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		<title>Lower Your Handicap With Hybrid Golf Clubs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Johnny Hamm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first designs for the hybrid golf club was first introduced in the early 1980's. As the styling and technology has improved, we see more distance and more accurate shots being made with this style of golf club. They have made the average golfer better with its ability for the golfer to hit longer balls with more precision. With its lightweight construction, newcomers to the sport as well as those not as strong can have success with these clubs.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The first designs for the hybrid golf club was first introduced in the early 1980\&#8217;s. As the styling and technology has improved, we see more distance and more accurate shots being made with this style of golf club. They have made the average golfer better with its ability for the golfer to hit longer balls with more precision. With its lightweight construction, newcomers to the sport as well as those not as strong can have success with these clubs.</p>
<p>The weight is the first difference in hybrid golf clubs. The shaft can be made of steel, carbon, graphite, or fiberglass, and the head of the club is shaped slightly different from the older models of non-hybrid clubs. The heads of the clubs are made of a thinner metal that is hollow and usually filled with a type of a super polymer. Most club manufacturers have their own formulated blend of a polymer. These materials give the club a lighter feel. When the club hits the ball, the thinner metal slightly has a give, creating a trampoline effect springing the ball forward.</p>
<p>This club is meant to take the place of other clubs in your bag. It acts like a wood and an iron, put together. You can hit the ball on top of the grass as opposed to hitting the dirt, creating that dreaded divot. You will get more distance and a more accurate shot through this design. The club is balanced to your benefit and the lightweight design gives you a better swing.</p>
<p>This is a wonderful utility club. Where you may use a higher numbered wood, you can now use the hybrid golf club. For those difficult rough shots, the hybrid can give you the lift you need. You may not have to have as many clubs in your bag by using this type of golf club. The hybrid is great for the newcomer to golf or for those needing a club for better distance. Seniors find this club very easy to use. You can now have the power and distance to reach the green. Instead of using that driver in the fairway, you can use the hybrid club.</p>
<p>For a beginner or for those with slower swings, the hybrid allows you to get the distance you need. Often the wood would do the job for you or an iron in some situations, the hybrid gives you the club that can do both jobs. With larger face areas, you can have the power and distance for your game.</p>
<p>It took the professional golfer awhile to embrace the new technology in golfing, but now more than 80% of the golfers on tour have at least one hybrid if not all hybrid clubs in their bags. The cost on some clubs can be more than $400 per club, but there are also companies offering the same golfing technology and a discounted price.</p>
<p>Before you purchase your new hybrid golf club or clubs, check them out at your pro shop, sporting goods stores or on the internet. You should always get the right sized club for you. These clubs will help a beginner improve their game as well as those that have been golfing for a while a much better score. You can see what others are saying about these clubs by reading customer reviews about hybrid golf clubs.</p>
<p>For the best <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ykee34e">hybrid golf guide</a>, check out the author\&#8217;s <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yje82su">hybrid golf club</a> guide.</p>
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		<title>The Right Way To hit A Hybrid Golf Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Johnny Hamm</dc:creator>
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<p><script src="http://forms.aweber.com/form/58/1645088158.js" type="text/javascript"></script> Have you heard about the hybrid golf club movement? If you play golf at all, you surely have. We all know golfers who have run out and bought hybrids without doing any research at all. Hybrids have great benefits, but before jumping on the bandwagon, you should at least do a bit of research.  The big questions are, are hybrids right for you and will they improve your game? In this article I will look at the issue of determining if hybrid golf clubs will improve your game, and also share with you the right way to use them. <script type="text/javascript">// < ![CDATA[
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Most amateur golfers are not very consistent players of long irons. Long irons are widely known as the hardest to hit clubs in the bag, so it is no wonder why many amateurs struggle with them. Hybrid golf clubs are designed to be an easier to hit alternative to long irons. The truth is that even if you are a decent long iron player you should still consider using hybrids as they really are likely to improve your game.</p>
<p>In my own case, I am an 11 handicap golfer. I happen to be a pretty consistent long iron player, and not a very good fairway wood player. My one and only hole in one came with a 4 iron from&#8217;4 yards, and my longest eagle was a 5 iron shot from 173 yards. I am very comfortable with hitting long irons rather than hitting fairway woods.</p>
<p>But, even considering all of the above, I added hybrid golf clubs to my bag, and I am a better golfer because of it. That means that in the vast majority of cases, the answer to the question of whether you should add hybrids is definitely yes.</p>
<p>OK, now let&#8217;s talk about just how to use hybrids. A lot of golfers think that they should use hybrids like they use fairway woods. That is understandable, since hybrids look a lot like fairway woods. But, this approach is wrong and will cost you strokes rather than improve your score.</p>
<p>The easiest way I can tell you to properly hit a hybrid golf club is to say, just use your normal long iron swing. Now, if you have a bad long iron swing, that advice does not really help, does it? In my case, I don&#8217;t use the swing a golf pro would advise me to. I believe that golf is a sport in which you have to be as comfortable as possible. I don&#8217;t play the ball in my stance in the same place as most golfers do. I am more comfortable with the ball farther back in my stance.</p>
<p>I tend to draw the ball, while most amateurs play a fade. The point is, find what is comfortable for you, then practice it and try small changes to improve. Your swing should be something you can repeat over and over in addition to swing that is comfortable to you.</p>
