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FlopShotArtist Great Member

FlopShotArtist

Ok, so long story - I hate my driver. Don't feel like explaining the whole thing, but I'd like a new one.

Which one do you prefer and why?

I'd prefer a TaylorMade, but a Titleist will do. No other brands.

I like the idea of movable weights as well.
What I Play:

Driver: Sasquatch SUMO² 9.5º Stiff
Hybrid: HiBore 16º (3W replacement)
Irons: Staff Ci6 3-PW StiffWedges: Vokey Spin Milled 54.10 60.04Putter: Newport Studio Style 35"Ball: Pro V1xAge: 15
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joshtpa Great Member

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Flop,
It seems like every Sunday night you have a new bout about a club you do not like. You seem to be going crazy buying clubs. I think if I am correct, you just bought this one less than 2 months ago. Im a club ho too, but I think you might want to slow down a bit. YOu have assembled a great bag at your age, and it has been fun watching you assemble it. But not too long ago, you were DYING for that driver and could not wait to get it, IIRC.
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FlopShotArtist Great Member

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Flop,

I'd hate to say it, but let me do what I want, and I'll let you do what you want. I'm just going to take off my signature and not let anyone know if I get new clubs if I keep getting responses telling me what to and what not to do.

I'm not losing any $$ here. I just sell it and buy a new one for the same or less $$ than I got. If anything, I gain cash. The square shape and the noise has definately got to me. It sounds a feels the same as when I top one 10 yds and when I crush one 260. I want a driver with more feel, and less noise. Also, I'm not a fan of the square shape anymore. If anything, it's hurting me - I have no confidence in the thing.
What I Play:

Driver: Sasquatch SUMO² 9.5º Stiff
Hybrid: HiBore 16º (3W replacement)
Irons: Staff Ci6 3-PW StiffWedges: Vokey Spin Milled 54.10 60.04Putter: Newport Studio Style 35"Ball: Pro V1xAge: 15
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CosmosMpower Well Established Member

CosmosMpower

I heard golfsmith is having a big sale on drivers

SLDR 430 TP Graphite Design DI-6s
SLDR Mini Driver TP Graphite Design DI-6s
SLDR 4h Matrix Black Tie 95s
Ping G25 4-PW
Ping Gorge 50, 54, 58

Ping Anser IWI

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ks8829 Great Member

ks8829

go to the store have them check your swing on the machine and find what works best for your game. I personally like the Burner but it might not be the right club for your game.

Titleist 910 D2 9.5 Driver
Titleist 910 F15 & 21 degree fairway wood
Titleist 910 hybrid 24 degree
Mizuno Mp33 5 - PW
52/1056/1160/5

"Yonex ADX Blade putter, odyssey two ball blade putter, both  33"

ProV-1

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Fraser Dedicated Member

Fraser

You've had it 2 months? I'd say keep working on it, it might cost you nothing to change but if you change your clubs more often than your underwear then you'll never be able to learn the intracacies of them. That'll knock off those precious shots to get you into single figures.

In the Matrix XTT Standbag:

Driver: Biggest Big Bertha 11*
Fairway Wood: Steelhead Plus 3 Wood
Irons: T-Zoid Titanium Insert irons 3-SWWedge: Vokey Spin Milled Oil Can 60.04Putter: Pro Platinum Laguna 34" w/ British Open '04 headcoverBall: ProV1 Rule35 Playing again after a three year hiatus...

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meenman Great Member

meenman

I went from the sumo2 to my current driver and couldnt be happier. I was a little worried in the beginning about the possible lack of forgiveness but have actually been hitting the D2 better.

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Jay-Bird Great Member

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I'd prefer a TaylorMade, but a Titleist will do. No other brands.
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Use a G5 or a G10 for a round. You'll sing a different tune.

driver: FT-i tlcg 9.5˚ (Matrix Ozik XCONN Stiff)
4 wood: G10 (ProLaunch Red FW stiff)
3 -PW: :Titleist: 695 mb (Rifle flighted 6.0)
wedges:, 52˚, 56˚, 60˚
putter: Studio Select Newport 1.5

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bigoak Dedicated Member

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I have not been a Taylormade fan for several years but I have tried and bought the driver and irons because they just work.

Taylormade Driver HT
Taylormade 3 HT

Mcgregor 7w
Vulcan irons 5-P
Solus 53 61

Vokey 56

Scotty Caneron Flange/ Ping Cushin

Srixon ZStar

71 gold tees

bring cash

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joshtpa Great Member

joshtpa

I'd hate to say it, but let me do what I want, and I'll let you do what you want. I'm just going to take off my signature and not let anyone know if I get new clubs if I keep getting responses telling me what to and what not to do.

You were missing my point. I wasnt trying to get down on you or anything. Just that my hats off to you for putting together a great bag. I think you should give it some time and see how all these clubs come to form. Your still young and will grow into these clubs tremendously.
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FlopShotArtist Great Member

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[QUOTE

Use a G5 or a G10 for a round. You'll sing a different tune.[/QUOTE]

Too much $$ for a G10 and not interested in a G5. I can get all of the drivers I mentioned for pretty cheap.
What I Play:

Driver: Sasquatch SUMO² 9.5º Stiff
Hybrid: HiBore 16º (3W replacement)
Irons: Staff Ci6 3-PW StiffWedges: Vokey Spin Milled 54.10 60.04Putter: Newport Studio Style 35"Ball: Pro V1xAge: 15
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bm303 Well Established Member

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I always thought the TaylorMade driver's felt great. I occasionally play my r580xd and I love it, even though it's 5 years old. I would try and not replace your clubs often, because from personal experience I am realizing how little equipment matters, and how important a proper, relaxed swing is. A good swing will hit any driver far and down the middle. Just my 2 cents. Good luck with whatever you choose!
In my bag:
Driver: Tour Burner 10.5 re*ax
3 Wood:R5 XL
Irons:FP Irons 5-GW
Hybrids:Baffler DWS 3,4 Wedges:588 RTG DSG 56º, 60ºPutter:White Hot XG #9 34"Grips: Lamkin Crossline CordsBall: Pro V1x
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Trogdor Established Member

Trogdor

If you hit the G5 or G10 better than anything you had ever hit in your life (if you gave it a honest shot) would you say the same thing? Would it be worth the extra money?

