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I wish you the best of luck with the 3W hunt. I will need one of those soon so let me know what you find. As for the shaft combinations I was able to get fit with shaft options but unfortunately didn’t swing well that day I don’t think I hit center of the club face 1 time. I was told for lower ball flight and spin I would need something 70grams or more in weight. My second choice would of probably been the Ping 425 Max. That driver absolutely crushed the ball and found a ton of fair ways. I wish I gave the STZ-220 more time but I have played 1 round with the Stealth so far and hit it great. Happy with the purchase.

I hit the LST at my fitting and I tried the STZ, currently have the STX which I will send back next week. Just felt comfortable with the Stealth. I really enjoyed the looks and price point of the Mizuno. I play Miz irons and putter.

It was a tough choice between the TM and the Ping.

The logic behind the TSI3 vs the 2 is that I had purchased a TS2 Driver Last summer second hand with a HZRD 60g shaft. Really didn’t enjoy it so I sold it to my friend for $200 went back to my 915D3. Figured the TSI3 would be something I felt comfortable with. Didn’t hit it well during that 2 week period. Handicap has been gradually moving up from a 12 I’m up to a 16 now and only getting higher by the round. Unfortunately.

I was thinking after some time with the new driver and really figuring out my swing. Should I go and get a fitting for an after market shaft that better fits my needs. I purchased the model with the Aldila 60g shaft. Still haven’t hit it yet.

Thank you for the Table examples. So you are suggesting that I add a few different clubs in my bag to add some distance due to most of my shots being longer Iron approaches into the green? Thanks,

Thank you to everyone for the responses and I have finally made my decision on where I will be taking my abysmal driving talents. It will be with the Taylormade Stealth. After looking back over my rounds and my FIR%, Acoustic, and Feel. I think that overall it gives me the most confidence and great results in regards to Length and Forgiveness. It was a fun process to give every new Driver in the class of 2022 a test drive. (Every Major Brand) Looking back on it I wish I would have kept a journal or started a review channel on YT. I spent $25 on each Demo from Globalgolf great site if anyone else ever wanted to test a club their U-Try program is great. Stumbled upon it a few years back and it has helped me save $$ on not randomly buying clubs or going for fittings. In total I spent $175 on all of my testing and got a great understanding of what I enjoyed and what I didn't. Currently shooting in the mid to high 90's. Lets see if I can get back to mid 80's this summer.

