OOT pick my new golf driver

[HDPM]

Go to a fitting and get fit. Get the right loft and shaft combo for you. Ping, titleist, nike, whatever. Try to hit some balls with them outside and see what works. Brand differences are so minor compared to the fit. And since all clubs now look bad and don't have much feel, what is the difference? You need a modern club to use the rancid new balls, so get some. Just get fit, that is where you can most take advantage of the equipment. At 108 MPH swing speed you won't get the disproportionate jumps in distance the high swing speed players get with the new balls, but you will get the most out of what you have. And since it is hard to curve the new balls off the new drivers, you just line up and bonk it out there. Every ball is straight so just maximize what you can do with the club.

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Why hasn't Taylor Made been mentioned yet? [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

[Cold Klapp]

From my experience you can't really take a reccomendation on any kind of club. Go hit a bunch of them and pick the one you like the most, and sets up the best for you. Take advice from a club maker about what shaft to put in it as that has just as much impact as the club head. Personally I like Titleist drivers and my last 4 have been the D, J and 2 K's. But get something up to date, not the D!

[Jihad]

I was using my old driver the other day and hitting around 280 sometimes 300. The guy I was with had a new Taylor Made R7, and asked me if I would use it on the 18th. My natural slice somehow magically disappeared and of the 5 shots I hit, none was less than 320, one of them ending up pin high, 10 yards to the right of the 340 yard hole. It's $650 apparently, but if I can get to a test range with that club, I'm probably spending anything they want me to.

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Why hasn't Taylor Made been mentioned yet? [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

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It has - Cesaro's post.

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Why hasn't Taylor Made been mentioned yet? [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

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It has - Cesaro's post.

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Yeah, I just noticed that. I just quickly scanned for the words Taylor Made. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

[NLfool]

have balls really changed that much? What's a good one out there now? I'm using a Pro V1, precept ev or the nike double C distance. I don't work the ball much so straight and long is good but nothing like the top flight rocks.

[HDPM]

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have balls really changed that much? What's a good one out there now? I'm using a Pro V1, precept ev or the nike double C distance. I don't work the ball much so straight and long is good but nothing like the top flight rocks.

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yes, balls have changed a lot in the last few years. the cores are way different and don't compress the same as they did. They don't spin as much. They also react differently when struck by high swing speeds. The longest players benefit more than not so long players. It used to be a linear progression in terms of added distance with added swing speed. No longer. Distance increases go more to longer players. The USGA slightly improved testing, but not really. They had a test lined up to combat optimization but didn't use it. So the balls go a long way at the usga launch conditions. When pros with high swing speeds launch them they go really far. And hitting a new ball with an old persimmon driver is miserable. Good players have trouble with that. With an old persimmon you would rather have a high spin ball like an old balata. Sidespin is greater, but you can get the thing airborne. Anyway, the new balls are way different and have negatively impacted the game, but unless and until the usga restores the game, get the new clubs to hit the new balls with. Regular players don't benefit as much, but do get to pay more to play since new golf courses seem to be 7500 yard things with a lot of expensive cart paths.

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have balls really changed that much? What's a good one out there now? I'm using a Pro V1, precept ev or the nike double C distance. I don't work the ball much so straight and long is good but nothing like the top flight rocks.

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Been using Bridgestone e6 recently and for a mid-priced ball it's great. Can spin the ball out of the rough and it flys long and straight. Used to use Nike One and I like thesde better. Can't go wrong with ProV1's, but $39.99 vs $24.99 a dozen makes me lean towards the Bridgestone.

For drivers you really have to go to a place that can fit you. More personal preference and swing then any one brand.

[Eurotrash]

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yes, balls have changed a lot in the last few years. the cores are way different and don't compress the same as they did. They don't spin as much. They also react differently when struck by high swing speeds. The longest players benefit more than not so long players. It used to be a linear progression in terms of added distance with added swing speed. No longer. Distance increases go more to longer players. The USGA slightly improved testing, but not really. They had a test lined up to combat optimization but didn't use it. So the balls go a long way at the usga launch conditions. When pros with high swing speeds launch them they go really far. And hitting a new ball with an old persimmon driver is miserable. Good players have trouble with that. With an old persimmon you would rather have a high spin ball like an old balata. Sidespin is greater, but you can get the thing airborne. Anyway, the new balls are way different and have negatively impacted the game, but unless and until the usga restores the game, get the new clubs to hit the new balls with. Regular players don't benefit as much, but do get to pay more to play since new golf courses seem to be 7500 yard things with a lot of expensive cart paths.

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I think what you meant to say was,


"NXT!?"