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Whats the best driver I can pick up for abuot 130ish range no more then 150. I was looking at the Callaway FT-i or the Taylor Made R7 Quad wasn't sure if this was the best bang for my buck though

My bag
R7 Draw Driver 9.0
Northwestern 3 wood
Texan 3/4 Hybrid 21 Degrees
Big Bertha 04 5-9 Irons Burner XD Wedges AW,SW,LW DFX 3300 Pro V1 & ProV1x Refurbs


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FTi or HiBore

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


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You can probably pick up a sumo2 or hibore for that range. You probably can get taylormade stuff too from the 07 or even 08 burner lines.
THE WEAPONS CACHE..

Titleist 909 D2 9.5 Degree Driver| Titleist 906f4 13.5 degree 3-Wood | Titleist 909 17 & 21 degree hybrid | Titleist AP2 irons
Titleist Vokey Wedges - 52 & 58 | Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2 Putter | ProV1 Ball

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Try a Srixon Z-RW driver, it hits low spinning bombs and you can pick one up on ebay for under $150 if you are lucky.

In my Srixon staff bag:

Driver: Titleist 909D2 8.5 - Grafalloy Epic X
Fairway: Adams RPM LP 13 degree - Grafalloy Epic X
Hybrids: Adams Idea Pro 18 degree - DGSL X100Irons: MacGregor 1025M 3-PW - DG X100SW: Titleist Vokey Spin Milled 54 - DG X100LW: Titleist Vokey Spin Milled 58 - DG X100Putter...


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Nickent 4dx.....Great driver and can get one almost new for around $100. I have been a Titleist guy for years and I personally think its as good if not better.

909 D3 with Diamana White X
909 F3 15degree with Aldila Vodoo
ZM Forged 2-PW
Voley 56 and 60
Studio Newport 1.5 PRo V1X


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Nickent 4dx.....Great driver and can get one almost new for around $100. I have been a Titleist guy for years and I personally think its as good if not better.

What he said! SERIOUSLY!

I've got a nickent 4dx draw. I absolutely love it. My dad, uncle, and grandpa have a mizuno mx-700, ping g-10, and ping rapture respectivley. They swing as hard as they can and blah blah and are all around longer hitters than me. When I'm keeping my drives in play with a nice easy swing, I'm right with them. Balls FLLLY off the club face. I really do not plan on getting rid of this driver until something horrible happens to it.

In my Extreme Sport Stand Bag
Driver: 4DX D-Spec Driver 10.5* Stiff UST SR3
3W: F-60 15* Regular Fujikura E150 Fit-On
Hybrids: 4DX Ironwoods 20* 23* Regular UST SR3
Irons: 4DX CB 5-PW Stiff True Temper ST-90Wedges: Vokey 50* 56*Putter: SabertoothBall: DT Roll


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FT-i. i used one for 2 years and i still love it. super forgiving, easy to keep in the fairway, great feel
also, the Nickent 4DX driver is VERY good too. you can get a brand new one for under $100 on ebay

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I switch drivers about every 2 years. Usually buy a "New" club off one of the Ebay vendors. Note, I said vendor vs. an individual. The vendors care about their reputation and will usually be fair to deal with.
This year I upgraded to a NEW Tour Edge Exotics Driver for well under a $100 dollars shipping included. These retailed for $300 - $400 only a year ago. Mine is the 10.5 with Fujikura Shaft. It is long... but surprisingly the best part has been the straightness. VERY Forgiving. If you have a good swing I would suggest the 9 degree over the 10.5. The Fujikura shaft gets the ball up quickly so the 9 might be longer. My drives are long enough so I am happy with the straightness of the 10.5.
A sleeper driver would be a year or two old Nicklaus. They have a hot face but are not as forgiving.
Longest driver in my foursome is a TM R7 Quad.
I tried it but could never get to the point where I could hit it consistently. It felt 'light' to me, so my swing would wander... Hope this helps.

Driver :T Edge CB-1 or Cally Mini Driver 14* or GBB 11*
Tour Edge CB2 15* 3 wood (Best Club Ever!)

Callaway XR 5Wood (New BCE!)

Hybrids: Nike SQ 23*  Tour Edge 28*

Irons: TMade RAC  7-PW   T Flight 56 SWedge
Putter: Odyssey 2 Ball Blade, SStroke flatside to hole


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I have a fantastic Callaway 460 in my hands right now. Just got it from Amazon for $149. It was sold via Golfsmith, on Amazon. Just a great driver and the price is awesome for a club like this. Below is the link to where I got mine, but it could be bought directly from Golfsmith for the same price I assume.

http://www.amazon.com/Callaway-Berth...544094&sr;=8-16

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This year I upgraded to a NEW Tour Edge Exotics Driver for well under a $100 dollars shipping included. These retailed for $300 - $400 only a year ago. Mine is the 10.5 with Fujikura Shaft. It is long... but surprisingly the best part has been the straightness. VERY Forgiving. If you have a good swing I would suggest the 9 degree over the 10.5. The Fujikura shaft gets the ball up quickly so the 9 might be longer. My drives are long enough so I am happy with the straightness of the 10.5.

i bet you got it from proshopwarehouse, correct? they've been blowing the TEE drivers out all year for crazy prices
I have a fantastic Callaway 460 in my hands right now. Just got it from Amazon for $149. It was sold via Golfsmith, on Amazon. Just a great driver and the price is awesome for a club like this. Below is the link to where I got mine, but it could be bought directly from Golfsmith for the same price I assume.

you could've got a brand new one off ebay for under $100

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Callaway-X46...3%3A1|294%3A50

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go with the Taylormade r7 or Nike SQ Sumo2 5900

I have both and they both fly and travel approximately the same distance.

What's In My Bag:
Driver: TaylorMade R11s 9* w/ Fujikura Motore F1
3 Wood: TaylorMade R11s w/ Mitsubishi Fubuki 
Irons: Taylormade R11
Wedges: Titleist SM4 Vokey 52.08, 56.11, 60.04 
Putter: Odyssey Metal-X #9
Ball: Taylormade Penta TP5


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anyone? lol

My bag
R7 Draw Driver 9.0
Northwestern 3 wood
Texan 3/4 Hybrid 21 Degrees
Big Bertha 04 5-9 Irons Burner XD Wedges AW,SW,LW DFX 3300 Pro V1 & ProV1x Refurbs


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The R7 Quad is a nice club that feels and sounds good. For drivers I think it's hard to go wrong with Taylor Made. As for the Callaway FT-i Tour, I'm not so sure. Those drivers are not liked by everyone (myself included as I bought one when they went down to $169.99 but wasn't happy with it). Especially the fact it's the tour model which means the center of gravity will be set a little closer to the face than the non-tour models. That makes it easier for good players to 'work' the ball, but more difficult for most amateurs to control. I currently have a Callaway FT-i LCG 9.0* model (almost the same as the Tour model, but the center of gravity it a little lower) that I would be willing to sell to someone for a good price - it's barely been used at all.
Driver: SQ DYMO STR8-Fit
4 Wood: SQ DYMO
2H (17*), 4H (23*) & 5H (26*): Fli-Hi CLK
Irons (5-6): MX-900; (7-PW): MP-60
Wedges (51/6*): MP-T Chrome; (56/13): MP-R ChromePutter: White Hot XG 2-Ball CSPreferred Ball: e5+/e7+/B330-RXGPS Unit: NEOPush Cart: 2.0

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