Welcome to Full Fit 2026the new GOLF platform to give you real-golfer insight into which 2026 gears might best suit your game. So far, we’ve brought together six GOLF content creators of varying abilities and sent them through a six-pack full-size golf bag (driver to putter!) at six major club manufacturers in Phoenix and Carlsbad, Calif. We hope that you may see the shadows of your game in one of our editors and learn something and inspiration from their relevant experience. In this installment (below), Jack Hirsh details the club he can’t live without since Fully Fit 2026, his Cobra 3DP MB 5-iron. You can browse our full 2026 dream bags individually here:
Jake Morrow (0 handicap) | Johnny Wunder (2) | Wadeh Maroun (2)|Jack Hirsh (2.4)| Maddi MacClurg (5.6) | Sean Zak (7.8)
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My golf bag is always changing. Week after week, I will have different clubs; hell, there was a place where I played a different set every day, even playing a set once that had a different product on all 14 slots in the bag. There is, however, one club you won’t see leaving my real player bag; My Ping hybrid.
At the moment, the G440 4-hybrid has ruled its place in the bag, and the 5-hybrid is still looking to join the group, but I’ve had the Ping hybrid in the bag since back in the G410. It has been replaced by the G425, G430, and now the G440 series.
It just does what I need
The main reason why the Ping hybrid is so important to my wallet is the compatibility it brings. Sure, they’ve gotten faster over the years, they’re much easier to start, too, but they’ve always been the same. The spin values on the face remain very true, and some of that is due to the shallow profile that the Ping hybrid provides, which is also a good idea for me behind the golf ball.
My hybrids are all designed to do one job: go up, and go left. What I’m looking for is a large painting of a tower that sits well in a green space. In the current bag, that’s about 220 yards, but I can also float it up to 210 or rip one to about 230 when I need to.
My favorite build is the G440 4-hybrid.
Jake Morrow / GOLF
Another advantage of the new G440, and one of the reasons I upgraded it, is that it now comes with a progressive face angle. Using Arccos player data, they saw that a player using a 7-hybrid is not the same player using a 2-hybrid.
They took that information and modified the system so that the 2-hybrid has more bias in it, and the higher hybrids are designed to help turn the ball. The 4-hybrid falls in the middle. Where my G430 and previous 4-hybrids were slightly closed, the G440 4-hybrid is more square, which is a useful feature to see behind the ball. I play my hybrids in a standard loft, flat setting to help launch the ball better and let it bounce back.
Another big advantage for me with the hybrid, especially in this grade, is the ability to hit it anywhere. You can tell by looking at the face of my hybrid that it was very popular, but most of those marks came from me using the hybrid out of fairway bunkers, in trees, in some conditions like concrete, and even a few balls in some trees.
There’s nothing I’m afraid to pursue if I get the chance to put out a mix. The club comes with battle scars, but I’m a big believer in the non-gem strategies out there.
I need to refill my score lines with paint, but the battle wounds tell an interesting story.
Jake Morrow / GOLF
Final Construction
Thanks to Adam Harding of Ping Truck, my hybrid also gets a little credit for the touring sauce with a custom black face. That’s something the internet was debating when I posted about it, but they didn’t understand the rules.
For me, it makes an incredible difference. Removing the lines of dark points hides the upper part of the face. That doesn’t really fit with how I like to set up the rest of my bag, but with hybrids, it just works. It worked even better on the 5-hybrid we’ve built, and if so, it helps make the face less cloying.
I match my G440 4-hybrid up with Fujikura Ventus HB Red Velocore + 9X. I have now put this exact shaft in 8 different clubs, and I really like what it has to offer. From the first swing I took, there was something special about the shaft.
It’s a slightly different profile than the counter part of the wood shaft so to me it feels a little softer in the hands while still being firm enough to really attack the transition in my swing, and it offers a stiffer tip section than you might think with a soft mid which allows for help in the launch, but also remains stable enough to be able to fly the ball very low or come down a little on the ball. A great hybrid pairing for players like me who really need a hybrid to work different planes and build more scoring ability.
My final build details Ping G440 4-Hybrid (23° Loft) Shaft: Fujikura Ventus HB Red Velocore + 9X Length: 39.25″ EOG Ping Trajectory Tuning 2.0 hosel: FLAT, Standard Loft Swingweight: D3
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PING G440 Custom Hybrid
The G440 hybrids appeal to a variety of skill levels, each designed to deliver unique ball flight characteristics – from the slightly biased hybrid 2 for off-the-tee performance to the draw-inducing hybrids 5, 6 and 7 that help widen the gap. They all share a new, shallower and narrower face design, which improves face contact for more ball speed and higher shots that hit and hold the green. HIGH WINDOWS SOFT STUFF Optimized launch and rotation ensure distance with stopping power. FREE HOSE DESIGN Saves weight to lower CG, improve launch/spin and increase forgiveness. ROUNDED SOLE Ensures a pleasant face angle in all hosel settings CARBONFLY WRAP Lightweight carbon crown saves weight for increased MOI, lower CG.
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