Non-Closed drivers

[ezra76]

Where? that'd be the best possible thing for me.

had a lesson today to make sure....and the pro said something less closed would help for sure, he didn't make me change anything either which means i'm doin something right for a change!

PM me and I'll send you to it.

 

[Youngun5]

i've been researching Tour Issue HiBore's a bit. one question.

what do the different serial number's and letter stampings mean?? i've run into both an "A" and a "B" stamped heads. whats the deal?

thanks.

 

[ManchesterGolfer]

Anybody know the face angles of the new HiBore XL? Are the Red & Gold ones any different?

 

[LyleG]

Hi-bore Xl's are Square face angle, tour XL is 3* open, regardless of shaft.

 

[ezra76]

Hi-bore Xl's are Square face angle, tour XL is 3* open, regardless of shaft.

If that's square I'd hate to see shut.

 

[LyleG]

According to Cleveland they are square +/- 1*. Gotta love OEM quality control

 

[Rockford35]

i've been researching Tour Issue HiBore's a bit. one question.

what do the different serial number's and letter stampings mean?? i've run into both an "A" and a "B" stamped heads. whats the deal?

thanks.

Retail head - mid launch, mid spin to loft, very high loft on the face. About 4-5 degrees more than stamped on the sole. Heel biased.

T Serial head (has no letter on the hosel) - half as heel biased as the retail head. CG is a little bit more back and low. Faces tend to be square on these heads to very slightly open (~1.5*).

T Serial A head - neutral CG location, lower and deeper CG location for higher launch and lower spin. Basically the best for better players out there. Open more than that of the T Serial heads, around 2-3*. (This is what I have, Gun).

T Serial head, B STAMPED on hosel - lowest, deepest CG location. This head will spin the least of all of them. Designed for those that need a dramatic spin reduction.

T Serial head, C STAMPED on hosel - the Vijay Singh head. Full scoring lines on the face, cast at 7 degrees open. You won't find any of these.


Hope this helps, Gun.


R35

 

[Youngun5]

helped immensely, rock, thanks.

sounds like i either need a reg. serial T head with no letter, or a B stamped. whats the face angle on the B if its known?

 

[Rockford35]

It's 2-3* open, just as the A head, but the CG is deeper.

R35

 

[ualtim]

Retail head - mid launch, mid spin to loft, very high loft on the face. About 4-5 degrees more than stamped on the sole. Heel biased.

T Serial head (has no letter on the hosel) - half as heel biased as the retail head. CG is a little bit more back and low. Faces tend to be square on these heads to very slightly open (~1.5*).

T Serial A head - neutral CG location, lower and deeper CG location for higher launch and lower spin. Basically the best for better players out there. Open more than that of the T Serial heads, around 2-3*. (This is what I have, Gun).

T Serial head, B STAMPED on hosel - lowest, deepest CG location. This head will spin the least of all of them. Designed for those that need a dramatic spin reduction.

T Serial head, C STAMPED on hosel - the Vijay Singh head. Full scoring lines on the face, cast at 7 degrees open. You won't find any of these.


Hope this helps, Gun.


R35

This is what disgusts me about OEM's. You need to have access to the "secret" code to know what you are buying. Is there any real need to stamp an incorrect loft on the sole of head on purpose? I understand there are always going to be minor manufacturing variations, but 4 to 5 degrees? Yes, a lot of people out there will hit the driver better with some more loft added, but do they really need to falsify the sole stamp to fool the general public into buying into a higher loft?

 

[Youngun5]

then i think i'm looking for just a Txxxx serial, no letter. i need less closed, as opposed to more open, if thats understandable. b/c a good 60% of my drives are still really good, 25% are ducking, and the other 15% are just slight misses really, or all my fault, this thing is just too easy to take left though.

this one has 4 days and 36 holes to impress the hell out of me and save its spot

 

[Rockford35]

then i think i'm looking for just a Txxxx serial, no letter. i need less closed, as opposed to more open, if thats understandable. b/c a good 60% of my drives are still really good, 25% are ducking, and the other 15% are just slight misses really, or all my fault, this thing is just too easy to take left though.

this one has 4 days and 36 holes to impress the hell out of me and save its spot

Geeze, I just happen to have one of those in my bag....:laugh:

Seriously, Gun, if my Ft-3 works out for me, I'll sell you this head for cheap. If you want the whole she-bang (shaft too), we can work something out.

Give me two weeks for a trial run. Can you wait that long?

R35

 

[warbirdlover]

If that's square I'd hate to see shut.

Ezra76

Come on Ez.... quit twisting it left to make it look closed. Look at that shaft... :laugh:

 

[VtDivot]

If your Hi Bore is as good as you say it is, no chance the FT-3 will knock it out of the bag. I've hit it many times, it was a nice driver, but nothing to wow over.

 

[VtDivot]

is that a 510TP I see there?