Great I catch myself saying “let’s do it and let’s do it now” all the time! I can’t hit lower than 20 lofted hybrids far at all. So I carry the 5 wood you convinced me to buy from your other video. That thing is a MONSTER and my new favorite club.

I tend to start my round with my 5 wood due to being more confident. My 5 wood is the club I go to when things aren’t going well off the tea

I carry both a 5 wood and 3 hybrid. I usually switch depending on the course. On long par 3's I prefer the 5 wood. On long approach shots it's the 3 hybrid.

Hybrid is the happy medium for me between a driving iron and 5wood. Hits the right height window and and goes the right distance as well is much more consistent than the other two options. First year having one in the bag and I love it. Use it all over the course and confident everytime it comes out of the bag.

I recently got rid of my 3 and 4 hybrids. I replaced them with a 5 wood and a 7 wood. The main reason is because I would get an errant shot from my hybrids when I really wasn't expecting it. After getting the 5 and 7 woods those errant shots just don't happen. I did get the Callaway Flash 5 and 7 wood. And I did have Callaway Steelhead hybrids. The extra distance from the 5 and 7 wood is welcomed as well. Where I play there isn't a lot of thick ruff. A hybrid is better than other clubs out of thick ruff.

Great content James As a senior player I now use A 3-5 wood replaced my hybrid with a Callaway Rouge 7 wood fantastic out of rough and fairways 🏌🏽

I’ve dumped the 3 wood for a five have a 3 and 4 hybrid and then into five iron etc. about ten yards difference between the 3 and 4 but a lower flight on the 3 which is useful into wind.

I took out my 5 wood and replaced it with a 3 hybrid. I also replaced my 4 iron with a 4 hybrid. As a 14 handicapper I get a more consistent strike, I use my 3 wood much less off the fairway. keep the ball in play more whilst sacrificing those occasional dream shots.

As always, great info and analysis. I actually have a 5 wood and a 3 hybrid in the bag and use them for different shots altogether. The 5 wood is for fairway shots and long par 3's. The 3 hybrid is for rough and shots that need to stay low with distance, like under tree branches and off the fairway from bad tee shots.

I went to a 19 degree hybrid several years ago and was happy with the resluts. Have seen similar videos recently comparing the hybrid to the 5 wood and decided to put the 5 wood back in the bag. Pleased with the change. It feels easier to hit, especially when I need just a bit more distance. With the hybrid, when I try to jump on it a bit I tend to hook, not so with the 5 wood.

I went from double hcp to single hcp 10 years ago when I dumped 3-5 irons for hybrids. Easiest clubs to hit. High and straight. But I also play a 5 wood instead of a 2 hybrid. It all works for me. Hitting long irons are a young man's game!

Great comparison. I think the only thing missing was comparing the descent angle. Tour pros use the 5 wood because the height and and descent allows them to access and hold areas of firm greens. Also, gapping has to come into play. sometimes the hybrid is just too low and doesn't spin enough and doesn't separate enough particularly if someone also uses a 4 hybrid. Would love to see you hit your longest iron and 3 wood first then fill in one of the two.

I’m just old enough to have played competitive golf before there were hybrids. I loved them at the time and have gone back to it from time to time ever since. That said, there is no question that from a standpoint of versatility and possibly even forgiveness, the hybrid is hard to beat! I’ve had at least one hybrid in my bag for years ....and at times more. Currently, I have one hybrid in my bag, a Titleist 818h2 in 19* which is sandwiched between my 3wd and my 4i T-MB. It would hard for me to give up the ability to muscle out a hybrid from deep rough or, for that matter, a bad lie for the sake of a 5wd. Great video James! Very informative. It’s nice to have my own prejudices confirmed from time to time! 😀😀

Great review James! Would have really enjoyed if you took those two out on the course and actually try them out of the rough. Anyways I agree that it‘s much easier to hit a Hybrid out of the rough. Glides much better. The thing is that the courses I play at the greens are in good shape, but really soft. Therefore it doesn’t really make a difference whether spin and descend angle is a little lower and flatter with the hybrid. I would think this is the case for most golf courses. The places the likes of Rory plays at, greens are just superfirm. That‘s why they play 5 woods to get that extra spin and higher apex. Also worth mentioning here is that pros that carry 5 woods often switch it in favor of a utility irons once they play links, softer greens or wind is a bigger factor. Most amateur golfers don‘t do that. Therefore I still believe to the very most golfers hybrids are by far the best fit. And while many argue that pros don‘t use hybrids I can only partially agree to that. If you look at the pros on Tours with lower club head speeds you will figure, that a lot of them are actually playing hybrids. Matt Kuchar, Webb Simpson to mention two of them. Only maybe 3-4% of male golfers have faster swing speeds compared to them. anyways. Can‘t be too wrong using hybrids then...