The search continues... After testing each of these drivers for 2 Weeks at a Time (At least 3-4 rounds each) the Stealth, Rouge ST Max LS, Mizuno STX-220, Mizuno STZ-220, Ping 425Max, Cobra LTDx Max, and TSi3. I have a few thoughts and assessments to make. Now these thoughts are all based on my personal experiences and also how I was playing during that 2 week stretch when I had the club. These clubs were all brand new and I was the first person to play with the club...not that it made a difference I just wanted to clarify. (TLDR: I really Enjoyed the Stealth and Ping 425 Max.) This quest started the week that TaylorMade launched the new Stealth line and has continued ever since. During that 2 week period when I got the Stealth I decided to try and change my swing to get as much power out of my driver as possible. I was tired of hitting it about 255 off the tee with less than 50% FIR. Grip it and Rip it was my strategy. After about 150 practice swings with the Stealth it felt as if I was wielding Excalibur. I had the upmost confidence in the club and even my miss hits didn't slice OB as they previously did with my 915D3 Driver. I played multiple amazing rounds with the club and even took it to the local pop-stroke simulator to see how far I was hitting the club with my friends. I was averaging around 265-295 yards(with roll) depending on how much I dialed it up but at the end of the day didn't pull the trigger due to the price point and wanting to try out more clubs. This lead me to the Callaway Rouge ST Max LS This Club was different compared to the Stealth. The sound was similar but the head felt much lighter during the swing. I noticed instantly a loss in about 10-15 yards compared to the Stealth that I was hitting just days prior. This was a little frustrating to me so I started really trying to turn up the swing speed and that lead to my massive left to right slice showing back up. Ultimately starting the demise of my swing to its current state. (Side Note...I am not a great golfer. Personal best round was a 82 and I will get to that in a minute). Back to the Driver. I really liked the clubs sound and I think I would of been better off testing out a lower flighted model (Yes, I did try to adjust the loft. Just didn't feel right). I was really getting some height on the Driver and with the SE Florida winds I was getting little to no carry/roll out. Either way I was a huge fan of the club and thought it was an upgrade from the Epic Speed I tried out the previous season. Not quite as good as the Stealth. Next on the list was the Ping 425 Max. I personally did not thing in a million years that I would like a ping driver. I have never been a fan of their clubs and ya know what? Shame on me. I saw that this Club won best driver of 2022 on this very website and figured what the Hell lets give it a shot as well. I was not a fan of the acoustic sound that it made when striking the ball but I got over that really fast when I shot a personal best 82. The club had great feel and was long off the Tee Box. Forgiveness was everything and more you could ask for. I found myself in more fairways and consistently longer than my playing partners. Was a real confidence boost knowing that when I pulled that club out of the bag it was going to find the short grass. Testing this club and playing so well with it has made it really difficult to make my final decision on a driver. Hands down was not expecting such great results from the 425 Max. I called it my large Tuna Can but I got over the sound issue really easily. If you are a fan of Ping Drivers and have not given this club an opportunity. I would highly recommend it. TSi3........I have played a Titleist driver for the past 8 years and thought that I would instantly fall in love with this club. I was deeply mistaken. It wasn't the club it was my swing. After I shot the 82 my swing fell apart and has not recovered since. Ugly uncontrollable slice. Not Throwing my weight, rolling my hands over...the game is just in a bad spot currently and I played my worst with this club. Except there was a stretch of holes from 9-18 where I scored Par on 9, Doubled 10, and Par'd 11-18. Shot a 38 on the back 9 to follow up my 52 on the front. I hit the club well then and it is everything you would expect from a Titleist. Sounds pure, fells good during the swing, and isn't anything too flashy when it comes to design and looks. Just your proto-typical Titleist Driver. The Club has great pop but I hated this club the most so far out of all the clubs I tested. I think this is due to how poorly I played the other 5 rounds with it. Im sure its a great club but just not right for me. Would not recommend it. (Side Note..Last week I did a fitting and the recommendation was for a TSi2. Still pondering this decision). Mizuno STZ-220: I am a Mizuno irons guy. I don't know for how much longer due to the fact that I cant get the ball in the air and may need to revert back to player improvement irons. Maybe even super game improvement irons. This club I was only able to test out for 3 rounds. I hit the ball well with it just not as long as the TM, Rogue, Ping. Which was a little disappointing and it was not as forgiving as I would of assumed based on the review that I read. Felt great, sounded great, but just didn't really do anything to stand out to me. I was hoping that I would hit it once and it would be a match made in heaven but that just didn't happen. I continued down my path of Left to right Sliced drive after sliced Drive. Don't get me wrong its not the club its 100% me! (*Disclaimer: Always blame the equipment). Just didn't really get a big enough sample size with this driver to give any feed back. I liked the club and am contemplating buying it due to its fair pricing and its a Mizuno. Cobra LTDxMax: Still testing this club currently. I would put it in the category right there with the Rogue ST Max LS. Club has some serious pop to it and feels very balanced. I was surprised with how well I hit the club and I really like the design and moveable weights. After the adjustments were made I noticed a real change in ball flight and distance. I am not leaning towards this club simply because I feel that there are better alternatives out there. TM and Ping which I felt more comfortable with, but between this and the Rogue its a hard tie for 3rd. Club has some serious distance when you catch it pure and is easier to control vs the TSi3 and Mizuno. Sending it back tomorrow but still wish I played my Saturday and Sunday round with it just so I could be sure. Still a solid option. Last is the STX-220. I have played 2 rounds with this driver. I do not have an update on anything other than the shaft option that it came with was 50g S flex and it feels like orange whip during the swing. Need to see more shots with this club but when hit Pure it has a great sounds and fly's a mile. After 36 Holes with this Club I know that it isn't for me but if I was able to keep the head and get a stiffer shaft to help keep the flight down I think it would be right there with distance vs the Ping and Stealth. I am trying to purchase a driver within the next 2 weeks but am still up in the air on what I want to purchase. Thanks for coming to my uninformative TED talk.

Thanks I’ll give this a shot during the next range session and give some feed back.

Any thoughts or drills on how to get my hands starting down before my shoulders want to turn? When struggling with chunking or thinning shots I use the feet together drill to find the bottom of the swing. My first instructor taught me this and it always helps with finding that happy medium with contact and proper ball placement.

