Fairway Wood vs Hybrid vs Long Iron | Trackman Test 

Great video. I personally think that as an industry, you can't have a bigger indictment of the industry as a whole, than just watching this video, seeing an 80mph swing, and then knowing the industry has programmed the purchase of a 4 iron and 3wood as useable clubs - they're not. Skylar's swing (great job) probably represents the heart of the golf swing bell curve, where the last iron should be a 6-iron at most, then 6 & 5 hybrids, then 7-wood, 5-wood, then Driver. Let's make the game easier, more fun & lower handicaps.

This video is a must watch for most avg. golfers... too many are carrying long irons that aren't working out for them..and alot of people aren't aware of the better options..good job 2nd Swing 👍

Hey, I know her. Nice swings Skylar. I guess I would promote having at least one hybrid in the bag to help with longer shots from the rough where I often play from. :-)

Welcome to the channel Skylar, congratulations on a very nice swing👍 Bag composition as well as being Player dependant should also be Course dependant IMO At my home Course, I carry a Driver, a 19 & 22deg hybrid, then my Irons are 6-PW, 2 Wedges & a Putter. But I also carry 4 Driving Iron which I only use for my 2nd shot on a downhill Par5 where I hit a low running stinger shot. Next year I am planning to make notes of which clubs I use and I intend to remove any clubs that I'm not using regularly. PS I walk with a Carry Bag, so any weight I can save is beneficial,

I replaced my 5 and 6 irons this year with 26 and 29 degree Mizuno Fli-hi hybrids with the same steel shafts as my irons. Absolute money! I miss off the toe a fair amount, and the hybrids have been so much more consistent and forgiving. It would make a good video if you tried this out. Hybrids as a true iron replacement is a game changer.

My 4 iron is one of my favourite clubs and I generally hit it well. But...I'm not great with fairway woods so I struggle to hit anything longer than 200yds consistently. I've recently added a 4 hybrid (20°) to the bag and so far it's working out good. Only had it a few weeks so more improvement required but generally happy with the addition.

This was great but I would have liked to know what her 5-iron distance is and also would have liked her to hit a 9-wood. Nice vid!!

Despite hitting irons very well, being a 4 handicap and having a driver swing speed right at 100 MPH, for many years I struggled with clubs between my driver and my irons, especially when hitting off the ground, due to my combination of swing path and angle of attack. What I struggled with was getting the ball to launch with some height to achieve a decent amount of carry distance. Regardless of whether I used a 4 iron, 3 hybrid or 3 wood they were all going about the same distance and I was also fighting a hook. The solution for me was to trade in a bunch of old clubs that weren’t performing for me and use the proceeds to get clubs with more loft paired with heavier and stiffer shafts with less torque. I now have in my bag a Taylormade SIM Ti 19 deg. 5 wood lofted down to 17 with a Diamana Limited 75 gram stiff shaft which is outstanding off the tee, goes 225 yards with a penetrating low spin flight and produces a very consistent draw. Next is a Tour Edge XCG7 21 deg. 7 wood with a 60 gram Fujikura Fuel Red stiff shaft which is especially good off the ground, goes 205 yards, gives me lots of height and flies straight. One of my favorite clubs now. Then I go to a Tour Edge C721 25 deg 5 hybrid with a KBS TGI 80 g Stiff shaft that produces a very tight draw, goes 190 yards with a trajectory that is very flat. Next is a Tour Edge XCG7 28 deg. 6 hybrid with the same 60 gram stiff shaft as in my 7 wood. It has a very flat face and produces a very high ball flight with a slight fade bias. Goes 175 yards and is great for par 3 tee shots. Recently put a new set of irons in the bag with more traditional lofts, my 6 iron now has 30 degrees of loft which is about what my old 7 iron had. Went with heavier shafts, playing the KBS $-Taper 120 g stiff and my ball flight, trajectory and dispersion really tightened up. The 6 iron goes 165 yards. All of the clubs mentioned, except one, were bought used, or as new old stock. Half of them bought online from 2nd Swing. The ones from 2nd swing were like brand new. Thanks for the great content, excellent service, superb products and inventory.

My longest iron is a 5i, which has 25 degrees of loft, anything lower lofted than that is a struggle. Until 4 weeks ago I carried a 5w (18 degrees), 3h (19 degrees), 4 hybrid (23 degrees) but I always struggled to launch the 3h enough, it would get the total distance I wanted but only because it ran out a bit. I have changed the 3h for a 7w which is just massively more consistent and I now have pretty good gapping from 5i to 4h to 7w (10-11 yards gap). Only problem I have now is that it goes the same distance as my 5w (a 5 year old Epic).

