Equipment
Adams Idea Tech Hybrid Irons
Adams Golf’s Idea Tech Hybrid Irons are designed for golfers with slower swing speeds who need to launch the ball higher with more spin to keep the ball airborne longer, which will provide more distance and stopping power.
In order to create those launch conditions, the company repositioned the center of gravity low and back throughout the set. The 3-5 hybrids have a 24-gram weight in the back of the club to move even lower and farther back.
“From the highest lofted iron to the lowest lofted hybrid, each club in the new Idea Tech hybrid iron set is intended to enhance the golfer’s enjoyment of the game,” said Michael Fox, Director of Product Category Management. “This set was specifically made for the golfer who doesn’t generate a lot of speed, but wants to experience the thrill of hitting high and straight-launching golf shots. The engineering of this set makes this type of performance attainable for golfers with slower swing speeds.”
The hybrids also have Adams’ new Ghost Slot technology, which eliminates the distraction of a slot at address and stretches the sweet spot farther across the face for forgiveness. The Ghost Slot and a slot on the sole of the hybrids have a refined barbell-shape to give the clubs more ball speed across the face.
A progressive shaft design — where shaft tip diameters get thinner as lofts get lower in the set — will make it easier to launch the ball higher and generate speed on the downswing. Adams Golf claims these will be both the fastest and longest hybrid-iron combination set in the company’s history.
The irons in the set (6-PW) include the improved barbell-shaped slots, as well as the wrap-around slots that debuted on the Idea Tech Hybrid irons for more forgiveness on toe hits.
Three different sets will available to Men, Seniors and Women starting Friday, October 24, 2014.
- Men’s set ($799.99 Steel/$899.99 Graphite): 3-5 Hybrid; 6-7 Driving Hybrid; and 8-PW Hybrid Irons.
- Senior set ($899.99 Graphite): 4-6 Hybrids; 7-8 Driving Hybrid; and 9-GW Hybrid Iron.
- Women’s set ($899.99 Graphite): 4-6 Hybrids; 7-8 Driving Hybrid; and 9-SW Hybrid Iron.
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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Martin
Oct 26, 2014 at 8:57 am
My wife has been looking for new clubs and currently plays V3 Hybrids, she will look hard at these.
It goes without saying, she would never reshaft unless she broke one which is highly unlikely.
Tim
Oct 25, 2014 at 6:21 pm
I agree with brendan about the tip size making reshafting a nightmare, you snap a shaft and it will be a 100 bucks for a replacement. Not sure you need to change hosel size either to effect tip flexibility surely just change the profile of the shaft.
It seems to me that club makers assume everyone needs to hit it higher to get more distance and thus improve scores. Maybe if you play in Florida on soft courrses with Bermuda grass rough, but a lot of us play in dry sandy or windy areas where ‘thin it to win it is our motto’ much easier to control it hitting it low and you get more roll and you can run it into greens from 100 yards with 6 or 7 iron.
Brendan
Oct 25, 2014 at 2:54 pm
That tip size change is the stupidest thing I have ever seen, imagine if you decided to reshaft those you’d have wood shafts in your hybrids, tapered ones if your lucky in the others and parallel shafts in the wedges. What a club making nightmare, especially if some one breaks a shaft.
Tom
Oct 26, 2014 at 1:04 pm
Last time I checked…five minutes ago, tip sizes had nothing to do with pricing.
paul
Oct 25, 2014 at 1:26 pm
I agree with other peoples statements about making the game more fun for others. On the other hand I tried some old titleist 695MBs the other day and love them from pw down to my 6i. Might need to do a combo set… They are fun to hit as well. And I am a 15 handicap who can’t putt to save my life.
JIMMY
Oct 24, 2014 at 5:46 pm
Im not a fan, but a guy I play with is a senior with a SGI type set like these and he is lights out with them. Its funny when you look at the impact point of shots on the face it is EVERYWHERE and the ball still goes a mile up in the air and dead straight. He gained 2.5 clubs when he switched from smaller CB models. I would think these type would be game changers for seniors and ladies.
Nick
Oct 25, 2014 at 12:38 am
Agreed. SGI irons would help so many people play better and have more fun.