Comments on: Adams Golf Introduces Insight XTD Drivers

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:48:16 +0000

Bought XTD A3 a month ago. Completely removed my slice and hitting 250-275

This morning the head came off. Took it back to Golf Galaxy and they repaced no q's asked. Have the 3 Wood as well as the hybrids. Love the clubs so hope this one lasts longer

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:11:17 +0000

I had the same problem (see my earlier post). After having the head reattached, it start to come off with a few rounds. My local golf toy store replaced with a new unit, and there have been NO issues with this one...best results with any driver I have used!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:58:55 +0000

Fantastic driver. The A3 suits my swing very well. Only problem is that after a month it came apart. Earlier today, my tee shot on the first hole ended with the head coming completely off and landing 30 yards to the right in some wooly rough.

I was highly disapointed. I absolutely love this driver and feel it has really made a difference in my game this year.

We'll see how good the Adam's customer service unit is. Has anybody had any experience dealing with them?

By: Taylor

Taylor — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:39:29 +0000

Bad for you bud......best $169.00 I ever spent.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:24:16 +0000

I saw the XTDs are on sale now for $169. I bought one just for fun to see what all the rage is about and the shaft alone sells for $200.

This driver is TOTAL JUNK. Has no feel to it at all. It's just like the junky new Callaway Great Big Berthas. Might as well have a tin can on a wood stick. It has no feel to it at all. My Ping G10 eats this thing for lunch, has MUCH better feel, turns over a lot easier and goes farther.

Don't waste your $169...

By: Doc Richey

Doc Richey — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:56:47 +0000

Just wanted to say that I tried the Callaway FT-i driver. It hit very well, was a little noisy but the big problem came when I blew the back 1/2 of it off on my 3rd basket of balls. I talked to a golf pro that said he's heard of that happening before. So, instead ordered and tried the Adams Insight XTD A3 OS version since it was rated and spoke of highly and it was so much cheaper now at $169. Holy smokes the A3 OS hit even straighter and longer for me that the FT-i. For the first time of my life I hit the ball so far out that I could not even see it start to come down. It's just an incredible driver. I got it with a stiff graphic shaft. Did I mention, "Holy smokes??" The head sets squarely at approach, hits well all over the face and sounds solid. There is no doubt everyone on the tee box will know you hit it well. Good job Adams. I've just ordered Adams Idea A3 OS irons with the 2-6 hybrids, hollow back 7, 8 hybrid irons and cavity back 9, AW, AW and SW. They are rated gold on the 2008 Hot List by Golf Digest. Can't wait.

By: del angcao

del angcao — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:46:11 +0000

Just bought an Insight XTD a3 and immediately tried it at the range. With it, I consistently hit 280 to 290 yards, at least 20 yards more than my previous driver. Now looking forward to consistently beating alvin and bong.

By: Bud Woods

Bud Woods — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:45:05 +0000

I was vaguely unhappy with my older model Taylormade driver and didn't know whether it was a shaft issue, head issue or some other problem. I seemed to be mostly hitting it well but with little roll and occasionally pushes right and pulls left. Mishits towards the hosel or toe suffered both distance & direction. I decided to go through a launch monitor - and not expose my biases against: "odd looking" heads; light shafts, shafts that felt floppy. I brought my driver and hit balls as instructed and listened. I hit Ping G10, Taylormade Burner, two Callaway models, a Titleist, etc. [models and brands were somewhat disguised by tape to keep my biases out of play.] After many shots by many clubs it came down to two models of the Adams Insight a3 - one had the Adilla 55g R shaft at 9 deg., the other had the same shaft in S with a 10.5 head. The 9 deg w. R shaft was occasionally longer but the 10. 5 S shafted model was consistently longer & straighter. I was surprised that an Adams squarehead [S/10.5] was going to be my next driver. At my swingspeed of 97-99 mph, the ball speed was higher and the net yardage averaged 18 yds further than my current driver - less spin, hotter clubface and better trajectory. If I can aaverage 15 better I'll be delighted. BTW, this guy was on sale for $169 and that's a bargain these days for a very good stick.

By: Ray

Ray — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:31:12 +0000

Having reviewed this club earlier, let me add to it by expressing a bit of a disappointment in this club. Shortly after purchasing this club, well maybe about a month, the head loosened on the shaft during a round of golf. I took the club back to the dealer I bought it from and had their golfsmith reset the shaft and away we went. That was about a month ago or so. Yesterday, while playing, it had slipped on the shaft again.

The dealer offered to reset the shaft, or delivere to me a new one out of the box to replace it. I thought that since this club had exhibited the same problem twice, it had become a chronic problem. I elected to have a new one provided in place of the defective unit. I'm going to stick with it for a while, as everything I said in a review earlier hasn't changed. I love his driver, is accurate and long.

If this problem arises with the new club, I think I will have to move on and try something different which I am not too keen on. We will see.

By the way, after Adams discounted this driver from $300 down to $170, I went back to my favorite adult toy store and they gave me the difference in credit. So, I picked up the number three fairway wood for an additional $40 and the credit. Same thing with his fairway club, incredibly easy to get off the fairway and in the rough it really shines. I hope the shaft doesn't come loose on this one. I am still hopeful.

By: Bill Cameron

Bill Cameron — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:56:42 +0000

kristian said on July 12, 2008:

Just picked up my Adams XTD A3 today. I've been slicing my drives for the past 6 years, and today after the purchase at the range my drives were going 200-250 straight as an arrow 90% of the time.

Best piece of equipment i've bought for my game. What an improvement!

Did you buy the A3 or the A3OS?