Ping G5 Clone
Saturday, December 15th, 2007With the advances in golf club technology, why hasnt more manufacturers come out with complete hybrid iron set?
Why is it that I can only find “clone” or aftermarket complete hybrid iron sets. With the much hyped game improvement capabilities that hybrid irons have to offer I was wondering why I HAVE NOT seen any of the top name brand manufacturers offer any of the complete hybrid sets?? I have seen a couple no name sets online at custom club companies like “pine meadow golf .com” and “golf clubs fore less.com”. I love these hybrids and would like to get a quality name brand set but cannot find any with the exception of the Cleveland HI-BORE. and Adams only offers a partial hybrid set . Do I need to stick to my Ping G5′s They are nice forgiving traditional irons but probably not as forgiving as a hybrid set. Should I learn to play better with the traditonal irons or will everyone soon be playing with complete hybrid sets ???? Why dosnt TaylorMade or Callaway or Nike or Cobra .. offer complete hybrid iron sets ??????
Most players look at hybrids to replace their harder-to-hit 2-iron, 3-iron, and 4-irons. Most (even mediocre) players can hit their low irons (6-iron to 9-iron). Therefore, while the 4-hybrid and 3-hybrid might be huge sellers, a 5-hybrid and 6-hybrid might not sell nearly as often. It’s the same reason that you don’t see many 2-iron and 1-iron sets. Manufacturers have to weigh both demand and price-point when deciding what to supply.