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Assistant Pro
As per the above, since returning to club golf after over a decade away i've found my driving and fairway woods to be very erratic. Even when i'm playing very well my driving was iffy. I haven't been able to get a good ball flight, hitting it way too low which in the summer has been fine as they've ran for miles but it's still not been ideal. Anyway after having a couple of lessons, trying a few different things myself and a couple of drivers i'd bought I committed to a fitting to see if there really was a club out there that with my current swing could get me the results I was after.
It took 20 minutes. I hit a couple of the new Callaway range which were very similar to my current driver, I hit the G30 which I was dog mess with. Low raking hooks. I hit the Nike Vapour and wasn't any better than my driver and also the new Titleist 915 which I was abysmal with. I was handed a Taylor Made R15, a brand of club i've never owned before. I hit a few with it and it was good, still a little low but very nice. The pro went in the back with the club and came out a few minutes later with what I thought was the same club and started hitting..........
UNBELIEVABLE. I was getting a superb trajectory, they were carrying 255-260 with another 20+ yards roll. The very best i'd hit with any other had shown up 240 carry and some were down at 210-220 carry. I hit another 20-30 balls and the results were impressive. The pro then told me this was a 14 degree R15 and I was hitting it way further than lower lofts, which didn't surprise me that much but was still ridiculous that just a couple more degrees on the right club and I really got it going.
So there's a quick £300 spent, but hopefully well worth it!! The R15 probably won't work for everyone but if anyone else is struggling off the tee then maybe ask your pro if they have a 14 degree in. I did try some of the driver mini's but I still need a large 460cc head as they didn't perform as well on mis-hits.
Club Championships tomorrow, let's hope the beast works it's magic.
It took 20 minutes. I hit a couple of the new Callaway range which were very similar to my current driver, I hit the G30 which I was dog mess with. Low raking hooks. I hit the Nike Vapour and wasn't any better than my driver and also the new Titleist 915 which I was abysmal with. I was handed a Taylor Made R15, a brand of club i've never owned before. I hit a few with it and it was good, still a little low but very nice. The pro went in the back with the club and came out a few minutes later with what I thought was the same club and started hitting..........
UNBELIEVABLE. I was getting a superb trajectory, they were carrying 255-260 with another 20+ yards roll. The very best i'd hit with any other had shown up 240 carry and some were down at 210-220 carry. I hit another 20-30 balls and the results were impressive. The pro then told me this was a 14 degree R15 and I was hitting it way further than lower lofts, which didn't surprise me that much but was still ridiculous that just a couple more degrees on the right club and I really got it going.
So there's a quick £300 spent, but hopefully well worth it!! The R15 probably won't work for everyone but if anyone else is struggling off the tee then maybe ask your pro if they have a 14 degree in. I did try some of the driver mini's but I still need a large 460cc head as they didn't perform as well on mis-hits.
Club Championships tomorrow, let's hope the beast works it's magic.
