HighFade Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 So here's why I am no longer bagging the cool new SLDR. Tournament day last Saturday. I decided to regrip my cool new SLDR. But alas, because of work commitments I couldn't pick it up Friday after work. So it's 10pm Friday night, I tee off at 8:15am Saturday morning and I have no driver! So I went to Sports Authority (the only place open late) to possibly rent or buy a club. I had no real plan... I told the kid who usually sells shoes and baseball bats my dilemma. He said the best he could do was sell me a driver from the rack. Resigned to buying a POS and hoping it didn't break on the first tee, I looked at what they had. Off brand crap for $79 was the best I could find. But he found me an RBZ in my specs for $99. So I pulled the trigger. Tournament Day: I took the wrapper off the driver on the range and hit a few. Not bad... I played with a guy I had played a few tournaments with before. I remember him as being a decent player, but 20 yards longer than me. With the RBZ I out drove this guy all day by 5-10 yards. With the exception of the 18th hole, I never missed a fairway, and I added 20-25 yards. I'll keep the SLDR, but I'm gonna bag this RBZ until it goes cold. There is no spoon. WITB TaylorMade M3 Callaway Diablo 15° Callaway Diablo 18° Callaway Steelhead XR Pro 4-W Mizuno TP-4 50, 54, 58 TaylorMade Rossa Monza Spyder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Wow, didn't see that one coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighFade Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 Are you being facetious? There is no spoon. WITB TaylorMade M3 Callaway Diablo 15° Callaway Diablo 18° Callaway Steelhead XR Pro 4-W Mizuno TP-4 50, 54, 58 TaylorMade Rossa Monza Spyder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Not at all! I thought you were going to say you tried the latest something or other and it beat SLDR. I was curious what it was. RBZ was unexpected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighFade Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 I was just hoping to keep it in the fairway. But this thing's legit. The kick point is a little low for me, so I'm sure it won't do well for me in the wind, but with a different shaft, it's a gamer. And only $99 brand new! There is no spoon. WITB TaylorMade M3 Callaway Diablo 15° Callaway Diablo 18° Callaway Steelhead XR Pro 4-W Mizuno TP-4 50, 54, 58 TaylorMade Rossa Monza Spyder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Theoo Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Not at all! I thought you were going to say you tried the latest something or other and it beat SLDR. I was curious what it was. RBZ was unexpected. M. Knight Shyamalan couldn't have written a better twist. Driver: Epic 10.5 set to 9.5 w/ Tour AD-DI 44.5 FW: F6 baffler set at 16º Hybrid: NONEIrons: 3i 2014 TP CB 4-PW 2011 TP MC w/ TT S400 Wedges: 52º 56º 60 º w/ KBS C-Taper XS Soft-stepped Putter: Sigma G Tyne 34 inches Gold dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Just goes to show you that the newest, best & brightest may not be the bestest. Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP The Dansome Posted June 22, 2014 SPY VIP Share Posted June 22, 2014 Lot of great drivers out there still, heck I'm bagging last year's covert again. Yo #JustPlayBetter Follow @GolfSpyMBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 This is not what any OEM wants to hear. Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 One our Budy a Trip guys broke his 7 yr old driver shaft on the 2nd day of the trip last week, so he asked the pro shop to give him a deal. He bought the Callaway Optiforce for $150. He is hitting it very well. I have not read much about it.......has anyone famed it? Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpcgolf Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Uh oh, I just got a sldr, but I think I gained a lot of distance from my 913 d2. Driver: Taylormade 2017 M2 9.5 degree head played at 8 degrees. Fujikura speeder evolution tour spec x flex shaft tipped 1/4 inch. 3-Wood: 15 degree M2 tour. Fujikura pro 73 tour spec X flex shaft. Mizuno H5 2 iron. 4 iron: mizuno mp h4 4 iron dynamic gold s300 5-pw iron: mizuno mp 54 dynamic gold s300 52, 56, 60 wedges: cleveland 588 rotex cavity putter: 34 inch nike method 00 half circle mallet putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHacker Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I fear to think... do you know what this implies? There's no more "extra yards" to be yielded from the latest and greatest! I was on the verge of pulling the trigger and buy an SLDR, now this changes things a bit Now in my bag: TM SLDR 10.5 Deg with Matrix Ozik 6Q3 S flex TM VSteel 15 deg 3 wood Cleveland Launcher Hybrid 18 deg Diamana Red Board Stiff Titleist ZB Forged Iron 3-PW DG S200 Steel Shaft Cleveland CG15 46, 52, 56, 60 Wedges Scotty Cameron California Del Mar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 That's funny Jon, but glad you found something that works even better. I'm still gaming mine, haven't changed it or tinkered at all since the fitting. I don't really feel like I'm any longer than I was before, but I feel like I have more control with it and I'm hitting more fairways. Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxio Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 The original RBZ also had the weight low and forward. It just wasn't marketed based on that technology. It was marketed on the technology of being white. Strangely the original RBZ Tour did not have weight low and forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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