Should I Upgrade My Driver?

[Sperre]

I recently started playing golf after a 6 year break. My swing is slowly comming back, but my gear maybe a little outdated. I have a Taylormade Burner Superfast 2.0. I was wondering what I could expect if I was to buy lets say a Taylormade M2 or even a m4 or m6? Would the performamce increase by much. Offcourse my swing will be the most important aspect, but lets just prefend that I have an average swing and about 250 yards with the superfast.

Any feedback is appretiated. 

[Pretzel]

The largest improvement you could stand to find would be if your Superfast wasn't fit to your swing.

That said, swing fitting works best if your swing is relatively consistent and won't be dramatically changed in the near future. The new driver could offer you a higher loft and more suitable shaft that could provide benefits in the meantime though.

It never hurts to go out to try it at the shops and compare to your driver. For reference, I used to pretty much religiously test drivers annually to see if I could find any improvement over the G10 I started out with (and upgraded the shaft in once my swing got faster). I didn't really see any noticeable increase in both distance an accuracy until the G30, though newer models were slightly more forgiving. I still currently have my G30 and have tested drivers several times since but never found anything with a large enough difference to make me want to drop several hundred dollars down.

[Swooshgolf]

I think you will see very little difference If you don't swing with any consistency. I don't think it will hurt you considering the specs are similar but you probably won't see a significant difference.

[Patch]

If you do decide to upgrade, check out, and see if being fitted for a component made up driver might be a viable way for you to go. You'd get the same quality, and performance, for alot less money.. 

 

[Cantankerish]

Sperre, I find improving my drives both rewarding and difficult.  Seems to me that makes the promise of a good one a perfect motivator.  Use whatever you have, but promise yourself to improve.  When you start to see a difference, start considering an upgrade.  When you start to genuinely feel confident in your drives, go get fitted - and splurge on a driver that will last you a long time.

 

Happy trails.