<p>So each of us has our own golf swing. If you switch to hybrid golf clubs from long irons, what does that mean? Well, if your long iron swing was one that struck the ball with a descending blow, then that is a good start. You do not want to use a sweeping, fairway wood type of motion with your hybrids. Hit the ball with a descending blow and let the design of the hybrid work for you.</p>
<p>So if you use the same swing, why will the result with a hybrid be better? The club itself is the difference. the wider, flatter club face will not stick in the ground like a long iron hit fat. When you hit a ling iron fat or thin, you are likely to either hit a thin slice or a fat hook. Those are bad results in more ways than one.</p>
<p>If you hit your hybrid fat or thin, it is likely to still go pretty straight, so unless there is trouble short of your target, your ball should live to be hit again without penalty. When you add right and left into the bad shot equation, you are bringing the possibility of penalty strokes into play a much larger percentage of time.</p>
<p>In summary let me say that almost every golfer will benefit from taking the long irons out of their bag and adding hybrid golf clubs. You are almost guaranteed to lower your score if you add hybrids and use them properly. Make sure you hit the ball with a descending blow like you would with your long irons. Spend some time on the driving range getting used to your new hybrids, and don&#8217;t be surprised if you take strokes off your golf score the very first time out!</p>
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		<title>Hybrid Golf clubs: See If They Are they Right For You</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Johnny Hamm</dc:creator>
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<p>Every golfer is aware of the growing use of hybrid golf clubs. Many golfers find themselves wondering if they should be using hybrids. You should know that there are a lot of reasons for you to be be using hybrid golf clubs.</p>
<p>The first question usually is, why? Well, the simple answer to that is hybrid golf clubs are easier and more forgiving to use than long irons. Long irons are widely considered the hardest clubs to hit accurately. Imagine, you are standing close to 200 yards from the green.</p>
<p>Sand in front of the green, maybe on more than one side of it. Water may be in play as well. can you confidently put a swing on the ball with your 3 or 4 iron that will NOT end up in trouble a high percentage of the time? Most casual golfers would have to say no if they were to answer honestly.<br />
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If you find yourself hitting the same type of shot, but have a hybrid golf club in your hand, things are likely to be much different. If you happen to swing poorly, you still have a good chance of your ball ending up better than if you had hit a long iron. if you add in things like hitting this shot out of a bad lie or out of the rough, you have an even bigger advantage if using a hybrid golf club.</p>
<p>So, why how is it that the same shot using a hybrid golf club ends up better than a long iron? There are a few reasons for this. As most golfers know, there is a much greater chance of hitting a poor shot when using long irons. If you hit the ground before you hit the ball, you will not get much distance and you may also end up hitting the ball right or left, bringing any trouble on the hole into play.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if you hit the ball thin you are also likely to slice or hook the ball, bringing trouble right or left into play even though your distance might not have been too bad. In the same situation, if you put the same swing on the ball while using a hybrid golf club, you have a good chance of your ball ending up in decent shape. The hybrid will still give you loft and generally keep the ball going straight, so chances are your ball will still be in play without taking a penalty shot.</p>
<p>Hybrid golf clubs are more forgiving and easier to hit than long irons. That is the simple truth. If you are on the fence about using them, you need to jump over onto the side of hybrid golf clubs. You can start using hybrid golf clubs and make absolutely zero changes to your swing. The result is likely to be a lower number on your scorecard the very first time you use your hybrids. I can&#8217;t think of any one thing you can do today that will make tomorrow&#8217;s golf score lower. That is a powerful statement and the only real reason you need to add hybrid golf clubs to your bag today!</p>
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		<title>Clone Clubs Contrary To Golf Brand Names</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Brendon</dc:creator>
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<div style='font-style:italic;' class='byline'>by Sherman Howard</div>
<p>Quality golf clubs do not need to cost a small fortune. One can get the same quality for much less in a hybrid or clone set of clubs.</p>
<p>What is the difference between knock off or clone clubs and name brands? Intrinsically, there is no difference. Clone golf clubs can have the exact same materials as brand names. Same quality and no difference in substance other than a name brand stamp. </p>
<p>We find the hybrid club or clone golf club, if it is quality made, is equally made as professional brand name club. Often we get equal or greater selection buying factory direct clone clubs and receive custom tweaks that may not be offered by a brand.<br />
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In substance, the choice of many professional players is a specialty built club. Take fishing poles, for instance. While none are the same in color and a looks, you will find the same performance characteristics and features found in name brands in knock offs.</p>
<p>Quality clones employ the same know-how and virtuosity as brand names. Use the same materials. They buy their grip supply for the same manufacturers, buy their shafts from the same source, put the same ingredients into the clubface as the brand names do.</p>
<p>With the same effectiveness at a lesser cost, the clone is a clear winner pricewise. Brand names need to charge more because of extensive advertising and facility costs. </p>
<p>To sum it up, going to a mall store to buy a club will cost even more because of middleman markups compared to buying online. Knowing the equipment side of the golf game will save you a large amount of money and allow you to get the same hi-tech product at a bargain price.</p>
<p>You will want to match your level of play to your golf club as well as your individual characteristics and body type. Every possible small adjustment to your clone club is available be if for a putter, wedge, fairway wood or irons but without the markup or advertising bluster.</p>
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