I replaced the 5 wood this year with a 19 degree hybrid. The 5 wood would turn into a very high weak slice sometimes. I took the 4 and 5 iron out the bag as well and added a 22 degree H4 and a 25 degree H5. They are so easy to hit.

I have recently taking a new approach. I have used a driver, 3 wood, 5 wood and 3,4 and 5 hybrid. I am a 12 handicap and am 65 years old. Switching to Driver, 13.5 degree 3 wood, 16 degree 4 wood, 3 hybrid at 18 degrees, 4, 5, hybrid. Closing the gap between clubs and allowing me to play longer holes better. If it continues, I will be happier and lowering my handicap.

I have an ancient TM R5 7 wood and love it out of the rough or on the fairway. Flies high and lands very soft.

I was always a long iron guy. I have a 7 wood and 3 hybrid both at 20 deg. I have knocked the hybrid up 2 deg and the 7 wood down 1 deg. Gapping is brilliant. As i get older this set up has me probably playing and more importantly enjoying golf more.

I use both, and also have a driving iron. Epic flash 5wood, sub 70 4 hybrid, sub 70 5 hybrid, sub 70 3 utility iron. Plus a 5 iron. Took out my 60 as I have a low bounce 56 that can be opened up for extra space at the top of my bag. I've found having more ball flight options from 200-240 had really helped lower my scores and gives me way more confidence on long par 3s and reachable in two par 5s.

I have both in my bag. My irons go from 5 to GW. So I have adjusted the hybrid closer to a 4 iron and the 5 wood fills the gap between three wood and hybrid quite well.

I play the Rogue 3 wood and hybrid and absolutely love them... Don't get to use them a ton but love them regardless... This was a very interesting video as I used to have a 5 wood in my bag but decided to work in another wedge for gapping and the 5 wood wasn't even getting used... That said I never put much thought into the difference between the 5 wood and 3 hybrid... My hybrid is so easy for me to hit I couldn't imagine using a 5 wood instead. I've considered going to hybrids for the 4 and 5 irons as well as I hit my hybrid so well... Great video James!

I'm 1 of those Dummy's that uses 3 hybrid & a #5 Wood, as i seen approx 15 yards difference, which works for my game ! After see ur video, i'm thinking of trimming my 5 wood shaft to 3 hybrid length + 1" & then Swing Weight it to D-3, & hack-on

The exact test that i was thinking of, i have a Callaway GBB 3 wood lofted up to 17 and a 19 degree M2 hybrid that is great for shaping shots and knock down through trees shots

Results about where I thought they would be. I pulled my 3 wood a while back, I sill have a 5 wood in the bag. I have recently gotten a full set of hybrids. I am finding I can hit 1 with the driver and 1 with the hybrid, and I am usually making stroke 3 with a wedge.

I was asking myself this exact question over the last few weeks. You just saved me a bunch of time testing mate 👍

I am 62 years young and do not have the swing speed I used to. So, I have compared the 5 wood to 3 hybrid and 7 wood to 4 hybrid. I put the the 5 and 7 wood in my bag and am happy as can be. Sometimes I carry a 5 hybrid and sometimes not. When windy, iron. Heat of summer - hybrid.

I keep both 5 wood and Hybrid in my bag. On the short par 4’s I like using the hybrid, it seems to roll further than the wood. On the longer par 3’s and par 5’s I like using my 5 wood. Seriously thinking of replacing my 5, and 6 irons with hybrids. So much fun to hit!

