STUDque 12,141 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I was playing with a Callaway FT(I) for a while, but it recently broke. Hit a ball flush, but the top just imploded and there's a crack running through the top now. I'm currently looking into getting a new driver, and as much as I would love a brand new driver, I am thinking I am getting a used new (old) driver. I'm not good enough to need whatever benefit may come from a brand new driver, and will just put the difference towards some lessons. I'm open to hearing everyone's recommendations if they have any, I am seeing a lot of these drivers for fair prices. Anyone have strong opinions on any of these to focus on or avoid? High Handicapper 110-113 Swing speed. Titleist 915 D2/3 Cobra F6+/F6 Callaway GBB Callaway XR & XR16 Taylormade R15 Ping I25 I play the 915D3 for accuracy, chose it over R15, and play the i25 3 wood. Unfortunately I haven't tried the others. If I were you, I'd take a hard look at the i25. The 3 wood is super hot and the matte finish they share looks great at address. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poprocksncoke 1,382 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Newer fairways are alot easier to get off the deck, imo. Well then..... I may have to get me a new fairway wood Speaking of older drivers and fairway woods, I used to have a Biggest Big Bertha driver I could hit bombs with, decided to purchase the 3wd and hit nothing but 100 yard hooks. lol Quote SLDR 10.5 Oban HB R11s Rip Phenom Ft. Worth Black Irons 588 RTX Rotex 2.0 54 CG10 58 Sabertooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucklehead 1,634 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I was playing with a Callaway FT(I) for a while, but it recently broke. Hit a ball flush, but the top just imploded and there's a crack running through the top now. I'm currently looking into getting a new driver, and as much as I would love a brand new driver, I am thinking I am getting a used new (old) driver. I'm not good enough to need whatever benefit may come from a brand new driver, and will just put the difference towards some lessons. I'm open to hearing everyone's recommendations if they have any, I am seeing a lot of these drivers for fair prices. Anyone have strong opinions on any of these to focus on or avoid? High Handicapper 110-113 Swing speed. Titleist 915 D2/3 Cobra F6+/F6 Callaway GBB Callaway XR & XR16 Taylormade R15 Ping I25 Any XR from the last couple years can really launch the ball. Highly recommended. Sent from my E6853 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Wes 113 Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 I was playing with a Callaway FT(I) for a while, but it recently broke. Hit a ball flush, but the top just imploded and there's a crack running through the top now. I'm currently looking into getting a new driver, and as much as I would love a brand new driver, I am thinking I am getting a used new (old) driver. I'm not good enough to need whatever benefit may come from a brand new driver, and will just put the difference towards some lessons. I'm open to hearing everyone's recommendations if they have any, I am seeing a lot of these drivers for fair prices. Anyone have strong opinions on any of these to focus on or avoid? High Handicapper 110-113 Swing speed. Titleist 915 D2/3 Cobra F6+/F6 Callaway GBB Callaway XR & XR16 Taylormade R15 Ping I25 I'm taking a trip down memory lane going to use my FTi this weekend. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster 29,744 Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 I'm considering buying a Mizuno T-Zoid driver. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbeec 8 Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 I was hitting a Mizuno MP-650 until a year ago. Switched to a Ping G30 after borrowing my father's for a few tee shots and then some range work. It was the first "newish" driver that I hit as straight as the Mizuno. The gains were not monumental. Maybe 10 extra yards and I think my miss hits are slightly better. But I will never git rid of the old driver... it is ready to go when I need it. 2 Quote Ping G30 driver 9 degree Ping G25 3-wood Mizuno CLK hi-fli hybrid 17 degree Ping i20 4-AW black dot steel stiff Ping Gorge 56ss 60ss Ping Anser Sigma G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hula Rock 700 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Took an "old" Adams 9064LS w/RIP Gamma to the course last weekend leaving My Epic SZ at home, To be honest, Tee shots were in the same general area compared to the EPIC.... the 9064LS is a STILL Legit today...... 1 Quote Driver: M3 Tensei CK Pro Blue3-Metal:: GBB EPIC, FujiKura Pro Green 5-Metal: F-7, FujiKura Pro Irons: MP-18 SC, KBS Tour 120 Wedges: RTX-3 52 - 56 - 60Putter: EVN-Roll ER-5 Ball : Tour B XS Range Finder: Busnnell Tour-X, Garmin S20 Follow me: @Hula_Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B 28,377 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 About a year and a half ago I bought the Bridgestone JGR driver, mostly based off reports by GolfSpy Barbajo that it was stupid easy to hit straight. I liked it, and it replaced my SLDR which generally went straight but I could also hit the occasional shot left and right. Last weekend I decided to try the SLDR again. I shot two of my best rounds of the year, 80 and 79, and that could have been my good play getting up and down around the greens. However, all my tee shots were straight, and to be honest, a little further than the JGR. The SLDR is back in the bag for now. 1 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AH1980MN 938 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 My 9064ls would still be in the bag if I hadn't hit one on the toe and cracked the face! 1 Quote WITB: Adams 9064LS 9.5* (until I cracked the face) Adams Super LS 17* Adams XTD Ti 23* Wilson Staff Ci7 4-PW Adams wedges: 52/7 56/13 60/7 Wilson Staff Infinite Southside putter/Odyssey DualForce 660 putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portm23 8 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 I have been gaming my Nike Vapor PRO since it was released. I went in for a fitting and am now waiting for my M1 440 to arrive. