What did you build today?
I just glued up an Acer XDS React 6 hybrid, 29 degrees, at 37.75" on an iRN shaft. Great color match. Which is nice because it's my gamer shaft. Pics tomorrow.
It's just another attempt to fill the one goddamn slot in my bag that can't be filled. 
My 6 iron at 27 degrees and 38 inches is really a 5 iron, and I just don't hit it well. My normal 6H is 39" long and it's got a 2 way miss. So let's try this Acer. I've had the head laying around for a few years.
Even if I hit it well, I might have a gapping problem. But first things first.
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DonM That was mine also! Used to be my fav distance, and it was my 6i(30* at the time). I picked up the Paradym 7wd for it now. Works great, right on the money....with my swing of it.
I don't hit any club as far as 'the next guy'. But fairly consistent hitting them same distances. Choke down or 'step on them', for +/-.
I would drive any caddy nuts.
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DonM It's just another attempt to fill the one goddamn slot in my bag that can't be filled.
Sounds like we're in the same damn boat...... I have a collection of #6 hybrids (including the Snake Eyes Quick Strike II I bought from you last year!), #9 woods, etc. that have all auditioned for the part, but can't quite measure up!!! Most of them are sitting in an extra bag in my garage, and before I head out to play I rummage through it to see which one I'll try that day......
DonM I built some XDS's for a client. The onset/face progression's are different.
Senior males as they lose distance with shorter playing length mid-irons with jacked up lofts (don't have high enough club head speed with an average playing length 5i 38"/loft 23 - 25 deg. or a 6i of modern variation) as an example) seem perfect candidates to longer playing length traditional lofted frwy woods. You get the traditional loft and trajectory of the club with the longer playing length for lost distance. ie. #9 and #11, etal frwy woods.
Just from my experience.
garyt1957 fatshot I absolutely love the old Adam's A12 OS hybrids.
Already have 2 of them! The 6 worked well for 2-3 years, until it became a hook machine.....no idea why.... The 5 is just OK for me...no better or worse than any other hybrid. Lately I've been experimenting with some higher lofted fairway woods, like @Scotts33 suggests.
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fatshot Lately I've been experimenting with some higher lofted fairway woods,
Me too. Built a set of 7-8-9-pw-sw Heater hybrids but they're SO light, like 240 grams for a 7H compared to the normal 270. I like that they are all the same size though.
edit: oops I see now you said FW's not hybrids.
scotts33 Senior males as they lose distance with shorter playing length mid-irons with jacked up lofts (don't have high enough club head speed with an average playing length 5i 38"/loft 23 - 25 deg. or a 6i of modern variation) as an example)
Scots33, in your experience then, what's the lowest loft # that a normal senior can handle in a middle iron....?
Asking for a 78 year old friend......
30* KE4 Max was not enough loft for me. I could play it, but it was not much use. I did not have the loft checked so it could have been lower actual. Back to 32* in the STi2 and the flight is perfect. It seems odd 2* of loft would make that much difference but it did. With the 34* KE4 Max 8i it goes high and straight. I could easily have the lofts tweaked in the current set 32* - 48* to take an iron out, IMO 5* of separation would suit me fine. Next club up from 7i is a 26* hybrid!
Reshafted a L1.XW 52* with an s400 8i shaft (shimmed a .355) and have same model 60* that I ordered new and put in same shaft. I have never technically tried the 8i spinner trick like this, but have ordered wedge specific shafts which may be the same concept. I have the 56* with a TT Spinner Wedge+ model in which tracks at about the same weight as the 8i s400 shaft.
LogicalOne I see they don't come in A flex. Any different tipping you recommend to get them an A flex feel?
Anybody ever try the Integra I-Win single length hybrids?