United States
I couldn't stand it. I took a half day and went to B & G Sports in Brookfield, Wis (suburb of Milwaukee) since they don't charge for time on their monitor if you buy a club and their prices are as good as anyone's.
I tried every driver, loft, shaft and flex combo they had. I tried the R7 460, the FT3, the 905R, the HiBore, the Rapture (yes I did) and the Mizzy. Shafts tested were the V2, ProLaunch, NV, NVS, Cleveland, RE Max (TM), YS-6+ and Ping. Almost everything you could imagine. The salesman and I were about pooped when the smoke cleared but as most of the "pros" at shot talk have said this is the only way to find out what works for you.
It's amazing how much different one driver, loft, shaft and flex can be from another brand. Just like R35 said. I found a WHOLE lot out about my swing and also shafts.
I found my swing speed is between 95-105 (faster after loosening up) and ball speed was 150-160(?) I think. I require a stiff flex because even though my ss is not that fast I have a short backswing and really load the club hard at the start of the downswing (salesperson said like Nick Price?) so I HAVE to have a stiff flex. I also hit too high with a 10.5* flex. When we matched my 10.5* and ProLaunch reg shaft I had last summer on a HiBore head I hit nothing but "balloons"!! This made me feel GREAT as I didn't think my swing was that bad. (And you guys recommended more lessons, LOL!!)
I need a 9* loft and a stiff shaft with a mid-flex and I'm right in the 14-16* launch angle. They also had me move my ball back slightly and that made me much more consistent. I found that I CAN HIT R35's Launcher 8.5* with Graf Blue stiff!! I hit the stiff V2 in the HiBore real nice. Matter of fact it was the second best combo I hit (9.5* HiBore w/ stiff V2).
So after all this what did I gain. I found ONE driver among the group that CARRIED consistently 260-280 and very straight. It was also the second most accurate (lowest dispersion) driver behind (by a good margin) R35's beloved HiBore. Damn, that thing is a machine! One after another right on the same line, the exact same distance over and over. But in my case I severely needed distance. The HiBore and ALL THE OTHERS were 40 yards BEHIND my choice in carry distance. The club I picked is FAR AND AWAY the most AMAZING hammer I have ever hit.
What was it? See the Club Review I wrote on it in the Reviews forum here. I'm probably the first one in Wisconsin to have one of these since the dealers JUST got them in.
I tried every driver, loft, shaft and flex combo they had. I tried the R7 460, the FT3, the 905R, the HiBore, the Rapture (yes I did) and the Mizzy. Shafts tested were the V2, ProLaunch, NV, NVS, Cleveland, RE Max (TM), YS-6+ and Ping. Almost everything you could imagine. The salesman and I were about pooped when the smoke cleared but as most of the "pros" at shot talk have said this is the only way to find out what works for you.
It's amazing how much different one driver, loft, shaft and flex can be from another brand. Just like R35 said. I found a WHOLE lot out about my swing and also shafts.
I found my swing speed is between 95-105 (faster after loosening up) and ball speed was 150-160(?) I think. I require a stiff flex because even though my ss is not that fast I have a short backswing and really load the club hard at the start of the downswing (salesperson said like Nick Price?) so I HAVE to have a stiff flex. I also hit too high with a 10.5* flex. When we matched my 10.5* and ProLaunch reg shaft I had last summer on a HiBore head I hit nothing but "balloons"!! This made me feel GREAT as I didn't think my swing was that bad. (And you guys recommended more lessons, LOL!!)
I need a 9* loft and a stiff shaft with a mid-flex and I'm right in the 14-16* launch angle. They also had me move my ball back slightly and that made me much more consistent. I found that I CAN HIT R35's Launcher 8.5* with Graf Blue stiff!! I hit the stiff V2 in the HiBore real nice. Matter of fact it was the second best combo I hit (9.5* HiBore w/ stiff V2).
So after all this what did I gain. I found ONE driver among the group that CARRIED consistently 260-280 and very straight. It was also the second most accurate (lowest dispersion) driver behind (by a good margin) R35's beloved HiBore. Damn, that thing is a machine! One after another right on the same line, the exact same distance over and over. But in my case I severely needed distance. The HiBore and ALL THE OTHERS were 40 yards BEHIND my choice in carry distance. The club I picked is FAR AND AWAY the most AMAZING hammer I have ever hit.
What was it? See the Club Review I wrote on it in the Reviews forum here. I'm probably the first one in Wisconsin to have one of these since the dealers JUST got them in.
