The Increase in Reputation of Hybrid Golf Clubs – Golf Equipment at Its Best
Anyone fairly new to the game of golf is going to be acquainted with hybrid golf clubs. They now form part of everyday golf and the majority of golf bags will feature one or more of them. But this was not always the case.
Until quite recently the selection of clubs available to a golfer were limited to those that had been around for decades; namely golf driver, fairway woods, long irons, short irons, wedges and putters. Although there had been tremendous technological advances in the development of golf equipment over many years, the contents of the golf bag looked very similar in the 1990’s to what it did in the 1960’s. What this meant was that golfers, for the longer second shots, tee shots on long par 3’s etc, were forced to use fairway woods or the hard to control long irons e.g. 1, 2 and 3 irons.
Playing with long irons did indeed take some skill and for this reason there came a proliferation of the easier-to-hit fairway woods. It was quite common to see golfers with 3,5,7,9 and even 11 woods. Reason for this was that woods are easier to hit and control and they get the ball into the air quickly. But that only works generally from a nice fairway lie and so this solution was not ideal. New advances in golf equipment, particularly the long iron area, were required.
Like all good ideas it is a little murky in terms of where the idea for the golf hybrid came from or who actually brought out the first club. An early entry into the marketplace was certainly the Taylormade Rescue Club and this club became the benchmark for all that followed.
So what was the thinking behind the development? Well, quite simply, it seems to have come from the thoughts of any golfer who has ever played the game - give me a club that is easy to hit from the tee, fairway, bunker and semi-rough, is forgiving and high flying, and avoids the need for me to master the skills needed to use long irons. And so the development worked and continued.
Today it is highly unlikely that you will see anyone carrying a 1 or 2 iron and equally you will be hard pressed to find fairway woods above a 5 wood. The original rescue club model has now been enhanced by the addition of utility clubs and hybrids that replace irons right down to the 6 iron. Nearly all professional golfers carry hybrid or rescue clubs in their bags and with that the club has become standard kit. Within our site at [http://comparegolfgear.co.uk] you will find a full range of hybrid golf clubs.
Until quite recently the selection of clubs available to a golfer were limited to those that had been around for decades; namely golf driver, fairway woods, long irons, short irons, wedges and putters. Although there had been tremendous technological advances in the development of golf equipment over many years, the contents of the golf bag looked very similar in the 1990’s to what it did in the 1960’s. What this meant was that golfers, for the longer second shots, tee shots on long par 3’s etc, were forced to use fairway woods or the hard to control long irons e.g. 1, 2 and 3 irons.
Playing with long irons did indeed take some skill and for this reason there came a proliferation of the easier-to-hit fairway woods. It was quite common to see golfers with 3,5,7,9 and even 11 woods. Reason for this was that woods are easier to hit and control and they get the ball into the air quickly. But that only works generally from a nice fairway lie and so this solution was not ideal. New advances in golf equipment, particularly the long iron area, were required.
Like all good ideas it is a little murky in terms of where the idea for the golf hybrid came from or who actually brought out the first club. An early entry into the marketplace was certainly the Taylormade Rescue Club and this club became the benchmark for all that followed.
So what was the thinking behind the development? Well, quite simply, it seems to have come from the thoughts of any golfer who has ever played the game - give me a club that is easy to hit from the tee, fairway, bunker and semi-rough, is forgiving and high flying, and avoids the need for me to master the skills needed to use long irons. And so the development worked and continued.
Today it is highly unlikely that you will see anyone carrying a 1 or 2 iron and equally you will be hard pressed to find fairway woods above a 5 wood. The original rescue club model has now been enhanced by the addition of utility clubs and hybrids that replace irons right down to the 6 iron. Nearly all professional golfers carry hybrid or rescue clubs in their bags and with that the club has become standard kit. Within our site at [http://comparegolfgear.co.uk] you will find a full range of hybrid golf clubs.