Lee Westwood back to his G10 driver

[TheTrueReview]

I noticed at the NedBank Challenge just gone that Lee Westwood was back to playing his trusty G10 driver.

Yep, the driver that stayed in his hands during the G15 range and from memory was reluctantly pried from his hands sometime in the G20 range, is back.

I suppose it's the dilemma of the sponsored pro. Having a club that is just 'perfect' for your needs, that helps you win tournaments and then your sponsors want you to play the newer model that don't feel comfortable with.

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Sssh. Don't tell Ping we've noticed ...

 

[BigJim13]

I'm still gaming the 12-year-old Ping i3's. I can't imagine any of the new were lined up being any better than those.

 

[MCDavis]

I'm still gaming the 12-year-old Ping i3's. I can't imagine any of the new were lined up being any better than those.

Same here...see sig. i3 g5 g10 set.

 

[Louie_T07]

If you take a look in many pros bags and even trunks of their cars, you'll find several old clubs they just don't want to part with. There's a club Ho in us all!!

 

[trumb1mj]

Lee Westwood has a ton of clubhead speed and can hit it on the screws 85/100 times or something crazy. He probably really doesn't need the extra distance or forgiveness that modern (post max COR) drivers offer.

I'm not sure what year COR was maxed out but I wouldn't game anything with less than the max only because I'm not at PGA tolerances!

 

[BigJim13]

Lee Westwood has a ton of clubhead speed and can hit it on the screws 85/100 times or something crazy. He probably really doesn't need the extra distance or forgiveness that modern (post max COR) drivers offer.

I'm not sure what year COR was maxed out but I wouldn't game anything with less than the max only because I'm not at PGA tolerances!

Is be willing to bet you hit an old Bertha just as far as a new one. For is hacks COR is relatively irrelevant, it's the oversize sweet spot and forgiveness on off center hits that matter to us.

 

[azgreg]

I'm still playing this steel shafted R580. haven't found anything yet to knock it out of the bag.

 

[trumb1mj]

With all things being equal (shaft length, center contact, club head speed, etc.), maxed COR really makes a difference when it comes to ball speed.

Ball speed == More distance

 

[Rockford35]

The longest driver I ever had was a Cleveland Launcher 460 mated to an old Grafalloy Blue Tour S. I could mash the hell out of that thing.

I think I sold it to WBL and he grew a vagina and couldn't hit it.

R35

 

[limpalong]

Westwood has always been less than enthused about changing his bag to the lastest and greatest. Westwood bagged Zing 2 irons through the I3's, through the ISI's, and clear up until the I5... or later.

 

[BigJim13]

With all things being equal (shaft length, center contact, club head speed, etc.), maxed COR really makes a difference when it comes to ball speed.

Ball speed == More distance

As long as you hit the sweet spot. COR means jack on a hosel rocket or toe hit.

 

[xamilo]

I guess this wraps up the conversation we had in another thread about "improvements" in the G line from the G10 to G30