Hybrid VS 5 Wood
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txg.ca - In this video we test a hybrid against a 5 wood with identical lofts to see the differences in performance. Find out which head design is better suited to your game.
Filmed at: Tour Experience Golf
Custom Golf Club Fitting Studio - Toronto, Canada
Featuring: Ian Fraser & Matt Blois - กีฬา
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Let us know which club works best for your game! Important to remember (as always with these tests) that this wasn't meant to be a definite representation of which club will perform better for an individual. With the data in the video we've shown the differences in ball flight between the two clubs, which will apply at any ball speed. Whether it works for you...you'll have to go out and get fit to find out! 😉
This video came at the perfect time for me and is really quite interesting. I want a club for going into Par 5s in two and I've never been truly comfortable with the hybrids I've owned. For some reason I never considered a 5 wood, but perhaps I should. My UT is my non-driver club off the tee, so a high flying 5 wood might just be what I'm looking for. Thanks, fellas!
I have been using a Cobra 3-4 hybrid at 19 degrees for over a year now and love it both from the tee and in the fairway (to be honest mostly from the rough)
my 2 and 4 iron for sure (of the longer clubs). I don't now why but my misses with irons are usually just short, my woods and hybrids are all over the place. But I think this is just because when I first started playing golf I asked for the 2 hardest clubs to hit, got a 60 degree and a 4 iron, my buddy claimed "when you can hit these, then you can play golf" so I practiced with them until I could hit them OK.
Have to say that it has served me good, my handicap was down to 17 at the end of that same summer :)
Any chance you guys can speak to iron lofts on PGA tour pro clubs. I had heard they are possibly cranked down loft wise compared to stock sets?!
Can you guys do a video about graphite vs steel in your woods,kinda an old concept brought back to life or get into graphite vs steel irons?
2020, 2+ years later and this video is fantastic!
This guy has 1 of the cleanest pure swings I see in reviews. OMG Just straight and high. Not really drawing or fading natural. Wow.... I bow down to you Sire... 250 with a 5 wood from the deck.
Matt plays a game with which I’m not familiar.
is this golf?
Just got back into golf after not playing for 15 or so years.
Found your channel and the more I understand about golf, the more value I"m getting out of your channel.
My god what a resource.
Thank you gents.
I've got a set of cheap beginners clubs and you're providing some amazing insights into what I need to do next with my game and also my equipment
I think I have watched this 3 times now. Great to watch again when I'm thinking about changing my 18 hybrid for a 5 wood.
Yet another great video 👏🏾
I love the partnership you two have, Matt is always thinking of questions that subscribers/viewers will have and Ian breaks the answers down into great detail. Keep up the good work
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Another fascinating and amazingly informational video from Ian and Matt. Thanks for sharing your amazing wisdom.
I have 3 & 5 wood and 19* and 21* hybrid which I mix and match depending on where I’m playing and how windy it is. Excellent vid showing differing ball flight which confirmed my thoughts on what I see. Keep up the great work 👍🏌️
Excellent technical videos. You're both very polished presenters and the whole packaging is highly professional.
Just discovered you two, my goodness this was informative, thank you so much ... I too am a lefty and it is so wonderful to see Matt swing the club and Ian, so articulate my friend ... thank you both .... watched the blade vs cavity video too, again, amazingly informative for this 64 year old who after 30 plus years is still trying to improve ... cheers.
Welcome to the channel Dave!
Best golf channel new or old on TH-cam. Well done guys.
You just reminded me of how much I used to enjoy my 5 (and 7) wood. It has been replace with a 19 degree hybrid, which I also love, because of the greater versatility.
This is really so true. Depending how well your swinging and the conditions, woods and irons get mixed up all over the place in my bag. Confirmed what I have found for a while. Good job
What a magnificent video, that has answered so many questions for me. Thank you 👍
Once again an excellent video. Describes exactly what I've been debating back and forth on my bag the last couple of years. I always seem to go back to the 5 wood because it's so easy to hit more consistently...
I made the switch from a 5wood to hybrid years ago and never looked back. It had nothing to do with distance/feel as I hit my 5wood extremely well (and loved it). It had to do with those crappy "in the sh*t" lies off the fairway, in a divot, or a bunker 200+ away from the green. I simply would want to hit down harder on the ball for those kind of lies while still getting my consistent distance, the hybrid allowed me to confidently do so knowing I would not break my 5wood shaft (which had happened a few times). The hybrid also allowed me to do a simple chip and run or even putt from off the green in certain odd situations. Off the tee or fairway a 5wood is fantastic, but for me there is just more utility all-round with a hybrid.
