Long irons

[Duke]

Why are they being phased out, and why do people find them tough to hit with?

In my VERY limited experience, I can almost -only- hit with the long irons, and have had zero luck trying out hybrids and fairway woods. Without a tee I'm SOL with a big club head.

Anyhow, just wanted to hear some thoughts on it. Perhaps finding out why others can't do what I can, and I can't do what they can will help me identify problems in my swing that need to be fixed.

Or maybe I'll just be stuck club-hunting.

~D