00:00Laying in front of me are some of the best hybrids released in 2025.
00:04We're going to break them down into a few categories including sound, feel and then
00:09decipher the performance of these clubs to determine which ones may be right for your game.
00:15Let's get into it.
00:30So when it comes to choosing a golf club you really have to like the looks of it both from
00:36a shelf appeal point of view when it's in your bag so you can boast for your friends but
00:40also when it's down behind the ball at a dress that's the most important thing.
00:44But looks are very much a matter of personal preference.
00:47Some people like a slightly larger head, some like a more compact head.
00:50It depends on what you're trying to get out of a hybrid and the performance that you're
00:54seeking.
00:55I've selected three that I think all golfers will love and the first one I want to talk
01:00about is the Shrixen ZX-i.
01:02Now Shrixen are making massive waves in the metalwood industry.
01:06I think their drivers and fairwaywoods this year alone are outstanding and the hybrid follow
01:11suit, they're all uniform, they all look the same which I really really like.
01:15They haven't changed from the driver to fairway to hybrid, they all look the same.
01:20The mixture of gloss and satin tones across the head I think looks superb.
01:24There is one little bugbear, the technology highlighted on the face here, the iFlex on
01:29the toe there just kind of stands out a little too much for my liking.
01:33But my next choice doesn't fail in that category and that is the Mizuno ST Maxx.
01:39I think this thing just looks absolutely awesome.
01:41It's a carry-on product from last year and I raved about this in last year's video as well.
01:46The black head with the bolt blue Cortec chamber, you've got the Mizuno Bird alignment aid on
01:52the top to ensure that you're centering that ball at address.
01:56And while it is a teardrop finish and it probably will suit the eye of the better player, I still
02:01feel like it's large enough that those seeking a bit more confidence can get it out of this
02:06club.
02:07But there was one standout winner for me and the rest of the Golf Monthly team agreed with
02:11me on this front and that is that it's the Cobra DS Adapt Hybrid.
02:16This thing just looks mega.
02:18It's this matte black head all over.
02:20It's got little gloss tones, a bit like the Shrixen I guess on the sole.
02:25The power bridge technology underneath is highlighted in this silver that really makes it just pop
02:29a little.
02:30The QR code highlighting the future fit hosel was something that I don't particularly like
02:35but at the end of the day, we spend most of the time looking down on this club at address,
02:40not so much in our hands, so it's not too much of an area of concern.
02:43When the club is down at address, the score lines on the face here are bright white, really
02:48highlight the loft on this face, will inspire confidence and I just think, for me, there is
02:53no better looking hybrid in 2025 than the Cobra DS Adapt.
02:59Okay, while the looks are important obviously when choosing a golf club, you still have to
03:07like how it sounds and feels and there's a few models to me that stood out.
03:12Now the first one I want to talk about is the Black Ops 0311 Hybrid from PXG.
03:18I'm going to clip a few away and hopefully the microphone can pick up the sound here and
03:22you'll gain a good understanding of just why I like the sound and feel of this club.
03:27Now, it does have this kind of gloss carbon crown on the top which is said to have muted
03:32the sound of these hybrids.
03:34I still find it's quite high-pitched, it's quite a light sound but some people may like
03:39that, some people think that sounds powerful so let's give one a hit here, hopefully you
03:43can understand what I'm talking about.
03:49Well, it's a really nice strike and what I really like about this is, yes, it is slightly
03:54high-pitched and it does sound powerful and it feels really powerful, it feels quite fast
03:59off the face and for that reason I think a lot of golfers will really love the Black Ops
04:04Hybrid.
04:05So the next model that I want to talk about is probably the latest release in the hybrid
04:10world and that is the Titleist GT2, now there are three hybrid models that have just been
04:15released by Titleist, you've got the 1, 2 and 3, the 2 fits in the middle and has seen
04:19a 10% increase in MOI compared to the TSR2 model which I was equally impressed with.
04:25So what is it that's changed with this hybrid in terms of the sound and feel?
04:29Well, I think it actually sounds a little more lively, it's not quite as high-frequency
04:34and high-pitched as the Black Ops but it falls just under that.