Good points and thanks for sharing your experiences!
Well Said !!!!
Great work, love the tech and club fitting talk. Brilliant
I bought my first hybrid ever. A 22 degree hybrid. Wow what I love that club. Works from both the ruff and fairway without any problems. It has quickly become my "go to" club.
Thanks for demystifying hybrids versus fairway woods! And watching Matt's swing is a lesson in and of itself.
This video made me remember why I used to love hitting my 5 wood -- although I am not willing to give up my 3 hybrid just yet. Great video.
Another fantastic video, guys. I spent an hour yesterday in exactly this dilemma. Settled on 18 degree Apex. Toughest spot in the bag
This is the kind of video you watch over & over!
I have a 22 ° 7wood and a 22° hybrid (slow swinging lady here) and as you find in the video as well, they both go about the same distance, the wood with a bit more height. The reason I prefer to put the hybrid in the bag usually is that I am way more confident with it out of light rough or even a fairway bunker. I just can't get myself to hit a wood anywhere but on the fairway (or off the tee, of course). Also I find it easier with the hybrid to just hit a shorter lower punch shot out from out under trees and the like.
MissyLaMotte I’m hoping that works for me. I go from a 3 wood lofted as a 4, to a Heavenwood 7 lofted 20-22. The 3 goes straight and long off the deck, but I’m struggling with the 7. I just moved to senior Recoil shafts in all but the 7, so that might be my trouble, but I just bought a 3 hybrid based on my success with 4 and 5 hybrids. I also just ordered a senior Recoil shaft that I’ll cut to 7 wood length for a final comparison.
I haven’t played in 18 years and my swing speed slowed. I went from firm to regular, then realized I needed a lighter flex in the middle of my purchase spree. Only cost me 3 shafts, so I’m not super bummed. Fitters always scared me, or at least the rolling eyes I expect to get. These guys seem like the ones I’d trust with my fragile golf confidence. I’m 65 and fit, with a 20 handicap these days.
Thanks. I was thinking the exact same thing in regards to my offline shots and ummmm errrr playing out of the rough. The hybrid will suit me better that way.
Hybrids all the way for me. Being barely 5' 5'', I just feel so much more confident with hybrids. In fact, I have a 2,3 and 4 hybrid in my bag and I use them in all kinds of situations: from the fairway, as a driver, for approach shots, around the green. And I experiment a lot with them when ther's nobody around...
I’m 5’6 and totally get this. I’m a big woods player. Starting to experiment replacing my 4-5 irons w/ hybrids.
Ian n Matt,
watching your videos are akin to updating our golf software.
Keep posting updates more regularly.
Great stuff again guys. The most knowledgable and objective channel around right now
Another excellent video guys! I love the way you present the information, then leave it to us to consider for our own games. High fiber food for mental digestion!
Matt hitting that Hybrid almost as far as I hit Driver! And also crushing that 5 Wood! I love watching his swing when you have him hitting in these videos. Especially as a lefty myself.
Totally!!! He is awesome! I’m a lefty too. I’ve learned so much from them.
I have just finished replacing my older Titleist Club setup. (983 E Driver, 980 3W, 975 5W; 4-PW DCI 990 B; 50, 54, 58 Spin Mill Vokeys.)
Last fall I got 917 D2, 15* & 18* F2; Vokey SM6 - 46, 50, 54 V, 58-06 K.
A month ago, looking to replace 4-9 Irons, I ordered 5-9 718 AP2, AND chose a 21* F2 to replace the 4 Iron.
Playing 45 years and Never liked Hybrids.
I have also been changing my swing from a very long 2 Plane Swing into a more compact 1 Plane, with my PGA PRO since late last Summer.
Recently found TXG on TH-cam and very much like what you present.
Matt is your "Iron Byron" and seeing the other players you present is also informative.
Thanks, Guys!
Thanks again for this tiny video. Great stuff. To be honest I switched to hybrids quite a long time ago and forgot my 5 wood completely. After this video I surely will take the 5 wood again into consideration during my fitting process.
I also forgot how much confidence I felt at address position over the 5 wood though the longer shaft makes it a little more difficult to hit. I remembered immediately when you mentioned😊. Well done.
