Fairway Wood Vs Hybrid

Fairway Wood vs Hybrid.

Fairway wood vs hybrid. Anna uses the fairway bunker as the case for rather taking the hybrid and leaving the fairway wood alone. Fairway woods tend to hit the ball greater distances with lower spin they are clubs designed mainly for distance. On the other hand hybrid clubs combine the use of wood and iron clubs together so you can hit longer shots easily and accurately.

Fairway wood just as the name implies is used generally for hitting shots directly off the turf of the fairway. You are likely to have both a 3-wood and a 3-iron or 3-hybrid in your bag but not a 3-iron and a 3-hybrid. Off the tee a hybrid can be treated like an iron.

Unlike with a fairway wood solid contact with a hybrid will leave behind a small divot. Players are supposed to be able to hit hybrids easier than fairway woods. There are pros and cons to both clubs and the decision is ultimately based on the strengths and weaknesses of your game.

The 3-wood is a fairway wood that keeps the ball lower than a hybrid and travels further. For approach shots the 2-hybrid travels one yard farther and hits the green about 25 more often. 3-hybrid works closer to a 3-iron while 3-wood works more like a 1-iron.

It provides great versatility both off the tee out of the fairway and out of the rough. With the same loft number Fairway woods shaft is longer than Hybrid making the wood feel less consistent compared to Hybrid. Hybrids are literally the definition of a hybrid between a long iron and a fairway wood.

The hybrids clubhead is dense with a lower and deeper center of gravity than a fairway woods clubhead. It only falls about 25 behind. They are designed to be much denser and heavier than their wood counterparts to punch the ball out of tough lies.