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**Elisabetxxx** · 09-07-2006, 06:50 AM

Well, without a picture, its tough to tell the size, but - just because the driver is large you won't hit it farther. What you find with new clubs is not only is the titanium superior (they are making lighter and stronger metal) but the setup as a whole is better. Meaning, companies are paying attention to shaft combinations, weighting and etc - all designed to help you be deeper.

The most important thing is the larger driver will make your mishits (rarely do any of us "pure" it on a consistent basis) much better.

There are some really great clubs in the 2 - 3 bill range, the first thing I would do is find a local range/pro shop that will let you hit a few so you can get a feel for weight size and etc. (for example, the new Nike regular Sasquatch is a shallower face than their tour model - personally I found that I like deep faces, Tiger in fact though plays the regular Sasquatch not the tour). If you spend that type of coin, you should be sure the shaft is your ideal flex (i.e. stiff/reg/"senior") and go from there. The shaft is just as important as the club head itself as shaft setups will regulate kickpoints and etc.

Without knowing your handicap/ability level its tough, but here's some good starting points - most of these should be able to be found used, just make sure you don't sacrifice the shaft to save a few bucks - meaning if you hit a r7 with a NV shaft and hit it well, don't get the r7 with the stock shaft to save a few...stick with what you pure.

Of the new(er) drivers:
R7 Quad (Not Taylormade's newest - but I still play it)
http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=4939
Ping G5
http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=6358
Cleveland Launcher Comp
http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=5388

Some older (not necessarily any less in the quality/technology department, but will be cheaper)
Nike Ignite
http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=6346
R5 Dual
http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=5107
Launcher 460 (I would buy this before the Comp I listed above)
http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=6377
Cobra 454
http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=4957

Let me know if you need any other advice - there is just no substance for hitting them on a range though. Also, forget that your friends hit it farther, its about having an 8 iron approach v. a 6iron.

09-07-2006, 06:50 AM	#4
Elisabetxxx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 541 Senior Member	Well, without a picture, its tough to tell the size, but - just because the driver is large you won't hit it farther. What you find with new clubs is not only is the titanium superior (they are making lighter and stronger metal) but the setup as a whole is better. Meaning, companies are paying attention to shaft combinations, weighting and etc - all designed to help you be deeper. The most important thing is the larger driver will make your mishits (rarely do any of us "pure" it on a consistent basis) much better. There are some really great clubs in the 2 - 3 bill range, the first thing I would do is find a local range/pro shop that will let you hit a few so you can get a feel for weight size and etc. (for example, the new Nike regular Sasquatch is a shallower face than their tour model - personally I found that I like deep faces, Tiger in fact though plays the regular Sasquatch not the tour). If you spend that type of coin, you should be sure the shaft is your ideal flex (i.e. stiff/reg/"senior") and go from there. The shaft is just as important as the club head itself as shaft setups will regulate kickpoints and etc. Without knowing your handicap/ability level its tough, but here's some good starting points - most of these should be able to be found used, just make sure you don't sacrifice the shaft to save a few bucks - meaning if you hit a r7 with a NV shaft and hit it well, don't get the r7 with the stock shaft to save a few...stick with what you pure. Of the new(er) drivers: R7 Quad (Not Taylormade's newest - but I still play it) http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=4939 Ping G5 http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=6358 Cleveland Launcher Comp http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=5388 Some older (not necessarily any less in the quality/technology department, but will be cheaper) Nike Ignite http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=6346 R5 Dual http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=5107 Launcher 460 (I would buy this before the Comp I listed above) http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=6377 Cobra 454 http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=4957 Let me know if you need any other advice - there is just no substance for hitting them on a range though. Also, forget that your friends hit it farther, its about having an 8 iron approach v. a 6iron.
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