hi hbp
i think the problem with using a 3 wood of the fairway or even a driver of the fairway is having the lie to play the shot, i think many of us play a shot with woods and dont have the lie to play that shot and dont get the results we want, i think with the hybrid you have a better chance hitting off the fairway when you dont have that lie you really need for a long shot to the green. cheers
bill