Driving Iron Vs Hybrid Vs 5 Wood

Have a space in the bag between my 15 5 degree 3 wood and 4 iron 22 deg.

Driving iron vs hybrid vs 5 wood.

They ranged from 90 mph with the 3 iron to 101 5 mph with the 5 wood. I found myself in the same situation last year. His isn t a setup without problems. 5 wood vs 2 iron.

Your 13 5 degree fairway wood clubhead when cranked down to 12 5 or so will have to be opened in order to be de lofted making it more likely to produce fades and slices. 5 wood almost identical to a 3 wood but with more loft. Could potentially replace a long iron. His accuracy with even a 17 hybrid exceeds the 5 woods he has tried.

7 wood not commonly used today. The 5 wood has a longer shaft than a 2 iron that helps it to deliver shots that cover a longer range of distance. In short don t carry clubs that you can t confidently hit. The 4 hybrid supports a faster swing and clubhead speed than a 5 iron club.

A 5 wood is generally 19 24 degrees in loft and is a higher lofted fairway wood. The 5 wood is a good choice for playing during normal weather conditions whereas a 2 iron does a good job on a windy day. Seen the mizuno jpx fli hi which is a 3 iron 19 deg replacement with hybrid head and steel shaft. Compared to a 3 wood compared to a hybrid a 5 wood has a larger club head which may cause some frustration when first learning to make solid contact hitting out of the fairway.

Think a 5 wood would be similar length to my 3 wood and i ve been hit and miss with hybrids in the past. Adding additional fairway woods is not feasible as they are harder to hit and a 5 wood will go about the same distance as a 3 hybrid. Not sure what to go for. Used to replace long irons.

Capable of replacing a 3 wood. Almost identical to 5 wood but with more loft. Strong hybrid i don t know if this is even a proper term but it will suffice a hybrid of 18 degrees or less. Hybrid 19 degrees of loft.

Hybrids have made approach shots much easier than before their development. I love the feel and shot shaping ability of both especially a low stinger with the 2 iron through the wind. Numerous efforts to use a 5 wood failed relative to the hybrids. Jack uses a 21 hyhrid along with an 18 driving iron.

Tempted by a driving iron.