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Well, I took it to the driving range last week and I bombed it! I hit everything really far and pretty straight for the most part.

I took it out Friday and played my first 9 with it. I couldn't have stunk it up anymore! I had the stinkin duckhooks like crazy! I hit 1 fairway, but that was a mishit that only went about 225 yards or so.

I did hit two drives that actually had good contact, and they traveled forever. They just ended up really right. I did have a 15 foot eagle putt on my last hole of the day, but overall, I just stunk it up big time.

It was frustrating because I had hit it so well on the driving range. I just don't know what I'm doing to duckhook everything. My old driver was graphite shafted originally, and I hit it the same way. I got a steel shaft put on it, and I hit it beautifully.

I will practice with this driver until I get it fixed, but it is frustrating...

So the driver is great, but the person who is using it isn't!!!

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Cody: I had a similar experience with the 905T the first time out. On the range, I was striping it. First hole: I hit the fairway; the fairway left of the hole I was playing, that is. It took 9 holes to get the driver really dialed in, and for me to find my tempo (I was overswinging).

Second 9 holes I hit some sweet drives and found the fairway more regularly. Hope you experience a similar improvement.

I'm really digging the YS-6+ shaft, too. Great "kicky" feel.

in the bag today:
Driver: TaylorMade R9 10.5° (Fujikura Motore 65 stiff)
3-wood: Tour Edge Exotics XCG (Aldila DVS Fairway 75 stiff)
hybrid: Sonartec Md 21° (UST Proforce V2 Hybrid 85 stiff)
4-PW: Titleist 755 (Titleist TriSpec Regular)Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design 252.08 bent to 50.5° (Oil...

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Well,ive made the jump to the 905 - even if it was forced........i managed to cave in the face of my 983K at the weekend

Just waiting for the new Purple Ice shaft to arrive,and the 905 will be sent of to my Golfsmith for fitting.Cant wait

10.5 deg Titleist 905T.S-flex Graph-design purple ice.
TaylorMade 200 3wood.S-flex Graph-design purple ice.
19 deg Taylormade rescue-mid with 6.0 Rifle flighted.
Callaway 3-PW X-16 Pro series with 6.0 Rifle flighted.
Cleveland 56+60RTG/Custom 34" Yes! Sophia/Pro-V1syershulver1@msn.co.uk


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Well, I now have a couple rounds under my belt using the 905, and I am much improved. I am still not hitting it quite as far as I think I can, but I am putting it in the fairway and getting some good solid roll.

I am very happy with my improvement, and I guess it just took some getting used to. The head on my other driver was about half the size as the one on my 905. I just had to start teeing it up higher and swinging softer, and things have worked out for me...
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