| While generally I have always heard, a 5w does replace a 2i. Although, based on my experience on hitting a very large number of hybrids, I find almost all 2i hybrids to play more like a 7w because of the shorter shaft length. Although you get into this entire thing of different lofted FW's and different lofted hybrids. For my game, generally I find hybrids to play about 2* shorter than the same lofted FW , due to the length of the shaft. So I carry a 23* and 18* hybrid then a 17* 5W, which is more like a 4w. This setup gives me about the same as my 20* 7w. Which is about a 20 yard gap between each of the clubs.
Again, this is just me and likely relates to quite a few of the people I play with on a normal basis, I have heard different results with different people.
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In the Bag:
Tour Edge Exotics 12* Driver - Aldila NV-R 65 - 30g TLP
Tour Edge Exotics 16.5* 4W - Aldila NV-S 65 - 20g TLP
Tour Edge Exotics 21* 7W - Aldila NV-S 65 - 20g TLP
Cobra Baffler 23* 4i/R - Nippon Stiff
Mizuno MP-60's 5-9i Mod. Lofts - Rifle Flighted 5.5 FCM
Ping Tour Black Chrome Nickel 51* GW - 11* Bounce
Ping Tour Black Chrome Nickel 56* SW - 13* Bounce
Ping Tour Brushed/Polished 60* LW - 8* Bounce
Cleveland 588 Chrome 64* XW - 8* Bounce
Odyssey White Hot XG #7 Putter - 100g TLP
Last edited by Pa Jayhawk; 06-18-2007 at 10:45 AM..
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