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What is a good 2013 driver for a 70 year old senior?

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I plan to buy a new 2013 Driver and live far from a city so getting fit or demo multiple brands is not easy.  I’m 70 with a 16 handicap.  I’m sure other seniors have tried the new line of 2013 drivers.  The Taylormade R1 with all the adjustments looks like it should fit most swings.  Any recommendations are welcome.

Thanks, Brad


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I am now 76 and have been using drivers from Pinemeadow Golf for some years.  Right now I am using the model shown here: http://www.pinemeadowgolf.com/golf-clubs/woods/zr1.mark2.driver .

I get it in senior flex and with my preferred grip.  It is working well for me and was only about $100.

John Hanley
Sugar Land, TX
Driver: Pinemeadow ZR-1 460cc 10.5 degree; senior flex graphite shaft;
6-PW: ProStaff Oversize; graphite (about 13 years old);
Adams Tight Lies fairway woods.

Cleveland CG14 56° sand wedge

Zebra 395gm Mallet putter


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I plan to buy a new 2013 Driver and live far from a city so getting fit or demo multiple brands is not easy.  I’m 70 with a 16 handicap.  I’m sure other seniors have tried the new line of 2013 drivers.  The Taylormade R1 with all the adjustments looks like it should fit most swings.  Any recommendations are welcome. Thanks, Brad

Adams Super S Adjustable, good stock shaft, very forgiving... and you can find it cheap

Ping G400 Max 9/TPT Shaft, TEE EX10 Beta 4, 5 wd, PXG 22 HY, Mizuno JPX919F 5-GW, TItleist SM7 Raw 55-09, 59-11, Bettinardi BB39

 

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Adams Super S Adjustable, good stock shaft, very forgiving... and you can find it cheap

And from all reports, very long and straight

Ping G400 Max 9/TPT Shaft, TEE EX10 Beta 4, 5 wd, PXG 22 HY, Mizuno JPX919F 5-GW, TItleist SM7 Raw 55-09, 59-11, Bettinardi BB39

 

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Thanks for your help in choosing a driver.  A lot to choose from.

A local golf course has the Ping fitter equipment so I ordered a Ping G25, 12*, soft flex.  I would have preferred to have waited and tried a few brands but summer's going fast.

Brad


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If it fits you then you will not be un-happy with it, I  just got mine two weeks ago, a little to soon to comment but so far it seems money well spent.

Mike M.

Irons G30's 4-U.

Hybrid's Callaway X2Hot 3 and 4.

Vokey Wedges SM5 Tour Chrome, 54*, 58*.

Putter Greyhawk, G25 4 wood, G25 Driver.


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Originally Posted by hacker101

If it fits you then you will not be un-happy with it, I  just got mine two weeks ago, a little to soon to comment but so far it seems money well spent.


Did you get the G25? Or the Adams Super S?

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TM Rac 60 TT WS, MD2 56
Ping i20 irons U-4, CFS300
Callaway XR16 9 degree Fujikura Speeder 565 S
Callaway XR16 3W 15 degree Fujikura Speeder 565 S, X2Hot Pro 20 degrees S

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Originally Posted by Lihu

Did you get the G25? Or the Adams Super S?

I got the G25.

Mike M.

Irons G30's 4-U.

Hybrid's Callaway X2Hot 3 and 4.

Vokey Wedges SM5 Tour Chrome, 54*, 58*.

Putter Greyhawk, G25 4 wood, G25 Driver.


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New on the horizon: Wilson Staff D100 . Has a 12* version among its clubheads, and several shafts to choose from.

Wilson is pushing to really hit the big time again. so they might give you a little more custom care than some manufacturers. Wilson is sending out one of its PGA Tour vans to different demo days this summer - they could build you the driver on the spot if you found a combo you liked. I'm suggesting it would be worth an overnight trip to test out this driver.

I hit several variations of the D100 in June and really liked it. It performed just as well as my Callaway RazrFit, which I love. (in case of tie, I keep my current driver.)

Focus, connect and follow through!

  • Completed KBS Education Seminar (online, 2015)
  • GolfWorks Clubmaking Academy: Fitting, Assembly & Repair School (2012)

Driver:  :touredge: EXS 10.5°, weights neutral   ||  FWs:  :callaway: Rogue 4W + 7W
Hybrid:  :callaway: Big Bertha OS 4H at 22°  ||  Irons:  :callaway: Mavrik MAX 5i-PW
Wedges:  :callaway: MD3: 48°, 54°... MD4: 58° ||  Putter:image.png.b6c3447dddf0df25e482bf21abf775ae.pngInertial NM SL-583F, 34"  
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