Can today’s metal woods and hybrids be bent?
Even though a lot of people will immediately say no, the correct answer is “yes” with certain requirements. While there are limitations, many of today’s metal woods and hybrids are indeed bendable, especially stainless steel heads. Forged titanium models are bendable as well. Provided the hosel is long enough to allow the bending bar to fit over its length, metal woods and hybrids can be custom fit to a player. This applies to both face angle and lie. What about bending the loft of metal woods and hybrids? When you bend the hosel toward or away from the face plane you open or close the club’s face angle. This will change the playing loft of the club by changing the trajectory of the ball. But it will potentially cause misdirected shots. It is ideal to play with square face clubs. Don’t be misled by reports that tour professionals de-loft their drivers and get more distance. Do club companies manufacture progressively consistent clubs? In short the answer is “no”. While they certainly t