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trout Bum 127 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I've had a variety of newer drivers over the last couple years and honestly the distance gains are marginal at best compared to my old Titleist 905, I hit the R15 and the M1 longer by about 7 to 10 yds but lost allot of lateral control. For me hitting fairways is allot more important than hitting it a little farther. I wonder if swing speed has something to do with the advantages allot of folks see with the new technology? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlukes 15,512 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I've had a variety of newer drivers over the last couple years and honestly the distance gains are marginal at best compared to my old Titleist 905, I hit the R15 and the M1 longer by about 7 to 10 yds but lost allot of lateral control. For me hitting fairways is allot more important than hitting it a little farther. I wonder if swing speed has something to do with the advantages allot of folks see with the new technology? Absolutely. Slower swing speed players, especially ones that don't have a positive angle of attack, need more help getting and keeping the ball airborne - too little spin could actually cost them distance. That was the big reason TaylorMade launched the "loft up" campaign - because a good portion of amateur golfers didn't have the clubhead speed to game the SLDR at a 'traditional' 9 or 10.5 degree loft 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trout Bum 127 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Interesting, that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU 8,209 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I've had a variety of newer drivers over the last couple years and honestly the distance gains are marginal at best compared to my old Titleist 905, I hit the R15 and the M1 longer by about 7 to 10 yds but lost allot of lateral control. For me hitting fairways is allot more important than hitting it a little farther. I wonder if swing speed has something to do with the advantages allot of folks see with the new technology? The 905 drivers are a timeless classic. Titleist really hit the ball out of the park with those. you would not believe the better players and top ams and club champs that still play those. I still have mine. I got a little slow and old to swing the Pro Force V-2 in it. I was going to change the shaft but then I did a trade deal for the 915 D-2 I have now and fell in love with it. But I still have the 905R 2 Quote Driver ---- TM M-6 Evenflow 65 G R flex---- 3 wood TM V-Steel Aldila 65G R Flex--- 7 Wood TM V-Steel Ust Pro Force 65 R flex--- Irons 4 thru PW 1980 Macgregor VIP Hogan Apex #2 shafts-- SW Cleveland 588 56* S-400 Sensicore---- LW Cleveland 588 60* S-400 Sensicore--- Putter Rusty 1997 Scotty Cameron Santa Fe fluted Bulls Eye shaft- Bag My Old School Titleist Mini Staff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Az_T 5 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Up until last year, I was gaming a Titleist 905s 8.5* driver. I since updated to a Titleist 915D3. Beside my Scotty Cameron it's the most 'latest & greatest ' in my bag. I'm still gaming Titleist black DCI oversize irons, and my 3 wood is a PowerBuilt TPS Ti I bought in '98. I did get a donated Titleist 917 3 wood from a mate who couldn't hit it, and after trying it, then being fitted with different shafts and settings, it still wasn't as good as the old PowerBuilt. These new drivers are made from materials that put man on the moon, but unfortunately it doesn't necessarily equate to putting your ball on the moon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackabilly 162 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I went on vacation recently and couldn't take my clubs. My brother in law had a Taylor made R9 SuperTri in his bag that I thought might work for me, and boy did it. My longest drive to date was 291 with the bombtech grenade 9*. My longest over 4, 9 hole rounds with the Taylormade was 306, and it felt ridiculously smooth. I found way more fairways than usually and just overall fell in love with the club. Might have to find one for the bag. Sent from my Pixel using MyGolfSpy mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipper554 881 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 My backup driver is Taylormade tour burner. When I struggle in the bag it goes. Not quite as forgiving as the R15 but distance is the same or better. Quote Driver: Cobra F8 Tour length 3W: Cobra King F7 3/4 Wood 5W: Cobra King F7 5/6 Wood Hybrid 3/4: Cobra F7 20.5* Irons: 5 to PW Taylormade P790 A Wedge: 48* Vokey SM6 F grind S Wedge: 54* Vokey SM6 M grind L Wedge: 58* Vokey SM6 M grind Putter: Rife Two Bar Hybrid 35" P2 Aware Tour grip Ball: Taylormade TP 5X Bag: Hot Z Canadian flag 🇨🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_CG2 29,303 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I keep staring at the R1 I have sitting in a bag in the corner of my closest. I wonder almost everyday how I'd hit it of I took it out. Seems crazy that a 4 year old driver is considered "old" but for me at least 7 or 8 drivers have come and gone since then. [emoji50] Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote TSi1 Aldila Ascent 40G shaft TSi2 18 FW with GD AD IZ 6 Shaft TSi1 20 and 23 degree hybrids Aldila Ascent Shafts R T300 5-P Tensei R flex shaft 1/4 long SM8 48F/54/58 D Grinds Tyne 4 ProV1X Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil 20,562 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 CG2, I have an R1 as my backup and while some people hate the club I always hit it well. I keep thinking I should put it back in my bag for a test run. 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* set to 16.5* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 816H1 19* set at 18* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54-10S 588 58-12 Putter: mFGP2 Backups: 6330, TM-180, Bellum Winmore 787 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_CG2 29,303 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 CG2, I have an R1 as my backup and while some people hate the club I always hit it well. I keep thinking I should put it back in my bag for a test run. yeah, i really need to get it out. if for nothing else take it out on the range here with the SC200 and see what it does. It might surprise myself...ha 1 Quote TSi1 Aldila Ascent 40G shaft TSi2 18 FW with GD AD IZ 6 Shaft TSi1 20 and 23 degree hybrids Aldila Ascent Shafts R T300 5-P Tensei R flex shaft 1/4 long SM8 48F/54/58 D Grinds Tyne 4 ProV1X Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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