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I have a question for you all. Someone borrowed my driver, and evidently slammed it on the ground after a bad shot. Now, there is a dent there and a small crack. How much will this affect playability? The dent and crack or on the bottom on the clubhead, near the hosel end. Let me know please, so I can decide whether or not this will warrant another driver being purchased. Thanks!

In my Clemson Sun Mountain Superlight 3.5 bag
Driver - Cleveland Launcher 9 deg., stiff gold shaft
3 wood - Cleveland launcher 15 deg stiff gold shaft
3 Hybrid - Adams Boxer 19 deg
4 Hybrid - Nike Sumo2 hybrid 23 deg.Irons - Callaway X-18 Wedges - Cleveland CG 14 (50, 54, 58 degree)Putter -...


Posted
I have a question for you all. Someone borrowed my driver, and evidently slammed it on the ground after a bad shot. Now, there is a dent there and a small crack. How much will this affect playability? The dent and crack or on the bottom on the clubhead, near the hosel end. Let me know please, so I can decide whether or not this will warrant another driver being purchased. Thanks!

I'd say someone either owes you a new driver or you owe them a beatdown with the old one.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.


Posted
It'll only get worse the more you hit it. If your friend really was a friend, he would ante up and replace it. If it wasn't a friend, why are you loaning stuff to a stranger?

Posted
As soon as you said "crack" I said to myself "it's dead".

You're either looking at a new head or a whole new club.

Taylormade M2 driver @ 9.5*+2

TM M6 D-type 3wood 16*, 
TM M2 Rescue 3H@19* and 4H@22* ,
TM RocketBladez irons 5-9,PW,AW, SW(23*,26.5*,30.5*,35*,40*,45*,50*,55*),
TM Hi-Toe 60* wedge,
Ping Karsten 1959 Craz-E, or a Scotty
Bushnell Tour V3 rangefinder


Posted
It was a friend, and immediately he told me he would replace it for me, or get me a different one. I was just curious as to how much damage was actually done.

On a seperate note, has anyone played the Nike Dymo driver? They are in the same price range, and if he is going to replace it anyway, I thought about trying a different type. Opinions?

In my Clemson Sun Mountain Superlight 3.5 bag
Driver - Cleveland Launcher 9 deg., stiff gold shaft
3 wood - Cleveland launcher 15 deg stiff gold shaft
3 Hybrid - Adams Boxer 19 deg
4 Hybrid - Nike Sumo2 hybrid 23 deg.Irons - Callaway X-18 Wedges - Cleveland CG 14 (50, 54, 58 degree)Putter -...


Posted
i have a dymo driver that i use rarely, but have liked it when i use it, it does get good reviews

Whats in my bag:

:nike: SQ Dymo2 Driver

Triumph Fairway Woods

:nike: VRs X Irons

:nike: VR V-Rev Wedge

:mizuno: Putter


Posted

I use the Dymo Str8-fit and it is a great driver (same head as the Dymo) long and straight

:tmade: M2 10.5° - Fujikura Pro 60 - Stiff
:tmade: V-Steel 18° - M.A.S Ultralight- Stiff
:ping: G400 4-UW - AWT 2.0 - Stiff
:tmade: Tour Preferred 58° ATV - KBS Tour-V - Wedge
:scotty_cameron: Select SquareBack - 34" - SuperStroke MS 2.0


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i had the dymo driver. despite the good revies i didnt really like it that much, feel and sound were kind of weird, and i like more of a shallow face, the dymo has a prett deep face.. meaning the dymo has a more horizontal face rather than a vertical face if that makes since.

:cobra: Speed ld-f 10.5 Stiff
:snake_eyes: 3 & 5 Woods
:adams:A4 3 hybrid
:bridgestone: J33 Forged Irons 4-pw
:ping: 50th Aniv. Karsten Ansr Putter56*, 60* wedges


Posted
umm id say check how bad the crack is and see if its fixable or your just going to replace it id say save the shaft and grip if there good or of worth a high value

Posted
It was a friend, and immediately he told me he would replace it for me, or get me a different one. I was just curious as to how much damage was actually done.

Sounds like you have a new driver in your future, nows your chance to get an expensive one!

In my Nike Sport Cart Bag:
Driver: Burner SUPERFAST TP 10.5*
3 Wood Burner SUPERFAST
5 Wood SQ Dymo
Irons(4-GW) SZ Vokey Oil Can 56* 64* TP WedgePutter Oz Mallet 6Ball: ProV1x


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If your current driver was working, why would you have him get you anything else?

Kyle Paulhus

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If your friend really was a friend, he would ante up and replace it. If it wasn't a friend, why are you loaning stuff to a stranger?

I don't even let my friends look at my clubs, let alone hit them.


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I don't even let my friends look at my clubs, let alone hit them.

When I catch a playing partner looking directly at my clubs (especially a complete stranger), I zip up the raincover a little tighter. Then I look at them with an angry face and shake my finger at them. I feel it makes the rest of the round go smoothly once everyone is aware of the boundaries.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.


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I wouldnt let anyone hit the driver i have now, I had the shaft break a couple weeks ago on the exact same driver. I found another one on the heartland america website. I know its a cheap nitro driver that costs $30 but somehow i have more success hitting it than anything else ive tried lately(and i tried several used name brand drivers at a local golf store) hoping the shaft breaking on the other one was a fluke(it came from kmart) so who knows what happened to it before i bought it. But im very careful with this one. I get a nice low, piercing ball flight with it which seems to go much straighter than any other driver ive tried and as far as any ive ever hit. i have several drivers but this is my fav. I guess mayb the shaft and grip it has just seems to fit me, its all standard but maybe their standard more closely approximates what ideally fits me. I still bring an extra one with me every time i play, i do have another playing partner who would like to get another driver so ive been letting him try my other ones and see if he likes any of them but hes not gettting this one.

In my bag
Driver-top flite cannon 460 cc 10.5 deg, reg flex
3 Wood-ACUITY GOLF RCX 14°
3h-warrior golf tcp 20°
4h-warrior golf tcp 23°5h-warrior golf tcp 26° 6-pw-AFFINITY / ORLIMAR HT2 SERIES irons steel shafts regular flex56° sw-tour seriesram puttergolf balls-intech beta ti


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When I catch a playing partner looking directly at my clubs (especially a complete stranger), I zip up the raincover a little tighter. Then I look at them with an angry face and shake my finger at them. I feel it makes the rest of the round go smoothly once everyone is aware of the boundaries.

Is this is joke?


Posted
When I catch a playing partner looking directly at my clubs (especially a complete stranger), I zip up the raincover a little tighter. Then I look at them with an angry face and shake my finger at them. I feel it makes the rest of the round go smoothly once everyone is aware of the boundaries.


Posted
Last years drivers aer all in the same price range
Just get what you like most
but yes the dymo is good
I've really grown accustomed to nike drivers

My Clubs:
Ping I3 + blade 3-pw
9.5 09 Burner with prolaunch red
Nickent 4dx driver
Taylormade Z tp 52, 56, 60
YES Carolyne putter


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