04:38It sounds a little louder than the TSR2 model.
04:42Let's give this one a hit and hopefully you'll be able to hear it.
04:49It just sounds, there's a whooshing sound through the ball which I really love.
04:54That was actually hit slightly out the bottom and that's another reason why I love this
04:57club.
04:58It feels just as good out the bottom of the face as it does the middle.
05:01I think a lot of golfers will really get on with this club.
05:05But the last model I wanted to talk about was the TaylorMade QI35.
05:09Now again, there are two models in the TaylorMade QI35 hybrid family, you've got this one and
05:14the Max.
05:15This is the standard version.
05:16To me, I feel like this did everything the Max did and for that reason, I just don't
05:20see why you would need to go to the Max model unless you were looking for a slightly larger
05:24head.
05:25But in terms of the sound and feel, you've got this chromium carbon crown on the top which
05:29not only looks great but actually has saved weight, put it in the bottom, it's easy to
05:33launch but also dampens the sound and vibrations through impact as well.
05:37That's something I particularly love.
05:38I've always loved a thud-like sound and for that reason, I think this is the best feeling
05:43hybrid of 2025.
05:46So rather than just tell you what I felt was the most forgiving hybrid of this year, at
06:01Golf Monthly we wanted to come up with something a little more substantial, some quantifiable
06:04data to back up what we're saying.
06:07And so what we've done is we have taken the furthest shot hit with this particular club,
06:12minus the yardage between that and the shortest club here, as well as the furthest left hit
06:16shot and the furthest right hit shot, divide it by two and that will give you your number.
06:22Because of that, there were two clear standouts when it came to the most forgiving hybrids.
06:27The first of those is the Callaway Elite Hybrid.
06:30And this isn't just the Elite, this is the Elite X, it's the slightly larger model, it's
06:34got two weight ports as does the standard model so you can kind of dial in that preferred
06:39shot shape, but it is a slightly more draw bias club.
06:42Now the reason I found this to be the most forgiving is it does have the AI 10X Smart
06:47Face in there.
06:48Thousands of data points have gone into the production of this face in order to produce
06:52a face that has variable thickness.
06:54So if you hit one out the toe, out the hill, you should see the same kind of ball speeds
06:59and same ball flight that you would see as if you hit one out the middle.
07:04Let's give one a hit.
07:05I'm almost going to try and miss this one on purpose just to show you what I mean.
07:08But I find that this club just produces, it just wants to produce a high draw.
07:12That's all it does.
07:13No matter where I hit it on the face, I seem to get a high draw and that is largely down
07:17to the head design and where it is weighted.
07:25Just absolutely beautiful.
07:27I didn't actually miss it.
07:28That was probably one of the best hits that I've had while I'm out here at this beautiful
07:32golf course.
07:33It's an ultra forgiving head.
07:36This is one to check out, but there is one that is slightly more forgiving and that is
07:41the Ping G440.
07:42Yes, Ping always seem to feature in the most forgiving segments of our videos because they
07:48are just outrageously consistent when it comes to downrange dispersion.
07:54And I just couldn't fault this club when it came to mishits.
07:58I've tried hitting them out the bottom.
08:00The slightly taller face means I was hitting a few more out the bottom than last year's
08:04model, but it just climbs up in the air as if it was a normal shot.
08:08I found it to be extremely versatile out of different lies, even when I mishit them.
08:13These hybrids have now got the carbon wrap crown, which means that there is more flexion
08:19in the face and a more stable face from heel to toe, therefore producing more consistent
08:25ball flights across the board.
08:26Let's give one a hit here and see how we get on.
08:32So I've actually hit that one a long way out the hill and it has faded and it's climbed
08:37up a touch, but I haven't lost much distance.
08:39In fact, it's only gone about five yards shorter than the Callaway Elite X.
08:44And for that reason, the Ping G440 hybrid for me, and it's not just for my opinion, the
08:50data proves that this is the most forgiving hybrid of 2025.
08:55Okay.
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09:16Okay, so we've talked about the looks, we've talked about the sound and feel, but ultimately
09:24a golf club has to perform in order for it to gain a place in your bag.
