Hybrids or ‘Rescue’ clubs as they were originally known, I would argue, are one the most important equipment innovations of the last 25 years. They bridged the gap between long irons, which many amateurs still find difficult to hit, and fairway woods, which weren’t necessarily offered in the higher lofts that are available now.
The best golf hybrids fundamentally changed how golfers could tackle the long game and turned long par threes into more realistic par and birdie opportunities.
