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Upgrading Driver, Tour Burner or FT-5?

muddcat

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muddcat

Going to be upgrading my old 580XD soon, Thinking about the Tour Burner or the FT-5 or FT-I. What do you think? Perhaps a different driver? I am a high 80's to low 90's shooter, I normally hit a slight fade. If I were right handed I would just go to the local golf shop and hit different models but none of the stores in this area carry much of a left handed selection. Thanks for the replies.

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Driver: R580XD 10.5*/Stiff Flex
3 wood: R7 Steel/Reg Flex
Hybrid: Tight Lies 17*/Reg Flex
Irons: R7CGB Max/Regular FlexWedges: R7CGB Max/Regular FlexPutter: Heavy Putter A2-M Ball: NXT tour

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Kcas77 Dedicated Member

Kcas77

go with the ft-i it should add distance to your drives because it is almost dead straight which will be longer than your fade. you shouldn't consider the tour burner unless you hit it first because of the extra long shaft you will lose accuracy and it will most likely make your fade into a slice. ft-5 is a good choice if you don't like the shape of the ft-i
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kevidinho Member

kevidinho

i agree with kcas about the tour burner. i certainly will not fix your slice. it is a very nice driver though

i think the ft-5 would be a good choice. i havent hit an ft-i but everyone says the go nothing but straight

Burner 9.5 '09/905R 9.5 V2 HL
906F2 15 75g NV Stiff
735 3 - PW S300
MP R 52.07, 58.12 S300
Original Karsten B60 Hoofer 2

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23Rounder Established Member

23Rounder

The "Tour Burner" does not have an extra long shaft however the "Burner" driver (both old and new models) does. Also the stock tour burner (not the TP model) has a slight draw configuration so may help with your slice. I have played both the FT-5 and Tour Burner and would recommend either. I mainly got rid of my FT-5 because I didn't like the shaft and got a good trade deal.

Good luck with the purchase

23Rounder

Tour Burner 9.5 / RE*AX 60g Stiff
Launcher 13 & 17 Fairway / Fujikura Gold Stiff
MT Pro-C 3-W / DG S300 MP 52.07 Vokey SM58.12 Tracy II, 34" Putter Z-URS or NXT Tour

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Ben Great Member

Ben

Just a heads up. If you do go the Callaway route I have an FT-i for sale on the cheap. The new FT-iq is out, and the FT-9 will be coming in January.

Callaway RazrFit Extreme 9.5 w/Project X 6.5
Callaway XHot Pro 15* 3Wood w/Project X 6.5
Callaway XTour 18* 2h w/S300
Callaway XHot Pro 4/5 irons w/S300
Callaway XForged III 5-PW irons w/S300
Callaway Forged 52*/58* Wedges
Odyssey 7 Versa 90
Callaway Hex Black Tour

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Big_M Great Member

Big_M

Just a heads up. If you do go the Callaway route I have an FT-i for sale on the cheap. The new FT-iq is out, and the FT-9 will be coming in January.

what is on the cheap? what shaft... probably should go check the marketplace part of forum...

My Clubs: Callaway FT-i Tour LCG 9.5° w/ Matrix Ozik Xcon 6 stiff; Sonartec GS Tour 14° w/ Graphite Design Red Ice 70 stiff; Adams Idea Pro 2h(18°) & 3h(20°) w/ Aldila VS Proto 80 stiff; Adams Idea Pro Forged 4-PW w/ TT Black Gold stiff; Cleveland CG12 DSG RTG 52°-10° & 58°-10°; Odyssey...
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