09:28Now the data here on the left of myself gives you a chance to compare all the different models
09:33between launch, spin, carry, even descent angle.
09:38And you can work out which one you feel like may suit your game the best.
09:42But I'm going to run through a few key areas of performance and which hybrids I think actually
09:47performs the best in those select areas.
09:49So if there's a part of the game you're really looking to improve on with your hybrids, this
09:54is the time to listen up.
09:55Now, you may not want a hybrid necessarily that just performs off the fairway.
10:00You may want one as an alternative option to say a driver or a fairway with off the tee.
10:05And for that, you're going to want something that produces fast ball speeds, but also relatively
10:09low spin in order to produce a penetrating flatter ball flight that you get maximum roll and
10:15therefore maximum distance.
10:17There were three models that stood out in particular, and that would be the TaylorMade QI35.
10:22There were two models, like I said earlier in the video, but the core model for me produced
10:27a nice flat ball flight and ball speeds on average of around 147 miles per hour.
10:31Now we ramp it up one more notch and we go to the Shrixen ZX i-Hybrid.
10:36Now again, produced very fast ball speeds thanks to the iFlex and rebound frame technology in
10:41the face that essentially creates more flexibility within the face and therefore off center hits
10:47come out with the same ball speeds as they would out the middle or relatively.
10:52But the last one I want to talk about is the Cobra DS Adapt and not only is this the best
10:57looking hybrid, like I said, in my opinion, it was the fastest.
11:00This hot face technology that has been around in the last few generations of Cobra Metalwoods
11:05and hybrids continues in the DS Adapt hybrid and it produces just, I wouldn't say knuckleball
11:11ball flights because that's doing it a disservice.
11:13It's they're hot, but penetrating.
11:16You can almost lean back and crank it up in the air if you need to, but for the most part,
11:21you get quite a fast penetrative ball flight and it's one that I really love.
11:28If you're looking for a hybrid to hit, particularly off the fairway,
11:31you're going to want something that launches quite high with a lot of spin.
11:34So it can come down steeply onto a green and hold the green instead of rolling out.
11:38Now there are three models that stood out in particular.
11:40The first of those is the Wilson Dyna Power.
11:43I found this was actually my highest launching hybrid that I tested.
11:47It had quite a lot of excess spin though, and did occasionally balloon up in the air.
11:51But the other two would be the Callaway Elite and the Titleist GT2.
11:56Not only do these hybrids look spectacular, but they both feature dual weight ports.
12:00So you can dial in a preferred ball flight,
12:03switching the weights from the heel to the toe.
12:04But they both also feature an adjustable hosel,
12:07which means you can actually dial in the trajectory.
12:11So when you're hitting off the fairway, if you find it's climbing too high,
12:13you can knock the flight down and vice versa.
12:15If you find it's launching too low, you can bump the loft up on the head
12:20to produce that high, powerful ball flight off the fairway
12:24that will hopefully get you holding greens more often.
12:26So if like me, and you find yourself being slightly erratic off the tee,
12:32you'll end up playing from the first cut of rough quite a lot.
12:35So I have found two hybrids that I feel are particularly strong at playing out of the rough.
12:41Trust me, I've had a lot of practice on this one.
12:44The first of those is the Ping G4 40, and even sat down behind the ball in the rough,
12:49I just feel like it frames it so well.
12:51The score lines on the face make the loft really stand out,
12:55and it makes it look really confidence-inspiring behind the ball.
12:59There's a new free hosel design as well, which means weight has been saved in the hosel,
13:03redistributed lower and further back in the head in order to create high launch and maximum spin,
13:08which is exactly what we want when coming out the rough.
13:10Let's give one a hit here.
13:12We're in quite a thick, snaggy lie in the rough here.
13:15Let's see how it pops out.
13:17Well, it's come out pretty clean, if I do say so.
13:23It's gone chasing down the fairway.
13:24It wasn't overly high, but it's got enough spin on it.
13:27You can just see it wanting to climb,
13:29which means if you're playing into a green, it's likely to hold.