I'm so inconsistent with hybrids (all-world or all-hacker) that I don't carry them anymore. Instead, I carry an original Callaway Steelhead 7w that I bought for $10 at Play It Again Sports. The head is probably a little smaller than some of today's hybrids and it has 20* loft--so basically a 3-hybrid that's easier to hit. So I carry driver, 4w, 7w, single length 5i through GW, Cally MD 50*, 54*, 58*, and putter. Covers all the distances I should ever realistically attempt with my slower swing speed.

I have both in the bag, about a 20 yard difference between the 2 clubs and another option off the tee.

I used to smoke my woods. Last two years I have the yips with the woods so went 3H, 4H, and 5H. Now I set the 3H to 17 degrees and average 230 to 240 (260 when pured) so it replaces a 5 wood but close enough to 3 wood distance. Gives me the opportunity to add an addition wedge in the bag as I have 5 - PW.

With clubs like the Cleveland Hy-wood at 18* and Callaway Utility Wood at 17 and 19* both with a 41.5" shaft. There is a happy medium between a 5 wood and a hybrid.

Just got some new long clubs. I use 3 wood as a driver, 5 wood, and skipped 3H, for a 4 Hybrid. I used to carry a 3W, 5W, 3H, and 4H not knowing 2 of them are essentially the same.

I carry a driver 3and 5 wood and a 4 hybrid then my irons start at the 5 they all serve a purpose n find the hybrid better from the rough and the 5wood for tees and fairways but it wouldnt do us all to be the same would it

Play a F8 3 & 5 woods, which are so easy to hit; have great feel, complimenting my F9 driver. Have tried various hybrids over the years, but I got better results from the fairways, accuracy included...

In a nutshell, fairway woods off the fairway & hybrids out of the rough. To my simple logic, it’s all in the names - I mean FAIRWAY woods is a self-explanatory name and weren’t hybrids originally called rescue clubs (i.e. to get out of trouble) ? I don’t worry to much about similar lofts if the respective clubs are used for these differing purposes.

Got rid of my 3wood and 5 wood and replace them with a 3 hybrid, 4 hybrid, and a 6 hybrid, I hit my 3 hybrid when my driver isn’t working for me, I hit about 230 carry, I got these hybrid to more or less replace my long irons there much easier to hit then my long irons. Great video 🏌🏼

Have to admit that I gave up on both 3 woods & 5 woods years ago as the longer shafts (42" - 43") just seemed too cumbersome for me. I am currently playing an Epic Flash 3H set at 17* loft and an Epic Flash 4H set at 20* loft (both are 41" long), before transitioning into my 4 iron at 22*. loft. The 3H is my 3-wood replacement for second shots into par 5's, and although I sacrifice some distance, I'm usually in the fairway. My 4H is my 3-iron replacement and is used for long par 3's (200'ish yards). Thanks for the informative videos - I enjoy them a lot!

5-wood (TM V-Steel) has always been my fairway finder and my “long-iron.” Love the sound, the feel, and the results it produces.

I carry a Callaway driver plus a 3 wood, 5 wood, 7 wood, 9 wood and 11 wood. My favorite is actually the Rogue 11 wood, very high and soft landing. I use it a lot.

Hi James... Enjoyed this! Been at home messing around with my set up. The bottoms end I like with AP2 PW at 46, VOKEY 50,54 & 58. Top end has been a little messy...Driver still inconsistent! Have a 915 which I paid for, 917 I won, Mizuno ST180 and PXG 0811 LX. 3 Wood is awesome - CALLAWAY XR at 15 degree...Now here's the issue... I was thinking of a 5wood at 18 degree to gap the top end better but will now stay with utility after watching the review.. Issue is I have a 19 and 21 Titleist in the bag. Longest iron is 4 at 25 degree! Have taken 21 out so have driver, 3 wood and 19 degree rescue and then 4 ron

I have a cobra composite 5 wood. It’s 15 years old. I still hit it 235 and it stops on a dime. I love that club. I have a Titleist 910 21 degree hybrid (between a 3 and 4 iron), I hit it 225 and love it. I put the 3 and 4 iron away.

As said before - 1 3-4 5-6 7-8 Cobra F9 but I do have Mashie Hybrids 1 - 5 ie depends on course, conditions and how I feel 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

I guess I'm nuts... I carry a 3 wood.. a 5 wood.. a 4 hybrid, a 5 hybrid AND a five iron. I use them all for different things.

