Hybrid or Long Iron...Check this out...

One of the most difficult (and common) conversations we have is with either “baby boomers” or people who have speed that is slowing down as they age. They still believe they can hit #3, #4, and sometimes even #5 irons.  They also think they can consistently hit 3 woods, when a higher lofted wood (such as a #5 or even a #7) will produce longer, straighter and higher shots

Honestly, it’s not that they are unable to hit them in most cases, it is that they are unable to hit them on a playable trajectory. We define a playable trajectory as a shot designed to fly high enough and land steep enough so it would be able to stop to a front pin location on a normal green.

When fitting with Trackman, it now becomes a easier to have those conversations. When we do these fittings now, we have a session when my customer wants to order a 3, 4 or 5-iron when we don’t believe (based on data) that they can create a playable trajectory with those clubs.  We have the player hit the club that he thinks he or she needs and then we allow them to hit the club that we think will best benefit them Trackman shows them exact and immediate results and almost always proved the hybrid or higher lofted wood is the best choice.

What we find in most cases is that the consumer needs not only one hybrid for their set, they usually need multiple, and in some cases; they maybe need higher-lofted fairway woods plus some additional hybrids. By being fitted with Trackman, the golfer can quantifiably see which clubs are best for him or her, while at the same time looking at which clubs produce which distance gaps, another key element in matching a set of clubs to a player.

By showing a player (using indisputable data)  how much easier the hybrids can be to launch in the air, pick up more carry yardage and land on more of a playable trajectory we achieve the goal of immediate game improvement for that player

Here are some reports and Trackman data to back up the claim in the first illustration 5-iron is white and 5-hybrid is yellow.  These screen shots are courtesy of Golfwrx.