I remember taking my 2 iron out of the bag in the 90's. Hybrids are a game changer for sure. Pros use em. Best advice is to hit clubs "outside" before you buy them. I know it's difficult but I only bought clubs from a demo day. It is eye opening when you can hit several brands with various shafts. I've picked up clubs that I could hit right away and others I couldn't hit at all. Makes a huge difference later when you try to adjust your swing to a club that doesn't really fit you or your swing for whatever reason.
I watched this all the time. A buddy orders a club online and proceeds to shank, scuff, duff, skull and lay the sod over on every shot he tries. The club just doesn't fit him. I say hit them outside because a trackman doesn't give you true visual of what the ball is doing. We're lucky here in St Louis as they have several demo days a year.