Small head drivers

[AlCzervik]

Right now I've got a 460cc size driver, and all I hit is massive slices with the ball. It stayed out of my bag while i used my 3 wood to tee balls since i hit that fairly straight. My 3 wood is busted and I dont plan on replacing it until next season.

Which leads me to the point of this thread: Do they still make drivers with smaller heads? I've been looking at used Callaway Biggest Bertha drivers.

[jmoc]

I, too, like the smaller headed drivers. The Callaway C4 is one of my favorites, as well as the BB II. The TM r7 Superquad is 460 but looks smaller. Check out some drivers at a golf shop, it is amazing the difference in sizes they appear even though they all are 460cc..... jmoc

[La Costa Golfer]

Maybe the 460cc head is hitting slices (besides the player) not because of the head size....but because of the loft. Maybe you need to get a driver with a higher loft.

[traviswise]

I slice but it's more operator rather than equipment.

[DDBowdoin]

ebay it up

Titleist 905S - 400 cc but the pear shape will make it look a little smaller

the 983 series are a little old and it would be hard to find one in good shape

[Bourbon and Coke]

I slice but it's more operator rather than equipment.

Whenever I slice, its the same.

Are you making good contact with the center of the face? I found I was actually hitting off the heel and once I found the center of the face, I gained distance and control.

[AlCzervik]

Oh, i know its my bad swing. The club face opens up drastically on impact. But for some reason on the smaller heads it goes straighter.

btw my driver is 10.5 loft and stiff graphite flex

[drtbk933]

I have the same problem. I thought moving to a Callaway GBB or Taylormade Supersteel 250 would fix it but it didn't kame much difference. It definitely has to be your swing or loft. Do you hit the three wood the same as your driver?

[AlCzervik]

I have the same problem. I thought moving to a Callaway GBB or Taylormade Supersteel 250 would fix it but it didn't kame much difference. It definitely has to be your swing or loft. Do you hit the three wood the same as your driver?

I tee it up alot lower with the 3wood and have the ball more forward in my stance. If i try that with the driver I get a slice that carries 2 fairways over.

[La Costa Golfer]

Oh, i know its my bad swing. The club face opens up drastically on impact. But for some reason on the smaller heads it goes straighter.

Probably because the smaller headed 3W is some 15*.

A suggestion....perhaps look for a 'tour spoon'...or a 'strong 3W'....one with a 13* loft. That might help out.

[slice_oftheday]

I play with a Cleveland Launcher 400 10.5° and hit it quite nicely.

[chingali]

Why not try a TM r510TP, older driver with good technology and a range of high quality shafts at 390cc that looks great at address and they are pretty easy to find secondhand. Another option is one of the original series Mizuno MP001's that were 380cc, also a more compact looking head with good technology and you can pick them up secondhand for next to nothing. Whack a decent shaft that suits you in one of them and they are fantastic.

However as others have already mentioned, it's 99% certain that the problems you are experiencing lie more with the indian than the arrow.

[meenman]

the 983 series are a little old and it would be hard to find one in good shape

not necessarily true - I bought my 975D off of 3balls and it looked like it had never been used - the only flaw on it was that the grip said *demo* - and for $20 including shipping I could hardly call that a flaw

[beung]

You could hit a TM 425, it's got a smaller head.

You could also just try and choke down on the driver.

[CosmosMpower]

I have the same problem, even with a 12 degree loft driver with a R flex shaft. My driver swing speed is around 91 mph. I've also tried a 10.5 stiff flex with similar results. Strangely I can hit my 3 wood off the tee 220-250 yards (carry and roll). I think I'm going to pick up the R7 425.

[RaLos18]

One of my golfing buddies use to have similar problem! He switched from TM r5 Dual N TI Driver 450cc to GBBII 415cc 10* regular, and he fixed the slice. Funny but true, I know! We have about same handicaps, he sacrificed the distance for about 5-15 yards on his drives, but he gained a lot in accuracy, which is more important, for high handicappers (my opinion), than the distance! Go ahead and try it!

[I <3 Titleist]

I'd suggest the 975 series Titleist driver. I'm not sure the size but it's a nice fit in between small and 460cc. Not to mention, you can find em on ebay for 30 bucks.

[AlCzervik]

I found an old small head driver in my garage that seems to be in good shape aside from a dent on the top. Arnold Palmer brand "Arnie's own jumbo" its called, with golf pride tour wrap grips still in great condition. Club is altleast 10 years old.


I will give this club a try tomorrow before i go spending any money on a club