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Hi, I currently have a taylormade shaft from a driver head that I recently gave to my father. Is there a driver in the last 4-5 years , I’m thinking sim or sim 2 max to get a head for and use in the upcoming years. Would the longevity be worth it? Are there other Driver brand/model you would recommend instead?

In my bag:

Driver:  :Hogan: Ben Hogan GS53 10.5* Stiff Mitsubishi tensei blue Stiff

3 Wood: :Sub70: 939 x 15 deg. UST Proforce Black V2 7F4 stiff

Hybrid:  :Sub70: 939x Hybrid UST 680 recoil shaft stiff

Irons: :Sub70: 699 irons 4-PW  KBS tour 90 v Stiff 

50 Deg:Sub70: TAIII Satin

54 deg: :Sub70: TAIII Satin

58 Deg: :Sub70: TAIII Satin

Putter:Sub70: 004 Single Bend Masters Edition

Rangefinder: :CaddyTek: Caddytek V2

 

Check out my MyGolfSpy 2020 Forum Official Tester: Ben Hogan GS53 Driver

 

 

Posted
55 minutes ago, cciciora13 said:

Hi, I currently have a taylormade shaft from a driver head that I recently gave to my father. Is there a driver in the last 4-5 years , I’m thinking sim or sim 2 max to get a head for and use in the upcoming years. Would the longevity be worth it? Are there other Driver brand/model you would recommend instead?

Paradym Triple Diamond 

Alternatively PING G400

⛳🛄 as of Oct 5, 2024 (Past WITB
Driver:  :titleist-small: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ - check out the Driver Shootout! 

Wood:    :titleist-small: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ shaft (still love my Cobra F7's)

Irons:   :titleist-small: T Series - T200 5 Iron
                                          T150 6-9 Iron                                

Wedge:  Toura Golf - A Spec 53,57 or :titleist-small: SM10 45,49,53,57 degree wedges

Putter:  Screenshot 2023-06-02 13.10.30.png LINK! Full putter shootout incoming

Balls:     Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange)

Golf Bag: Ghost Anyday 5.0 Golf bag - Maverick colorway with MGS Logo

Other: Vortex Anarch Rangefinder, searching for electric cart, Red Rooster The Root Glove and more

 

Posted

you can easily swap the shaft tip out so don't box yourself in the TM corner.

I see you're an 8 HC.

I'm not sure what you mean by older but if you check out the main site - https://mygolfspy.com/buyers-guides/drivers/

the driver reviews go back to 2018 and they are categorized by swing speed.

if you're looking for something new/newer at a good price the 2 most underrated (because they don't have a huge marketing budget) are Wilson and TourEdge

Driver-  Wilson Dynapower Carbon
Woods- TourEdge
  3w, Ping G430 7W 
Irons- Srixon 765/565

Wedges- Titleist SM9/SM10

Putter- Work in progress.... 
Ball- Maxfli Tour X
Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy
Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series

Proudly testing for 2024:

 

Posted

Callaway Epic Max LS is a good club as well as the Paradym TD. I like the AerojetLS and the LTDx LS from Cobra. Although some don’t consider it a driver, I love the BRNR Mini from TaylorMade. The Sim 2 is also good. The Ping 410 LST is one of my favorite drivers if you can find one in great condition. @StrokerAce comment and link is also a good source and heard nothing but good things about the Wilson and Tour Edge.

 

I could play golf every day and learn something new each time.

