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jcrob902 Well Established Member

jcrob902

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This year I'm looking for a better driver for my game. I want to get fit for a club with the right loft and shaft specs, but I am caught between a few models. Anyone have advice on these drivers?

I tried all of them this year at different demo day's and this is what I thought listed in order from best to worst. Cobra S91 PRO S Titleist 909D3 Mizuno MP600 Taylormade R9 Cobra S91F Taylormade R7 Limited Nike Dymo Adams Tech a4 These we're the ones that I liked the most.

Mizuno mp 630 9.5 Mitsubishi Fubuki stiff
Taylormade R7 RE*AX 55g Stiff
Taylomade Rescue mid 19* Light metals 95g
Mizuno MX25 4 -52*Gap True Temper Dynalite S/L
Mizuno MP-T 56* / 60*Odyssey White Hot Tour # 1


flap Great Member

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I finnally got to take my FT-9 tour to the range yesterday.Better sound and feel than my FT-3 and lower ball flight.Fairly easy to work both ways and sets up square to slightly open which I like.Being an old fart I have it in Reg.so uaually when I jump on a driver it tends to be a strong draw to a hook but this is different.No matter how hard I swung no real snappers which brought a smile to my oldwrinkled brow.All in all for a range session I like the club.Now if I can get the 16 inches or so of snow melted maybe I can take it to some grass.

In my new FT carry bag
FT-9 Tour nuetral 9.5
FT-15 degree 3 wood
Fussion Hybrids #2&4
Fussion irons with Grapholoy Pro launch Red shafts56&60 Cally X forged wedges with Red shaftsSG9 putterCally I ballBushnell Meadealist range finder


jcrob902 Well Established Member

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I tried all of them this year at different demo day's and this is what I thought listed in order from best to worst.

Went back to miles of golf today, and am sold on the Cobra S91 proS,the r9 was just weak the D3 and MP 600 we're right there but the S91 pro S just out performed the launch was mid the flight was the most penatrateing ball flight I ever had and the ball just seems to carry forever and then roll out, to me this is definatley the best driver on the market! plus with it being 1.5* open I can turn it over without to much worry of over cooking it O.B.

Mizuno mp 630 9.5 Mitsubishi Fubuki stiff
Taylormade R7 RE*AX 55g Stiff
Taylomade Rescue mid 19* Light metals 95g
Mizuno MX25 4 -52*Gap True Temper Dynalite S/L
Mizuno MP-T 56* / 60*Odyssey White Hot Tour # 1


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Canuck Well Established Member

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Picked up a Callaway Ft-9 tour 2 weeks ago and LOVE it! I switch from my taylormade, which i wouldnt usually do.

Whats in the my bag,

taylormade.gifR9 TP taylormade.gifSuperfast 3 wood Rescue 19*  712 MB (3-P KBS T shaft)  

 SM4 52*,54*,60*   Pickemup 42" Belly Putter  titleist.gifPro V1x  adidas.gif 360 footwear


ACE Member

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S9-1.
Hit this puppy today and loved it - its so easy to bomb.. Its also cheaper then the R9 and 909.
Driver: Titleist 909 D2 (VooDoo shaft)
Woods: Titleist 909 D3 (15 deg, VooDoo shaft)
Hybrids: Mizuno MX700 (20 deg)
Irons: Titleist ZB (4-pw)
Wedge: Titleist Vokey 52°, 56°, 60°Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Select NewportPutter Cover: Scotty Cameron 2009 Cupid Dog -WhiteBalls: Srixon Z-Star

cigarnut81 Well Established Member

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I suggest you go to a local reputable club fitter and get a real custom fit driver! You will hit it better than anything they are going to hand you in a big retail store!!!!!!

Whats in the bag?
Driver = Wishon Golf 949mc 9.75*/.5* Closed Face Angle
Fairway Wood = Wishon Golf 915 F/H 16* Square Face Angle
Wood Shafts = Wishon Golf Pro Flight EXP 85g Stiff Flex
Hybrids = Wishon Golf 331H 21* & 24*Hybrid Shafts = Wishon Golf GI335 Tour Weight 92g Stiff FlexIrons = Wishon...


