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I currently have a TM M3 driver (460cc head).  I've always felt uncomfortable with the size of a 460cc driver. I bought a used TM M5 Tour (435cc) and although I find it more user friendly and nice to look at set up, it apparently is made for low spin.  Now, with my swing speed, I hit my M3 about 230-240 yds, but with the M5 Tour, I don't seem to get any additional distance and in fact feel like the ball drops off the sky at its peak and I get less distance than with the M3.  (they have the same Tensei Blue 60g Stiff shafts).  What less than 460 cc driver head driver do you folks recommend?

Does a spinner M3 give me a better falling trajectory and therefore more distance?  (seems counter intuitive). 

Thanks.

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Driver: Taylormade M3 (9o) with Mitsubishi Tensei Blue 65 Stiff-flex shaft.  3-wood: Tour Edge Exotics CB2 (15o) with Fujikura Regular-flex

3H: Tour Edge (18o) with R-flex 80g shaft.  4H: 22o  Taylormade Rbz Stage 2 with R-flex shaft.

Irons (5-PW): Titleist 804os with True Temper reg. flex shaft.  Wedges: 50o deg Titleist SM-7 12o bounce F grind, 56o (bent to 54o) Cleveland RTG sand wedge, Cleveland RTX-3 CB 58o wedge 9o bounce.

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Have you tinkered with different lofts with the 435cc diver?

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  On 8/28/2022 at 11:33 PM, MGN said:

Does a spinner M3 give me a better falling trajectory and therefore more distance?  (seems counter intuitive).

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No, it sounds to me like you need more spin to keep the ball in the air longer and that’s why the lower spinning head is shorter.

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  On 8/28/2022 at 11:37 PM, Vinsk said:

Have you tinkered with different lofts with the 435cc diver?

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No, I haven't.  Will give it a shot.

  On 8/29/2022 at 1:53 AM, Zippo said:

And, I would add, tee heights?

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I did adjust my tee heights, but the ball still appeared to fall out of the sky instead of still staying up and going further.

Driver: Taylormade M3 (9o) with Mitsubishi Tensei Blue 65 Stiff-flex shaft.  3-wood: Tour Edge Exotics CB2 (15o) with Fujikura Regular-flex

3H: Tour Edge (18o) with R-flex 80g shaft.  4H: 22o  Taylormade Rbz Stage 2 with R-flex shaft.

Irons (5-PW): Titleist 804os with True Temper reg. flex shaft.  Wedges: 50o deg Titleist SM-7 12o bounce F grind, 56o (bent to 54o) Cleveland RTG sand wedge, Cleveland RTX-3 CB 58o wedge 9o bounce.

Putter: TaylorMade Ghost Monte Carlo w/Super Stroke 2.0 grip

 


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