reach in two.  This may be you, it may not, but I have to say, the 5 wood is quickly becoming my favorite club in the bag!!!!

One thing that I'm wondering is when to choose the 5w over the 3w. 

How do you make this decision? Is there a situation when you only/usually choose one over the other? Has your 3w become irrelevant?

[Nolan220 274]

1 hour ago, ballplayer002003 said:

Sometimes we need to teach the clubs a lesson by grounding them and putting them into the garage or closet. 

There's a lot in the garage still learning haha