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  1. 1. Which brand do you use when it comes to drivers? Pros and Cons.

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    • Ping
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My trek to find the right driver appears to have ended. I'm on a Sasquatch (last year's) 10.5 deg, reg stiffness. Had a Big Bertha 454 10 deg then swapped to a FT-3 9 deg draw and now the SQ.

The 454 was the longest club, the FT-3 was a disaster and the SQ is heaven on a bun for me.
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Nike Sasquatch 460. Lovin this driver. Not sure if i get more distance but lately ive been hitting some nice 280's 290's (not avg) but a few times. Usually averaging 260.
In My Bag

Driver: Sasquatch 460 9.5°
3 Wood: Laser 3 Wood 15°
5 Wood: r7 19° (Stiff)Irons: S58 Irons 4-PW Orange DotWedge: Harmonized 60°Wedge: Z TP 54°Putter: Tiffany 34"Balls: Pro V1 Shoes: Adidas Tour 360 IIThe Meadows Golf Coursewww.themeadowsgc.comAge: 16
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Titleist 907D1 8.5 degrees with a Aldila NV 65 Pink S-flex shaft. 45" in length.

907D2 9.5 degree with Aldila VS Proto 65
906F2 15 degree with Aldila NVS 75
585.H 17 degree with Aldila NVS 85
2-PW 690MB
Vokey 254.10 Prototype Vokey 260.04 Scotty Cameron Studio Stainless Newport 2 Pro V1x

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i bought the new callaway big bertha 460 3 weeks ago and I love it! Very straight, very forgiving. The huge head gives a lot of confidence at address.

Diablo Octane
Big Bertha 2007 3W 

Razr X 3H, 4H
Razr X Irons 5-PW 

Wedges X-Tour 56* and 60*

White Ice D.A.R.T Mallet 

Ball Tour i(s)

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Had a Cobra 454 comp with a 45g Mitsu Rayon stiff shaft for a year and the club head developed a hairline fracture along the top of the crown. Nice club, but always felt a little light and i felt like i would "lose" it in my hands. The shaft also felt a little wooden to me, maybe a bit too stiff.

Sent it to cobra to get it replaced and UPS broke the shaft during shipment so cobra gave me a brand new club with the newest HS9 head and Graphite designs YS-5 55g stiff flex.

Like it much much better. Has a little more weight to it and overall feels great and is very forgiving. I also tend to hit it about 15 yards further now, but that probably has more to do with my recent swing adjustment.

to the HS9!

R7 Superquad 10.5* REAX regular flex shaft
FT 5 wood
675XC forged irons 3-PW, True Temper DG SL stiff(S300) shafts
55* BeCu sandwedge
e6+ balls or ProV1
Cougar X-cat putter (odyssey 2-ball rip-off)
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i bought the new callaway big bertha 460 3 weeks ago and I love it! Very straight, very forgiving. The huge head gives a lot of confidence at address.

I demo'd this driver for several days during my little fiasco with cobra and the thing is definitely a beast. If cobra was going to give me the same club again, i was going to buy this club. Very long and forgiving and also beautifully simple.
R7 Superquad 10.5* REAX regular flex shaft
FT 5 wood
675XC forged irons 3-PW, True Temper DG SL stiff(S300) shafts
55* BeCu sandwedge
e6+ balls or ProV1
Cougar X-cat putter (odyssey 2-ball rip-off)
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I use the Ping G5, just like my boy Bubba Watson

No, but really it's a great club. I use a 13.5 degree (dont make fun of me lol) and it works really well. I can consistently hit it 230-260 and I'm only 5'6" 130 lbs and in my first year of golf.

Driver Ping G10 10.5*
Hybrids Ping G5 (3) 19* Bridgestone J36 (4) 22*
Irons Mizuno MP-57 5-PW
Wedges Srixon WG-504 52.08 Bridgestone WC Copper 56.13
Putter 33" Scotty Cameron Studio Select #2

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I just got a TaylorMade R5 TP 8.5 degree with the Mitsubishi Diamana shaft, reset from factory draw bias to neutral weighting. Compared it with an R7 425 and just felt better and flew better for me for some reason. Hit it about the same distance as my old Titleist but picked up some more carry and a lot more forgiveness.

My bag:

Driver: Cobra AMP 9.5 degree w/ GD6 stiff flex shaft

3 Wood: Ping Anser 14.5 degree THC-800 stiff flex shaft

Hybrid: Titleist 910H 19 degree Mitsubishi Kiani Blue stiff flex shaft

Irons: Nike Pro Combo Tour 4-PW Dynamic Gold S300 shafts

Wedges: Titleist Bob Vokey 52-8, 56-11 and 60-4

Putter: 2-Ball White Steel, 34" bent 1 degree flat

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There's nothing wrong with a 13.5 degree driver, especially if you hit it well.

What's in my bag (most of the time)

Exotics 12°, Aldila VS Proto 65S
Exotics CB1 4W, 16.5°, Fujikura Stiff
3DX DC Ironwood 20°, 23°, 26º Hybrids, Proforce V2 Stiff Acer XP905 Pro 6-PW, Dynalite Gold S300Inazone CNC Spin Satin GW 50°/8°, SW 54°/14°, LW 58°/4°Boccieri...

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TaylorMade R580 XD

Been swinging it for about 3 years now.

Forget your opponents; always play against par. - Sam Snead

Driver: R580 9.5 deg
3-Wood: 15.0 deg (holdover from my starter set)
5-Wood: 18.0 deg (holdover from my starter set)Irons: TA-5 3-PWWedge: CG-12 56 degPutter: White Hot XG Sabertooth

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I use a Bridgestone J33R driver with a stiff Aldila shaft. While I love this driver, cuz I hit around 60% of the fairways, I am curious to see if I can find another driver than can add 10 more yards (without any loss of accuracy).

Roy

What's in my bag:

Driver: Taylormade Super Quad, Diamana shaft, Winn G8 V17 Oversized grips
Fairway: Nickent 4DX, Diamana shaft, Winn G8 V17 Oversized grips
Irons: Cleveland TA 2, TT S300 shaft, Winn G8 V17 Oversized gripsWedges: Cleveland, TT S300 shaft, Winn G8 V17 Oversized gripsPutter: Scotty...

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