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  1. 1. Which Driver?

    • Cleveland Launcher
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    • Mizuno MX-700
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I'm afraid it's time to let my ol' girl (Sasquatch) down. 2 years, and she's all beat up.

I probably will be getting a "new" driver this Christmas. I've narrowed it down to a couple of options.

One is the newest Launcher from Cleveland. I hit the ball lowish off of the tee, and this says that the launch angle is very high. 5 stars in performance, 4 1/2 in feel. Doesn't seem to get talked about much, but seems like a nice driver.

The other option is the MX-700 from Mizuno. I read a good review from TST about this driver. Seems to launch the ball nice and high with minimal spin.

Any thoughts on these two drivers? I was also thinking about the '09 Burner, but 46.25"? That's a bit much.
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I'm afraid it's time to let my ol' girl (Sasquatch) down. 2 years, and she's all beat up.

i had the 09 burner and it really didnt feel that long at all, then again i guess it depends on height, im like 6'1-6'2 with my golf shoes on.

:cobra: Speed ld-f 10.5 Stiff
:snake_eyes: 3 & 5 Woods
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:bridgestone: J33 Forged Irons 4-pw
:ping: 50th Aniv. Karsten Ansr Putter56*, 60* wedges

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I would have to vote the cleveland juct because I dont know anything about the mizuno woods. I personally though do not like the Cleveland driver, its way to big and I just dont like the head on it. If I was able to get a new driver it would be between the Titleist 909 DComp, Cobra S9-1 and the TaylorMade R9 which is a great looking diver. I have tried the Adams Speedline and its was actually a nice driver with good launch and feel.

909 D2 9.5* Voodoo
906 F4 15.5* UST V2
3DX DC 19* UST SR2
AP2 3-PW PX 5.5
Vokey SM 52.08 & 58.08 DG S300 Circa '62 no. 7 NXT TourWhite Tacki-Mac Itomic Career Low: 1 over par 71

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I've tried both...and boyyyy the Mizuno is amazing!!!!

Considered the Dymo? It's pretty good...imho certainly much better than the Sumo. I picked the Dymo2 over the Mizuno.
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I've tried both...and boyyyy the Mizuno is amazing!!!!

yeah it's a really good driver.

My Clubs
Driver - LV4 10* R flex
Wood - sam snead persimmon 2 wood (for windy days)
Hybrid burner tour launch 20* stiff flex.
Irons - Tour Mode 3i,4i stiffIrons - FP's 5-PW R-flexWedge - spin milled 54.14Wedge - spin milled 60.07Putter - Victoria Lowest round 2010: 79 (par 70)Latest rounds at...

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Ive hit the mizuno at a demo day and it was stunning.... Very easy to hit and was long and straight... unfortunately the wallet didnt agree at the time.

I currently play a Hibore XLS and its 95% of the club for 50% of the cost (at the time I was buying anyway) Not sure if its related to the launcher though

Basically cant lose

"Let the bears pay the bear tax I pay the Homer tax!"

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Cleveland Launcher, no doubt. That is the driver I am currently hitting, and hit has by far the hottest face of any driver I have hit (And I hit about every 2009 model when I was fit for the driver.) It is workable, and very forgiving on off center hits. I know I love the driver and the 3 wood that I have currently.

In my Clemson Sun Mountain Superlight 3.5 bag
Driver - Cleveland Launcher 9 deg., stiff gold shaft
3 wood - Cleveland launcher 15 deg stiff gold shaft
3 Hybrid - Adams Boxer 19 deg
4 Hybrid - Nike Sumo2 hybrid 23 deg.Irons - Callaway X-18 Wedges - Cleveland CG 14 (50, 54, 58 degree)Putter -...

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Have not hit the Mizuno, but have hit the Launcher. I did not like the feel or bulkiness of the launcher IMO. To each his own.

In my Xtreme Sport bag
'09 Burner 9.5*
F50 15* 3 Wood
Burner 18* 5 Wood
MX-19 4-GW SV Tour 54.12 & 58.08 White Hot 2-Ball SRT

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titleist 909d2 is an amazing driver.
despite what the websites say, it is very forgiving
DRIVER: titleist 910d3 9.5* project x 6.0
3WOOD: titleist 910fd 15* project x 6.0
HYBRID: titleist 910h 19* project x 6.0
IRONS: titleist 710 ap2 3-pw nippon xstiff
WEDGES: titleist vokey 52.08 & 58.08
PUTTER: scotty cameron studio select newport 2
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