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If you are like me, you are forever searching for that extra edge to gain that bit of distance.  So how far would you go to get that extra edge?  

Would you: 

  • workout more to gain some muscle?
  • get some lessons to find that magic move? 
  • buy a new driver?

Here's the real question ..... would you buy an "Illegal" COR Driver?  One company, KRANK, is known for their clubs that the Long Drive Champions all use.  They put out outstanding claims that will give you "20 - 40 more yards."   Now before you say, "well that's illegal COR, there are reasons why the USGA puts limits in place on manufacturing."  Think about this ... the drivers that are on the market are the same as the drivers that are being used by the Pro's on Tour.  They swing the club 125+ mph ... I don't know about you, but I'm getting up there in age & don't quite swing that fast anymore .... so how do you think you're going to get the same performance out of the club that a Pro does? 

Well, I took the plunge in search of the extra distance.  Now my question is, if you use an illegal COR driver, does that make you an "illegal" golfer.  What I mean is, can you post scores?  Are your birdies now "fake" birdies?  "Haha, you wouldn't have made that par 5 in two if you didn't hit it so far."  

I don't play competitively anymore .... I play for fun.  If I can hit the ball farther with technology, even if it's illegal, and it helps me get more enjoyment out of the game, then so be it.   I don't care what people think.  

So what say you MGS?  How far would you go?   BTW .... did MGS ever do a review of these clubs?  I'd like to find out if the claims are true.  BTW .... I haven't played a round with it yet but I am hitting bombs in the backyard!  LOL 🙂

 

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If your just playing for fun who cares what your hitting.  If you are posting scores for a handicap you just need to realize this is with non conforming equipment and its not a true handicap. It's like the guy who uses the Pirate balls that are smaller in diameter to reduce the air resistance. Same effect, both non conforming.

It will be interesting to see if this driver does go that much further. Keep us posted. 

When I want to get it further down the fairway I move up a set of tees. 🤣

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If your just playing for fun who cares what your hitting.  If you are posting scores for a handicap you just need to realize this is with non conforming equipment and its not a true handicap. It's like the guy who uses the Pirate balls that are smaller in diameter to reduce the air resistance. Same effect, both non conforming.
It will be interesting to see if this driver does go that much further. Keep us posted. 
When I want to get it further down the fairway I move up a set of tees. 
Yeah but that means you're still hitting it as short as before. Just from a tee forward

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For fun, sure, play whatever works.

But a competitive round or money round with buddies, then no... as it wouldn't be fair. And since competitive rounds involve official handicaps, one attained through "illegal" equipment would be valid either.

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I have a few friends who have non conforming clubs. The way I see it, play what you want. The caveat is you gotta be honest with others when you play. If your not willing to be honest with others about the equipment you are using when it matters, then maybe you should think about why your buying it. If your intention is to just have fun with some friends as a weekend hacker, I'm sure nobody will really care about what's in your bag. To be honest my friends who have nonconforming clubs also carry more than 14 in their bag. Does it bother me, no because we are enjoying the game and not competing. If we were competing, then it's a different story.

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16 hours ago, golfinnut said:

If you are like me, you are forever searching for that extra edge to gain that bit of distance.  So how far would you go to get that extra edge?  

Would you: 

  • workout more to gain some muscle?
  • get some lessons to find that magic move? 
  • buy a new driver?

Here's the real question ..... would you buy an "Illegal" COR Driver?  One company, KRANK, is known for their clubs that the Long Drive Champions all use.  They put out outstanding claims that will give you "20 - 40 more yards."   Now before you say, "well that's illegal COR, there are reasons why the USGA puts limits in place on manufacturing."  Think about this ... the drivers that are on the market are the same as the drivers that are being used by the Pro's on Tour.  They swing the club 125+ mph ... I don't know about you, but I'm getting up there in age & don't quite swing that fast anymore .... so how do you think you're going to get the same performance out of the club that a Pro does? 

Well, I took the plunge in search of the extra distance.  Now my question is, if you use an illegal COR driver, does that make you an "illegal" golfer.  What I mean is, can you post scores?  Are your birdies now "fake" birdies?  "Haha, you wouldn't have made that par 5 in two if you didn't hit it so far."  

I don't play competitively anymore .... I play for fun.  If I can hit the ball farther with technology, even if it's illegal, and it helps me get more enjoyment out of the game, then so be it.   I don't care what people think.  

So what say you MGS?  How far would you go?   BTW .... did MGS ever do a review of these clubs?  I'd like to find out if the claims are true.  BTW .... I haven't played a round with it yet but I am hitting bombs in the backyard!  LOL 🙂

 

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Years ago, I read somewhere that the Krank, and other “non-conforming” heads only gave the hitter an additional 5%, tops. Today, I’m not sure. If I needed yardage, I’d for sure find out what they claim, see if the have a 100% return payback if I didn’t meet the claimed yardage, and then buy if there is 100% money back.

5%??? 10 yards for a 200 yard hitter... They’re going to buy a driver no matter what, so might as well get another 10 yards, one less club on the second shot...

If folks have money on the line, than go to hcp and don’t give-up as many strokes if it’s that big of a deal. Heck, the amateur that bought the “illegal club” STILL has to get to the green and make putts! 10 yards for a short knocker isn’t much. 30-50 would be!

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You still have to get to the green and put it in the hole right? What if the rest of your clubs are conforming and you get a birdie ... is it an illegal birdie? Did you shoot a 72 really?

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If you are playing fro fun the birdies still count for sure. As some have mentioned the small increase in distance is probably not enough dramatically change your game. Officially I am sure those scores cannot be used for an official handicap, but if you are sweeping the dew mostly by yourself (gotta get the holes in before the kids have been up too long) do whatever makes the game more fun.

