How Many drivers have you had this year?

How Many drivers have you gone through this year?

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never changed my driver- ever, its had 4 new shafts and 4 new heads though:whistle:


seriously though I had 1 driver for 6 years and driving was almost the weakest part of my game, but I persevered as its me not the club:rolleyes:

This year I've owned 4, tried more than that but owned 4 and settled on the one in my avatar as right shaped head, right shaft and shaft length
 
Two, only because I broke the weld on the face of my Nike driver and bought a Titleist driver to replace it.
Great club and will be in the bag for a long time to come as I hit it really well if not as straight as I would like all the time.
 
I have had my current driver for 5-6 years. It is a Ping Rapture with a blue Aldila vs Proto shaft in x stiff. It goes a long way and it goes straight. No point changing.

Driver distances on tour haven't changed much in that time which possibly suggests that drivers havre not provided any great benefit in distance for a while.

Changing drivers is a waste of time of course. But it is much easier to swallow the hype and believe you can buy an extra 20 yards rather than getting stronger and better with hours of graft and dedicated purposeful practice.

It's not about the club. I have an oil treated Mizuno Pro Tour Persimmon driver in my study. It is a thing of beauty and I have had it since 1986 when my Uncle bought it from a Euro Tour Pro and gave it to me. Goes miles. Well over 300 yards if you really nail one. It's harder to use than a modern driver obviously but it certainly proves that distance comes, to a greater extent, from the player rather than the technology.
 
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Started the season with an R11 which was going well

Went to a Driver Testing and found was getting a bit more length and better dispersion with R1 and even more distance with RBZ stage 2

So went back to my pro for a fitting with both and got the R1 and driving has improved enough to justify the change
 
Snelly said:
I have had my current driver for 5-6 years. It is a Ping Rapture with a blue Aldila vs Proto shaft in x stiff. It goes a long way and it goes straight. No point changing.

Driver distances on tour haven't changed much in that time which possibly suggests that drivers havre not provided any great benefit in distance for a while.

Changing drivers is a waste of time of course. But it is much easier to swallow the hype and believe you can buy an extra 20 yards rather than getting stronger and better with hours of graft and dedicated purposeful practice.

It's not about the club. I have an oil treated Mizuno Pro Tour Persimmon driver in my study. It is a thing of beauty and I have had it since 1986 when my Uncle bought it from a Euro Tour Pro and gave it to me. Goes miles. Well over 300 yards if you really nail one. It's harder to use than a modern driver obviously but it certainly proves that distance comes, to a greater extent, from the player rather than the technology.
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Changing a driver isn't always a waste of time and it isn't always about getting extra distance

A lot of times is getting better consistency and control of the tee.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
A lot of times is getting better consistency and control of the tee.
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I agree with the above, but I also agree with Snelly. If you have a modern forgiving driver, then learn to use it, hit the gym and get lessons, several things happen you get fitter, stronger, hit the ball further, get a better swing and learn to love the driver you have.

I too have a proper wooden driver, much harder to hit, but when you do, it goes just as far as my metal driver.
 
Snelly said:
I have had my current driver for 5-6 years. It is a Ping Rapture with a blue Aldila vs Proto shaft in x stiff. It goes a long way and it goes straight. No point changing.

Driver distances on tour haven't changed much in that time which possibly suggests that drivers havre not provided any great benefit in distance for a while.

Changing drivers is a waste of time of course. But it is much easier to swallow the hype and believe you can buy an extra 20 yards rather than getting stronger and better with hours of graft and dedicated purposeful practice.

It's not about the club. I have an oil treated Mizuno Pro Tour Persimmon driver in my study. It is a thing of beauty and I have had it since 1986 when my Uncle bought it from a Euro Tour Pro and gave it to me. Goes miles. Well over 300 yards if you really nail one. It's harder to use than a modern driver obviously but it certainly proves that distance comes, to a greater extent, from the player rather than the technology.
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Mizuno did a test recently on drivers, their documented stats showed the distance differences between their different drivers over the years, the persimmon wood was, as expected, the shortest. All drivers were hit by Chris Woods.
 
CMAC said:
Mizuno did a test recently on drivers, their documented stats showed the distance differences between their different drivers over the years, the persimmon wood was, as expected, the shortest. All drivers were hit by Chris Woods.
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I would've bet diamonds that this would be the case. That's not quite what is being discussed though is it? More pertinently, did the drives with an old driver hit by Chris Woods put him in a position where he would be in the fairway, at a decent distance? The answer one would think is yes, thus proving that the players skills are what decides a decent drive, not the club in hand.
 
I voted one, I own a few but I went back to my trusty 07 burner and stuck to it. Over the course of the year I've driven very well so I cant change it although it is an old club so need to find a replacement at some point that is as good or better.
 
Same old Adams for me. It's about 7 tears old but goes pretty well. Sure I could eke put a few more yards with a newer head but £300 could be spent better elsewhere.
 
I've only had one driver this year which is my trusty Titleist 913D2 and I won't be changing anytime soon. I did change the shaft I had in it and it's been much better since doing so.
 
Snelly said:
I would've bet diamonds that this would be the case. That's not quite what is being discussed though is it? More pertinently, did the drives with an old driver hit by Chris Woods put him in a position where he would be in the fairway, at a decent distance? The answer one would think is yes, thus proving that the players skills are what decides a decent drive, not the club in hand.
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I could have bet sapphires about this reply, you're right it's not whats being discussed, neither is whether it gets you on the short stuff or what you have in the study and don't use :rofl: :blah:
 
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Captainron said:
Same old Adams for me. It's about 7 tears old but goes pretty well. Sure I could eke put a few more yards with a newer head but £300 could be spent better elsewhere.
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Captain, my captain! The older clubs second hand are a snip around the £60-£90 mark for a club costing hundreds a few years ago, my Rapture driver and TM were both £60 and that's retail.
 
i'll admit to being one of the 4+ group, but essentially i have two full sets and replaced the drivers on both part way through the season. one was using up pro shop credits and one was a direct trade in when AG offered me a decent price on a driver that was ex demo (and had a demo fit hosel not found on the retail driver) and i didn't think they would have taken it at all.
 
When the price of the G25 comes down I'll be tempted to swap if it feels as good or better than my G10. Mainly because I really like the Matt black finish.
 
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