Looking at new drivers and 3-woods....

[Dub]

It's time to get something more current.

I think I'll try a 460 sized head this time, too.

I like the "traditional" shape of my head....I'm just not ready for the large square stuff, although I'm sure a few well hit drives would convince me otherwise.

The two drivers that I'm sort of narrowing in on are Ping G10 and the Bridgestone J33R.

What are your thoughts and experiences with these clubs and what others do you recomend I look at?

[Pinseeker81]

....I'm just not ready for the large square stuff, although I'm sure a few well hit drives would convince me otherwise.....

I still slice the crap out of my square Sasquatch. My next one will be conventionally shaped.

[Doctorfro]

After this past week I believe that I would focus on the 3w. Not that you shouldn't get a driver, it's just that the right 3w will get you nearly as much distance and put you in the fairway alot more often than the driver. I had to send my driver back to Callaway for repairs and so I played with my new Callaway X hot as my driver and the results were very good. I actually found myself in places I'd never gotten to very often hitting my driver before (long and in the fairway). It also got me around the green in two on several par 5s that I'd given up trying to get to because I'd been hitting my driver poor thus not even trying to get on in two. At your handicap, the fairway is a great place to be to give yourself the best chance to lower your scores. I'm learning my lesson. Not even sure I'm going to put the driver back in the bag when I get it back.

I've only demoed it indoors on a monitor but the G-10 is nice. That wouldn't be a bad choice although the Callaway Hyper X is awfully sweet.

[FFCEPJB]

When i got fitted for my clubs at Hotsticks, they told me I needed the Bridgestone J33R 8.5 with a stiff Fujikura speeder in it. I bought it and hit it for a year. I played okay/well with it but felt for me it was to light. Bought a TM R5 with a 83g shaft but still have the Bridgestone.