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mrobbie

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mrobbie Well Established Member

mrobbie

If you went to an outing with good prizes, would you use another club if yours didn't work for you?

I have an outing this weekend with some pretty decent prizes up for grabs (Callaway FT-5, Titleist D2, Nike SQ2 to name a few) and they are all for things such as Longest drive & closest to the pin in 2 (par 5) etc

Now, seeing as I struggle to keep my driver in play, I'm unlikely to achieve any of these and I won't get my 5 wood beyond 220 yards which takes me out of the long hitters range, and unlikely to hit a par 5 in 2 from that far back.

So, to take myself into play, I was toying with getting a demo club for the day... I know I hit my R7 460 well, so was thinking about trying an R7 Superquad... When I had my 460, I won a few long drive prizes on outings and was very consistent with it. But it broke and I got the 905R in exchange. I suck with the open face.

Before anyone asks, I am getting a new driver & 3 wood in 3 weeks when I am home and get fitted, so I will be buying one, not just using and abusing demo clubs each week!

Not buying here though - $500 for a superquad is a piss take!

Sound like a plan?

I'll try the range an evening this week - bucket of 100 balls, driver only as the rest of the spanners are working well at the moment, to see if I can get it sorted (super strong grip is my plan!)... I'd be delighted if I could get it working, but it just never seems to click with me.

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turd ferguson

It would be wrong NOT to do it. Demo clubs are there to be used! Of course I'd prefer to take it from a big box chain rather than a mom & pop, just on principle.

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MP fli-hi 3 iron
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Dent Great Member

Dent

Ya theres nothing wrong wit it at all. The superquad isn't going to give you some sort of technological advantage, you just feel more confident with it and hit better.
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Driver: Sasquatch 460 9.5°
3 Wood: Laser 3 Wood 15°
5 Wood: r7 19° (Stiff)Irons: S58 Irons 4-PW Orange DotWedge: Harmonized 60°Wedge: Z TP 54°Putter: Tiffany 34"Balls: Pro V1 Shoes: Adidas Tour 360 IIThe Meadows Golf Coursewww.themeadowsgc.comAge: 16
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Ya theres nothing wrong wit it at all. The superquad isn't going to give you some sort of technological advantage, you just feel more confident with it and hit better
In My Bag

Driver: Sasquatch 460 9.5°
3 Wood: Laser 3 Wood 15°
5 Wood: r7 19° (Stiff)Irons: S58 Irons 4-PW Orange DotWedge: Harmonized 60°Wedge: Z TP 54°Putter: Tiffany 34"Balls: Pro V1 Shoes: Adidas Tour 360 IIThe Meadows Golf Coursewww.themeadowsgc.comAge: 16
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mrobbie Well Established Member

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I think its the closed face on the R7 that felt good - something with the 905 is different... not sure why, but when its in my hands, I just know its going to wickedly slice. Square face I think.

Superquad
Fusion #3
Big Bertha Warbird #5
755 3-PW
Vokey SM56.10 & 60.08 White Hot 2-ball

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Ruari Dedicated Member

Ruari

Absolutely nothing wrong here man. If you were using an illegal club or changing movable weights during the competition I would call you out, but no one is ever going to call you out on using a demo club. Smart move!
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bflat450 Well Established Member

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The key to the 905R is just keeping the club face closed when you swing... nothing complicated.

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Driver: 909D2 9.5° Oban Devotion Shaft

3 Wood: G10 15.5°
Hybrid: 3dx RC 20° Ironwood 

4-PW: MP-57's S300

Wedges: 51° MP-T Black Nickel ; 56° Vokey Spin Milled 

Putter: Tracy II 35" Iomic Grip 

Ball: Pro V1x

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