2009 Hybrid Test - Back to basics
 Ming Lee with PGA Pro Dave Pedersen
After testing thousands upon thousands of clubs with golfers at every concievable skill level I have come to fully realize a few things:
- There are no bad clubs.
- Some one (or more) will think every single club is best.
- We can only point out what the majority of players at various handicaps found to be best.
Bodie (3 handicap) Our testing provides you with a path to follow while selecting your next set of clubs or if you want to try a hybrid to replace either a long iron or a fairway wood.
Our final test for 2009 focused on Hybrids. Our testing procedure was actually 4 tests in one. All clubs were tested in a Match Play environment, and were also scored on overall criteria of look, feel, accuracy, and distance. The results were then further separated according to the each testing golfer's handicap, separated by 14 and under, and 15 and over.
In match play the fifteen plus handicaps selected:
| 1st |  |
 TaylorMade Raylor |
| 2nd |
 |
 |
| 3rd |
 |
 Callaway Diablo |
| 4th |
 |
 Nike SQ Sumo |
| 5th |
 |
 Cobra Baffler |
In Match play the 14 and unders chose:
| 1st |  |
 TaylorMade Raylor |
| 2nd |
 |
 Adams A7 |
3rd
(tie)
|
 |
 |  Titleist 909H |
|
| 4th |
 |
 Mizuno MX700 |
| 5th |
 |
 Cleveland XLS Hibore |
The overall results for 15+ handicappers is as follows:
1st
(tie) |
 |
 |  TaylorMade Raylor |
|
| 2nd |
 |
 Nike SQ Sumo |
| 3rd |
 |
 Callaway Diablo |
| 4th |
 |
 Cobra Baffler |
| 5th |
 |
 Adams A7 |
And the overall results for 14 and under handicaps:
| 1st |  |
 TaylorMade Raylor |
| 2nd |
 |
 Adams A7 |
| 3rd |
 |
 Titleist 909H |
| 4th |
 |
 |
| 5th |
 |
 Cobra Baffler |
All testing is supervised by PGA Pro Dave Pedersen.
Next month we will be testing the newest drivers on the market!
Until then,
Charlie "The Bogey Man" Mandel,
Founder of Rankmark
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