Hi James, I actually bag them both. Hybrid does help with tricky situations. Then the 5 wood just offers me more forgiveness and more consistency from the tee box and fairways.

I am personally a hybrid player. I carry a 4 and strong 3 hybrid. They are my trusties. My home golf course is fairly tight. I need something 220-235 ish. Something I can keep in the ball park. For the par 5s and something for some short par 4s. The hybrid just does it for me. They both have a purpose. Hybrid all the way for me.

I now use a 2 hybrid rogue as my driving iron!! It has changed my game tremendously!! I’m hitting it 230 to 240. Confidence off the Tee is key!! Even mishit shots are still in play in the first cut as opposed to being in the junk/trees with a mishit driver.

Always best to have plenty of hybrids and a 5 wood in the bag. Mine are now Ping G 425 vintage. Hybrids help out with very difficult lies that sometimes are not appropriate for a wood. I believe in a good mix of hybrids and I mean several.

I love my 5 wood from the fairway but I’m a (very) average golfer which means I also hit from the rough plenty and my 5 wood is terrible when the ground is not manicured. My hybrid works from the fairway, the rough and out of the trees which is why I carry it. I still have a 3 wood for tee and fairway shots but my hybrid is my “rescue” club.

Recently purchased a G410 5 wood (currently set at 16.5). Goes about the same as my Mizuno 19 degree hybrid. Even the good shots with the 5 wood....just don't seem to travel as far.....and it should. I also have another Mizuno hybrid set at 15 degrees. I get more distance with the lower hybrid than with the 5 wood. My plan is if the ball is rolling out at all....go with the hybrid. Winter time I'll probably drop the low hybrid and hit the 5 wood more when the ground softens up.

I’m 68 yrs young, and I use both 5wood and 4-5 hybrid. 5 hybrid goes 150, 4 hybrid goes 165, 5 wood 180

Currently have 2 hybrids that i have always struggled to hit cleanly. Am planning to swap to a 5 and 7 wood to replace them.

I have binned the driver as I didn't know what result I would get from one hole to the next. I picked up a 16 deg Cobra hybrid off ebay some months ago and what a difference it has made to my all round game. I generally hit it 230 off the tee or off the fairway and more importantly I rarely miss a fairway.

This is a question I've been asking myself lately. I play a 5-wood (~215 yd club), and I love it... but not out of the rough. My 4 iron is also not reliable from thick grass. So, if I mishit my tee shot on a long par 4 or par 5, I normally have to lay up w a 6 or 7 Iron. Not ideal. I may have to consider replacing the 4 iron (~205 yd club), with a Hybrid, but I don't think it'll replace the 5-wood. Love the content James and appreciate all the work I'm sure it takes to put out daily videos.

Can’t hit driver, so I used 4 iron or driving iron off tee, but now love 5 wood, so much easier to get good contact, I also use a 5 hybrid out of rough and fairway. If anyone else struggles off the tee then I highly recommend 5 wood. Great content JR.

I’m at the age where I used a 5-wood for a long time until Taylormade came out with the Rescue club and BOOM the hybrid world exploded. I’ve used nothing but hybrids since. I did dabble with the Callaway 7-wood for a while but I went back to my trusty 19 degree 21 year old TM blue and silver rescue club. It’s my money club.

5 wood all day and twice on Sundays. Much easier to hit properly. Hybrids are just that, hybrid; you still have to swing and hit almost like using an iron, just a little easier. I carry a 5 wood, a 9 wood (5iron), and an 11 wood(6 iron)....followed by a women's Callaway Mavrik Max 36 degree hybrid that gives me a 180 yard (8 iron)....two wedges and a driver and putter, nothing more. Simplicity. I'll take the "Just clip the grass under the ball" wood off the deck shoot any day over the hundred different ways you can screw up an iron shot.

I think the 5 wood versus hybrid is less of a question than replacing long irons with the hybrids. I used to love my long irons but as I have got older I have swapped out my 3, 4 and 5 irons for hybrids and get much more consistent results. I swapped out my 5 wood for a gap wedge.

