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Grogger31 Well Established Member

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I bought a new, in plastic FT-5 this week on EBay. It was a "buy now" price and it was $70 less than the well known retailers.Of course, right after I paid for it I started reading about all the fakes out there.

Well, I got out to the range today and it appears I got lucky ... not only does the driver KILL the ball but I was hitting right next to a guy who was demoing an FT-5 and the sound was exactly the same. Phew!

This club was to replace my circa 1995 Great Big Bertha and I was easily hitting the ball 40-50 yards longer. Of course, my occassional slices may end up TWO fairways over instead of one, but I guess we'll see.

For future reference, the seller is tstyles284 and it seems you can buy with confidence from him.

Driver: FT-5 9* Neutral
3 & 5 Wood: SuperSteel
Irons: ISI Beryllium Copper
Sand Wedge: Ben Hogan piece of
Putter: White Hot


jrode Well Established Member

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I hope you didn't pay $70 off of the $429 (I think is what retailers had them at) that they were charging for them because they just dropped the FT Drivers like $150. The FT-5 is down to $299 most places.

Grogger31 Well Established Member

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Ha! I thought about the recent drop when I posted this.

No, it was $229.

Driver: FT-5 9* Neutral
3 & 5 Wood: SuperSteel
Irons: ISI Beryllium Copper
Sand Wedge: Ben Hogan piece of
Putter: White Hot


BeaSt Member

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same with me for the tour burner i just bought, i got it for $319 when it normally goes for $400, but when you add the extra $55 they charge to add the v2 shaft i saved over 100 dollars :D

good buy, glad it was real.
In My SasQuatch tour Golf Bag:
Driver: Tour Burner with UST Proforce V2 stiff shaft
3 wood: SasQuatch 15*
3 Hybrid: X Tour
Irons: X-20 tourSand Wedge: Srixon WG-504 56*Lob Wedge X Tour 60*Putter: Studio Select Putter

jrode Well Established Member

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Ha! I thought about the recent drop when I posted this.

Great deal then!

I've seriously been looking at the FT-5 as my new driver, but I think I would rather get an iron set first once I can scrounge up the money.

Southpaw Established Member

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Great deal then!

They're very good drivers with a "hot" face, the ball just flies off it.

I bought the I-Mix FT-5 since it was the only lefty one in stores that I could find. I got it with the Proforce shaft for $350 total which is an amazing deal.
In the Bag:
Driver: Callaway FT-5
3 Wood: Ping G10
Hybrid: Taylormade Rescue TP(3)
Irons: Mizuno MX25(3-PW)Wedges: Titleist Vokey Spin-Milled 54 and 60Putter: Odyssey Black Series #1

FlopShotArtist Great Member

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They're very good drivers with a "hot" face, the ball just flies off it.

I can never come to grasps to pay that much for any one club. Iron set, maybe...but ONE club, I'll NEVER pay $350 for.

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

Southpaw Established Member

Southpaw

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I can never come to grasps to pay that much for any one club. Iron set, maybe...but ONE club, I'll NEVER pay $350 for.

What?? Where the hell do you get your clubs, Ebay??

In the Bag:
Driver: Callaway FT-5
3 Wood: Ping G10
Hybrid: Taylormade Rescue TP(3)
Irons: Mizuno MX25(3-PW)Wedges: Titleist Vokey Spin-Milled 54 and 60Putter: Odyssey Black Series #1

FlopShotArtist Great Member

FlopShotArtist

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What?? Where the hell do you get your clubs, Ebay??

Yes sir...

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

CG031 Great Member

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Well, you don't seem very cheap Flopshot, you buy a new thing every other day, lol.

This seems like a good deal you got though...it's good you like it so far...

Driver Ping G10 10.5*
Hybrids Ping G5 (3) 19* Bridgestone J36 (4) 22*
Irons Mizuno MP-57 5-PW
Wedges Srixon WG-504 52.08 Bridgestone WC Copper 56.13
Putter 33" Scotty Cameron Studio Select #2


dkinser86 Well Established Member

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I bought the I-Mix FT-5 since it was the only lefty one in stores that I could find. I got it with the Proforce shaft for $350 total which is an amazing deal.

How do you like this driver? I'm a bit skeptical about changing the weights in the head and changing shafts like the R7 and the I-Mix.

In my bag:

DRIVER: 905T w/ Fujikura E360 Shaft
3 Wood 906 F4 w/ Aldila Proto "By You"
Irons: MP 30 w/ Rifle 5.5 Wedges Oil Can 50*, Vokey SM 54* and 58*Putter: C-06


kafka01 Great Member

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I played the FT-5 from a buddy a couple times and then got fit for it - it feels a lot better than my Burner imo and makes me swing easier at the ball cuz the club face seems way hotter than the Burner... The FT-5 is an excellent driver you cant make much wrong with it.

Burner 9°
FW Burner 15°
Burner Rescue 19°
MP67 4-PW
CG10 50° CG12 DSG 54° & 60°


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