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What equipment you play matters little to me, until there is money on the line, 

Highly doubt anyone here is going into their wallet to settle a bet with a player who says he is using nonconforming equipment. 

Naturally, all bets are off anytime during the round if your caught, for all you non disclosure types. Lol's

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On 8/29/2020 at 10:48 AM, golfinnut said:

You still have to get to the green and put it in the hole right? What if the rest of your clubs are conforming and you get a birdie ... is it an illegal birdie? Did you shoot a 72 really?

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Honestly do what you want. I don't think it really matters. If you establish a handicap with an illegal club it is still a handicap and fair to all others you are playing against. 

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I have actually done all three work out, lessons, and a new driver.

I am 29 now and I hit the ball maybe 20-30 yards further than I did when I was 24 with the driver. Mostly that is due to improvements in consistency of strike and delivery but probably fitness as well. I was a former college football player so I have always had some explosiveness in my golf swing and good swing speed, but with football I was bulky. Post football I leaned out and focused on working on my core, leg, and back along with flexibility. Working on those parts of my body along with flexibility have definitely led to some distance gains.

I started getting lessons last year and getting my strike consistent along with my delivery has helped. When I was younger I would swing out of my shoes trying to hit it farther and that would lead to high spinny fades. Now with the lessons and working on my technique I swing much smoother but get far more out of it. I am no longer all over the face of the club and that's kept my ball speeds up

I would say the driver probably had the least effect on distance but may contributed a bit to accuracy. So I wouldn't use an illegal club since I dont think I would see much in gains and I worry I would lose control

If I were chasing distance I would look at lessons and fitness as my big factors to focus on. Especially building a strong base and core to support higher swing speeds by helping me hold my posture, but working on flexibility.

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  • 3 weeks later...

I hit it 270ish. My plan is to gain flexibility and lose weight over the winter. I got up to 260lbs. and I want to get back into the 200-215 range by the start of next season, I'm currently at 245. I'm hoping that the returning flexibility will aid in distance. Need to focusing on squaring the clubface and consistent ball flight once the season begins.

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I have been a sucker for new driver technology and you tube driving methods.   Bryson stated the other day that to have a meaningful driver  improvement session you need to hit at least 100 balls.   In the last year have not changed the driver and with a mowed fairway can stretch a 280 to 290 yd drive to 300 yds.  That said whenever I try to swing fast on a golf course have a seemingly 1/3 chance of fairway and rough.  A smooth swing is nowadays long enough.  Taking Bryson's advice need a lot of practice to swing fast and hit in the fairway.              

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I think the choice comes down to the reason behind why you're hitting shorter. 

For me, the longest I've hit my driver was about 265 carry with a rollout to 285. I hadn't been working out much at that point, but I'd been working solely on driving for a month at the range and finally pured a ball off the tee. But I rarely hit it like that because my technique falls apart quickly if i'm not religiously practicing. So at least for me, lessons and technique work are the limiting factor. 

 

In contrast, I look to a friend of mine who works out every day (previously trained to be a professional athlete and his calves are thicker than my biceps). Because of his workouts, his leg and core strength is incredible and his swing speed is one of the fastest I've seen, which allows him to consistently drive over 300 carry. So in his case, weight training and working out is the defining factor 

 

Long story short .... it depends. At least for me, it's technique. 

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Honestly, no matter what clubs you game ( I game a mix of old and new) everyone no matter what age can actually benefit from a quick 20 minute golf centered yoga routine targeted around the hips, glutes and lower back. Barring any major physical impediment to those areas you will see an improvement. 1st thing in the morning works best, get some light bands too, and more importantly do your purposeful yoga before practice/rounds. Not saying you need to go through this entire thing every time but take a few moves and boil it down to your own 10 minute routine 

 

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Gaining muscle has little to zero benefit to us amateurs as we don’t swing hard enough often enough to need to the durability of muscles* 
 

being of healthy weight and flexible enough to get hips through has a much bigger effect on us. That and hitting the middle of the face. 
 

how far would I go for distance? I’d shorten shaft length and inch and hit the screws, unless you’re at 300 already that and being slim and flexible enough to get the hips through should be main focus. 

 

*Theres relatively zero force needed to move a golf ball what’s needed is speed and “working out” rarely targets these fast twitch fibres. 

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I'm not eagerly seeking more distance from my driver, but I'd be willing to negotiate for a pin seeking wedge 😄  

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Hitting the ball longer is a combination of number of factors.  The right combination of head and shaft based on the right build for you and your swing.✔️  The right ball. ✔️ Also your swing and tempo. ✔️ If all these parts of the puzzle are connected you should hit the ball correctly long down the middle and rather accurately. ✔️ At 75, I can hit the ball 250 from the blues, whites or senior tees.  It is just easier to hit a short iron rather than a longer iron at my age.  😏

 

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There's a gun you can purchase that you put the ball in and select the yardage... might as well buy one of those and use it...    GOLF IS A GAME OF INTEGRITY....   as stated by the USGA who doesn't trust you enough to post a round played by yourself...      GO FIGURE...        18 holes of golf will tell you the real character of a person...    it's all a matter of what impression you want others to have of you...     whatever that is...     GO FOR IT...      SORRY...   I'm a rules of golf official and love the game as it's supposed to be played...    

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I played with someone using a KRANK.  He hit it much further than me although he had a much better swing.  I upgrade drivers every couple of years.  I am starting a superspeedgolf program in a week.  I also have started a weight program, not so much for golf, but for weight loss and better conditioning.  I will see how it helps.  I think more yardage will result in more fun.  I am hoping it will equate to more pars and better birdie chances.

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I wouldn't use one.  But, I wouldn't care if I was playing with someone who was.  I guess I would not like it if we were playing for longest drive for $$ or something.

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