Favorite Driver

[Dave]

What was the favourite driver that you ever owned. Could be in your bag now, or it could have been years ago.

 

Mine was a Cleveland Comp with a Graman UL540 shaft. That thing was a fairway finding cannon.. It was long, straight, well straight by my standards anyway. I had it in the bag for about 18 months until I cracked the face on it one day. I pulled the shaft and put it in other Comp heads but they were just never the same.

The 9015D I have now is a close 2nd, Bridestone J33R just behind that and eveything miles and miles behind. Well the Geek probably deserved to be in the top3 as well but I ran out of room.

[jamo]

Mine has to be the one i have know, because I haven't owned to many. I like the shape of my Superquad, and the sound and feel are also very good, as is the weight. I don't like the shaft though, it is way too spinny for me.

[Addicted2Golf]

Ping TISI ... hands down. In its day, the longest and most forgiving driver out there. It was used extensively on the long drive tour at one point.

[HoosierGolfer]

For me it is my current one, Callaway FT-9. By far the longest and straightest driver I have ever owned.

[GolfSpy Dave]

Current one too Nike 5000 with the VS Proto ByYou. First driver that I have consistently hit fairways with and it is quite long for me.

 

And it is yellow.

[JohnBarry]

It's still my Adams Original Speedline, now I haven't hit the Fast 10 yet, so it could be changing.

[NGage]

So far, my SMT 455 Deep Bore. I've hit some real bombs with it.

[xxio]

R300 Tour with 757Speeder. I had a back up with a 661 Speeder as well.

 

I felt so bad when I had to give it up because of the COR changes for us in Asia.

[DJNiich]

My cleveland HiBore. Besides the fact that my ears start ringing if I hit it wrong.

 

That's what I call feedback!

[GolfSpy Dave]

My cleveland HiBore. Besides the fact that my ears start ringing if I hit it wrong.

 

That's what I call feedback!

Original version or one of the later ones? I had a hibore xl that when it was good it was great but when it was bad....

[Matt Saternus]

After the way I hit it on this trip: TM R9 460.

 

I had a R7 425 for a long time that was a horse too, but this is better for me now.

[DJNiich]

Original version or one of the later ones? I had a hibore xl that when it was good it was great but when it was bad....

 

XL. not sure if I want to keep it or get a new one.

[MmmmmmBuddy]

Adams Insight XTD Pro 2400.

TM 360

Cally GBB

[jamo]

XL. not sure if I want to keep it or get a new one.

 

IMO the XLS was much improved, then the Monster killed it.

[GolfSpy Dave]

IMO the XLS was much improved, then the Monster killed it.

Launcher was a better line too, probably why it is carrying

 

although...

 

HIBORE!!!!

 

is way more fun to yell like a barbarian after a huge drive

[DJNiich]

IMO the XLS was much improved, then the Monster killed it.

Just stamping MONSTER across a kinda classy club ruined it.

[Matt Saternus]

Just stamping MONSTER across a kinda classy club ruined it.

 

But it was the MOInster...what's not to love? Cheesy name + lame misspelling = awesome.

[Brick Tamland]

Just stamping MONSTER across a kinda classy club ruined it.

 

Not sure how you could call the ol' "duck bill" a classy club, but to each their own. From what I've read the XL with the Fit-On Red shaft was a great club for a lot of people, and was preferred to any other iteration of the Hibore.

 

For my swing the best driver has been my current 909 DComp. I'm a low-launch, low-spin player and this one has really helped me improve my driving.

[DJNiich]

Not sure how you could call the ol' "duck bill" a classy club, but to each their own. From what I've read the XL with the Fit-On Red shaft was a great club for a lot of people, and was preferred to any other iteration of the Hibore.

 

KINDA classy. No big graphics, just a tweaked head shape

[Matt Saternus]

Not sure how you could call the ol' "duck bill" a classy club, but to each their own. From what I've read the XL with the Fit-On Red shaft was a great club for a lot of people, and was preferred to any other iteration of the Hibore.

 

For my swing the best driver has been my current 909 DComp. I'm a low-launch, low-spin player and this one has really helped me improve my driving.

 

Agreed, I wouldn't label any of the HiBores "classy," but the original and the XL were good sticks. I never hit the Monster.

[Brick Tamland]

KINDA classy. No big graphics, just a tweaked head shape

 

Yep, if you're talking about the XL I agree, nice looking sole.

 

 

Now that they're down to

[GolfSpy Dave]

See showing that picture is going to make me buy one again.

[Brick Tamland]

See showing that picture is going to make me buy one again.

 

Deterrent? You're not looking at the sole at address, keep that in mind

 

[Matt Saternus]

The look at address never bothered me one iota. That thing was crazy low spin for me - I hit some true knuckleballs with it at the range every now and again. They'd start out normal, then just dance up, down, left, right. Fun to watch, but probably not great on the course.

[GolfSpy Dave]

I think that mine looked different on the top. Had a cavity badge almost...

[Brick Tamland]

The look at address never bothered me one iota. That thing was crazy low spin for me - I hit some true knuckleballs with it at the range every now and again. They'd start out normal, then just dance up, down, left, right. Fun to watch, but probably not great on the course.

 

Yeah, beat up old range balls with their dimples worn off tend to do that! (apologies if you attend a nice range with decent balls to hit at, cuz I sure don't)

[Matt Saternus]

Yeah, beat up old range balls with their dimples worn off tend to do that! (apologies if you attend a nice range with decent balls to hit at, cuz I sure don't)

 

No apologies necessary, those knucklers were definitely hit with balls that barely had dimples. It's actually a really good point, I had not considered the impact of the ball on those crazy shots before.

[Dave]

The old XL, my mate still bags the Tour version fitted with a Mitsi Bassara. Hit's it a mile.

I had an old original HiBore that I thought was pretty good, no one else who swung it ever liked though.

[GolfSpy Dave]

The old XL, my mate still bags the Tour version fitted with a Mitsi Bassara. Hit's it a mile.

I had an old original HiBore that I thought was pretty good, no one else who swung it ever liked though.

My brother was so close to buying my XL from me when I sold it. It was hole by hole. Crushes the ball, shanks the ball, crushes, and so on.

He still talks about it too.

[Andrew Bush]

got a brand new dst tour 9.5 with a whiteboard today, been using the demo, but this driver keeps my usual shot way down from the moon ball to a high line drive o the roll is what i was looking for and got plus about 15-20 more yards when hit well

 

the smaller head helps alot to i think at 430 not alot smaller but sure i different when you are use to the 460 heads, i think it being smaller made me slow down with my drives and hitting it alot more sweet spots with this one, shorter shaft helps to with the tour version/