Great advice. Need to putt this up in my practice room (Pun intended). I’m in this timid stage with my mizuno and lack of confidence is killing me.

As a golfer who hated indoor simulators and developed somewhat of a phobia from them. (I broke a driver at an Edwin watts and was pretty embarrassed, and also get claustrophobic in the smaller bays) Golftec was by far the best coaching and lessons I have received and continued to receive. If you paid attention during the sessions you can understand the comparisons of “your” swing vs Tour pros and the best players in the world. I have overcome the phobia of hitting indoors and the launch monitors that are used can emulate ball flight, spin rate, swing path, and so many more metrics that can help you understand in seconds what you did in your previous swing to help you adjust. Different strokes for different folks but as a Visual learner there is no better place to understand your swing than Golftec. There is a reason they use the same launch monitors as every Tour Pro and they wouldn’t be as large and successful of a company if their whole reputation was “up sell”. When you go to dinner and the waitress ask you if you want to try the desert do you see it as an up sell? Because that is a form of up selling and no one ever cares. There is a lot to unpack in these comments but to read feedback about Golftec being a sham or terrible for golf is just a narrow minded way of thinking. It’s not for everyone but we shouldn’t be tearing it down for others before they can try it out for themselves. Edit: This was towards the Golfwreck comment I saw above.

I got my hands on a demo. Had it in the bag today and struck it well. Feels smooth and when struck pure feels like butter. Acoustic is fantastic and profile is sleek.

I think its about time to go back to the blade for me.

Hey everyone, I have bounced around through a few putters over the past few seasons. Going from traditional blade style Scotty’s to a Mizuno MCraft VI last year. I have never been fit for a putter but I have a tendency to aim right a majority of the time. I have played my best golf with the new putter but sometimes I feel like a Blade just had a better visual to it and is easier to control on the take away. Has anyone experienced a significant difference when going from a blade to a mallet or vice versa? Thanks,

You couldn’t of said it any better. The difference between 90’s and 80’s was a simple as just keeping the ball in play and consistency in the short game. The jump from high/mid 80’s to breaking 80 has really been a struggle to the point of almost running my swing due to trying to make drastic changes at one time. Just needed to realize it took Tiger 6 years to fully change and master his swing. The best golfer on the planet took 6 years, why do I expect it to take 6 hours to fully learn a new technique. Less practice on the range with irons and more with short game has been helping me get dialed back in this season. Practice makes permanent and practicing bad habits trying to find perfect has stuck with me for a few weeks now. Have you tried the new Mizuno STZ?

I went to Golftec last May and went from shooting in the 95-115 range finally into the 80’s. This season I tried to implement the Hogan 5 lessons of golf. Played 1 round well and then over practiced the wrong things and really jacked up my swing. Back at Golftec with my coach this season and after really trying to be a range rat. I’ve learned that slowly practicing at home in front of the mirror has helped me the most so far. I live in SE FL so not really a golf season down here. Just time change allowing a little more daylight to practice. I jacked up my swing pretty bad and glad that you are on the right path and playing well. I am converting from a fade/slice to a straight/draw bias ball flight.

I have tried the TSi3 the last 2 weeks and I hit a few good shots but I wasn’t consistent enough to play it as intended. It was a 9deg with a Tour AD shaft. Felt great just continued my terrible slice. Not the clubs fault but previously I owned the 915D3 and TS2 just sold them both. Feed back on the TSI3 was phenomenal and would recommend it for a better player. TSi1 may be the model best suited for me due to my tendency to lead my swing with my shoulders. Trying to break that habit. Over the last 3 months I have played multiple rounds 2 weeks at a time with the Steath, Rouge ST Max, Ping 425 Max, Mizuno STG. COBRA LTDX is on the way. Currently the Stealth is my favorite but after hitting the STZ220 today I am going to give that shot too hopefully.

Driver: Currently testing all of the new drivers of 2022. Still waiting on the STZ-220 and New Cobra. Thoughts or suggestions? 5W: 915D Diamana S 70+ Utility Iron: Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi 3 iron Irons: 5-GW Mizuno 921 Forged; Nipon Modus 120 Shafts, Wedges: Vokey SM52/8, Vokey SM6 56/10. Putter: Mizuno MCraft IV Blue Ion