| Everyone, including the professionals, has difficult | | | | over my head because even God can't hit a 1-iron". |
| times related to long iron shots. The old adage "the | | | | Hybrid irons are built on iron shafts, at iron shaft |
| longer the club, the harder it is to hit" has been true | | | | lengths, but have heads that are a cross between an |
| since the beginning of golf time. Everyone struggles | | | | iron and a wood. That design provides the ultimate in |
| to make clean contact with long clubs and in the | | | | ball striking advantage. Hybrids are now being offered |
| effort to get the ball started in the right direction. It | | | | by many manufacturers in clubs from the #1 to the |
| is just common sense that the farther the club head | | | | pitching wedge. These full sets of hybrids can be a |
| is from your hands the more difficult it is to make it | | | | great improvement for golfers, especially the ladies, |
| do what you want. Imagine the difference in control | | | | who have difficulty in making clean contact with |
| of a one foot long club and a ten foot long club. That | | | | standard irons. |
| is a gross exaggeration, but it illustrates the point. | | | | So, if you have not tried a hybrid yet, it is a good |
| If you go to professional golf events, or watch them | | | | idea to start with a #2 or #3. Give it an honest |
| on TV, you will notice that many of the pros carry 1 | | | | effort and you will see that it is easier to hit than the |
| or 2 hybrid irons. They want that extra advantage | | | | comparable standard iron. If the first one works out |
| by replacing some long iron shots. Lee Trevino said it | | | | for you, consider replacing other long irons that may |
| best when he said "in a thunderstorm, I hold a 1-iron | | | | be causing you trouble. |