Driver:  Cobra3.png.08d55eed95f5af6eb7843d0ba3b80b1d.png DarkSpeed LS 9* or Callaway_logoChev.jpg.210738784f200cb0d13f9386f1575265.jpgParadym TD 9*  

Woods: Callaway_logoChev.jpg.210738784f200cb0d13f9386f1575265.jpg Mini 2 Wood and  TM.png.882c22efb861c87ad5aa6b2f88e9743f.png Mini BRNR 3 Wood

Hybrids: PXG.jpg.f43fb635ef9ee412fa814c0d924d1ee5.jpg4H

Irons: NL.png.a16c1db32eb8495938c8958152d9be4c.png902PD 5-PW

Wedges: titleist.jpeg.79b06f097c7bfa5eecb9179cb2b8800a.jpegVokey SM10 48, 52, 56* 

Putter: SM.jpg.6ec6e268aa1364f355b3f10b9901b64e.jpgBlack MiniGiant 

Ball: titleist.jpeg.79b06f097c7bfa5eecb9179cb2b8800a.jpegPro V1X or Callaway_logoChev.jpg.210738784f200cb0d13f9386f1575265.jpgChrome TourX

https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63746-motocaddy-m-series-carts-2024-forum-member-review/?do=findComment&comment=1042686

https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/62621-forum-member-reviews-callaway-whitebox-testing/?do=findComment&comment=1020558

 

Posted

The Sim 2 Max is a solid driver.  I still have mine but also just bought a Stealth 2 Plus.

Is there a particular reason behind wanting to use the shaft you have?  Might find a good option with another brand if not locked in on TM.

TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Driver

TaylorMade Sim Ti 3 wood

Ping Icrossover Hybrid (3H)

TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB Irons (4-PW)

Vokey SM8 Wedges (52/56/60)

Odyssey Ai-ONE 7S Putter

Posted
33 minutes ago, TJ Hall said:

The Sim 2 Max is a solid driver.  I still have mine but also just bought a Stealth 2 Plus.

Is there a particular reason behind wanting to use the shaft you have?  Might find a good option with another brand if not locked in on TM.

Just figured it already had a TM tip on the shaft. 

In my bag:

Driver:  :Hogan: Ben Hogan GS53 10.5* Stiff Mitsubishi tensei blue Stiff

3 Wood: :Sub70: 939 x 15 deg. UST Proforce Black V2 7F4 stiff

Hybrid:  :Sub70: 939x Hybrid UST 680 recoil shaft stiff

Irons: :Sub70: 699 irons 4-PW  KBS tour 90 v Stiff 

50 Deg:Sub70: TAIII Satin

54 deg: :Sub70: TAIII Satin

58 Deg: :Sub70: TAIII Satin

Putter:Sub70: 004 Single Bend Masters Edition

Rangefinder: :CaddyTek: Caddytek V2

 

Check out my MyGolfSpy 2020 Forum Official Tester: Ben Hogan GS53 Driver

 

 

Posted

On Global golf you can stack coupon codes and can get clubs for really cheap sometimes. I picked up a stealth 2 hybrid recently for under $90 shipped and a matching 5 wood for like $120. Both in like new condition. 

TSR3, Ventus TR Red 6X Velocore Shaft
JPX 921 Tour Irons, T22 Wedges
LAB Mezz.1 Max Armlock
-Chrome Tour X
Foresight GC2 Launch Monitor

Posted

Black Friday sales at golfetail.com include Cobra LTDx - regular, LS, Max - @ $150! Limited lofts and shaft options, tho. 

WITB of an "aspiring"  play-ah...
Driver... 
Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max (Newton Motion 3 Dot)
3W... Callaway Bertha Mini 1.5 (ProForce V2 HL 5F3)
7W... Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R)

4H... Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3)
5H... Callaway Big Bertha '19 (Recoil 460 ESX F3)
6i-GW... 
Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 
SW, LW... 
Mizuno ES21 54-08, 60-06 (KBS Hi Rev 2.0)
Putter... 
MLA Tour XDream or EvnRoll ER5
.. all in a Bag Boy hybrid bag on an MGI Zip Navigator.
.. ball often, not always,
MaxFli Tour/S. Or a found Pro V1/x.
.. (
dark orange text = MGS Forum influenced selection)

Forum tester for the Newton Motion driver shaft ('24)
Forum tester for the Paradym X driver ('23)
Forum tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator ('20)
Other tests: MLA putter; Cleveland Hi Bore driver; Ben Hogan hybrids.

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