A bit of advice or your opinions appreciated PLS

[Myblueheaven]

Hello all,

Well after hitting the range twice a week for a couple of months I have decided I do not like my Driver, it is a 2019 Callaway X series, there is something about it I just can't get on with, it feels too long for one and I barely hit 200yds with it, and when I do I go high and right ( I know lessons needed ).
I have been hitting my irons great, I feel like I see improvements every session with them, I am hitting them long and straight. I have wedges and they also go where I hit them more often than not. But my driver is proving a bit of a pain in the behind.
So here is what I am thinking. I am thinking of getting a different Driver, not a new one. I have been looking in all the usual places and trawled Youtube for advice on older forgiving drivers on a budget £70ish.
I have a few older Drivers in mind so if anyone has any knowledge or opinions on any of these clubs I would appreciate anything you have to say before I hunt one down on Ebay.
My shortlist is
Ping G15, G20, G25 and the K15
Taylormade M2 ( slightly out of budget )
Cobra Bio Cell
Maybe I need a shorter length club or one that is just a little easier to hit.
Any help or advice will be listened too and appreciated, I may be getting old but your never to old to learn.

Myblueheaven

 

[virtuocity]

Where on the face are you striking the ball?

 

[bobmac]

Ping G10

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

Just my two cents or pence or whatever,
but I think that the clubhead speed gained from a 45" driver shaft is for many recreational players
no compensation for the fewer mid-face strikes than would be made with a 43½" driver shaft.

Loft also matters.
When our club head speed reduces, we may not provide the brute force to,
with too strong-lofted a driver,
push the ball to the optimum height of trajectory to get the most carry.

I think that if one isn't moving a well-hit drive a bit more than 200 yards with a 10.5º driver,
215 is there for the taking with a 12 to 13.5º driver.
My experience, anyway.

 

[Myblueheaven]

Where on the face are you striking the ball?

Its been all over really, but I would say towards the low end of the heel more often than anywhere else

 

[Myblueheaven]

Ping G10

Very interesting, I have been looking but wondered whether it was too old

 

[bobmac]

Very interesting, I have been looking but wondered whether it was too old

What shaft is in your present driver, Reg?

 

[Myblueheaven]

Just my two cents or pence or whatever,
but I think that the clubhead speed gained from a 45" driver shaft is for many recreational players
no compensation for the fewer mid-face strikes than would be made with a 43½" driver shaft.

Loft also matters.
When our club head speed reduces, we may not provide the brute force to,
with too strong-lofted a driver,
push the ball to the optimum height of trajectory to get the most carry.

I think that if one isn't moving a well-hit drive a bit more than 200 yards with a 10.5º driver,
215 is there for the taking with a 12 to 13.5º driver.
My experience, anyway.

Thanks for your 2 cents, I have tried a shorter length, 44"ish and it felt better to swing, so maybe a higher loft and shorter than standard shaft may help. If I've understood that correctly. Thank you

 

[Myblueheaven]

What shaft is in your present driver, Reg?

I measured it at 45 1/2"

 

[bobmac]

Is it regular flex or stiff flex.
It should say on the shaft somewhere

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

Is it regular flex or stiff flex.
It should say on the shaft somewhere

Regular flex or senior flex can be another difficult choice for the senior player.
Senior flex may yield a few more yards at the expense of accuracy due to more torque in the softer senior shaft.
I still use regular after trying senior and spraying my ball around with it.

 

[Myblueheaven]

Is it regular flex or stiff flex.
It should say on the shaft somewhere

its a regular

 

[Myblueheaven]

Regular flex or senior flex can be another difficult choice for the senior player.
Senior flex may yield a few more yards at the expense of accuracy due to more torque in the softer senior shaft.
I still use regular after trying senior and spraying my ball around with it.

At 49 do I class as senior in golf terms, I know I'm ancient in football ( soccer ) terms.

 

[bobmac]

its a regular

I'd pop along to your local pro and ask if he has any senior/lady shafted drivers you could try and see if they go any straighter.
It's nothing to do with your age but more your ball flight

 

[Deleted member 23270]

What shaft is in your present driver, Reg?

How do you know his name is Reg?

 

[bobmac]

How do you know his name is Reg?

Are you serious, surely?

 

[Mark_Aged_42]

Dont't call him Shirley

 

[Orikoru]

If you can spend a little extra and get the Ping G30 with SF Tec that'll straighten out the slice a bit and then you won't need to waste money on lessons! Win win.

 

[Myblueheaven]

If you can spend a little extra and get the Ping G30 with SF Tec that'll straighten out the slice a bit and then you won't need to waste money on lessons! Win win.

Is that the one with " Turbulators " lol

 

[Orikoru]

Is that the one with " Turbulators " lol

Yeah but they do bugger all. The SF Tec is essentially just weight distribution inside the head being more towards the heel. So the toe comes round quicker and stops you leaving the face open. (That's my layman's understanding anyway.)