I use Callaway hybrids 3 + 5. Love them off the Fairway. Great vlog!

I carry both, 5W lofted at 17 degrees (so a 4W) and a 3H at 19 degree. A 4W or at least a wood lofted at 16.5-17.5 degrees is a great compromise - solid off the tee, consistently 225-230 yards and a nicely high launching, soft landing 220 yards off the fairway. My 3H is a little shorter: 220 yards off tee is my maximum ball flight is lower and more penetrating. I have dropped the 3W from the bag as a consequence

Yeah, I have 3W, 5W G400 I got as a set with my 1W G400 this spring for Father’s Day. Got an 4H Epic flash. Liked it enough to get 3H Epic Flash, but was using to replace 3-4 irons from my older set. Now I got a full NEW set 3irons-PW, so now with my wedges 52, 56 and 60 I plan to play irons 3-PW irons. Will need to decide if I want to swap out a wood with a hybrid or just stay the course with woods. Think woods at start since I have played them well and hybrids were originally just to replace long irons I want to now play with my new set. Eh, at least I have a lot of options now. 😂

I just have to say James, your content is amazing! Every time I ask myself any question about my bag or my game, there it is: a video of yours about exactly that point and telling me exactly what I needed to hear! Amazing!😂💪🏽 Keep up the great work Sir!

I've switched to cobra f6 baffler set at 17.5 degrees and the thing is so versatile ! I can choke down on it out of bad lies or i can hit it 225 yds off the tee on short par 4's or 2nd shots on par 5's. Hybrids are hook city or me!

I have just bought a hybrid as I was struggling with my 3 iron and it is between my 3 and 4 iron and I wished I had got one a couple of years ago. I've had a 5 wood for years and wouldn't be without it, as you said James you can use it off the tee as well as the fairway and it's one of my favorite clubs in my bag.

Thanks for the video I really appreciate it got tons of hybrids just bought the TaylorMade M6 5 wood can't wait to get it out

Had a gapping issue from 3 wood to 3 iron never got on with a 5 wood so tried a hybrid this week and was amazed how easy they are to hit fron tee and the deck. Went in to buy the epic flash but ended up striking the g410 much better with more confidence. Came away with 17* and also 19* adjusted up to 20* to replace my 3 iron. Even contemplating buying g410 plus driver love the looks and performance of that too

I'd like to get my hands on epic trio. Driver 3&5wood.

I have both a 5 & 7 woods in the bag, 3 wood stays home. When I started golfing fairway woods were no bigger than hybrids now days. I have played with Thomas Golf at725 hybrid set 24-50 degrees for many years. For some reason this year after coming across a never been hit set of 2008 Cobra S9 irons 6-gw and Cobra DWS 3,4,5 hybrids they have gone into the bag. Something about them I can hit higher, straighter and farther than any of the new clubs on the market.

Taylormade Rescue, 1998. I still have my 18*. The headcover disintegrated, and the local store only takes woods/hybrid clubs for trade-in if you still have the headcover. 😂 I think the 5 Wood has left many people's bags because we've all bee told that hybrids are easier to hit, with their shorter shaft, while the wood may travel further if you hit it *correctly* With improvements in club head technology, making the larger heads more forgiving, fairway woods may be ready for a comeback.

Here is my experience: - if you don't have the club head speed to hit a hybrid to a 120ft apex, and you need a club in that distance for gapping, 5 wood all day long - most people find shorter shafted clubs more consistent to hit - if you really struggle with consistency, hybrid every time - some modern hybrids are less easy to turn draw than older models - that being the case, don't be afraid to choose the upright Draw shaft setting to set the club up to draw 'naturally' as it is always easier to fade a shot when you need it - if your reason / your home course where you will use the long 18 degree hybrid or 5 wood has a substantial carry involved in the holes you will play this shot, then 5 wood for sure as the deeper CG and larger head means you will more often get the full carry that you are looking for

I play a ping g410 2 hybrid set at 17 degrees and hit it more accurately than my fairway woods. And since my average drive is 320 total distance I can get buy with no fairway woods and a extra wedge. Its helped me tremendously

I’m on the opposite end of the spectrum. Pretty new to golf but I have an easier time with a driving iron than a hybrid or fairway wood.