Excellent video. I am struggling hitting my 3 hybrid. I might look at 7 wood. Any suggestions? I hit the 4 hybrid well, carrying around 168 yds..

Very good golf swing. Her alignment is a little to the right which could have something to do with the shots to the right.

Excellent advice as always Thomas. It’s nice to hear that even a scratch golfer like yourself isn’t playing a 3i.

I have hard time with the 5 iron. it's is only 6-7 meter in carry between that and my 6 iron. Which is the longest iron in the bag. Thinking on replace it something else. I don't like hybrids. They go left for me. But tested the JPX Fli-Hi with a $-taper lite 100 steel shaft. I have never hit a better hybrid. No shots went left. Just small fades on every shot.

yep yep, just ditched my 4 iron , 5 wood & 3wood and put 3 & 4 hybrids in the bag, coincidentally shot my best 2 rounds straight out of the gates. 5 iron and 4 hybrid are the same loft but there's still a nice 15 yard gap between them and the hybrid can hold a green well

It’s funny, but I was going through the exact same process today. I lost my 4 iron when I switched irons, and now have a gapping issue between my 5 iron and my 4H. I hit my 5 iron 180 and my 4H 205, so have been looking for a 190 club. (As a side note, I dropped my 3 wood because I can’t hit it off the deck for my life, and my 5 wood is perfect. I only lose 15 yards, but so much more consistent and versatile). I tried a 5H, a 4 utility iron and a 9 wood. The 9 wood actually launched the highest, but it went a little too far for what I was looking for (might try taking the loft up a touch and see if I can get the distance closer to 190-195 vs. 195-200). Loved the 4 utility, felt like it would be great off the tee, but worry about any shot from the rough. Will probably settle on the 5H as it went 190-195 with good height. I do think the tester might like the 9 wood as the 4 iron replacement, and should give it a try. Nice video as always Thomas!

All the way down to 11 wood and I’ve never hit better long approaches. And I don’t get the toe miss or the lefts like I do with hybrids either. Interesting she hits 3 and 5 wood about the same though - I need to make sure mine actually gap well otherwise I’ll just leave the 3 wood out

I totally agree with these findings. Out there in real life hybrids and fairway woods are more forgiving which leads to lower scores.

I carry a G425 9-wood rather than a 4H. The 9W at 23.5 produces good distance and direction.

God I can’t wait to get back out there!

Was stuck between a sim2 ti 5 wood or a sim2 max 7 wood. Went with the 21* 7 wood, I could have adjusted the loft on the 5 and made it a 21* but I really wanted a 7w. As a lefty I had to buy a ladies flex and switch my hybrid shaft into it

I carry a 4 iron and a 5 hybrid. I only use the 4 iron when I have to hit a low pitch out recovery shot...it is easier for me to hit it relatively solid and keep it low...my hybrid gets up too quickly.

Great video - well done!

I’m a strange case. I use a #3 hybrid off the deck, but use a #2 driving iron off the tee and hit it great.

To be honest .. for me in my long irons, the last thing I care about is height and descent angle. I'm looking for accuracy and distance with the long irons, not stopping the ball on greens. Everyone is different I suppose!

Going from 3W 2I 4I to 2/3/4 hybrids adjusted for gapping changed my game for the better. Consistent distance and dispersion for me.

Please open a store in New England!

Always played fairway woods. Tried hybrids years ago and hated them. I've been playing an old set of bertha's in a 2,4,7, and 9 wood for years with good results.

Just went from a 4 hybrid to a driving iron. So far, I am loving the iron. Gets enough height and can shape it, which is kind of surprising

Brilliant clip, makes me think I’ll try the same.

What is the most “anti-hook” hybrid out?

Skyler seems to consistently set up to the right, so might want to work on alinement. However, nice swing. I thought at the beginning that the 7-wood would be best for her and seems so.

There's at least 1 shot a round I hit toey on my 3 or 4 hybrid that I know would've gone nowhere with an equivalent iron. As a high launchand spin player, I wish there were more dedicated even-numbered woods.

This is going out to the vanitycaps that argue they have game for blades and the people who still think all of their irons need to be from 1 manufacturer.. if you don't carry a 4iron 200 MINIMUM -and- hit it well 9 out of 10 shots, you don't have the ball striking capability or ball speed to justify bagging it.. there are better options ask Webb Simpson

Her swing is not that good. Trying to hit the ball far too hard with too much body action. Most of the time she is off balance at the end of the shot.