To Try & Buy Or Return? That Is The Financial Question With These Hybrids.
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2026-05-07
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf
Have you ever stood in a simulator booth at your local golf retailer and seen some impressive numbers appear on the screen thanks to the newest weapon you’ve selected? Then you think of the price tag. Is this club worth the asking price? Then you also wondered: ‘What if this thing is showing off here, but is a dog on the course? Can I get my money back?’
Well, the final response to that question is likely a resounding, ‘Sorry. You bought it. You own it,’ or a similar sentiment. There is a place that actually promises to give you a year-long money-back guarantee on its clubs. Yes, you read that right.
I know that TV and website infomercials suggest golf clubs can improve your game’s 2D factor — distance and direction. And yes, your score as well. Maybe they can. Maybe they can’t. But, in this test drive case, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
I’m a skeptical person by nature. I roll my eyes at televised claims. I shrug my shoulders about getting better via the newest game-improvement wonder in the golf manufacturing world. Given the chance to return such a spur-of-the-moment purchase isn’t something I turn my nose up at… and yes, I’m always looking for a club to improve my game as opposed to working on my game.
I dove into the world of Performance Golf and their claims about their 357 and 359 fairway hybrids. The reason for the clubs’ names is that they possess a 3-wood head, a 5-wood length shaft, and either a 7-wood or 9-wood loft and carry. In other words, you supposedly get 3-wood carry with the accuracy of a 7-wood. Uh, OK.
Since this was my first time hitting balls in a long time, I’m no Iron Byron (look it up). I wasn’t sure what to expect. I began with my old 5-wood, a TaylorMade Burner, as I don’t carry a 3-wood. Over five swings, I averaged 167.4 yards. As I said, I hadn’t hit a club for a while. My longest shot here was 190 yards, but this was a bad pull to the right. And yes, I am a leftie.
When I used the 357, the average distance was 181.8 yards, with the best distance being 191 yards. I hit the TrackMan aim point 6 out of 14 times, which, for me, isn’t bad, especially since I’d never swung this club before.
With the 359, since I wasn’t positive which club(s) it would replace, I pulled out a trio — my 5, 6, and 7 irons. The 5-iron averaged 160.75 yards total over four swings; the 6-iron measured out at 152.75 over four swings; and the 7 came in at 153. Now, as I said, this was my first time swinging the sticks in a while, and some pulls went longer and some duffs were shorter.
To me, when I swung the 359, the feel was good from the get-go as opposed to the 357, which took some adjustments. When I added up the numbers, though, with this version, there was no surprise that it was a bit shorter than its sister. My average for the 359 was 171.0 yards over 6 swings.
So, are these clubs worth it? It cost me around $600 CDN for both (exchange killed the value here) and a bit more for GST crossing the border, but if they work, they’ll be well worth the price. Remember, there’s a money-back guarantee on these two for a year, so really, there’s nothing to lose... at least for a year!
I won’t recommend these, as that’s your call, but it’s nice to know you can get your money back if they fail to perform to expectations, unlike other places.
The one downside to this is you get blitzed with emails about their video coaching tips, which, truth be told, are expensive. Again, it’s your choice whether or not you agree to these.
Note: The writer did not receive any discount on the purcahse of these clubs for his review.