The first question usually is, why? Well, the simple answer to that is hybrid golf clubs are easier and more forgiving to use than long irons. Long irons are widely considered the hardest clubs to hit accurately. Imagine, you are standing close to 200 yards from the green. Sand in front of the green, maybe on more than one side of it. Water may be in play as well. can you confidently put a swing on the ball with your 3 or 4 iron that will NOT end up in trouble a high percentage of the time? Most casual golfers would have to say no if they were to answer honestly.

Now, picture the same shot with a hybrid. If you put a bad swing on the ball, the chances are it will end up in a much better place than if you put the same bad swing on the ball with your long iron. Imagine if you try the same shot out of heavy rough. The advantage hybrids give you is amplified even more.

In the previous example, why does the hybrid result end up better? There is more than one reason for this. Anyone who has used long irons knows it is easy to miss-hit the ball. If you hit the ball fat it will likely not get much loft and will go either right or left in addition to not getting the distance you wanted. When this happens any hazards in front of you or on either side of the fairway come into play. You might get more distance if you hit the ball thin, but if you do this you are even more likely to have your ball go either right or left. If you make the same contact using a hybrid golf club, you are likely to get a much better result. The shape and size of the club head makes it more forgiving, and your shot is still likely to get good airtime and decent distance. Chances are, your ball is still alive and you will be able to play on without taking a penalty stroke.

Hybrid golf clubs are more forgiving and easier to hit than long irons. That is the simple truth. If you are on the fence about using them, you need to jump over onto the side of hybrid golf clubs. You can start using hybrid golf clubs and make absolutely zero changes to your swing. The result is likely to be a lower number on your scorecard the very first time you use your hybrids. I can’t think of any one thing you can do today that will make tomorrow’s golf score lower. That is a powerful statement and the only real reason you need to add hybrid golf clubs to your bag today!

Want to find out more about Hybrid Golf Clubs, then visit Johnny Hamm’s site on how to choose the best hybrid golf club option for your needs.

You know the drill, someone standing on the tee with their brand spanking new 460cc driver that they saw Tiger Woods using at the Masters. As the round progresses the frustration of not being able to strike the driver properly means that a good round of golf is wasted due to the fact that people struggle when it comes to being able to play properly with a low percentage driver. So here are a few little tips that I hope will help you hit a golf ball with that driver:

1. Your tee height is the perfect example of one of the things that will have changed from your old club. The tee needs to present the ball with around one third showing over the top of the club. This compensates for the higher face of the club and the slightly different angle of the club head. If you use a longer tee try and get one of the new plastic ones that doesn’t scratch your new club. (Scratches are unavoidable but there are tee’s that will not scratch as much.)

2. The importance of that little bit of writing on the side of your golf ball when it comes to lining up your shot is something that is overlooked by a great number of higher handicapped golfers. If you line this writing up so you are pointing down the fairway you will have an instant advantage as when it comes to addressing the ball you can instantly see that you have a nice T where the club face aligns to the text on the ball. This way when you come to swing the club you already know that you are lined up properly in the direction you want to hit the ball.

3. The position that the ball sits in your stance has changed slightly as well. You need the ball slightly further forward in your stance than you did before where you used to line the ball up with your heel, now it is closer to being the tip of the big toe, as long as your stance is correct. This part is really personal preference and you need to spend time on the good old driving range in order to master where you are going to have the ball but you can test it in different areas until it feels completely natural. Once you have that you can just do what makes you feel good and practice it.

4. Hit the ball as you enter your upswing. With every other club in the bag you hit the ball at the bottom of your swing due to the abrupt angle of the new drivers to avoid driving the ball into the fairway a few short meters in front of you make sure that you are hitting the ball as you push through the swing. In step three we looked at changing the ball alignment so it is further forward in your stance thus meaning you should not adjust your swing as we are now looking to hit the ball after we have come through the apex of the swing.

These are simple to follow steps that you will be able to introduce to your game with your new club in order to be able to hit a golf ball cleanly and sweetly with your new club.