Broke my driver on saturday

[Calibur]

Went out and played on saturday and on the second hole I took a swing and hit the ball and my driver shaft broke at the hozel. Luckily there was water 50 yards in front of the tee box so my driver head is in the lake. It was a Ping G10 reg flex and I was just learning how to hit it well... Good thing I only paid 100$ for it.

So my question is, for my next driver (also trying to stay somewhat cheap) should I get a steel shaft or something so this does not happen again? Thanks.

[$2 Nassau]

Don't hit it on the hosel next time.

Seriously though, I broke 2 drivers in a similar fashion when I first started playing due to a big time over the top swing hitting the ball way on the heel near the shaft.

Not saying that is what you are doing, just making a comment.

No need to get a steel shaft. Will probably never happen a again. If you bought it used, maybe the shaft was damaged?

[Cody]

My grandpa's 3 month old $400 dollar rapture driver just broke at the hosel on a half swing for a warm-up yesterday.

Stuff happens.

[ERC7.5]

You should get what you hit well.
It sounds like something that has happened to me on a couple of occasions. I've had heads snap off of drivers because the head was pulling away from the ferrel (sp). It then has little support at the thinnest part of the shaft with the heaviest part of the club swinging at it's farthest point from the fulcrum. Gonna cause problems....