Fairway Woods & Hybrids
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I noticed on your hybrids swings you took virtually no divot. I had learned to try and take a divot with my fairway woods, which serves a player best sweep or shallow swing or skip and shallow divot?
I love the Skipping Stone analogy with hybrids and fairway woods as well as the “peeling the carrot” analogy you will see in the “top 3 tasks” video.
Your opinion of using a shorter shaft in driver and fairway woods
I put my 3 wood ping 400 shaft in ping driver
Making better contact did not lose distance
That is very cool! I know it has worked for many and the fact you did not lose any distance is a big bonus; I have experimented in my career with up to 52 inch shafts and enjoyed those quite a bit! 48 is the limit now and all the long drive competitors use them to max out distance but if you are not finding solid contact, what is the point?
Thank you for a terrific comment and keep us posted to your developments!
Shawn
Would you still be using Nike instead of PING if they were still making golf equipment?
Good question; but since Ping was always a COMPANY I wanted to be involved with, and that they have been making blades for a while, And now the Blueprint blades! I would say still Ping because of their Drivers, wedges, putters, and all around customer service for everyone I recommend to them. They cannot be matched that way at all. Shawn
Hi Shawn, yesterday at the range I was getting some phenomenal speed with the 3W – around 120 mph (measured by Swing Radar) but substantially less speed with the driver, even though I was striping both of them. Same goes for my wife. From your experience could that be because the driver head is so much larger therefore more wind resistance? Or some other reason?
Hey Thomas!
Seems to me that what you need is a driver fitting; it just does not make sense since you are also hitting your irons that long too!
Shawn
It is interesting that I was fit for the 3W; but I bought the 2 Cobra LTD’s I have on spec. The Rogue was fitted but is not longer. The shafts in my 3W and drivers are all Stiff flex; with the additional power I’m getting from your method, could it be that I need an X shaft to get the proper distance/club head speed? I thought the difference between S and X was mainly about dispersion, but I haven’t been at this for very long.
Definitely possible! I have fit stiff flex drivers for students with regular flex on the irons; and it yielded 15 more yards average for them;
thanks, good to know. I have on occasion hit monster shots with the 3 wood (e.g. 270 carry) and driver (280 carry) with my old swing, but I could not figure out how I did it so couldn’t duplicate it regularly. So I know I have some untapped driver power in me somewhere. Wish there was a TXG branch out here to get properly fitted
Shawn, I’m struggling with hitting my 3 wood and hybrid both off the deck and off the tee. I will toe hook, top or thin it or hit it solidly, but it will be an unplayable block. I’m attributing all this to ball position, but I am keeping the club head in the center of my stance, ball just forward of that. On the range, if I hook it or top it, I move the ball slightly back. However, once I move the ball back I block it. I’m using my intermediate target and swinging over it with both fade and draw set up. I’m at a loss for what to do, and would really appreciate your help.
Time to send in some video!
Down the line and face on please; with both!
Remember that contact and direction is a centering problem!! See “contact and direction shawn clement” on youtube and see the “bolted and centred” video on premium!
Shawn
Hi Shawn, I have this HUGE problem of hitting my hybrids with this massive draw. It’s a “see you on the next hole” kind of draw. It has reached a point where my hands are too far forward of the ball (ball in center of stance) so that I can square the clubface at address. What do you think is happening? I have little issues with my single length irons other than the occassional slice or not so good contact – but in general – I can live with my irons. Thanks!
You will see this often as the hybrids are way too draw biased for starters AND they have a bowed face that makes the club face look a lot more open than it actually is and I find many students over close the hybrid because of this;
So open it up until you get your nice draw back or get another TOUR PREFERRED hybrid and get properly fit for it.
Hey Shawn, I still can’t seem to get any heighth on my 19 deg hybrid or 15 deg 3 wood,. Really comes off face hot but not far from a worm burner? Feel like I’m throwing club at target?
Are you picturing the height you want to release them on? See “best lesson I ever got from Moe norman shawn clement”
Shawn,
I noticed the brace and tilt set up on woods and drivers just like irons. However, shaft does not lean as much as irons cuz of length of shaft on woods, hybrids and driver. My question is with these longer shafted clubs do i still use a 20-30 degree closed face similiar to irons and will shaft still lead like irons to square face at impact? Am i missing something?
Not as much shaft lean because of ball position is more forward; that is all;
Some woods don’t need to be closed as much because they are already draw biased; and because the face of the club is rounded, it looks more open than what it is…WHAT IS IMPORTANT is that when you release the swing in the direction you want the ball to start, you see the ball fly the way you want it to! 😀👍
Hi Shawn,
I have all Hybrids in my bag, just bought them as I resumed golfing after a long hiatus. I am 70 and have found your videos to be very enlightening. Am I correct in noting that ball placement in the different use of Hybrids is a critical part in making contact. I find myself lifting up at contact, any drills or videos I should watch to correct that?
Always focus on the sole of the hybrids and how it skips or deflects firmly with the ground as you throw them towards your targets;
See the “Planing wood” video or the “golf is as easy as peeling carrots shawn clement” on youtube and focus of whipping the grass clippings to the target; never focus on ball to club face; always on sole of club along the ground and how it thump deflects along it;
Shawn
Dear Shawn,
I’m nearly 78, and I carry a nine, eleven and thirteen woods in my bag. Should I change to Hybrids? When I use these clubs, should my ball position be different than the hybrid you demonstrated?
Ranny
Hey Ranny! Only if you are having issues; I have seen this before and those clubs can actually do a very nice job! Never buy anything without trying them; you want them to feel easy to swing and love the sound and feel that comes off of them; Shawn