Forgiving Drivers for Intermediate Players

[denver_nuggs_15]

I'm just wondering if a very forgiving driver (r7, etc.) can hurt an intermediate or advanced player's game (loss of distance, etc). Should they (myself included) be hitting less forvgiving drivers?

[T.J.K.]

I'm just wondering if a very forgiving driver (r7, etc.) can hurt an intermediate or advanced player's game (loss of distance, etc). Should they (myself included) be hitting less forvgiving drivers?

I don't understand really. The most advanced players in the world play the forgiving drivers...

Almost all of the new drivers are "forgiving" My answer would be No, you aren't losing distance and shouldn't be playing more a less forgiving driver.

[firstcut]

I'm just wondering if a very forgiving driver (r7, etc.) can hurt an intermediate or advanced player's game (loss of distance, etc). Should they (myself included) be hitting less forvgiving drivers?

I don't think I would call the superquad a "forgiving" driver.

[st0wgolf08]

Yeah seriously, tons of pros play superquads. Any you wouldn't lose distance, you would probably gain with a higher handicap one, because of the draw bias, gets some more yards probably.

[King Cobra II]

I wouldn't call an r7 a GI club, and certainly if you can hit that club well I'd go with it. How ever there are drivers now that have very high MOI which can really helped a player of lesser ability gain distance, and maybe even some accuracy. These drivers do have their draw backs to though. One of these things being work ability. Most times people try to hit a drive straight but it seems that on a lot of holes you want to be safe by maybe working your ball a little bit away from the trouble. Some good high MOI drivers to try may be the cleveland XLS ( I have it, and compared to my 905 or r7 it's extremely forgiving) or the Cobra 4v, or Nike SQ series. But to answer you initial question, if all you're looking for is distance and forgiveness, a GI driver would certainly not hurt.

[marpr]

I don't think I would call the superquad a "forgiving" driver.

touche! haha.

i would recommend most intermediate players try to put a square driver in the bag and not be pulled/pushed towards long (and less forgving) drivers such as the R7. As intermediate players should be concentrating 100% on accuracy and not distance. i Would rather be 220 yards on the fairway rather than 300 in the trees.

[denver_nuggs_15]

I hit just under 71% of the fairways with the superquad so accuracy is not a problem. I'm just wondering if it may be time to try different drivers.

[obsessedgolfer]

Some advanced players might loose distance because of a high launch angle and two much spin, but if a driver is forgiving it doesnt mean that you will loose distance.

[mikelaw]

Ping G5/G10

[firstcut]

I hit just under 71% of the fairways with the superquad so accuracy is not a problem. I'm just wondering if it may be time to try different drivers.

I guess I'm really confused now. The superquad is a BANGER! When you hit that thing square it goes a mile. I used to hit mine 290, but couldn't control it for shit. %71 fairways is pretty good...

You mentioned loss of distance, but not your average drive length or swing speed. What are you trying to fix?

[st0wgolf08]

I hit just under 71% of the fairways with the superquad so accuracy is not a problem. I'm just wondering if it may be time to try different drivers.

If its time? Hm if your hitting 3/4 of the fairways, do you think it is? First of all if your not happy with it, it's your swing that doesn't yeild 100 percent, so I wouldn't blame the club. 71 is a great percentage, if you change you will get no more. If your truly unhappy with that work on swing consistency. IF it's not broke don't fix it.

[Stacey_E]

I hit 72% of my fairways and I only average 240. When I bang one I only go 260 unless it's slope assisted. If I'm hitting up hill or in the wet, I might go 210-220. But I launch even a 12* on a mid trajectory at the highest.

If you don't feel you're getting enough distance then maybe you could check out some other setups. But honestly at 71% you've got your accuracy on lock. And a more forgiving driver shouldn't hurt your distance. If anything it should increase your average drive because it would be more able to coverup slight mishits. But there are other factors in forgiving drivers that could be hurting you. Consider offset, face angle, shaft length-weight-flex, lots of variables. As a rule of thumb for mid and high handicappers, I think it's a good idea to have your longest clubs as forgiving as possible. A 10% error on a 250 yard drive is 25 yards! But a 10% error on a 100 yard sandwedge is 10 yards (probably still on the green). Just my pet theory though.

Good Luck!