The driving iron will still be longer as it has much less spin the landing angle is flatter and therefore will still have a lot of roll.
Driving iron vs hybrid off the tee.
Probably the driving iron will be a good 10m longer overall even though the clubhead and ball speed is lower.
Hybrid off the tee on par threes and for safety if you are an avid golfer there is a good chance that at least one or two hybrid clubs already reside in your bag.
I know driving irons look cooler in the bag and feel nicer to some players but they re a lot.
3 the tmb is a great iron but probably not for me.
While you still use a tee most golfers prefer to have it just off the ground enough so that you make contact with the center of the club without having to go too deep into the ground.
If i m looking for the ultimate safety tee shot my 4 iron is the club i use off the tee.
224 yards carry of the tee.
Compared to standard irons driving irons generally have a bulkier back of the club which adds more weight to the swing and the ability reach further distances off the tee.
They are different than hybrid golf clubs which are the combination of a fairway wood and an iron clubface.
I want to see the difference in choosing a very conservative approach on a hole that has a tight fairway versus hitting my driver.
For this test i hit 30 shots with my 4 iron and driver.
Off the tee a hybrid can be treated like an iron.
Using my skytrak i m trying to track several parameters.
More recently driving irons have become a mix between a hybrid and an iron.
First off if hybrids are easier for you to hit why would you prefer to play a driving iron.
A driving iron or utility iron is a traditionally a low degree iron that is used off the tee block in order to hit the ball a great distance.
And for good reason hybrids are extremely versatile easy to hit golf clubs that have replaced long irons in the bags of many amateur golfers.
Hybrid and driving iron have almost identical values with approx.