Typhoon You get a hybrid amd you can’t open it up etc… to create a shot or a feel. I think it just looks too odd for seasoned golfers to be that close to the green and hit a hybrid…. We think it’s more of a club to be hit from further out.
I can't hit longer irons any more. Quite possibly, am scared to try, but I did hit that 7i the other day; the 7 is a long iron to me now btw. And I don't hit my hybrids like anyone else. I know the max I can hit them, which is much shorter than even Steve hits them, but never even attempt that. I know exactly how far I can hit each one, with even a half-decent strike & without over-swinging. But, I can 'create' a shot with them, mostly a fade, and play them that way mostly. At the yardages I use them for, if using an iron I would hit them all fat. Admittedly. The hybrid sole gives a mental edge to me and lets me make decent hits for the yardages needed. Wide sole irons won't do the same for me. The UDI clubs don't work either, in my hands.
I know my limitations and play with them. Works for me. Doesn't bother me when I see Jake hitting his 6i farther than my driver. By almost 100 yds. sometimes. 😫