SVT093 Newbie

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I liked the Titleist 909D2 the best and have hit all that are on your list. I got it with 9.5 with a custom Fujikura Rombax 6F09 (model from asian tour) stiff shaft

birdiemachine Established Member

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adams insight a4 was amazingfor me. Low spin and great ball flight. I will be getting one soon

Driver: Adams 9015 proto (ozik matrix shaft)
3w: TM V-Steel 15* grafalloy blue (42 inches)
3-pw: Miura Tournament Blades w/ rifle 5.5
wedges: 588 Clevelands 47* 51* 56*
putter: Scotty Cameron oil can (97)


Suited_Up Member

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Just ordered the new Callaway Diablo on Ebay.

Hit it at Golfsmith twice over the weekend. Also tried the Cobra S9-1, which is what I was leaning towards at first. The Ping G10 and the Burner.

I am very inconsistent, and still suck for the most part, but for some reason, I just hit the Diablo cleaner and further.
In the Bag:

Driver: Diablo Driver
Hybrids: Baffler Pro 16* -- Baffler DWS 20*
Irons: R7 Irons 4-PW, GWWedges: Oversize Burner SWPutter: Rossa Suzuka cgb

RocketSauce Great Member

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well, i was using a Callaway FT-i for the past 2 years, but today i picked up a new Mizuno MX-700 driver. I tested a Nike Dymo, a TaylorMade R9, a TaylorMade Burner, a Bridgestone J33 (great driver btw), and the Mizuno MX700. i hit about a dozen balls with each and took the MX-700 home. I went straight to the course, played 18 holes and hit EVERY fairway this morning. plus its about 10 yards longer than my old FT-i. i couldnt be happier with it

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ummmmmmmm.........

the Cobra L5V..........

and I win!!!!!!!!!

TM R11/Titleist 910F 15*/ Nike SQ2 20* & 23*/ Nike CCi 5-PW/ Nike SV 52* & 56*/ SC Newport 2 Studio Style 32.5"
Nike 20XIx/Pro V1x


anthonykim3 Dedicated Member

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another vote for ft -9 is i wasn't poor i would have a 9.5 ft-9 tour with a fubuki imix shaft in stiff but the old wilson isn't ready to die yet and i don't have money

driver. taylormade tour burner tp ust avixcore tour green 75 x
3 wood 909 f3 13* voodo xnv8
3 hybrid adams idea pro vs proto 95x
irons 3 no 4 5-pw nike cci forged blades
gap wedge nike sv tour blacksand wedge cg14 56* 14flopadopolous vokey spin milled 64 7putter scotty cameron classics newport...


shakogolfer78 Dedicated Member

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well guys I finally made my choice. I called the top fitting facility in MN, and I setup a time to finish my complete bag fitting. I already had the irons fitted with news shafts, and my new putter is on the way. It took me a while to finish the process because it is vey expensive to pay for the whole process all at once. So around 11 o'clock I walked and the fitting began. I hit the Cobra S9-1 and felt really solid, then I picked up the PING G10 and flew it past teh cobra by about 10 yards. I then tried my driver on the monitor, and the guy brought out a R9 for me to test out. It felt like solid contact and better than the first two, but my spin rate was still a little out of whack. Next came the Speedline from Adams and I LOVED it! The carry on the was consistently around 250-260, and my ball speed hovered around 150 mph. I love the traditional look at address, and the feeling at impact was something I have never felt with my Cobra with the wrong shaft (look at I love Cobra drivers but...). My specs for the club were 45'' PROlaunch S-flex with Golf Pride Cord grip. I really am pleased with my decision because on every tee when I look at this club I will have the confidence that it is made for my swing and is the best driver for me. The only bad part is that I have to wait two weeks to get the club with all my desired specs, but that isn't the end of the world.
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Taylor made tour burner TP with diamanna Whiteboard

Definately!!!!! BOMBS AWAY!!! Workable and fairly forgiving!

:taylormade: R9 9.5d with Fujikura Motore 65 Stiff
ss-07 13deg 3 wood Graphite Design Purple Ice 85-S
Md-17 1i/4w UST V2 Tour Hybrid X
A3 Pro 20 Tour Prototype Mitsubishi Javln X
MP 57 4,5,6 Project X 6.5 MP 67 7,8,9 Project X 6.5 Vokey 200 series 48d Project X satin 6.5/ Vokey 09SMTC 54.11...


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