This is a whole in my bag now, can’t wait to see crossover / driving iron another great vids guys
Guys that was great. I don’t like hybrids because I’m not good enough to hit them. I just took my 2 iron out of my bag and put in a 5 wood. I can hit it 220 and it is the cutest club you’ve ever seen.
Damn how accurate was Matt today!
Really enjoyed that. Found it very interesting.
I’m sure you guys are in my head. Every video is something I’m thinking about
Another great video it’s funny I feel way more confident with my hybrid than any 5 wood I have tested and I feel I can manipulate the flight better with a hybrid. It’s so interesting to see how 2 clubs with the same loft can go the same distance via different routes. It again hammers home the importance of going to a place like TXG to a all through your game to help discern what might be the best club for your game. I really want to see Matt hit a 1 iron for fun lol.
I don’t understand how anyone could give a thumbs down to any of your videos. The knowledge you guys share is priceless, you gel extremely well together, the camera work and editing is top notch - so what’s not to like?
On a side note, I’m getting a complete bag fitting later this week here locally by a Golf Digest Top 100 fitter and one of the issues I’ve been considering is the 5W vs Hybrid scenario so this video helped my decide which way I “want” to go but I’ll see what my fitter has to say before I make the final decision.
Thanks and good luck at the fitting! Let us know how it goes.
Great review guys!!!
Great video, I'm getting fit for hybrids tomorrow!
I think my next set will probably have a very different club makeup than what's in the bag now .
Thanks for another great video
Thanks for the video. I’m a 4 handicap. I actually took the 3 wood out and carry the 5 wood and 3 hybrid. 5 wood for off the tee and 3 hybrid for the rough or par 5’s. I kept switching between the 2 for a while and noticed I quit going for the 3 wood. Giving up 10 yards was worth it. Enjoy watching your channel. Thanks
Great video. Love em! Keep it coming.
Ian, Matt, thanks again for another winner! You guys are the best. I just replaced a 5 wood and a 7 wood with a M3 4 hybrid. This hybrid is a rocket launcher! Before, I had too many clubs in my bag (has a 2 iron also) that all did about the same job. Much simpler now, no longer standing over the ball thinking "is this the right club?"
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Outstanding comparison
This was an awesome demonstration! I have always played a 5 & 7 wood. Never hit the hybrid as well. Thanks!
the video ive been waiting on!! thanks lads
Enjoyed the video.. Looks like a fantastic setup as well!
Thanks!
You guys are brilliant. Been looking for this advice for a while. I struggle with a hybrid and now I understand what I need... I always thought that the hybrid should always launch higher than an fwood... just thought I couldnt swing with a hybrid. Thank you for giving me clarity.
Really interesting differences to see between the two clubs. I remember my Dad in the late 90s has a huge set of woods from Driver, through, 3, 5, 7, 9 and down to 11. I used to have a 27 degree 7 wood when i was a junior and didn't have the club speed to properly launch a 4 iron.
At the top end of my bag now I have a 3 wood, 19 degree hybrid, and a 2 and 3 MP-H4 iron. I mix and match depending on wind conditions and how confident I've been hitting the hybrid and wood. I find they can snap hook way more than the irons, and because I don't struggle with height, if it's windy, I want to keep the ball lower.
First time viewer. Great, informative video. Looking forward to more.
I recently got rid of my 3 wood and 3 hybrid and replaced it with a 5 wood.
Best choice I ever made.
Easier to hit off the fairway, and easier to hit a more solid shot with a higher launch than a 3 wood.
Feels more comfortable than a hybrid when I'm setting up to the ball. The extreme offset in the hybrids always bothered me.
Thank you ,a 7 wood for me .I like the analysis you guys give .Please keep it up .
Great comparison! Gracias!
Great Video Guys. I’ve always debated this topic with myself. Nice to see it presented in such a good way. Always liked my 5 wood. But good to know that a hybrid on a windy day would work as well. Will be in soon!
Great video thanks
Great demo to show flight character of these two clubs. I game a 4 hybrid and 5 wood for the option of low flight and shot shaping of the 4h and the 5w for better height and a bit more distance. While these two are somewhat redundant in terms of distance, I think having the options in long approach shots worth carrying both.
Wonderful video!!!
Great video been thinking of getting a 5 wood as i play a 21 degree hybrid and never been 100% happy with it too much of a gap between 3 wood and 3 iron i want more height and a bit more distance and this video has convinced me.
I wish I could hit any club as well as Matt does!
