A hybrid club is a cross between an iron golf club and a wood club.One of the most versatile clubs you can use is the hybrid club.It's possible to hit a ball from almost anywhere on a golf course if you have one.With careful positioning and the right downward swing, you will be hitting with hybrid clubs in no time.
Step 1: You should spread your feet a bit wider than the shoulder width.
You want a stance that will allow your body to turn when you swing.You don't want a ball that is too narrow to hit in the right spot.If you're miss-hitting the ball or uncomfortable standing this way, try setting your feet at armpit width.The longer the hybrid club, the wider you should spread your feet.
Step 2: You should bend your knees a bit.
This will give you an athletic, balanced stance that you want and will also create a natural bend at your hips.If you have flexed your knees correctly, you should be able to bounce in place.
Step 3: If you hit the ball off the top of the rough or the fairway, move it closer to your front leg.
It's easy to hit a hybrid club if the ball sits up in the rough or on the fairway.If you want to hit the ball at a high angle, you need to move it a distance from the center of your stance.
Step 4: If you are hitting out of the rough, move the ball to the center of your stance.
This will help you hit with a hybrid club.The ball should be behind your hands as you swing.It might be placed too far off-center if you miss-hit the ball out of the rough.The grass may be slowing down the club-head before it hits the ball.
Step 5: Stand as close to the ball as you can.
Standing too far from the ball can cause straight arms and elbow locking.If you can still swing your club freely in front of you without it hitting your feet, you have your base position.
Step 6: From your base position, back 1 inch to 2 inches.
Standing farther away from the ball is required for hitting with a hybrid clubs.The farther back you need to stand, the longer your club is.You can look at how long your hybrid club is and compare it to your long iron club.Try a few practice swings and pay attention to the angle of the club and the force behind it.Step forward or back if the swing feels weak or if you are not comfortable.
Step 7: The hybrid club has a shaft.
Control will be maintained throughout your swing with a firm grip.The same grip is used for a hybrid club.If you don't have a long iron for reference, think of it as a 7 level grip on a scale from 1 to 10.Don't use a death grip!You want to keep your arms free of tension.
Step 8: As you swing away from the ball, keep a triangle shape with your arms.
When you hold your hybrid club down in front of you, your arms should form a triangle as your hands come together on the club shaft.As you swing back to set up the shot, you need to keep the triangle shape without moving your arms closer together.Keep your wrists straight.
Step 9: As you finish the backswing, keep rotating your body.
When your club is at waist height, let your wrists bend naturally.Take your time.You want to hit the ball with a controlled motion.Try to make this movement as smooth as possible.The hybrid club backswing and downswing should be one fluid motion.
Step 10: Take a swing at the ball.
Don't try to get the ball into the air by lifting it off the ground.It probably won't go very far if you do that because of the shape of a hybrid club.As you swing downwards, aim to hit the ball before the ground.You are less likely to dig the club into the ground if the ball is sitting up on the rough.
Step 11: Try to hit the ball in the center.
To make a long and powerful golf-shot, hit the ball in the right position.For hybrid clubs, you want to hit high enough for the club to lift the ball.Think of it as aiming the club for the ground but hitting the ball through the air on the way there.
Step 12: Make sure your club is shallow.
A divot is the patch of grass a club will skim off the ground after a ball impact.It's a good thing if you're hitting with hybrid clubs, but you don't want to hit too deep a divot because it will make you swing downwards at too great an angle.
Step 13: Follow your swing.
Don't pull up short after you hit the ball.Your swing should form a complete arcs from beginning to end.Don't get carried away with this part.The natural movement of the swing is what leads to a lot of swing follow-through.