Bridgestone Gravity Chamber Hybrid Review

Well, after all the great clubs Bridgestone Golf has come out with in the last couple of years, I guess they all can not be gems. Their drivers, irons, fairway woods, and wedges are great but the one club I was most anxious about trying was a real let down. Now, don't get me wrong, it's not a bad club, just not what I was expecting given my previous club tests from Bridgestone. This club will fit into the bag of the average player and compliment their mid line iron sets very well. If you are dead set on getting a hybrid from Bridgestone and you are a better player, you may want to dust off the 2 iron because as of right now you won't find one in their line up!

The Bridgestone Gravity Chamber Hybrid features some very nifty design features. A Gravity Chamber, which takes weight out of the rear and sole of the club to add forgiveness to the perimeter. It features a head with quite a bit of offset compared to the other clubs they have been putting out and while this is overall a great club for average players, it misses the mark on their previous line up as being a players club. This club was put through the computer tests to create a very forgiving, easy to hit hybrid and they achieved it. It comes in 5 different lofts and many shaft flex options which is a plus for the average player as well. No cookie cutter shaft flex here!

I hit around 25 balls with this club before writing it off for what it is. A hack club and nothing more. A very nice, well designed hack club mind you, but nothing I would put in my bag. It's ugly for one, has too much offset and is not very easy to work at all. It hit some nice high, long draws, and on miss hits was very forgiving, but when I tried to fade the ball with this club it was out of the question. Now, for the average player this is a great thing. Miss hits go straight with minimal distance loss. The ball wants to go high with a slight draw which will help out those who hit a big slice and have trouble getting the ball airborne with their irons. As for the better player, I will have to say look elsewhere. This will not give you the look, feel, or workability you want in a club.