Many amateur players tend to make hitting hybrids more difficult than it actually needs to be. The reality is that hitting a hybrid effectively requires you first to acknowledge that a hybrid isn’t a wood—meaning you don’t need to feel like you ought to sweep or scoop the ball to get it up in the air. If anything, a hybrid should be played more like a middle iron, with a downward thrust into the ball.
Parker McLaughlin isn’t the only player on the PGA Tour using hybrids. Several players are adopting hybrids as both long iron and fairway wood alternatives.
Hitting down on your hybrids is key. Practice this simple drill, and work on getting your right shoulder below your left at impact. This will help you hit down into the ball.
Check out Parker McLaughlin. He’s hitting a hybrid club effectively by hitting down on the ball (as evident by the divot in the air) and also by making a full rotation. These are two swing thoughts every golfer should have when hitting a hybrid. Don’t hit up or sweep. Hit down and make a divot after you make contact with the ball.
—Karen Nannen, PGA
Mike Weir Pound for pound, Weir is a longer hitter than most think. His strength has a lot to do with a right leg that acts as a pillar for his body to rotate against and build torque.
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