LOFT OVERLAP

[BostonSal]

I hope that I haven't asked this before, but if I have, I must not have gotten any replies.

I like to have,

and as far back as I can remember,

always have had at least one lofted fairway wood and one long iron overlap in lofts.

This may be much less common today in the hybrid era,

with hybrids replacing both long irons and high loft fairway woods,

but I don't presently hit hybrids.

 

It's just how I play.  I like a long iron that I can hit on nasty driving holes.  

I like a fairway wood that gets the ball high in the air in a hurry.

And that means a loft overlap.   

I can do it either with wide wedge gapping at the bottom of the set, 

or,

I can do it with a fifteen club cart bag as I'm just playing weekday morning golf with my friends.

 

I've mentioned in it many threads, but never, unless I've forgtton, made it the subject of thread..

I'm just curious if anybody else on the forum does it.

 

 

[cnosil]

You asked in this thread:

 

 

[BostonSal]

I apologize.  

It wasn't even that long ago.

I guess I'll have to give myself a time out!   

Edited November 26, 2021 by BostonSal

[Shapotomous]

Sometimes I carry a 4i and a 23* hybrid that overlap distances but they have very different ball flights.  The 4i I can hit a low stinger and the hybrid I can't hit anything but moon shots, both end up the same distance.  Mid summer with hard greens I'll play the 23* a lot more;  In windy conditions I'll hit the 4i more.

[revkev]

I seem to recall that other thread but don’t remember if I answered. I did at one time because the course that I played at required different types of tee shots so I carried two drivers, 4 wood, 7 wood, 4 iron on down - I could hit one of the drivers off the deck. 
 

For wedges I had Ping Eye 2 W, Eye 2 S and some sort of 60. 

[RollingGreens]

Both clubs may not be the same length, ball flights different, or different shot types. Hitting a hybrid out of the thick rough isn’t something I am good at so I like to use my longer irons if necessary 

[DiscipleofPenick]

I think it's a little more normal than you think. There's only a 1.5* difference between my "3W" and Hybrid. I have a Titleist 917 set at 16.5 and an 18 Adams. There's about a 20-25 yard difference between the clubs.

[GF_SGCC99]

was playing a 7 wood and a 4i that were 1 degree apart, but with a 25 yard gap difference. Just put in a 23 degree hybrid to see if I can adjust that gapping and get a more consistent 210 club. This new hybrid will be only 1 degree apart from my 5 iron, but will (hopefully) gap about 15 yards. Loft number doesn’t matter, the shot and gappings do.

Edited December 6, 2021 by GF_SGCC99