Bought the Ping i15 today

[JaxBomber17]

I had first swung this club about two months ago and fell in love with it, but felt that I needed to replace my irons first. Today I decided it was finally new driver time. First, I went to the local golf store and tried the Taylormade Burner 2.0 on the advice of the salesman. His reasoning was at my height (6'7") I should be able to get great results from a longer club(46.5"). Nope. They only had it in a stiff flex rather than extra-stiff, and I felt like I was dragging an extra-long, wet spaghetti noodle through the impact zone. Nothing but snap-hooks, and I started taking crappy swings after the third or fourth one, because not only was I skimming the ceiling, but apparently there was solid brick behind the screen, and it sent every shot right back at me. I walked away when I finally caught one square in the nose. Thought it was broken. So I went to Dick's, but didn't fare any better. Then I remembered the i15, and after a few swings, decided it was definitely worth the extra $100. My ball speed was back up in the high 160s, launch angle was higher, and everything was back to its normal shape.

Anyone on the boards swinging either the i15 or Burner 2.0?

i15: are you able to control the shape pretty well as far as draws and fades go? It definitely feels like a players club. When I strike it well, it's almost like I can feel the contact in my fingers. MUCH more responsive than my old Nike.

2.0: is there some sort of trick to squaring this club up? It seemed almost comically long, so I'd imagine it takes a good bit of practice to master it, and I'm sure the correct flex helps too, but still. I've been playing for six years, and nothing has ever felt that foreign in my hands.

[chilly]

I play an i15 with 69S Axivcore Red, cut down to 45".  Love it, best feeling driver I've hit, and for me it's the longest I've played.  I play 9015d's as well with several shafts, i15 is longer on well struck shots.   I do find it's tough to hit on "off" days, pushes turn into push fades and a lot of penalties off the tee.  I'd say it cuts a draw/hook as much as any other open face driver, but as said, if you hit a block be prepared for trouble.

I just picked one up with an Oban Devotion, can't wait to play it.