Russ_D
New member
So its that time of year again. Spring is in the air and we can all dust off the clubs and get out. Normally i cant wait. My head would be full of expectations that this year, after the winter practice, will be the year.
Trouble is that im not looking forward to it. Sure, due to the iminnent arrival of mini me number 2, it will be a shorter season but the main reason is that (and im sorry to say this) i feel im falling out of love with this great game.
Terrible iron play last year and wrist an shoulder injuries as a result are partly to blame for this. So i was about to mothball the clubs until i spoke to my physio. He said "what are your strongest clubs?", my hybrids are followed by 9 iron and wedges. "well, get rid of the irons and replace with hybrid irons as the wider soles dig less and your wrists will thank you for them". He uses full hybrids (only in his early 40's) and is a single digit hcp.
So, after much consideration, i decided to swallow my pride and start off small. I ordered an Acer XDS react 6 hybrid to replace my 6 iron, and depending on how it goes, may well get the 7 and 8 too. You see i have come to the conclusion that its not whats in your bag but how you use it that counts. This game is hard enough so why not play to our strengths.
Do you any of my fellow Hackers use full or partial hybrid sets or "unusual" bag setups that differ froom the norm?
Trouble is that im not looking forward to it. Sure, due to the iminnent arrival of mini me number 2, it will be a shorter season but the main reason is that (and im sorry to say this) i feel im falling out of love with this great game.
Terrible iron play last year and wrist an shoulder injuries as a result are partly to blame for this. So i was about to mothball the clubs until i spoke to my physio. He said "what are your strongest clubs?", my hybrids are followed by 9 iron and wedges. "well, get rid of the irons and replace with hybrid irons as the wider soles dig less and your wrists will thank you for them". He uses full hybrids (only in his early 40's) and is a single digit hcp.
So, after much consideration, i decided to swallow my pride and start off small. I ordered an Acer XDS react 6 hybrid to replace my 6 iron, and depending on how it goes, may well get the 7 and 8 too. You see i have come to the conclusion that its not whats in your bag but how you use it that counts. This game is hard enough so why not play to our strengths.
Do you any of my fellow Hackers use full or partial hybrid sets or "unusual" bag setups that differ froom the norm?