Which Driver?

[c4m]

It is time for a new driver, mine is beat all to hell and I have some money to spend.

I have it narrowed down to either the 08 TM Burner or the 08 Cobra F Speed LD.

My clubhead speed is 93-105. I dont have a slice, i usually have a draw. Anyways I'm just looking for maybe a little distance and the fact that I need a stiff shaft instead of the regular one I use now.

Which of these two would suit me better? Or if you can think of a better one within the same price range, please share.

thanks

[bobbydacron]

My son has the 2007 Taylormade Burner and I have the 2008 cobra. I got the cobra because I needed something relatively forgiving, which the cobra does really well. My son has a lot more accuracy and power than I do and lights up the course with the Taylormade, when he uses my driver he does lose 20 yards.

The one thing that I will say, and you should use the read my posting tonight, the cobra makes an awful sound. Its this really, really loud out of tune "ping".

If I were you I would try out both, but if this was something that you are getting via the internet then go for the Taylormade if you don't have a slice.

[DES NUTTZ]

I love my TM Tour Burner so I am a little biased towards TM but I think they make excellent drivers. Try out both and go with whichever suits your game the most and you can't go wrong that way.

[c4m]

how would I go about trying them out.. I know there are some golf shops that do demos, but none of the shops around here have the 08 burner with the specifications i need..

[MI Rob]

I love the Taylormade line of drivers. I dont think you can go wrong with a Burner.

[wrx_junki]

Com'on now, get the #1 driver on the PGA Tour. DUH~

[Chadbert]

Another driver you might be able to get in your price range is the Ping G5 driver. I would look to see if there are any demo days coming up nearby. Those really helped me in selecting a driver (Big Bertha Diablo 10* with regular flex).

[TMburner09]

Ive never got a chance to hit the 07-08 Burner,but if its anything like the 09 then bombs away!!

[retexan599]

Just to add a different flavor: I wanted a new driver recently and after some research bought one from Pinemeadow Golf. It is the one shown at this URL:

http://www.pinemeadowgolf.com/golf-c...mand.bk.driver

It had a good review at this URL:

http://www.learnaboutgolf.com/Golf_C...BK-Driver.html

This is the first driver of this type that I have used and am still learning the best way to hit it but so far it works well for me. My old drivers were cheapies from the sports stores and the BK is definitely giving me longer drives; it is probably straighter, but I am still working on that. It find it better to tee the ball lower than I would with the previous drivers, probably due to the weighting in the head. I like it.

[ApocG10]

Get the Hammer! POWWWW!

Just kidding.

Look at pings also, and Nikes. Both make wonderful drivers. And im in love with my titleist!

[ControlJunkie]

  bobbydacron said:

The one thing that I will say, and you should use the read my posting tonight, the cobra makes an awful sound. Its this really, really loud out of tune "ping".

I thought the exact same thing. I hit the Cobra at a demo day and thought the sound was terrible. I was playing the Nike Sumo 5000, and some think that driver had a bad sound, but I thought the Cobra was way worse. Sound doesnt normally bother me at all, but I thought that there were better drivers out there for the money.

I've never hit the Burner, only the R9, but I know there are many that are pretty happy with it. I'm not sure what your requirements are besides a stiff flex, but I agree with ApocG10, check out the Pings and Nikes. I thought the G10 and the Rapture v2 were both very nice. I have the Dymo Str8-Fit, and I'm not swapping for anything right now. Someone will have to pry it from my dead hands. And like Chadbert said, look for a demo day nearby. It's worth being patient. Also, I was pretty impressed with the Mizuno at the last one I went to.