Which hybrid golf club is best?
For centuries, golf clubs were called woods and irons. Woods had mallet-shaped heads, and irons looked like blades. Then along came hybrid golf clubs, borrowing some of the characteristics of irons and woods while differing from both. Hybrids have heads that look like woods, only smaller. They’re lightweight and much easier to swing than long irons while also being more accurate than fairway woods.
Hybrid golf clubs have established a place in most players’ golf bags between their fairway woods and their irons. We’re especially fond of the , and personally, we think it’s the best.
TaylorMade M4 Hybrid Rescue ClubWhat to know before you buy hybrid golf clubs
Iron/wood hybrids
This is the most popular type of hybrid golf club and the one people think of when they hear the word “hybrid.” It looks like a small wood and swings like a short iron. This means your golf ball goes high, straight and far, even when you don’t hit it in the sweet spot. Iron/wood hybrids are meant to replace the longer irons in a traditional set of golf clubs: the 2-, 3- and 4-irons.
Iron hybrids
This type of hybrid golf club extends the original concept beyond replacing the long irons to replacing your medium irons too: the 5-, 6- and 7-irons. There are even iron hybrids to replace your short irons for people who find the hybrid design easier to hit.
