The state of North Dakota just got its first real launch monitor with a simulated range on the screen and everything. It is only 200 miles away so when I happened to be in the area I couldn't resist stopping by to use it. My friend and I decided to demo the an FT-5 Draw (10* Fit-On R flex), FT-i Draw (10* Fit-On R flex), FT-i Neutral (9.5* Fit-On S flex), and a TM Burner Tour (9.5* Speeder S flex). I swing in the high 90s and he swings low 100s. I hit low straight balls that have some roll, he hits high balls with about 3 yards of roll so I think we covered most people in between.
Generalities: The Draw version of the FT-5 and FT-i are way too much draw for any normal or average swing. Neither one of us could get the ball to fade without considerable effort. The FT-5 looks great at address - better than any other we saw. The abnormal looks of the FT-i completely disappear once you start swinging - its just another driver on a stick. The Burner made me feel confident at address.
Distance: Burner won this pretty easily. The numbers don't lie and it was hot. It produced the longest balls for both of us by about 8 yards on average. The FT-5 was probably next - however it was an R flex draw and had a hard time keeping them straight. The FT-i was very, very close to the FT-5.
Accuracy: Nothing I've ever hit compares to the accuracy of the FT-i. We just kept nailing that club and never cleared our shots off the screen. Even with two different people hitting on the same screen it was an extremely tight dispersion pattern. The Burner may have been long but after hitting the FT-i it seemed a little wild. We figured about 3/10 shots were those sweet straight long shots with the Burner. The FT-5 sat in between the two.
Conclusion: I purchased the FT-5 Neutral. I liked the workability over the Ft-i and the accuracy over the Burner. I just love the clean look and preferred the sound even. I've got to say though, the FT-i is one heck of a driver. My foolish opinions about square drivers are belly up and floating at the top of the fish tank. I was impressed. Also, as LyleG stated, the Burner Tour is long. No denying it.
Generalities: The Draw version of the FT-5 and FT-i are way too much draw for any normal or average swing. Neither one of us could get the ball to fade without considerable effort. The FT-5 looks great at address - better than any other we saw. The abnormal looks of the FT-i completely disappear once you start swinging - its just another driver on a stick. The Burner made me feel confident at address.
Distance: Burner won this pretty easily. The numbers don't lie and it was hot. It produced the longest balls for both of us by about 8 yards on average. The FT-5 was probably next - however it was an R flex draw and had a hard time keeping them straight. The FT-i was very, very close to the FT-5.
Accuracy: Nothing I've ever hit compares to the accuracy of the FT-i. We just kept nailing that club and never cleared our shots off the screen. Even with two different people hitting on the same screen it was an extremely tight dispersion pattern. The Burner may have been long but after hitting the FT-i it seemed a little wild. We figured about 3/10 shots were those sweet straight long shots with the Burner. The FT-5 sat in between the two.
Conclusion: I purchased the FT-5 Neutral. I liked the workability over the Ft-i and the accuracy over the Burner. I just love the clean look and preferred the sound even. I've got to say though, the FT-i is one heck of a driver. My foolish opinions about square drivers are belly up and floating at the top of the fish tank. I was impressed. Also, as LyleG stated, the Burner Tour is long. No denying it.
