Five tips on how to properly execute the hybrid bump and run around the greens

Hybrids are as popular as ever. Their forgiveness and high launch enamor golfers of all skill levels. Fred Couples currently has 3 hybrids in his bag including a 6-hybrid! The benefits over long irons are obvious, but their usefulness doesn’t stop at long approach shots.

Next time you’re on the course facing a tough shot near the green, it might be wise to ask yourself, “Could I use a hybrid here?” (especially on long chip shots). The hybrid bump and run is a shot most people know about, but not many golfers consistently use it or try it more than a few times. Luckily, GolfPass instructors are here to help teach the when and how of the hybrid bump and run.

1. Bump and Run Hybrid

Andrew Rice teaches the fundamentals of hitting the hybrid around the green, including some valuable details about how close to the putting surface you should be and what part of the clubface you should try to hit the ball with.

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Bump-and-Run Hybrid

2. Options Around the Green

Martin Hall covers the hybrid chip as one of the many great options around the green in this episode from Breaking 90. He also goes into detail about a few other shot types and the process of choosing what shot to hit. The smaller the variance of outcome for a shot the better. Using this to choose what shot to play will help save strokes over time.

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Options Around the Green

3. When and How to Chip with a Hybrid

Aimee Cho provides some nice insight into what situations around the green benefit most from using the hybrid. Tight lies, larger greens and gentle upslopes between the ball and the green are ideal.

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When and How to Chip with a Hybrid

4. Chipping Lesson 8 – Hybrids

You might be hesitant to use the hybrid off the green because you are more familiar with the Texas wedge (aka putter). Martin covers the reasons why a hybrid, with its 15 degrees or more of loft, is a far superior choice than the flat stick for certain shots.

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Chipping Lesson 8 - Hybrids

5. Hybrid Chips from the Rough

Is a hybrid from the rough a viable option? Jim McLean believes in certain scenarios it is the safest, most reliable choice. If your lie is so-so and you have plenty of green to work with it, give it a try.

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Hybrid Chips From The Rough

Is this a shot you use? Let us know what you like most about it in the comments below. Maybe you will help out a fellow golfer.

Drake Dunaway

Drake Dunaway grew up in Dayton, Ohio, where he started playing golf at a young age before playing collegiately at DePauw University. Recently he’s lived in Phoenix and now in Orlando, where he still tries to play once or twice a week. He’s worked in golf since 2016 and joined the GolfPass team in 2019. Follow him on Twitter @drake_dunaway

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