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Best New Driver in the $200 Range?

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By deepfat
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onthehunt526 Super Member

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I don't get paying $200 for a driver when you could spend $300 for a G30 or other similar driver. I just picked up golf again and my old high school irons were atrocious. Yet I spent the entire summer playing with them instead of buying a Dick's Special set of irons for $399 and instead spent $800 on Rsi1 irons and I've never loved irons like I love these. I also used my old driver where the grip was completely worn off for the first half of the season until I had enough money to buy my slightly used G30 and couldn't be happier. You don't want to settle when the difference is just $100 or $200. Like I would certainly hold off on buying a golf bag and use that money on a driver. I would rather use an old leather 1940's bag from a garage sale than settle on a driver just for price reasons.

I don't get spending $300-$400 on a driver when you can Spend $120 and get a Tour Edge Bazooka Black or for $200 a Tour Edge Hot Launch, there was a site that had E8 Drivers for around $200... I will not vote for the Ping G30 Driver, I've hit one and it sucked.

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Duff McGee Great Member

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I don't get spending $300-$400 on a driver when you can Spend $120 and get a Tour Edge Bazooka Black or for $200 a Tour Edge Hot Launch, there was a site that had E8 Drivers for around $200... I will not vote for the Ping G30 Driver, I've hit one and it sucked.

Oh yes, I'm sure it sucks and it had nothing to do with your great swing.

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newtogolf Incredible Member

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I don't get spending $300-$400 on a driver when you can Spend $120 and get a Tour Edge Bazooka Black or for $200 a Tour Edge Hot Launch, there was a site that had E8 Drivers for around $200...

I will not vote for the Ping G30 Driver, I've hit one and it sucked.

G30 is probably going to come out of 2015 as the best driver of the year.  To each his own.

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Jeremie Boop Super Member

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I love my G30

Not $200

True, I'd vote *with obvious bias* that if you like the G30 you could get the G25 and not notice much difference in performance. I hit both and there was very little difference in numbers for me and I was able to pick up the demo for $140.

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onthehunt526 Super Member

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Oh yes, I'm sure it sucks and it had nothing to do with your great swing.

OK, sucked is a strong word... Didn't like the numbers I was getting is more like it... It just seemed to have too high of a trajectory for me.... (I've been able to lower it a little with my XRail)... G30 might be the driver of the year... But not for me...

What's in Shane's Bag?     

Ball: 2022 :callaway: Chrome Soft Triple Track Driver: :callaway:Paradym Triple Diamond 8° MCA Kai’li 70s FW: :callaway:Paradym Triple Diamond  H: :callaway: Apex Pro 21 20°I (3-PW) :callaway: Apex 21 UST Recoil 95 (3), Recoil 110 (4-PW). Wedges: :callaway: Jaws Raw 50°, 54°, 60° UST Recoil 110 Putter: :odyssey: Tri-Hot 5K Triple Wide 35”

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Duff McGee Great Member

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OK, sucked is a strong word... Didn't like the numbers I was getting is more like it... It just seemed to have too high of a trajectory for me.... (I've been able to lower it a little with my XRail)... G30 might be the driver of the year... But not for me...

Mine is 9 degrees. So that was too high of a trajectory? Curious.

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onthehunt526 Super Member

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Mine is 9 degrees. So that was too high of a trajectory? Curious.

I hit it very high to begin with, my descent angle has been a problem though, its just too damn steep with the G30...

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Ball: 2022 :callaway: Chrome Soft Triple Track Driver: :callaway:Paradym Triple Diamond 8° MCA Kai’li 70s FW: :callaway:Paradym Triple Diamond  H: :callaway: Apex Pro 21 20°I (3-PW) :callaway: Apex 21 UST Recoil 95 (3), Recoil 110 (4-PW). Wedges: :callaway: Jaws Raw 50°, 54°, 60° UST Recoil 110 Putter: :odyssey: Tri-Hot 5K Triple Wide 35”

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