Once again, this helps a lot. My bag is not yet complete so I was deciding between a hybrid or 5 wood and I'm now going for the 5 wood. I personally don't like the ball to roll much and for some reason, I think 5 wood could offer more forgiveness and I like the looks when it sits behind the ball. Thanks for yet another great video.
I was feeling good about myself for finishing 2nd in an amateur event and then seeing Matt hit a 3 hybrid as far as I hit driver brought me back down a notch or two.
Watching me hit it into opposite fairways at my course opener over the weekend would've brought you back up those notches 😆😆😆
I got a 5-wood last year, and I love it! But I keep the 3-hybrid around to swap out on days where it's windy. Also carry a 4 hybrid always.
I have an ancient 5 wood at 21 degrees that I bought off ebay when I first started golfing, and I've never worked up the nerve to get rid of it. Always flies high, draws perfectly. I don't even know the brand, it's so old and cheap, but I would cry if I lost it.
I remember the Ely 11 wood. It was amazing.
Revisited this video as I've rebuilt my entire bag (3 wedges, PW-5iron, 22 & 18 Hybrids, 3W, D) and after fighting with my Epic #2 18 degree Hybrid for a while (loved it off the tee but too inconsistent and not enough hight off the fairway for a 230 club), I decided to go with an 18 degree Rogue Subzero 5 wood - and I love it. Every single thing about the club is a better fit for me: ease of consistent shot shape, ease of launch off fairway, & peak height for carries into Par 5s. After making the switch, I adjusted the loft on my 4 hybrid to 21 degrees from 22 for a gapping tweak and as a byproduct have hit it off of tees on short or tight Par 4s for a 220 accurate shot off the tee - something I never did before.
Super helpful. Ty.
Love this channel
Keep kicking ass guys. I still love my 5 wood compared to a hybrid.
A video describing when soft/hard stepping irons could benefit a player would shed more light on a not-so-touched on topic. GREAT content, Guys! Already planning a trip to Toronto to fine tune my bag all the way from Texas!
I didn't expect a hybrid to travel as far as a fairway wood. I use a 5 wood and hit it well; I can't say the same for a 4 hybrid, and I've tried 3 of them. Thanks for putting this comparison out there.
Interesting stuff - especially on what's happening with the PGA tour winners carrying 5 woods. I had already picked up on that because it seemed that may amateur golfers appeared to be moving from hybrids to driving irons in their bags. Let's bring on a driving iron comparison now. Thanks!
Got my first eagle last year with a 5-wood. Had about 220 into the front portion of the green, left me with a 15-20 ft putt. Feels like butter when you catch it right 👍🏻
You just answered a concern that I had ,7 wood for me.
Another great video guys. Playing down here in Texas in windy conditions with a fast swing speed a 5 wood would balloon up on me big time! Love my cobra F7 hybrid.
I too have a love affair with my F7 hybrid. Probably my fav club to hit
come on guys. content is absolutely brilliant - why not a single smile from you serious dudes? This is a game - make it fun :)
Like what you guys said, Callaway pioneered the 7 and 9 woods. I think more people should try them.
I put in a 7w head at a hybrid shaft length. Feel that I'm getting the forgiveness & sharper descent of a fairway wood and the usability of a hybrid length.
I can't quite get used to the offset look of a hybrid. Maybe I should get a 2nd hand model to try out.
I recently switched out my 4 iron in favor of a 22 degree hybrid, but carry a 18 degree 5 wood as well.
Still making up my mind on what I like better.
I carry a Ping G 400 5 Wood in my bag. Love that club. Matter of fact I have the Ping G 400 3, 5, 7, 9 Woods and also added a Callaway Rogue 11 Wood. :) Love the Woods. But I also have to say that I have a complete set of really nice hybrids too. I have a 3,4, 5, 6 and 8 in hybrids and they are split between Callaway Rogue X and Ping G 400's. Love the way I am set up with the woods and hybrids now. Lots of great choices. Spider Dubiel
Hi guys great work. I've just taken my 5 wood out and put a ping 400 3hybrid in play, works a treat as it's more versatile. Cheers
3 years ago and I've watched this plenty of times over the 3 years. The gap between 3 wood and 4 iron has been up for grabs more times than any other club in my bag. Have played 5 wood, 3 hybrid and 2 iron on and off and never seem to settle. Finally settled on an Epic Flash Sub Zero 5 wood with heavy weight forward. Gives me great height but not crazy high spin. Is great because it matches my 3 wood which I love. Always have the 2 iron available for linksy courses or windy days. Reintroduction of a 5 wood as my main gamer has been a game changer
You guys ever try an 11 Wood ? I bought a Callaway Rogue 11 Wood last season. Love it.
