Have always had a love hate relationship with the driver mostly hate until I recently got the Taylormade Stealth HD, 10.5 with an extra 0.75", shaft after having a couple of goes with my pals M6 D Type driver and seeing a huge difference on my slice that I would usually hit to then becoming just a small fade that was playable.
This is only my 3rd driver I have owned the other 2 being a Nike sq dymo2 str8-fit driver then replaced this with a Nike Vapor Pro Driver. For the last 3 - 4 years i have taken the driver out the bag to avoid the temptation to use it and just used my TSI3 3 Wood instead of the tee as I found this more consistent and regularly found the fairway and was usually similar distance to my playing partners drive with his driver. But now with the stealth I have the confidence to play the driver regularly now with a slight fade or straight flight path. Just now need to work on the Wedge shots into the green.