In my Vector
Driver:
Hybrids: 3DX RC #3IW and #4IW
Irons: 3DX RC 5-PW
Wedges: SW from my old setPutter: $15 from Wal-Mart (works for me!)Ball: Currently trying out E6

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Dub Great Member

Dub

Lot's of choices out there.


I suppose that it depends as much, if not more, on the shaft than it does on which of these drivers you select. Solve that riddle and you'll be homefree.


I like the looks of the Titleist offerengs at address. I know that's vanity at a high level.....but there it is....my reasons for likeing them.

You've got some good sticks to pick from.


For what it's worth....a golfing buddy of mine is constantly switching out drivers and putters. We have a great local store, Bonaventure Golf, who accept trade ins and have a ton of used clubs to select from. He buys nearly new sticks for $200 when they are selling new for $350+. He'll game 'em a while and then sell to another buddy or trade 'em in if he sees something else he'd rather have. He was playing a nearly new FT5 w/ the blue Aldila shaft (whichever that one is) and killing the ball.

He was also stoking a putter that I haven't seen him play before.....an Odyssey steel inserted center shafted affair. He's a solid putter anyway, but this thing was helping him take it up a notch. Awesome lags and confident 8 footers in the jar. Again...I suspect...a nearly new club.
909D Comp 9.5* (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-6)
Burner Superfast 3 & 5 woods (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-4.8)
G15 Hybrid 23* (AWT shaft)
G5 5 iron-PW-46*, UW-50*, SW-54 & LW-58 (AWT shaft)
Studio Select Newport 2 Mid SlantGrips: PING cords & Golf Pride New Decade Multi-Coumpound Bag: C-130...
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Island Par Well Established Member

Island Par

From your choices I'd say taylormade burner or the burner tour, no movable weights but my friends recommend it and i believe they're on sale at global golf.

That being said, why limit yourself to titleist or taylomade? There are several others you could try out:

1) Ping G10
2) Mizuno MP-600 (movable weights on tracks, so cool!)
3) Bobby Jones Workshop Edition Driver

Not necessarily in that order. Just try them out and dont worry they're not square and won't make those wierd noises.

ISLAND PAR

In my Mizuno Bag:
TBD, MacGregor 4W(16*), 3H(20*),4H(23*), 5H(26*) Mizuno MX-900 6-PWAdams Watson 2010 Wedges (GW, SW, LW),Ping Wolverine Putter "But I thought you meant these golfers from our club when you said you needed SANDBAGGERS to help with the flood...

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golf_junkie27 Great Member

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Flop,

If I may, I'd like to give you some of my experience. I started playing less than two years ago and have gone through the following:

Taylormade 540
Cobra F Speed
Titleist 907D1
Titleist 905T

I would find quirks and things that I did not like until I got fitted for the right shaft. That's the one piece of advice I would give you. Find the shaft that suits you best and combine that with a driver head that will optimize performance. Believe it or not, it will be cheaper than buying something off the shelf.

FWIW, I bought my current driver head and shaft, separately, on ebay. I had gone through a fitting and knew it would be cheaper to purchase the components. I took them back to my fitter and he built my driver to exact specs, puring included. It costs me less than half of what it would have been had I gone to a store. That's my suggestion to you. This game is frustrating enough and being unhappy with your equipment only adds to it.

Good luck.

Titleist 905T Accra SC75 M4 Shaft

Nike SQ 4W Accra T70 M4 Shaft
HB001 17* Hybrid with Mitsubishi Diamana Thump X Stiff Flex
Baffler Pro 20* Accra Axiv 105 Tour Hybrid Shaft

Taylor Made 24* Burner Accra Axiv 105 Tour Hybrid Shaft

Mizuno MP-32 5-PW Black Oxide Finish Project X 6.0 Shafts

Vokey 52* Oil Can Finish TTDG S400 Shaft

Cleveland 588 60* TTDG S400 Shaft

Rife Bimini Blade Putter

 

Ball-White and Round

 

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GaijinGolfer Super Member

GaijinGolfer

Flop, I thought you said you love your Sumo and you hit it dead straight?
BTW, if you like movable weights, perhaps you should also consider a Mizuno MP-600.
Of the ones you listed, I think Id go with the Titleist 907D1 or D2. Ive read nothing but rave reviews about that club. Besides, with the 909 coming out soon, you could probably get a 907 for cheap because a lot of people are going to think they have to have the newest Titleist driver. Best of luck with whatever you decide.

Whats in my :sunmountain: C-130 cart bag?

Woods: :mizuno: JPX 850 9.5*, :mizuno: JPX 850 15*, :mizuno: JPX-850 19*, :mizuno: JPX Fli-Hi #4, :mizuno: JPX 800 Pro 5-PW, :mizuno: MP T-4 50-06, 54-09 58-10, :cleveland: Smart Square Blade and :bridgestone: B330-S

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