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Okay recently I acquired a set of Mizuno irons 3-PW and I used to own a Dunlop 5-PW and a 19* and 22* hybrids.....

Okay alot of people have been saying that hybrids are easier to hit and land softer blah blah....

When I switched from hitting hybrids to hitting long irons 3 and 4 I noticed a HUGE difference in accuracy for me. For some reason it feels like my shots are more solid and I feel I can work the ball easier ANDDDD they are just flat out easier to hit! Another thing is I dont have this huge gap between my 5i and 22* hybrid. Maybe Im just different or maybe those old clubs just ****** real bad but I just dont think the hybrid thing is as cracked up as everyone says. PHOOEY on hybrids...

Yay for long irons!

Just wanting to know what everyone else thinks on this subject...

I agree. I do use a hybrid as a 2 iron, but that's about it. I like it for distance, but I can't work a draw on it unless it's teed up. I have a 2 iron that I've been thinking about putting in my bag, but I gotta take it to the range first.

Yea i also have a 5 wood/2 iron replacement in my bag, the hogan CFT hybrid 17* lol i need to get it cut down an inch and I'll hit it alot better, when I choke up on it i usually hit it pretty well...

I am seriously thinking about getting a hybrid to replace my 3 & 4 irons. I have tried and tried, but striking with these clubs is just iffy at best. That would open up an additional space in my bag. Maybe I will get me another driver like Phil

Different Strokes right? but if anything I usually draw or hook the ball with the hybrids, cuz it looks like a wood so I hit it like one and usually fire my hips too hard....with these long irons I usually get a good strike down on it and plus they look great at address so it kinda instils some confidence in me

Lovin the long irons though, **** I even hit em longer and get less roll out of em than with my old hybrids....

I love my long irons. I could never imagine getting a hybrid, they just look funny to me. Plus, they seem to set up upright, and I need a slightly flat setup... so I can never hit them very well.

I am another hybrid supporter! I no longer carry a 3 or 4 iron and have replaced them with the 22 Halo and the 25 Halo. This has been a great move! I have no gap in my club set with these.


MP-001 10 degree
Adams Redline 4 wood 17 degree
Cleveland Halo 22 and 25 degree
Mizuno MP-32 5-pw
Mizuno MP-T 51 and 56 degree

For me I really only need to replace my 3 iron with a hybrid as my 4 iron shots are good & consitent, not to mention give me the distance I need. However, there are certain places where a 4 iron or longer is not going to get through the cabbage, so the equivelent hybrid or longer is useful. Good out of fairway bunkers too.

I only replace my 3i with a hybrid, so if I need to get out of rough or a fairway bunker then choacking down the grip on the 3ihybrid & taking an easire swing will give the distance I'm after.

I have noticed though differnt hybrids will display differnt characteristics. Some are closer to irons in action & others closer to woods. Some brands will naturally fly flatter & others will balloon in comparison. My hippo hybrid tends to fly low & long. very handy if there is a lot of wind about, especially above tree line. My ben Hogan on the other hand is high flying, straight & long in the calm, but in high winds not the best club to choose in certain occasions.

I'd always say only replace a long iron you have difficulty in getting advancement in distance over the iron below it. In my case the 3 iron is the one where I have little advantage if any over my 4 iron.

The trajectory I get with my hogan hybrid is awesome, only thing is the stinkin club is too long and sets up really upright, which really bothers me.....

Mizuno Fli-Hi II (the iron shaped one, not the CLK) is ideal as a long iron replacement. Unlike many wood shaped hybrids, for me the loft equates to similar distances as comparably lofted long irons that I've owned but with much more forgiveness and playability out of the rough. I had mine built to the same length/lie that the 3 iron would be in my set if I had one, it's as easy to hit straight and high as a short iron, it's the easiest club to hit in my entire bag. It's lie adjustable and Mizuno can build it with a steel shaft to match your current irons. I've always been more accurate with iron like clubs than with fairway woods and wood shaped hybrids. The only possible negative I can think of is that some players do not like iron-type clubs with a thick topline and some offset. I really like my Halo's but very soon the 19 degree Halo will give way to an 18 degree Fli-Hi built to my perfect 2 iron specs.

To each his own if it helps your game. I remain an iron player because of workability and high shot, or low shot capabilities when needed and in windy conditions. I have hit the Hogan Hybrids and they had nice high ballflight and straight. Just seemed clumsy. My 4W is more versatile and longer by far ,at 16.5*

Lots of golfers are buying and using hybrids down here.


"Practice the 3 and get the rest for free!".....my old Golf Coach..( on iron play,1955)

I boght a hybrod for this yeaer, only have 3 rounds on it and range time, but it has worked it's way out of the bag and i dont' see it earing a spot anytime soon. Viva the long iron.

i don't like hybrids either...the look throws me off.

For me hybrids have their time and place. When my timing is off the hybrids are good for instilling confidence b/c they are considerably more forgiving, but when I'm on my game, I like the way you can work the irons fade/draw, high/low, etc. Plus, b/c of the lower trajectory they tend to go a bit farther. More importantly for me though, Tx wind makes ya have to play low shots 75% of the golfing season (Hill Country Golf :sigh: )

I prefer hybrids over long irons because today i rented two hybrids and tested them against my long irons and theyre so much easier to hit to me.