The Utility Golf Club – Do You Own One?

The Utility Golf Club – Do You Own One?

The utility golf club, or hybrid as it is sometimes known, is a relatively new addition to the golf club family. The utility club is designed to be easier to hit for the weekend golfer and is becoming very popular because of this. In fact, it is not uncommon now to see the utility club in the bags of many touring pros.

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These clubs are a cross between irons and woods in design ( hence their sometimes being called hybrids ) and because of this design many golfers find them easier to hit than long irons. Most of these clubs are made to replace a 3 or 4 iron which ordinary golfers can struggle with, so if the utility club feels more comfortable and is easier to hit, it’s not surprising that many golfers are acquiring them.

So what advantages does the utility club have over regular irons? Because a normal iron doesn’t have much of a back to it, you can’t move the weight further back. Yes, you can have perimeter weighting, but you can’t put the weight further back if there is nothing there to put it. So to be able to put weight along the outside of the club and further back, the designers started to “fatten” the back of iron. So the utility club looks like an iron but a little bulbous at the back. Some manufacturers have actually designed their utility clubs to be more like fairway woods, enabling them to move the weight further back again, as the club is larger.

Another plus point of the utility golf club is that it’s centre of gravity is lower. This makes it easier to get the ball in the air. By lowering the centre of gravity, this increases the launch angle of the ball, without actually increasing the loft of the club. If you have a 3 iron with 20 degrees of loft, and a utility club with the same loft, but with the weight further back and a lower centre of gravity, then the utility club will launch the ball higher. That is why you should realise when buying a utility golf club that the loft will not directly compare to the club you are replacing.

If you haven’t already tried a utility golf club, get down to your local pro shop and give it a go. These clubs are not everyone’s cup of tea, but in my experience they can be a good addition to your golf bag. They do get the ball in the air easier, and down the fairway. Any club that does that is worth a try

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