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Hi all, I'm looking for a driver and fairway wood, which I can find used, that is adjustable. More specifically, I'm looking for lie angle adjustability. I'm relatively tall (6'4"), and all of my irons are 3* upright, but my driver and 3 wood are both standard. It's not as much of an issue for the driver, but the fairway wood results in only a small contact area with the ground because the heel is in the air.I was looking at last year's STR-8 fits, but are there any other options that you can think of? Thanks in advance!

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Ebay.  You could probably find one on the cheap.

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Depends on how "cheap" you are looking for.  I was assume the TaylorMade R9 driver would be your best bet to start looking because they are the first adjustable drivers that were on the market.

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Originally Posted by Tifosinumerouno

Hi all, I'm looking for a driver and fairway wood, which I can find used, that is adjustable. More specifically, I'm looking for lie angle adjustability. I'm relatively tall (6'4"), and all of my irons are 3* upright, but my driver and 3 wood are both standard. It's not as much of an issue for the driver, but the fairway wood results in only a small contact area with the ground because the heel is in the air.I was looking at last year's STR-8 fits, but are there any other options that you can think of? Thanks in advance!


Adjustable drivers only open/close the club-face and change the face angle and loft........

My 2 cents......go to a nice pro-shop where you'll find knowledgeable staff.  I'm sure you can special order a 3-wood with an upright lie angle?  Please let us know what you find out.....

What's in Paul's Bag:
- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Driver
- Big Bertha Alpha 815 3-wood
- Callaway Razr Fit 5-wood
- Callaway Big Bertha 4-5 Rescue Clubs
-- Mizuno Mx-25 six iron-gap wedge
- Mizuno Mp-T4 56degree SW
- Mizuno Mp-T11 60degree SW
- Putter- Ping Cadence Ketsch

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Go to ebay -- search R11 or R11 Ti (for a Titanium Fairway)

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=R11+Ti&_sacat=See-All-Categories

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Lie angle is DIFFERENT...........Driver and 3-woods like the R11 adjust face angle and loft..........

Guys and Gals, Lie angle is a completely different spec.......

What's in Paul's Bag:
- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Driver
- Big Bertha Alpha 815 3-wood
- Callaway Razr Fit 5-wood
- Callaway Big Bertha 4-5 Rescue Clubs
-- Mizuno Mx-25 six iron-gap wedge
- Mizuno Mp-T4 56degree SW
- Mizuno Mp-T11 60degree SW
- Putter- Ping Cadence Ketsch

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeNut

Adjustable drivers only open/close the club-face and change the face angle and loft........

My 2 cents......go to a nice pro-shop where you'll find knowledgeable staff.  I'm sure you can special order a 3-wood with an upright lie angle?  Please let us know what you find out.....


Actually, Titleist's 910 series, Nike's STR8-Fit, and Srixon's STAR Fit all adjust lie angle as well. I think the Nike line is going to be the most affordable from what I can find on ebay. I just thought you guys might have known of another, maybe lesser known, model line that I was overlooking. Thanks.

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Brand new VR Pro STR8-FITs can be had on eBay for pretty good prices from reputable sellers.  I just bought a new VR Pro driver (2011 model) for $140.

Always changing:

 

Driver: Cobra S2/Nike VR Pro 10.5º

Irons: Callaway X-20 Tour 4-9i

Hybrid: Titleist 910H 19º & 21º

Wood: TaylorMade R11 3w

Putter: Odyssey White Hot

Wedges: Titleist Vokeys - 48º, 54º, 62º

 

First round: February 2011

 

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I just recently bought a Nike Vr Pro STR-8FIT driver on ebay for less than 140 bucks and it works pretty well you just got to go out there and make sure you buy the driver the a good seller.

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