13:31And if you're just trying to advance it down the fairway,
13:33you're getting enough carry on it to gain considerable distance.
13:37But the one that I thought was absolutely exceptional out of the rough
13:40was the PHG Black Ops 0311.
13:44Now, the reason behind this, I'm just going to tread this down a little here,
13:47so hopefully you can get a really good understanding of how this club performs.
13:51Naturally, this club spins quite a lot.
13:52I found that even when testing off the tee in the fairway.
13:55So you're likely to see that ball again, pop up a really high floaty ball flight,
13:59even out the rough.
14:00And I found this club to be extremely good at holding greens when playing out the rough.
14:05Let's give this one a hit.
14:06I mean, it's absolutely incredible.
14:16Okay, so for the better player and more confident ball striker among you,
14:19you're going to want a hybrid that's a bit more workable.
14:22It doesn't just produce the same high straight ball flight.
14:25You're going to want something that you can turn in and out,
14:27and it's a bit more iron-like.
14:28And for that, I've got two suggestions.
14:30The Mizuno ST Max has got that teardrop look, which makes it really easy to manipulate the
14:36club face without making it appear like it's pointing miles offline.
14:40But the second option, and my favorite, is the Titleist GT3.
14:44There's plenty of customizable options here through the hosel.
14:47And again, the dual weight ports on the top of the club here.
14:51But the ability to be able to hit, I would say, high cuts and low draws
14:56has never been easier than with this Titleist Hybrid.
14:59I'm going to hit a few here.
15:00To start with, we're going to aim down the left side here,
15:03and we're just going to peel a high cut into the air.
15:09I mean, that was just effortless launch.
15:11And what I absolutely love about this hybrid is the fact I can pull another ball over,
15:17and I can go from a high cut that just climbs and will land like it's got a butterfly with sore feet,
15:24or I can put a ball back in my stance, just close the toe in a touch,
15:28and feel as though I swing slightly out to the right.
15:35And I get a completely different ball flight.
15:38Much flatter, chasing down the fairway with a hint of draw.
15:42And that is perfect for advancing down long par fives,
15:46or if there's a long par three that you might struggle to carry to,
15:49you can pull this club out, get more turning over, a bit of run,
15:52and who knows, you might even chase it up onto the green.
15:55Okay, so this little section here is talking about which hybrids are the most adjustable.
15:59And if you're like me and you like to tinker, or you play different courses,
16:02and you actually want slightly different setups within your clubs,
16:05then these are the three hybrids that offer the most when it comes to adjustability.
16:09You've got the tailor-made QI35, which has the standard tailor-made adjustable hosel.
16:15And then you've got the Titleist GT2, which has, like I said, the two weight ports,
16:18one slightly heavier than the other in the toe and the heel.
16:21You can flip them over to dial in a ball flight, or use the sure fit setting in order to change loft and lie.
16:28But the one that is probably the most impressive and is a new release this year is the Cobra DS Adapt.
16:34Now, I'm going to quickly take the head off here, and you'll understand why this is so impressive.
16:40It's got the Cobra Future Fit 33 hosel.
16:44That does mean there are 33 different loft and lie settings that you can actually have on this one hybrid.
16:51I mean, that is absolutely insane.
16:52And while it may seem overly complicated,
16:55there is actually a really handy QR code etched into the hosel here.
16:59Scan it quickly with your smartphone and it brings up a really simple chart
17:04that shows you exactly what setting that you're looking for.
17:09Or let's say you hit a low draw and you want to hit a high fade.
17:12It shows you exactly what setting you need to put it in in order to achieve that ball flight.
17:17So for that reason, the Cobra DS Adapt, I think, is by far the most adjustable hybrid release this year.
17:25So there you have it. I have tested all of the best hybrids released this year.
17:32I've split them up into different categories and given you the best ones from each.
17:35But if I was to pick a favorite, it would be the Cobra DS Adapt.
17:39This thing offers superb ball speed, amazing amounts of forgiveness, and even looks spectacular.
17:44If you want one of these for yourself, remember, the link is in the description below.
17:49We'll see you next time.
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