Does anybody use a Hybrid out of the rough and use it like a putter for shots out of the rough instead of a wedge? If you do, have you had success with it?
Does anybody use a Hybrid out of the rough and use it like a putter for shots out of the rough instead of a wedge? If you do, have you had success with it?
Not so much like a putter. If I need a low bump and run shot of over 20 yards, I have done it, and it has worked. I used to do the same thing with a 3 iron though, so I don't really see it as something a hybrid is better at than an iron.
Yes, I have also used it when I'm close to the green and have to hit under a tree. It works but my problem is getting the right touch. It's easy to hit too hard and over the green or too easy and leave yourself with another chip shot. I'm still trying to figure out if I'm better off using a hybrid or a wedge
I use it on the fringe or just off the fringe to help the ball hop over the lip of the green. If it has to go more than a foot or so, I'll just use the wedge and bounce it. But my goal with the hybrid is to get it over the lip and rolling right away.
Chipping from the rough is very difficult with a low lofted club.
First off, low lofted irons and hybrids don't have much bounce in the sole.
Second, like jonefoster said, it's very hard to get the right feel or touch on the shot. Strike it an ouce too hard and you've mashed the ball off the green; Strike it a little too soft and the ball doesn't get out of the rough.
Third, choking down on a 40"+ club with a fairly flat lie angle is a sure way to chili-dip a shot or stick the hosel right into the turf.
I'd stick to wedges for precision. If you have to risk it too keep the ball low, that's a different story.
tried the first time today. it wasnt from the rough as such, 1 yard or so off the green, by myself, so threw down a ball to just have a go, holed it, 1 yard off, and 10 yards on the green to the hole! Then I tried my ball in play, and did not hole it, but got very close. So will try again for sure!
If im a few yards off the green, I will usually use a nine iron or a few weeks ago I was able to use my putter. I missed the **** eagle by a few inches. In this scenario it would be bermuda rough. There is no way I could use a 3 iron.
Chipping from the rough is very difficult with a low lofted club.
First off, low lofted irons and hybrids don't have much bounce in the sole.
Second, like jonefoster said, it's very hard to get the right feel or touch on the shot. Strike it an ouce too hard and you've mashed the ball off the green; Strike it a little too soft and the ball doesn't get out of the rough.
Third, choking down on a 40"+ club with a fairly flat lie angle is a sure way to chili-dip a shot or stick the hosel right into the turf.
I'd stick to wedges for precision. If you have to risk it too keep the ball low, that's a different story.
I agree.
I have tried shots like these, too. It is a matter of feel and I feel shots like these should be reserved for INFOMERCIALS. However, Golf Magazine and Golf Digest always like to illustrate the ease of the hybrid for most situations.
I am starting to prefer the hybrids for most second shots (over the woods).
Where I use it most is when the ball lies on the fringe, but up against the edge of the rough. When it's right against that line, it can be difficult to get a wedge or putter on the ball with predictable contact. So I use my 25° hybrid, because the shape of the head lets it slide through the grass and push it out of the way, making for a cleaner hit and a more consistent roll. I set up exactly as if I was using a putter, and make the same sort of stroke. This is almost the only time I use a hybrid for chipping.
Chipping from the rough is very difficult with a low lofted club.
First off, low lofted irons and hybrids don't have much bounce in the sole.
Second, like jonefoster said, it's very hard to get the right feel or touch on the shot. Strike it an ouce too hard and you've mashed the ball off the green; Strike it a little too soft and the ball doesn't get out of the rough.
Third, choking down on a 40"+ club with a fairly flat lie angle is a sure way to chili-dip a shot or stick the hosel right into the turf.
I'd stick to wedges for precision. If you have to risk it too keep the ball low, that's a different story.
I Disagree... i use a seven iron out of the rough and chiping and everything and its so much easier than a higher loft of the club.. because th key concept is to get the ball on the green as fast as you can.. and if you used a higher lofted club.. it will take longer to get onto the green.. i dont strongly disagree with your opinion but i just dont agree with it...
October 28th, 2007, 09:25 PM
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