In this months Golf Digest on page 113 Hank Haney in a side bar to Tiger's long iron swing state the following:
[I]"Unless you drive the ball at least 275 yards, your long irons should be hybrids."[/I]
I don't know if this fuels the debate that hybrids are not for real men but in my experience playing golf most amateurs do not drive at least 275 yards. Ergo, most amateur golfers should be using hybrids.