How to Hit Hybrid Golf Clubs

In this post, we will discuss the hybrid itself, the set up with a hybrid, and ideal contact with the ball.

The hybrid golf club itself is one of the newest clubs to come about in the golf industry. Hybrids by nature are designed to replace long irons (2, 3, 4, & 5 irons; although now there are entire iron sets that are hybrids - those are great for low club head speed players or beginners). Here are a few images of a hybrid and how it sets up to the ball.

In general, the ball is played in your stance similar to that of a long iron (not centered, but also not off of your left heel like driver would be - it is played under your left ear or under the logo on your shirt).

One of the biggest keys you want to see with the hybrid is that there is some degree of forward press with the handle. Forward press is the angle of the shaft at set up. If the shaft with the hybrid points to your belt buckle, you have negative forward press and if it points outside of your left hip, you have too much forward press. Ideally, the handle points at your left belt loop.

Ideal contact comes ball first, and a small divot second in most golf shots. The hybrid is no exception.

To start to gain a feel for this, set up a tee just after the ball low in the ground.

Make the ball and the tee fly with your club in a golf swing. This will give you more solid contact. If the tee stays in the ground, you either hit behind the ball and the club skipped up into the ball, or you never got enough ground.

Focus UNTIL you get to the point of clipping the tee and compressing the ball off of the face solidly.

If you cannot get the good contact we are looking for with this drill, watch this video clip. For more on Gibbs Golf visit our website.