Hybrid for me. My problem is I struggle with fairway woods, it took me years to find a 3-Wood that I could use off the deck (an old Adams Speedline that was one of the first clubs with a Velocity channel, or Speed slot as TM now call them). But I have never found a 5-Wood that I could use with any consistency, (the combination of a long shaft & small head is a nightmare scenario for me). So I now game an 18deg & 22deg hybrid (0317 GEN2) with the face set slightly open that give me the distance and ball flight that I need on my home course.

I have the original callaway 7 heaven wood... which I think morphed to hybrids

Driver , 5 and also a 7, 62 years old and I just never could get use to the hybrid for some reason, probably because I didn’t give it enough time and practice with one, I think it’s basically whatever feels good to the individual !!!!

Love my 5 wood, it’s a great fairway finder for me and is a great option of the fairway or even the rough. I have a 3 wood as well but don’t hit it as high so it’s great of the tee or trying to run one up to a green that’s 240 out

It;s a problem gap for me. Between 3-wood and 3-iron. Choices are 5-wood, 2-hybrid, 2-iron. Pro's and con's with each. Hybrid miss was a huge hook so I switched to the 2-iron and I'm using it less and less as time goes on....

Excellent video. I carry a 5 wood at 19 degrees. I carry 22 and 25 degree hybrids, they are great. Every 17, 18, 19 degree hybrid I have tried cannot hold a candle to the 5 wood.

I use a 3 wood, then 3 and 4 hybrids. I do have a 5 wood but prefer the 3 hybrid, choosing to give up a few yards on my second shots on par 5s and long par 4s which is what I tend to use them for as a poor shot with the 5 wood tends to be a high slice which is more destructive than a poor shot with the hybrid.

I had a 5 wood in the bag and hit it really well. I now have a 4 Hybrid, and hit it really well also. But I think the end result is that the Hybrid is easier to hit for me. I typically hit the 5 wood around 175 yds.......... I hit the 4 Hybrid 160-170yds. I will gladly give up the few yards for the easier swing. The 4 Hybrid is 1/2" shorter........... yeah I know..........big deal. But...........it works.

I play both. 19* 5 wood and a 24* hybrid to replace my 22* 4i. Sometimes throw in a 7w if I need something between the 5w and 24*h. As an amateur I rarely find any holes requiring a ball shorter than a driver but longer than a 5 wood. I'm never faced with a forced 3 wood carry, and even if I am, why would I ever play it? I'm on the longer side in terms of distance for a mid handicap, and when do I or you ever play a course longer than 7,000 yards? Basically never. Leave the 245yd 3 wood shots for the professionals, I'd pull one off on the line I need maybe one every 5 attempts. Scorecard killers.

Anyone with a fairway wood club head speed of less than 85 mph should me using a 3 wood. 3 or 4 more degrees of loft will carry just as long or longer ad be more accurate due to spin and shaft length. I swing my fairway wood 77 to 80 mph. In 2018 I bought a Cobra F7 3 wood Lite Flex, set at 16 degrees. I hit a lot of low fades of about 130 yards. The goof ones were flying about 150. Run out varied. Near the end of the season, I went back to the store where they have a "If it's not right for you, we'll make it right" policy. I trades the 3 wood for a 5 wood same specs. I left it on the default setting of 185 degrees. I immediately picked up 16 yards of much straighter golf. That club isn't going out of my bag any time soon. I feel the same about hybrids,. No one with a swing speed of less than 80 mph should be trying to hit a hybrid of less than 20 degrees off the turf Thanks

I currently only have a hybrid between my irons and driver. A lot of that is because I don't have a good set of woods. But ideally I would like to have both of them. The 5 wood would have better distance but the hybrid has better dispersion

I rather the long iron. It may be psychological but I tend to favour irons overs woods and hybrids. Subconsciously it's in my head to use the long irons and hit em well when i am having a really off round of golf.

I use 3 and 5 wood...2 and 4 hybrid... no 5 iron then 6 to pw ....5w helps get over trees with good distance 2 hybrid to keep it low into wind and chipping low out from Bush

I personally carry a Taylormade M3 5 wood, and a Taylormade GAPR LO 2 iron. Not really how I was planning to set-up my bag, but that is just how the gapping worked out.

