Adams Idea Pro hybrid

[Clugnut]

Ok, I finally invested in one of these. I purchased a used 20 degree with a VS Proto reg flex shaft. I got to play one round with it with the VS in it. This is probably the best retail offering head/shaft hybrid I've experienced. Lovely feel and sound. Since I do not play graphite or regular flex, this combo is now benched. I installed a True Temper Black Gold steel shaft before this weekends round, and I gave it a go. Here's what I think:

Look: Perfect, perfect, perfect. Slightly open club face, and just the right size. Not big, but not iron small.

Feel: Again, perfect. Sounds very solid, like a steel fairway wood. Sounds like a Titleist 980f with a slightly hotter face. About the same feel, as well. Really solid.

Distance: Hmm, perfect. I was looking for a distance, wanting to replace my three iron. I got it right almost instantly. The steel shaft, cut to the length of my four iron, provided a swing weight that matches my irons, and a distance that covers what my three iron should. We lasered a flag on the range before the round. It happened to be 213. I hit this club what appeared to be about pin high a couple of times.

Forgiveness: This club is not for choppers. Probably the most unforgiving hybrid I have hit, which is still more forgiving than most super game improvement irons. Still takes a bad swing to really mishit it. Distance loss is more quickly noticed than my Tour Edge.

Directional control: I had trouble pulling this one on a day I had trouble pulling my three wood. Think they might play the same. That's good!

Summary: This thing absolutely looks like what I want to play, so I'm determined to figure it out. I think it requires a smooth, consistent swing. I already love it, now I need to gain some confidence in it. I'll get there. When I do, it might become my favorite club. Just a perfectly balanced, fine looking piece.

BTW: This is the best club I've ever hit from the rough. Amazing that they made a hybrid that works from the rough, but this one goes. Sole just cuts right through the stuff.

[Adam Pettman]

Adams make quality hybrids, apparently this one is tougher to hit than the average hybrid.

[Bossman641]

I agree with everything you say Clugnut. I bought a 20* Idea Pro a couple weeks ago. It was actually the first hybrid I ever bought. Always had a 2 iron before that but figured I would give one a try. It's soo much easier to hit I feel like it's cheating. The only thing I don't like is it seems to go a little too high sometimes.

[MCDavis]

I had an 18º with VS Proto R and it was one of the worst clubs I'd ever tried to hit. Buddy of mine felt the same way about it. Simply didn't suit me at all.