Hybrids
Depth is the plot. Width is the alibi.
A hybrid is supposed to replace a long iron without becoming a shovel. On dry Yakima turf, extra sole width often adds depth instead of forgiveness. We measure the eat in millimeters and pick the head that stops mining.
How we score a hybrid bruise
Location still matters — behind the ball is still fat — but depth is the local villain. A 4-hybrid that displaces four millimeters on a baked plate will do the same from a tight lie east of the river. We would rather you thin a long iron once than excavate a hybrid every hole.
Shaft lean shows up fast here. Hands shoved forward turn a shallow head into a leading-edge knife. Hands trailing turn it into a scoop. We log lean before we talk loft gaps.
Rough is not a different physics
Valley rough is often just firmer grass with seed heads. A head that mines from the deck will mine from the first cut. We do not keep “rough-only” hybrids on the wall. If you want one, a teacher can work on the motion; the plate will still object.