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The past 3 months ive been hitting the links again after a bitter divorce. I grew up playing the game and was once quite a good player, now im ****. Game was ruined when my high school coach, who would constantly berate me with harsh criticism and eventually told me i wasnt welcome back on the team, ruined it for me. (i was running track and on golf team and he essentially made me pick)

The game has change A LOT since i was a freshman in highschool and i have a few questions.

1. Ive noticed hybrid irons are everywhere. I assume they are more forgiving and add some distance. What are they benefit/disadvantages of a hybrid? from observation it looks like its the loft is greater but with the added weight u can still get similar distance with easy of hitting a higher loft?

2. When i left the game graphite shafts were the trend. ive always liked the feel of my graphite burners but i played my friends steel shaft slingshots and was hitting the ball with more accuracy, but with less distance. Is there any distinguishable difference between the 2 types of shaft asides from preference?

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3.whats the difference between an iron set vs a tour iron set?

thanks in advance, i appreciate the time.