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I can hit the ball pretty good when I catch it but i've read my driver isn't the most forgiving, and I struggle to hit it solid every time. What Driver's have good forgivness without sacrificing distance?

Age:19

What's in my bag?
Driver- Taylormade TP Burner 2.0 5 wood- Launcher (4-GW)- Jpx Pro 800 SW- X Forged LW- 588 X Wedge- Tp-Z Putter- Unitized Tiempo

 

"Hard work beats talent"-Tim Tebow


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The Nike SQ Sumo2 drivers are, from my understanting, rather forgiving. The 5900 hits it a long way, too.

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I love my sumo.. it is the older version but it gets the job done.

Sumo 10.5*
R7 Draw 15* 3W
3dx 17* 2H
Pi5 3-PW
Spin Milled Vokey 54* CG11 60* C-01


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i use a taylor made r7 super-quad and i think it is pretty easy to hit. and i am the same age as u. missed the school team by 4 strokes, but my school team was 3rd in the state last year and proly gonna b first this year. i live in mich.

Driver- r7 super-quad
3 wood- burner
4 hybrid- baffler
irons- i10 4-w
wedges- cg14 52* 56* 60*putter- i-series 1/2 crazy center shaftballs- dt carrybag- sun mountain somethingthat there is what i call perfect, cause it is in my bag.age: 15


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To the OP...I'm gonna let you in on a sleeper driver that costs about $50. The original Cleveland Launcher 460. It benched my Ping G5 immediately. It is workable as well, if you really need to do that. But I am amazed every time I take that driver out. Nothing feels like being able to go hard at the ball, and having no concern about missing the fairway. I hope you find the same sensation in whatever driver you go with.

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go try a bunch out. I'd look at taylormade, ping, or callaway (Callaway now has a buy a driver and get a fairway wood for a dollar promotion going). I'd stay away from titleist because from my experience they're harder to hit.

Clubs:
Driver: Ping Rapture 10.5 degree, Stiff Flex shaft
Fairway Wood: Ping Rapture 17* - Stiff Shaft
Hybrids: Callaway Heaven Wood 20* Firm Flex
Irons: Titleist 704 CB (Forged) (4-PW), Dynamic Gold S300 ShaftsWedges: Titleist Vokey 52 and 58 degreePutter: Odessy White Hot XG Model #1Bag: Ping HooferBa...


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the big ben cs3, i used to hit big power fades that i just couldnt fix and i was reccomended this driver and the bh5 irons since hten i dropped my handicap by 9 ive never hit so many fairways, maybe its just me but it seems to be realy forgiving, might be worth a try

In My Colonial Cart Bag
Driver: Big Ben CS3 9.5 Neutral
Woods: F60 3&5
Irons: BH5 Offset Model
Wedges: Sureout WedgesPutter: Karsten Zing USABalls: Z


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It's been said earlier, but the SQ2 5900 or the new Dymo2. I hit the Dymo2 the other day and man it went straight straight straight...pretty much every single time. I was pretty suprised because I'm generally an erratic driver. I'm probably not going to get it because I think it's my swing I have to work on but if all else fails, it's not a bad idea.

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I just recently purchased the Nike SQ2 5900. I love it!!! It toned down my slice unbelieveably!!!! Now when i miss hit, i hit a fade to the right side of the fairway vs a huge slice 50yrds ob. Very forgiving, even misshits tend to go well over 200yrds (with roll of course).

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I found the R7 460, (the silver one) to be very straight for me with the correct weighting, and I had a pretty big slice.

FTi 10* Draw w/ ProLaunch Blue 65g Stiff
5 Wood
Walter Hagen Ultradyne Blades 3-PW
52*
X-Tour Vintage 56.13 X-Forged Chrome 64.09 Dual Force BladeBall: B330Rx or Pro V1


Posted
i use a taylor made r7 super-quad and i think it is pretty easy to hit. and i am the same age as u. missed the school team by 4 strokes, but my school team was 3rd in the state last year and proly gonna b first this year. i live in mich.

Yeah my high school team isn't that good. I shoot low-mid 80's on a good day and im like our 5th or 6th best player. I just started playing this year and my goal is to be a 5 handicap by next season. But I think something might have been wrong with my driver. Recently I hadn't been hitting it that much further than my 3 wood, even on a good one. Today I skyed one and I slammed it down, and it broke. I didn't even slam it that hard so im teeing off with a 3 wood for a while. Im getting fit for my next driver, and im going to make sure I get a more forgiving driver this time.

Age:19

What's in my bag?
Driver- Taylormade TP Burner 2.0 5 wood- Launcher (4-GW)- Jpx Pro 800 SW- X Forged LW- 588 X Wedge- Tp-Z Putter- Unitized Tiempo

 

"Hard work beats talent"-Tim Tebow


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Sometimes a different strategy is needed. The driver you have may work with some mods. You are hitting the 3 wood better because of the shorter length. The pros use drivers much shorter than standard. If the head feels to soft, have it tipped and play a 44 to 44 1/2" driver for better results. Your 3 wood is probably 43" long, and a more upright swing that is much easier to hit consistently. Bring the driver more inline with your 3 wood in length and you will find more fairways.

the short game equalizes everything
FT-5 Draw 10.5
NVG woods 3,5,7,9
Orlimar 4hy
Wilson DI-5 Irons 6-pwTurner wedge 51* bent to 53*TM TP 54* SW bent to 57*Wilson Kirk Currie #2 Mid MalletLaddie X


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