I carry a 3-4-5 hybrid and a 4 wood. I find that I can hit the 4 hybrid the best and always struggle with the 4 wood or any other fairway wood that I have tried. I keep looking for a better fairway club but so far to no avail.

I use the hybrid 19 degree a lot and the Wood 3. I can play in Ruff with the hynrid and length is quite equal for me. These are the best clubs for me.

5wood 😉 bagged cobra F6 baffler for years, wont change it out for anything. I play 3 wood, 5 wood 3 - P. no hybrids... cant play them well somehow.

Ironically before I watched this I was debating whether to continue to use my 17 degree 5W. I have 21 degree hybrid. I was finding the hybrid was going the same distance, but with better accuracy. After watching this, I've decide to pull out the 5W. Who says you got to carry 14 clubs? Use what works and makes you confident in hitting the shot. Thanks.

Havent played a Hybid yet. My 3 and 5 wood were not getting along with me , so i put my 3 iron back in as it was far more reliable. . After a social round today tring a few things i am friends with my 3,5 wood again.

Great Video, it's a question that i've struggled with for this last year. Started with a 3 wood, 17 & 22 deg hyb hitting them really well at the start of the season, then went for a lesson to improve my iron striking and after practising the new movements couldn't hit the hybrids at all. Therefore switched in a 5 wood which seemed to work but only for a couple of rounds. Now I cant hit that and have went back to the two hybrids. With this in mind I have kept all the clubs in the bag and before my rounds now I hit a few shots to see how i'm feeling and which set up to take for the course i'm playing. If its thick rough I use the two hybrids, if its thinnish rough and more links I use the 5 wood as I can use it of the tees on the shorter par 4 to get a lot more roll than my hybrid as I hit a lower ball flight with the wood.

I would Like to say I prefer Hybrids but I would be misleading viewers as well as myself . I still game a 5 wood and am quite happy with it due to the fact that I truly trust it.

My hybrid is lofted a little higher to put it between a 4 &5 iron. I found it easier to hit than the 4 iron so it replaced that. The 3 & 5 wood are still in the bag...but I honestly barely use the 5 wood.

I game the epic 1, 3, and 5 woods. Love them. I use all three off the tee box depending on the distance. Great show, James.

I just bought a used Ping K15 5 wood with regular shaft. I found that I can hit is about 220-230 max, but I can hit it as high as a dang pitching wedge, even off the turf. Still getting used to it, but I'm hitting a high draw, so I like that. I've been struggling with the driver lately, so tomorrow, I'm leaving it home. Hopefully I'll hit a few more fairways and have more fun. I never was able to hit a 3 wood, but I might have to find a good modern used one. LOL

I have both, ‘07-ish burner 4-hybrid, and an equivalent year cobra 5 wood 19 degree. Hit both very well so haven’t replaced them. Can’t hit my 4 iron at all so took it out of the bag in favor of another wedge. Looking to replace my driver this week, going for a fitting to see what works best

I recently went back to Callaway Xhot hybrids after trying the latest greatest - that 4 hybrid Xhot became one of the best clubs in my bag (including a hole out from 185) and I consistently hit it well. I have the 3h and 5h, also, which are also excellent, but I had that 4h specially shafted, while the other 2 have manufacturer shafts. Instead of buying a new hybrid, I'm going to sell my most recent hybrids and buy new shafts for the 3h and 5h Xhots. It's crazy, right? But these clubs inspire confidence. The ball flies off the face (imo), the ball flight is great, and I can work the ball both ways.

The difference for me is, I use my fairway wood when on the fairway, I use the hybrid in the grass or ruff

I've always had a 5 wood in the bag - I have the Ping G20 which is awesome. I haven't carried 3 & 4 irons for several years and replaced them with hybrids. Now I have a great mix from tee / fairway and rough which has made me much more consistent. Thanks James

I have the Callaway Epic collection the 3 and 5 wood I also just recently purchased the 5 hybrid I enjoy hitting the hybrid more than the wood for sure honestly I can’t get rid of my 3 wood but I can do without the 5 wood now. The club has an extra gear it just fly’s off the club. Nice review