mddubya
Hybrid convert
- Nov 6, 2007
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Played 18 with my newest driver yesterday. The Cleveland HiBore XL Tour 9.5º with a Aldila VS Proto by You 65g Stiff. I had been having a lot of trouble keeping the ball out of the left rough with the standard XL and it's closed face so I wanted to try the Tour version. I was initially worried about the 3º open face, but at address you can't really tell it. I like the slightly smaller sized head, it doesn't look like you're swinging a man-hole cover around. I didn't take the time to switch the grip over to my usual mid-sized grips so the grip felt pretty foreign to me as soon as I grabbed the club. Oh yeah, it came with the magnetic head cover which I like a lot better than the pull on type with the sock.
So how does this combo match up with the non tour edition with the Matrix Ozik code 6? I'll have to play more rounds with it to decide which shaft I like better, but I already like the fact that I've pretty much taken the left rough out of play. The one swing I put on it where I felt like I came OTT and my contact was near the hosel, the ball came to rest in the fairway up against the 1st cut of rough and still traveled over 250 yards. When I put a really good swing on it I was not disappointed. Nice mid trajectory with enough roll out and going by the markers on the course I was averaging 280ish on distance and my swing was a touch off. I have no doubt on the days my I'm feeling my swing I'll be able to reach out there to 300 yards plus, and keep the left rough out of play. So anyone having trouble hitting closed face drivers, give the Tour XL a shot, it doesn't play like it's 3º open to me, certainly doesn't look like it, but it will take the left side out unless you put a horrendous swing on it. And the Aldila VS Proto by You is a great feeling shaft. Will it hold up against the Matrix Ozik Code 6? Only time will tell on that one, but it is a good shaft and almost half the price.
So how does this combo match up with the non tour edition with the Matrix Ozik code 6? I'll have to play more rounds with it to decide which shaft I like better, but I already like the fact that I've pretty much taken the left rough out of play. The one swing I put on it where I felt like I came OTT and my contact was near the hosel, the ball came to rest in the fairway up against the 1st cut of rough and still traveled over 250 yards. When I put a really good swing on it I was not disappointed. Nice mid trajectory with enough roll out and going by the markers on the course I was averaging 280ish on distance and my swing was a touch off. I have no doubt on the days my I'm feeling my swing I'll be able to reach out there to 300 yards plus, and keep the left rough out of play. So anyone having trouble hitting closed face drivers, give the Tour XL a shot, it doesn't play like it's 3º open to me, certainly doesn't look like it, but it will take the left side out unless you put a horrendous swing on it. And the Aldila VS Proto by You is a great feeling shaft. Will it hold up against the Matrix Ozik Code 6? Only time will tell on that one, but it is a good shaft and almost half the price.