KB13 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 So boys and girls .. I recently was fit for a driver shaft. I had bought the Taylormade 10.5 set to 8.5 460 M1 already, but the shaft was too light and too flimsy for me. I was fit for a Motore Speeder Tour Spec 6.2 VC X Stiff. I hit it for a couple weeks and was super inconsistent with it. Spinning the Ball way too much and way far offline. So I decided to go back to my fitter and get a trackman evaluation. We hit a few balls, and he comes in with a Taylormade 8.5 standard loft 440 M1. He puts in a AD Tour BB7-X shaft and I start killing balls hitting them on the middle of the face. I attached some of the trackman report and you'll see I hit a few 440 yards ! Just wanted to see if anyone else has used this shaft or dropped to a smaller head and saw better numbers and better feel? What you guys think of the numbers, and what are yours ?! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy KB Cobra LS - Fujikura Ventus Black TR 7x Cobra F9 3w- Fujikura Tour Spec 2.0 8x Mizuno JPX 919 Tour 4-PW Taylormade Hi-Toe 50,54, 58 wedges Evnroll ER2 Ohio 6 handicap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnuckleBall Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 440 yds wow Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 I'm a big fan of Graphite Designs Tour AD series, I used to play the TOUR AD-DI in my driver and 3W XR Driver Matrix Ozik 8m3 Black Tie Shaft King F7 3W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 5W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 4 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft PXG 0211 DC 5-PW Mitsubishi MMT 80 Shafts RTX ZIPCORE 50*,54*,58* UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts Metal X Milled #7 with SuperStroke 2.0 grip MTB Twitter: @timldotson Instagram: timldotson Facebook: TimDotson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 I don't see a 440 in the list... 340 you mean? 338? Looks like the spin is pretty high, for the most part, and your smash factor is low. Decreasing spin and increasing smash would really help. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCLeo12 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Nice Speed lower the spin and up the Smash Factor and 330 would be an average drive. Ping G410 LST 10.5 set -1* Flat Accra TZ5 65 M5 Callaway Epic Flash 15* set -1 Aldila ATX Blue 75TX Ben Hogan FT Worth Hi 19* KBS Tour V X Ben Hogan PTX Pro 4-P KBS Tour V X 2* Flat 4* loft increments Hogan Equalizer 50* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 X 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 56* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 62* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat EVNROLL ER7 P2 Aware Tour Scotty Cameron Newport2 Buttonback P2 Aware Tour Grip Snell MTB-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 ... More than chicks dig the long ball! I watch my 26yr old son (basically a beginner) carry it 290-300 and it is just so jaw dropping to watch. I play to a + and when I am in a groove I have a mastery of iron play, short game and putting, but 300+ is just not in my arsenal and never was. As much as people like it when I hole out a chip or hit bunker shot to a few inches it just doesn't have the impact of carrying a 270yd bunker on a dogleg of the fairway that the rest of us are laying up to or trying to hit around. I will get the "wow, great shot" comment but never the OH my GAWD! the 300+ yd drives produce. ... Of course all of us can either sharpen our iron play, short game and putting or at least envision doing it. However most of us cannot carry it 290 and know we never will so I guess that is why it is so impressive, especially if those drives end up in the fairway consistently. Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r DHy #4 ... Steelfiber 780Hy Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli/ Maxfli Tour/TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB13 Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 440 yds wow Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 340- my mistake. Wrong button hahaha. I'm not Dustin Johnson Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy KB Cobra LS - Fujikura Ventus Black TR 7x Cobra F9 3w- Fujikura Tour Spec 2.0 8x Mizuno JPX 919 Tour 4-PW Taylormade Hi-Toe 50,54, 58 wedges Evnroll ER2 Ohio 6 handicap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divothead Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 I can only dream of hitting a ball that far!!! that's just brilliant. My maximum club speed with driver is 105mph but probably swing it about 100mph just so I don`t come out of my socks!! rouge subzero Fujikura Evo 2 shaft F2 3 wood Mitsubishi rayon 818.21 hybrid Even flow black Ben Hogan irons apex 4 shafts S18 wedges 50/54/58 Cameron and Crown M1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB13 Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 I don't see a 440 in the list... 340 you mean? 338? Looks like the spin is pretty high, for the most part, and your smash factor is low. Decreasing spin and increasing smash would really help. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy I know I need to decrease the spin and that DJ and Day spin it around 2200 rpms- but 300 yard drives and a .1 lower smash factor than some of the pros isn't the worst thing. Always room for improvement of course. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy KB Cobra LS - Fujikura Ventus Black TR 7x Cobra F9 3w- Fujikura Tour Spec 2.0 8x Mizuno JPX 919 Tour 4-PW Taylormade Hi-Toe 50,54, 58 wedges Evnroll ER2 Ohio 6 handicap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB13 Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 I can only dream of hitting a ball that far!!! that's just brilliant. My maximum club speed with driver is 105mph but probably swing it about 100mph just so I don`t come out of my socks!! My fitter said today that some are blessed and some aren't. I guess I got lucky! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy KB Cobra LS - Fujikura Ventus Black TR 7x Cobra F9 3w- Fujikura Tour Spec 2.0 8x Mizuno JPX 919 Tour 4-PW Taylormade Hi-Toe 50,54, 58 wedges Evnroll ER2 Ohio 6 handicap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divothead Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 My fitter said today that some are blessed and some aren't. I guess I got lucky! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Whats your stats height weight age etc. I`m 5ft7" 44 yrs old for my size and age I`m really happy with my club speed ...well actually no I`m not I want another 10mph!!! hehe rouge subzero Fujikura Evo 2 shaft F2 3 wood Mitsubishi rayon 818.21 hybrid Even flow black Ben Hogan irons apex 4 shafts S18 wedges 50/54/58 Cameron and Crown M1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 I know I need to decrease the spin and that DJ and Day spin it around 2200 rpms- but 300 yard drives and a .1 lower smash factor than some of the pros isn't the worst thing. Always room for improvement of course. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Of all the things, that smash being in the 1.3s and right at 1.4 is killing the distance. If you could get a squarer strike, first and foremost, it would make the biggest difference. The only reason I'm poking drives out over 300 these days is because my smash is right around 1.50 every time. Only swinging 109... Makes a HUGE difference. Best of luck to u. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 ... More than chicks dig the long ball! I watch my 26yr old son (basically a beginner) carry it 290-300 and it is just so jaw dropping to watch. I play to a + and when I am in a groove I have a mastery of iron play, short game and putting, but 300+ is just not in my arsenal and never was. As much as people like it when I hole out a chip or hit bunker shot to a few inches it just doesn't have the impact of carrying a 270yd bunker on a dogleg of the fairway that the rest of us are laying up to or trying to hit around. I will get the "wow, great shot" comment but never the OH my GAWD! the 300+ yd drives produce. ... Of course all of us can either sharpen our iron play, short game and putting or at least envision doing it. However most of us cannot carry it 290 and know we never will so I guess that is why it is so impressive, especially if those drives end up in the fairway consistently. I'm in the same boat except the plus handicap part. My son carries it in the 300 range while playing a handful of times a year. He's never beaten me. You need that distance to play on tour. The rest of us need to find other ways to score and enjoy the game. Keep banging them out there. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 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...
Miboy62 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 That's some nice yardage, I can't drive my cart that far without stopping. ZX5 MKII LS 8.5 Stealth 2 plus 3 wood Stealth 2 plus 5 wood Stealth 2 plus 19.5 Hybrid ZX5 MKll 5 / AW Dart stiff MG3 black 52 9b 58 12b 7.5 Phantom 34” Z Star Diamond 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver & black Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I'm sorry...... I'm usually (never) a dick on here, but 440 yards???? Give me a break! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDque Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I'm sorry...... I'm usually (never) a dick on here, but 440 yards???? Give me a break! 447 won the most recent long drive championship. Man you should enter! Sent by carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy 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...
silver & black Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 447 won the most recent long drive championship. Man you should enter! Sent by carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy Not me brother! I'm happy when I'm having a day that I'm getting it out there 250 consistently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver & black Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I owe KAB2313 an apology for being a dick. I didn't read down far enough to see that he hit the wrong button. My bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireinthehole Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I heard the 2017 440 M1 was surprisingly forgiving, wonder what your ball speed and smash would be in the 460 m1. Numbers are about the same as yours, I've only tried the tour ad di 7x, but we did not get along. Too squirly under the hands. Though the hybrid shafts are my favorite. Those are pretty good numbers regardless of them not matching with "ideals" I say take it out and demo on the course. That's the best input. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy My Mixed-Bag: Driver: Mavrik Sub zero, ventus black 7x Fairway: Still looking! Irons: MP-18 MB 4-PW Wedges: Miura K Grinds Putter: Evnroll 1.2 blade Ball: Z star XV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I'm in the same boat except the plus handicap part. My son carries it in the 300 range while playing a handful of times a year. He's never beaten me. You need that distance to play on tour. The rest of us need to find other ways to score and enjoy the game. Keep banging them out there. ... As much as I appreciate modern equipment, and I really do, learning to play with unforgiving clubs and a ball that not only curved all over the place but would get cut open and ruined with a too aggressive swing, might have been a blessing in disguise. We had to learn to control the ball and our swings first, then learn how to hit it farther second. ... Today the reverse is true. You can start out just bombing the modern driver/shaft/ball combo then learn to control it later. While that works for younger players that really stick with it, I think dialing it down and learning control is much harder than dialing it up and hitting it farther. I see my son outdrive me by 30 yds or more but then miss the green, hit a poor chip and 3 putt. Thankfully he is driven to play well and is putting in the work to get better but but takes years to really get better at this wonderful game. Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r DHy #4 ... Steelfiber 780Hy Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli/ Maxfli Tour/TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB13 Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 I heard the 2017 440 M1 was surprisingly forgiving, wonder what your ball speed and smash would be in the 460 m1. Numbers are about the same as yours, I've only tried the tour ad di 7x, but we did not get along. Too squirly under the hands. Though the hybrid shafts are my favorite. Those are pretty good numbers regardless of them not matching with "ideals" I say take it out and demo on the course. That's the best input. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy I currently own the 460 M1 - with my Motore Speeder 6.2 shaft my ball speed was 167 average and 1.41 average smash. So both increased with the 440 head and different shaft. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy KB Cobra LS - Fujikura Ventus Black TR 7x Cobra F9 3w- Fujikura Tour Spec 2.0 8x Mizuno JPX 919 Tour 4-PW Taylormade Hi-Toe 50,54, 58 wedges Evnroll ER2 Ohio 6 handicap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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