Degree of hybrid?

**GrEaTfUl dEaD** · 08-29-2005

I am going through my usual club ho'ing and i decided that i am going to get a few new things. First off, I am going to buy a new 983 titielist driver with a aldila nv-65 stiff shaft to go along with my new 904 15*. Also i am going to get a ben hogan hybrid, but i havn't decided which degree to get.

My 175 yard shot is a 7 iron.
My 150 shot is a 9 iron.

So if you can suggest the right degree of loft for me to get to fill between my 3 iron and 3 wood. I hit my 3 wood about 240-260. I hit my 3 iron about 215-220. I would like to keep my 3 iron, just get a club that fills the gap between the two 3's.

Thanks a lot in advance...

Peace

**lloyd_christmas2** · 08-29-2005

You might think about a 19* club - this is basically the loft of a 5W or 2 iron. That would probably fit nicely between your 3W and 3 iron - I'd guess you'd hit it somewhere in the the 230 range, based on the yardages of your other clubs...

**GrEaTfUl dEaD** · 08-29-2005

Originally Posted by lloyd_christmas2

You might think about a 19* club - this is basically the loft of a 5W or 2 iron. That would probably fit nicely between your 3W and 3 iron - I'd guess you'd hit it somewhere in the the 230 range, based on the yardages of your other clubs...

Thats what My buddy told me on the range but i just thought that i would get some more opinions...

thanks
peace

**dorkman53** · 08-29-2005

What are the lofts of your 3 wood and 3 iron; that's a starting point. Most 3 woods are about 15 degrees, unless it is a "strong 3 wood", which can be 12-13 degrees. 3 irons can be anything between 20 and 22 degrees for most sets. I'd try to split the difference between the loft of the 3 wood and 3 irons as a starting point. Shafts on hybrids are usually longer than irons and shorter than woods, so if your 3 wood is 15 degrees and your 3 iron is 22 degrees, a 19 degree Hogan would be a good bet. If your 3 wood is 13 or 14 degrees, and the 3 iron is 20 degrees, you might go with the 17 degree Hogan.

**bethpage caddy** · 08-30-2005

It seems lloyd and dorkman have answered your question, so let me just say that the Hogan CFT hybrid is a great club, when I'm not carrying my 1i, I carry that in a 21*.

**golf-addict** · 08-30-2005

You just have to try different brands/combinations of loft/shaft. For example, I can hit a 25* Cleveland Halo the same distance as my Snake Eyes' 22*; a 17* Sonartec hybrid as my Snake Eyes' 14* hybrid, all depends.