Fantastic segment guys. I recently found myself trying to create a solution for some longer 3 pars that I wasn't confidently hitting w/ irons, and started messing around with what I had on hand: a shortened shaft 5W and a lofted up 4H, looking for a solution that could stick the landing. Opposite of Matt, my shorter 5W actually ran on me quite a bit, but the loft-jacked hybrid seems to do the trick, and I think that may be my near future answer to the problem. I'm now on the search to see if I can't find a used 7W to see if it may not be an even better fit.
Bloody hell, Matt absolutely strikes it..!
You forgot a very significant difference in your assessment regarding height
This is the part of my bag i really want to get dialed in. I've had a 5 wood in the past and loved it, currently use a 3 hybrid and it's a little love/hate. I've played around with 3 irons also but there is times where it just lacks a little hight compared to others. Hybrid is a great option to be the middle of the lot and versatility but not sold on it
Great vid thanks guys. I struggle to carry my 3 hybrid further than my 4 hybrid, I think a 5 Wood could help me get the ball up in the air for the extra carry instead of my 3 hybrid.
Great. I’d as usual guys. Keep em coming 👍
Really enjoyed this analysis...... 3 years ago I bought a Titleist Driver; 3; 5 wood plus Hybrid, 5 irons down to 9 to add to my existing Taylormade 7 wood (old favourite) plus my Mizuno PW; 52 and 56 wedges. This was all accidental in some ways but I love this combination. I get the same or similar distance with my 5 wood and hybrid I do get that additional height with the 5 wood, which you need at time.. I’m an old guy so don’t get the distances but, I can agree that the results are very similar
I play on a championship links with very tight lies so I have found that the hybrid is really fantastic. It is also great in the semi rough. I wish that I had one years ago.
Excellent video, how would this affect a golfer with a slower swing speed, I have the yips when it comes to hitting fairway woods but hit my hybrid pretty good.
I used to play a 5 wood but most the courses in my area stay a bit wet so it would either plug or not move. So I ended up going with a 2 iron a lot less height so I would get the lower flight and enjoy it
Great video
What about hitting from the rough. Would you guys recommend hybrid instead of 5 wood because of smaller head and less grass interaction.
In all seriousness though, this is why I carry the old RBZ stage 2 19*. The bigger headed hybrid gives me the best of both worlds in that I can hit it higher/lower and even off the tee occasionally on short par 4’s. I know it’s not the most forgiving model but it was a very affordable option that covers what I need.
I have the 4 & 5. Hard to get the grass and dirt out of the speed pocket. LOL
Txg can u guys do a video on hybrid vs driving and test some different driving irons
We will for sure!
I am definitely a 5 wood guy. I will use it both off the tee and into greens. If my life depended on me hitting one club, my 5 wood is what I’m pulling. It’s an older Callaway X Hot.
As for pros, on the LPGA, Michelle Wie carries 3,5,7, and 9 woods.
I love my xhot 5wood totally agree
Same, best club in my bag
As someone who just doesn't get along with hybrids, this definitely opened my eyes to bagging a 5w, or maybe even something in the 22* loft area to cover the distance between my 3w and 4i. Currently playing a more forgiving 3i, and while it is great off the tee, the forgiveness isn't as great off of the fairway.
Enjoyed the vid. I've always gone with a 3/5 wd combo althought the 3 lately has been a 16.5 degree wood. Because hybrids are typically easier out of heavier rough, I am going with a slightly larger hybrid for confidence and believe that I will not lose yardage. Even though the shaft difference 42 v 40, is great, I may obtain better contact with the shorter shaft. We will see.
My 5 wood is one of the most useful clubs in my bag; I use it for anything from 260-230, and it is a steel-shafted (X100 @42.5") monster^^ I went to steel since I couldn't find a graphite shaft heavy enough that I liked. As for hybrids, I like them, but since I started carrying a 64* wedge I have to decide between the hybrid and 4 iron...the 4 iron usually wins out. Before the 64 came along, I used to carry two 5 woods (one for tee shots and another smaller one for the fairway), which was no problem since I don't carrying a 3 wood. So, it is nice to see that at least one of my clubs can keep up with Matt ;~)
With all of the options today for hybrids, driving irons, woods, wedges and putters, at last count my bag now has 27 clubs. I need to get a bigger bag soon.